The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-31
TIMELY TELEGRAM
Averta Disappointment and Turns
Mourning into Great Joy.

AT the Santa Fe depot was collected
4 crowd composed of the relatives,
friends and acquantances, of two
Guthrie boys. who were expected 20
pass through the city, ON the arst sec
tinn of ihe troop train conveying the
26th United States infantry % san
Francisco enruute TO the Philippine
islands Messrs Olsmth and Winton
had taken the precautiop TO 80 TO the
dispntchers' Office TO find ont whether
the train would stop at the depot. and
were informed that It was sure to, as
coal and ice for the cars, had to he
taRon on board The gentlemen
turned to the depot The gentlemen
reformed to the depot. collected the
supplies OF solid and dainty refresh
ments they had provided for the delec.
ltation of their boys, aud the Assem-
lhlod families, and friends waited anx.
ioagly for the coming of the train.
which, ere q few minutes had hed, ar
rived at the water tank and pro-
ceed TO take a drlnk-alas! for dis
appointed expectation Tho beat laid
schemes o. mice and men gang ait
agley" An argent message came
from the ruthless dispatcher az Arknn.
sas city ordering the troop train
rushed without stop ahoad of train
No. 49, On came the train and at
one time. u appeared as " slowing
Iup. but again ensued weeping and
lgnashlng of teeth as the engineer
opened the throttle and the troops
went by at increased speed giving by.
ISLANDERS only a glimpse OF our boys
and chance for some OF the pa Vs.
lages to be handed up TO those OF the
soldiers who wero looking out of the
windows, or stood on the platforms,
who grabbed all they could set, and
handed them over to the owners.
Now comes the suddest part OF the
day Mrs WiutOn and Mrs Olsmilh
were naturally much overcome and
II was distressing TO witness the ieara
lof Vernon Olsmith's young sisters, at
mot being able TO say goodbye 70
their brother especially those OF the
Youngest girl. who with Youthful
pride was wearing the regmental
badge. (cross guns with the number
l2G. IL. S. ID which was given TO her
by her brother. Next came the
ithorght. ~What can be done 20
catch mp with the troop train At Ar
Kansas city? Judge Olsmith said he
would get on No 9 and so esther 70
Il Arkansas CITY or Newton taking his
baskets Of provisions along with
him, determined TO oyortake the train
at some point II ID took him 10 san
Francisco Then some ono had an
doa and voiced H. telegraph to the
Colonel aud ask 70 have The boys
transferred to the second section at
Arkansas City, aud TO give iimq 90
lrp with them. No sooner Fa'1 than
done message was ON the way 70
the Western Union Office, and the fol-
lowing ielegram3 were sent To
lCol Geo Leroy Brown 2Gth L. $. T..
lcarc Of Santa be agent az Arkansag
city. please, II possible, transfer Cor
porals Roy Wilton ana Vernon Ol-
smith to second troop section par
ents on next passenger tarin 20 wish
ihem goodbye
Corporal Roy Winton, care OF Col
Brown Com of troop train, care Of
Santa Fe agent az Arkansas city on
smith aud wife are on No rs. He
asked foo Yernou'a and your transfer
10 second section See Colonel about
it
Mrs Winion had gone with friend
and could not bee got by phone, so
nhapply missed going 10 see her
son, but Mr. and Mrs Olsmith boarded
No. IS aud arrived in Arkansas city
20 be- told that the troop train had left
Tor Newton 10 minutes before.
Put the teleWams had been re-
ceiyed. done their work and both
Roy and Vernon We're waiting 10
greet them. the goods were delivered
land fley had forty minutes islt 20
lgeihot. This did not quite ond Tho
, mati9r. for Mr. aud Mrs Winton had
lD.lg tals with Roy over the phone
which 10 some measure compensated
them for their disappointment
Th1s did a timely telegram tnrn
mourning into Joy and the words 0i
the Bard Of Ay0n were verified. 'All's
well that ends We'll" or az least. as
. well as circumstance will permit
s.