San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-06
PRAEGER STEALS
A March on His Partners---They
Catch up With Him at Emporla.

A March on His Partners---They
Catch up With Him at Emporla.
George Walter, one of the travel.
ing companions of Praeger, who
are making their way to the
Worlds Fair on their bicycles
writes back the following interest
ing letter:
EMPoRIA, Kan, July 2, 1898.
Friend Herman: We arrived
here yesterday noon, and are COM
PEELED to lay over on account OF
heavy rains. Seems like luck is
against us, rain, and nothing but
rain. At Oklahoma City Praeger
left us to go to Guthrie and get
his money. He promised to wait
on us at that place 1--WE laid over in
Oklahoma for day. but when we
got there we found he had stolen a
march on us and gone ahead. He
left word at Orlando that he would
wait on us in Arkansas City, but
here we found that he had left a
day and half ahead of us. We
were in kind of a pinch, both
nearly busted, and decided to
go to Junction City and wait till
we could get money from San An
tonic. Some how it struck us as
p. might make big capital out of
it in San Antonio about leaving
us behind and beat us into Chica-
60, which, of course. we would not
have liked very much. We there
fore started out to catch him and
did so yesterday, reaching this
town only three hours after he got
here. Has p. written anything
about this to the Express? If so
please send me a copy of the issue
and also give the above facts as
much publicity among the boys
as possible. During the time we
were after catching him we aver
aged 80 miles day, over
rough roads, and l think it
would have been quite a job for
him to beat us into Chicago,
which / believe was his intention.
Please let me know at any rate,
whether or not he informed the S.
A. boys of his beating us.
Glad to hear you have a light
wheel and hope you will be able
to make mile in two minutes
before long, although 1 know that
racing is not your pet. What are
all the boys doing? l have not seen
a San Antonio paper in two weeks !;
knows anything about
them here. Herman, | wish you
could have been with us
on the ride through the Chick
asaw nation, Oklahoma territory, |
and through the Cherokee Strip
roads as slick as glass, and scenery
fine. Those were the only days of |
real pleasure we had since we left. |
| very much enjoyed the ride
through the Cherokee Strip, 70l
miles of prairie, not a sign of cult
except once and awhile a |
jack rabbit. We passed through
two Indian agencies, and / had one
Of the Indian boys try my wheel,
and believe that with about fifteen
IllhutCS pldCOlC0, hc WOulu nave
been able to ride. 1t was consid-
cradle fun to see the old bucks
watch him, and laugh whenever
he took a tumble. These Indians
are well civilized, and that Indian
boy spoke good English. He gave
us all Information in regard to
roads, etc. After crossing the Strip,
we struck some very good roads in
lower Kansas, but yesterday we
had tough time of it, as it had
rained the day before; the roads
were dry, but very rough.
Write me to Quincy, Illinois, all
the San Antonio news, and please,
if possible. mail me a San Antonio
paper occasionally, especially when
it has an account of our trip.
Il hope l have not taken up too
much of your time, and with best
regards, remain your friend,
v