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WOMEN WALKINGFROM MUSKOGEETO ’FRISCO(Continued from page one.)(of photos. Before they had gotten away from the office tney had sold five dollars worth, which is a pretty fair indication of the readiness of sale on the Pictures, and shows that they will have no trouble making! enough money to pay their way dur-! lng the trip, ^jvhich is one of the con-l ditions of the wager. jGood Luck Money. iMrs. Seery has bebn working at! Pegram’s store, in the altering de-f partment. When they left the'storethis morning Mr. Pegram gave each of them a dollar as a good luck piece.t lie also gave Mrs. Seery a pair of* shoes, with instructions that if they gave out before she readied Frisco lie would send her another pair.Dressed for Travel.The pair attratefcd n great deal of attention as seon as they appeared on tlie streets on account of their costume. They wore short skirts coming below their knees and waists of the same tan colored material, with turn down collars, resembling heavy outing shirts. They wore Iegiugs of the same color and heavy soiled tan shoes. They had large pockets In their waists in whicu they carried a day s supply ofv pictures. Big. soft felt hats, with a single pin. adorned their heads, airs. Beery carried her six-shooter, but Mrs. Jenkins had forwarded her gun to Nowata, which ' ill he the first point where they will stop for a few days. Mrs. Seery s mother and sister live there and it. wi». constitute the first lap of their journey. From that point toe long, hard journey will really uegin.They Are lt;/|T.‘•Well, let's be off,” said Mrs. Seery briskly, after they uud been officially photographed at the Tim.es-Democrat office this morning. Then shaking hands with the reporters of the paper and friends who had gathered. they turned and walked jauntily down Wall street to Second, North to the M., O. G. depot, then into Main street and North out the road ulong the M., lt;0. G., straight to Wagoner. They will cross the Vir-digris and the Arkansas rivers on the M.. O. G. bridges and willmake Wagoner tonight. They will remain there all night- It is fifteen miles to Wagoner. They could make It in four hours, as they have been walking in training for the past three weeks, but they will not hurry. In fact thoy do not expect to reach Wagoner until 4 or f o’clock.IVill Write for Thues-Democrat.Through the Times-Deiuocrat Mrs. Seery and Mrs. Jenkins will keep their friends posted of their progress. They will report at the end of each week the progress they have, made, together with any unusual events that have occurred during that time.Thousands of Muskogee people will watch with keen interest the attempt of these two women, the first of their sex, who have attempted to cross the continent, alone and afoot and make their way as they go. Their friends believe ihey will succeed. They have grit and the physical endurance to make such a trip. And It is worth their effort. They will win J25,000 if they get through. They will take their time. Unlike the great Weston, they are not walking against time. They will take their way leisurely, the only condition being that they must make the journey a continuous one.clw,SIsoorsithtbulwMsliPflG.toatofnlt;IkkishniVfinfoccwit:(itthnroimlborhlt;dlt;llt;\lt;mdlt;CJw\vdiswnThtn■\nrIIJolly’s dance Thur. night, this wook.KM1CUT DVTHtA^
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Muskogee County Democrat
Muskogee, Oklahoma, US
Thu, May 05, 1910
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Lyell H.
IA, USA 14 Feb 2018
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