The Ordway new era., 1912-03-15
The Telephone In Emergencies.

at is a peculiar fact" said a prom.
!nent representative of The Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany the other day. that while the
telephone enters SO largely into the
commercial and social life OF the peo.
pie. It's real value Is rarely recognized
until some emergency arises. But once
having played Its part In an emer.
gency the little instrument is imme-
diateIy given a high place In the re-
gard OF the people interested.
LET me give You some illustra.
tons." continued the speaker. "One
morning a travelling salesman left his
home In the Middle West for a trip on
the road. Several hours afterward his
wife discovered to her horror. that he
had taken bottle Of poison from
cabinet by mistake. leaving behind his
bottle OF medicine. OF similar size and
shape. She was unable to say where
her husband might be found. not
knowing even the state he was In. but
asked the telephone company to find
him at all costs. The telephone oper-
ator called his employer. got list Of
twenty towns In which he might be To-
Gated. and begar calling these one aft.
er another. asking for the salesman.
In a short time he was run down. and
talked directly to his wife. saying that
he had discovered the error and had
written >itJ> have his medicine sent on.
II had not occm.red to him that his
wife would be alarmed.
"a wife left home to yIsftts:> friends in
a town fifteen miles away. After she
sac gone. some guests came unexpect.
eSY. Her husband telephoned to a
toChc cidway between their home ani
tho hose his wife was bound for.
stating that she would change cars
there am giving her description. A
telephone messenger waited ut the
junction pont. intercepted the woman.
brought her -. the nearest telephone.
and started hen back home.
"a physicinnS as called in the night
syaT s0 aSe home a3,er Of bs Rts,notGy m,ss mams
came that visit was Unnecessary. ss
the patient was bette,s The doctors
wife rsked the toll oSsrd, vat the
telephone exchange to intefcct her
husband. giving the direction in N-.!ch
he had gone. Within fifteen min. cs
he was found and turned back ho,ne.
saving long. useless journey. e.
"A serious emergency arose In a.
country home several miles from the
railroad. The head Of the family was
off on an automobile trip. and his
wife. With her sister. had gone to visit
q friend. The latter's name was not
known. nor anything except that she
was most important to find one or
both parties Immediately. The te!e-
phone operators went to work on the
clues. Railroad stations along tho line
most likely to be taken by the two wo-
men were called up. and the agents
given their description. Presently q
station agent was found who had seen
them get off the last train and take
carriage. Livery stables in that town
were then called and within ten min.
utes the women were found and con-
nected by telephone. simultaneously,
hotels along the route taken by the
father In his automobile were called.
It was learned that he had Just
left certain town, taking the road
leading to a neighboring place. Tho
telephone exchange at the latter point
was notified. messenger stationed in
he came along. Both parties were To-
Gated in less than two hours.
I'm case of serious illness at night
a trained nurse was wanted at
country home. Arrangements had been
made for the services Of a nurse near
by, but she could not be found. In
this dilemma the telephone located an.
other nurse in a neighboring town and
send her to the subscribers home in a
little more than an hour These Incl
dents are typical.
"These people have learned that the
telephone is far more than q conven.
Ience for ordering groceries. To them
Its value cannot be weighed on a
money basis. They have found It to
be invaluable"
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