Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1913 — Lafayette Young Men to Walk to San Francisco, Cal. [ARTICLE]

Lafayette Young Men to Walk to San Francisco, Cal.

Lafayette Journal. Harry J. Franklin and P. N. Mallney, the Lafayette young men who are going to “hike” to San Francisco, left the court house square at 10 o’clock this morning on their long journey. They expect to reach the coast city in time for the opening of the Panama-Pacific exposition in the'spring of 1915. The Lafayette Retail Merchants’ association has provided khaki uniforms for the young men and in return for this favor Franklin and Maloney will advertise this city all the way to the coast. They will carry on their backs pennants inscribed “Lafayette to ’Frisco,” and will meet all their expenses by selling Lafayette pennarfts and postal card pictures of themselves. They will leave the city by way of Wabash avenue and will make Attica their first stop. From Attica they will go to Danville, 111., St. Louis, Kansas City, Topeka, Denver, Salt Lake City, Reno and San Francisco. They will carry greetings from Mayor Geprge R. Durgan to the mayor of San Francisco and the president of the exposition. Franklin moved here with bls parents from Gary last April. He was born in Covington, Ky. Maloney came here from St. Louis. They are energetic young men with plenty of enthusiasm for their venture and a determination to succeed, although they realize it means much hard work and many hardships. Both are athletic and sturdy enough physically to withstand the rigors of their long walk.