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$5,000 HIKERS GOTHROOGH OXFORDRecalls Me Perpetrated by F. W.Sics in Early 70’snhvc0ttdIdtvntvbnA young man and his wife walked thru h^re Tuesday on their way from New York to San Francisco, with a,000 pot of gold awaiting them at the end of their rainbow in California. They remained over night at the Oxford Hotel, of which J. H German is proprietor.The young people made a con-tr.u't with friends last year to walk from Los Angeles to New York and bacK between October 30, 1920 and April 1, 1921. They started out with $5 00 in money and the instructions to neither beg, borrow nor steal They may work for sustenance, but are not allowed to give anyone re-numeration for helping them tra-Terse the distance. That means that they are nut allowed to hail a passing auto and ask for a ride, although . they may accept a lift if it is voluntarily offered them.They may also accept food and lodging free if it is offered, but they say that it is not always otfeied and •s a result, they spend many nights in the open air.Tneir trail is the auto highway and they are not allowed to travel the railroad right-of-way. Some kindheaited (?) soul in iowa City, directing them on their way, told them io take the I. W. V. which they did until the roller-coaster roadbad well nigh exhausted them and they turned north to again strike toe Rive- to River road at Oxford. Tney remained here over mgnt at t e hotel of J. ii. German, who was! 0 •Included among those kind enough 11lt;iGOcnh£vEV¥aliKoitfto offer them lodging. ... •. i. • i • • • • •They say that they have made% *goocTtirie on their journey and that unless they meet wuh some very.un-jdr fortunate accident, they will reach'll feieir goal before tne appointed tune and will iwecive I'.'.Jv ioWaid of tJ$5,000.Tne passing of this pair recalls to the minds of our old timers a joke perpetrated by our fellow citizen F W. riies, along in tne lt;arly At that fimfe ih« papers were full uf the accounts of a man who was walking from New York to San Francisco and wheeling a wheelbarrow as he went. Everyone was interested in biB progress and as ne neared this place the people of the community anxiously waited his arrival.'* Fred conceived the idea uf fooling the anxious watchers, so about thefiftnfhvT7TT TT CrV
Newspaper Details
Oxford Leader
Oxford, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 17, 1921
Page 5
Full Page
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Lyell H.
IA, USA 25 May 2018
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