American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-03-16

Come"
He left here intending to work his
way through Kansas, the Dakotas and
into Canada. We received a card
from him while he was in North Da-
kota but we can't remember the town
or find the card.
Hoping this letter will identify the
stranger and just say, Hello AL" to
him and we feel sure that your mys-
terry will be solved.
/ remain,
Yours very truly,
MRS. GUY HARRINGTON,
Fairmont, Okla.
p. s.: Twiggs wore mustache
when with us. He had no trunk when
here but had strong brown suitcase
which was we'll worn from travel and
we believe it had a sticker of some
hotel on it.
Early in January Sheriff Jeffries
nd the Press undertook to establish
he identity of the "nameless man" and
restore him to his family. The first
half of the job is finished The second
alf may take a little time, but 1t
ught to be easy. A letter is already
speeding it's way to the president of
the University of Missouri, request
ng him to ascertain the name and ad-
dress, If possible, of Mrs. Twiggs'
people. With the records that are
kept at such institutions this should
be an easy matter. The rest will be
lear sailing. If the Oklahoma wo-
mans recollections are incorrect, how
over, with only Southwest Missouri
and Arizona to cover, the Twiggs
amily ought soon be located.
Newspaper articles by the dozen
nd letters by the score have been
written. Many positive identifica-
ions" have been received, but the
asst one is the only one that fits with
he disjointed recollections of our
lystery. "My name is either Twiggs
else / lied to these people about
~ name." he said, after reading the
etter. Il am the man that worked
here"
But Twiggs does not recall any.
thing to him. 1t does not seem to fit
any better than any other name
would He does not know whether
or not he has any children, nor where
his home was. The letter brought
nothing to him except the conviction
hat hn 10 a N
thought him to be. Early in the week
he was claimed by a woman in Rom
oake, Virginia, as her brother and
she wanted him back. She was so
positive as to offer to send a photo
graph of him. His name was VAIN
light. Then came telegram from
tillwater, Minnesota, to ask him II
is name was not Ed. Henry. Just
as well ask me If 1t isn't Mud" he
said. 'If / knew my name l wouldn't
be trying to find out. have called
he roll of all the names used since
history began, and none of them seem
ny more to belong to me than any
ther."
The news has made a changed man
of him, and he confidently expects that
he will soon be able to have some
isiting cards printed. bearing his
ostoffice address. 81 might have
done better to have taken one of the
ther Names" he said. "The Vain
lights. for instance, are quite prom
nent people, and are frequently found
n history But l only know of one
wigs, an officer in the Mexican
war, and he turned rebel and we dis
owned him."
Mr.. Twiggs found himself through
dvertising in the Press. A large
umber of extra copies of the Press
were printed March 2, and Mr.. Twiggs
mailed them out. He took an old
postal guide and a newspaper direct
ory of 1915, and ran the list OF towns
the states of Missouri. Arkansas.
exas, Oklahoma. Colorado, New Mex
co, Arizona, California and Nevada,
nd sprinkled a few in West Virginia.
iaryland, Ohio and Kentucky. When
he came across the name of town
he knew all about, the sheriff, the
ostmaster and the leading newspaper
eceived a copy. He found so many
towns he could tell all about, yet
could not remember ever having visit
d, that he became alarmed lest he
was just imagining he knew all aboul
hem. Feeling this way. he passed
many towns up. He was in this mood
then he came across the name OF
airmont, Oklahoma, and he passed
t up. But his great familiarity with
he town, known as the Little Ger
lany of Oklahoma" led him TO write
wrapper. and this one found the
lark. And yet ne can not remember
yer having been there. II is a
TRANCE case, but It is having a good
nding. Sheriff Jeffries and the
ress are both glad to have put forth
! he efforts they have. and are graft