Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1911 — DEPOT WAS HER FERRY BOAT [ARTICLE]

DEPOT WAS HER FERRY BOAT

lowa Woman Finds Trip From Oakland to San Francisco Takes Much Time—Put Straight. Oakland, Cal. —Mrs. Mlllicent Kidd of Keokuk, la., arrived at the Oakland mole on an overland train, expecting to be met by relatives with whom she is visiting in San Fran-

cisco. Failing to meet them. Mrs. Kidd followed the crowd of weary and confused travelers into the -ladies' waiting room at the pier. Weary from her long transcontinental journey, Mrs. Kidd evidently did not notice that her traveling companions left the waiting room and that others were taking their places. After ' sitting nervously in the waiting room for more than an hour the woman stopped Depot Master Wagner, who was passing through the waiting room. “It’s a long, tiresome trip, isn’t It?” she said. ‘‘When are we ever going to get to San Francisco?” “Get to San Francisco?” asked Wagner, puzzled. “Well," safd Mrs. Kidd, “I’ve been sitting in this ferry boat'for at least an hour, and It seems to me we ought to be getting there pretty soon.” Wagner, who is accustomed to the troubles of travelers at the pier, took charge of the confused lady until the arrival of the next ferry boat, when he escorted her to a seat on the upper deck.