MRS. HANS C. ANDERSON RECOVERS HER SON.

Our readers will remember our recent notice of the death of Hans C. Anderson at Alstead. N. H., Nov. 21, 1913, from the results of being burned. He was one of the pioneers of Mower county, coming to Nevada township in 1854. His first wife died May 30, 1902. He married again and after living in Austin a while they went west to Washington state and finally made their home in Coupeville, Wash. By this last marriage there was one son, Paul, now seven years old, tall for his age, light hair, blue eyes. About a year ago Mr. Anderson left home taking the boy. He was in the vicinity of Austin for a short time last summer and later went to New England. Mrs. Anderson has sought in vain for her son until last week when she recovered him and has taken him, back to their home in Coupeville, Wash., where she is a teacher. The following dispatch will give particulars of the finding of the son:

Fergus Falls, Minn., Jan. 15.-- (Special.)--Mrs. Florence Anderson arrived here from Seattle, Wash., Tuesday night and early yesterday morning secured a writ of habeas corpus to recover possession of her 7-year-old son, Paul Anderson, whom she claimed was wrongfully detained at Battle Lake, this county.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson resided in Seattle and Mr. Anderson separated from her about a year ago and started East, taking the boy with him. He went to New Hampshire and was there killed in a boiler explosion. The child was taken in charge by his half-sister, Mrs. Nellie Stoe, of Battle Lake, this county, who brought him here and has been caring for him since the father's death. The mother, who has been teaching in the vicinity of Seattle, was unable to find any trace of him and employed detectives, who finally traced him to this county, and the West and secured a writ to recover custody of him. Sheriff Billings accompanied her to Battle Lake and the child was to have been brought into court to have his legal status, ascertained, but after a conference. Mrs. Stoe, who is Mr. Anderson's daughter by a former marriage, consented to give the child up without a contest. The mother will take him back to Seattle at once.

Before his death in New Hampshire the father, whose name was Hans C. Anderson, is understood to have made a will giving his wife only $5 and steps will be taken to have it set aside. He left a very considerable estate.