Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1916 — PUSHES BARROW 2,000 MILES [ARTICLE]

PUSHES BARROW 2,000 MILES

“Charley Five-Drops” Returns Home After Performing His Stunt Shenandoah, lowa—C. Olson, known locally as “Charley FlVeDrops,” enjoys the distinction of having pushed a wheelbarrow more than 2,000 miles. Olson is a peculiar character, speaking four or five languages and possessing a knowledge of literature equal to that of most college professors. Yet he is a wandered, without a home or any particular means of earning a livelihood. He recently made a trip afoot to New Orleans, pushing his wheelbarrow. Now he is back in this section, at present being at Essex