Show Telegram Telephone Calls Bus T Tickets and Money Only Add Confusion to Utah Idaho Mystery ry of Names A case of ot apparent mistaken identity In the Smith and Livingston Livingston Livingston Living Living- ston families of ot Utah and Idaho was in need of clearing up Wed Wed- Although not entirely pleased with his task Glenn G. G Smith Bryan avenue an inspector in the Salt Lake City engineering department department de- de told The Telegram that despite the fact there are four Glen and Gl Glenn nn Smiths residing in Salt Lake City and near by circumstances apparently had- had elected him to perform the duty of unraveling the tangle in names and identity Hence Mr and Mrs Glenn G G. Smith will meet a a. Union Pacific train from Coeur d' d dAlene Alene Idaho Thursday morning try and locate a Mrs Al Livingston and clear up a misunderstanding which Mr Smith was unsuccessful in clearIng clearing clearing clear- clear Ing up by telephone Monday night The family mystery started unfolding unfolding un un- un folding or tor or Glenn G G. Smith last Sunday when a telegraph company company com corn pany telephoned Mr Smith at his home to check on on a message sent by Al AI Livingston to Mrs Livingston at Coeur dAlene The message Mr Smith said stated in substance that the Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho woman was to receive two bus tickets and money for expenses of her trip to Salt Lake Lak City It In Instructed in- in the woman that before n o o. o telephone Mr Smith and gave Glenn G G. Smiths Smith's hl telephone number number number num num- ber advising him when she would arrive at Salt Lake City Mr Smith said he disclaimed knowle knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- e edge ge of the arrangements but was told the message had alre already dy been sent The long distance call was Wa re received received received re- re Mr Smith said on Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day night when the woman was Informed of the apparent mistake mistake mis mig take in identity Her reply however however however how how- ever was to the effect that she had not yet received the bus tickets tickets tick tick- ets eta but would leave Coeur dAlene dAlena Wednesday by train regardless of whether the bus tickets were received As a last Jast effort to to rectify the mistake I contacted all the Glenn Smiths Smiths' I could find and told the story said Glenn G. G Smith The matter seemed as much mucha a mystery to them as it was Wa to me I did learn however that this is not the first time such a mistake mistake mistake mis mis- take has been made Glen W. W Smith Iowa street old me he received a letter early this thi year i from Livingston at Coeur dAlene thanking him for 10 he had sent them about Christmas time Glen W. W Smith told me he never made the gift referred to in the letter and didn't know the sender of the mysterious ous letter added Glenn G. G Smith On the assumption however I that the mysterious Livingston woman may be hopelessly confused confused confused con con- coni i fused and probably lost if someone someone someone some- some one does not meet her hr at the the train my may wife and I plan to mee meet the train Thursday morning And then of course there there's my personal curiosity you know said Glenn G. G Smith |