CAN'T FIND THEIR FATHER.
Four Children Came Here From
Brunswick to Meet Him.
Because their father failed to appear at the Union depot to meet them yesterday morning, four children, ranging in age from 8 to 14 years, sat in the waiting room of the depot and when not indulging in the abandon to tears, listened with eager interest to the assurances of Mrs. Ollie Everingham, the matron, who tried every possible way to locate Tom Elson, formerly of Brunswick, Mo.
Lola Elson, the eldest girl, has been "mother" of the family since the death of Mrs. Elson, more than six months ago.
She said an uncle, Sam Teters, lives here. The name could not be found in the city directory of either Kansas City. Her father, she said, just did whatever he could find to do.
"He was at home at Brunswick last Tuesday," she declared, "and told me to bring the children to Kansas City today."
The children were supplied with food and beds were fixed for them by Mrs. Everingham and John Walentrom, night depot master. The younger children are: Josephine, 9; Charley, 11, and Frank, 8 years old.
