The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-24
THREE-fEAR-0LD LAD
RUNS AWAY TO ST. LOUIS.
COMES HERE BY HIMSELF
FROM GRANITE CITY.
Worn Ont. He Wanders into n Pc.
lice Station and His Father
Findl Him.

Naimer Siuve. Granite City voungstor
NOT yet years old. holds the record Of he
iis one of the most youthful adventures
IN the country
win a desire to ''sca things q" &c nc I,tor
explained he left home shortly after tho
noon hour yesterday.
LAKE IN the evening he vas ovar,o,,.,,
the ruth District Police Station :; o,,i.
"S MS father. J. Il. Saure. NotwitI,s-.p,,;-,,
ms tthoeF age. Nalmer made his WAY &, :,
"oii1 he had never known before with .lf
'"e case or long experience. He s,,coa.-l.-;
III ruling TO Venice on a street CIR o.. g.,
crossing the Mississippi on ferrvhos.+ Nil,
out penny, His mother was weII-,Iqt ,,,,
tracted. '7ii us
The Tri-Citias We're se7rcha,J .,
MI H''HEe was on the point OF givin,. Vol
mer up as a victim TO k,drarars -, >.
was suggested to him by his r,je,d- ,t't
the little fellow might have crossed - 6.
Louis on the Venice ferryroat
Naimer ate his dinner with rho r,,,,,,..
usual. and. as the afternoon w., -. =
close. he went out in tb.. r.r1 ''--'-
iiiiSeI. Cars on the I'r.-CItv .Iectr,o IT,,
r'HS "ith'a sight Of the Sauve home on
state street. Granite City. and ysrr,,,. =,
attracted by their hollis ami "a I WIS
saw riding inside. so he raIt,.5 o.. ~
,o~S'I's. some more people wern v-a,.ir,e.
Sn'ie l" get on the cars. yaIper feII a., -
followed p''p'e GOT on be
ne car was so crowded tb7. ~. s,-,,-,,
o,,a,, -, Vi runaway humanity was ENTIRELY
overlooked When the car i-,aII,, -, q,
me Terry landing. Venice. the terr,t,,r.
, - iHr. Ndinier made his wav ON. al 81
-. the crowd second time. He ,ua,l,,1
~ the lerryhoat and being of a c,,rta,,,
80. ,'iil lH'H ne strol!ed around to so. tho
tended them. StVhe' VINO
ne rocked on for awhile and of,or,,...-
.-"re MS way to a seat on the foroc,s,Ia
TOOK any notice Of him. and as ~,
HssW up 10 its st Louis landing n, A.
~ VI North Market street, VaIner w.,
m. -, - Ahow what TO do next He s,yy
.i', "ther people get OF. but he was til 20
i"i""ing the strange rassenper, n y vi
ed 10 &" home. but he didn., irn,, -.
o"i"' S"'t water bottles on th. wharf ~
'e9i'i"eht stand caught his eva ana ho
WI .'uI 10 see them. While he was admir-
liis 'he many colored bottles The no.,
80 away Attendants saw the I.a
going. "''@ie He was
Valrner ''''sS' spoke up
ihen 1t occurred TO the workman thu,
Ha't'ier might he lost. and tie piled MINI
WIN questions. but without ohtainine, ans,
Information as to whore the little wanJor.r
amer grew excited. and the more
ne talked the more confused he became
Night found the child lost in q crow, ~,
pi"a"way. He wandered on I'D North Mar
ket street and upon passing the police sta
non ne was attracted by the lights. In NJ.
walked. sleepy and exhausted He was TAX
en- IN charge by the Sergeant, who cared
lOr MN until he fell asleep
III idIh.f came on after him seyero,
n,,Grs idter Mr.. Sauve obtained his first
,isM OF NIimer Whereabouts at the ferry
afternoon ' Seeh III 'ae
aiii;er was too worn out to talk after he
~? .ahth ilomt. hut before he lost con-
sciousness In his uyerinved -notbar:S 80
ne Whispered 10 her that he would rather be-
'hFfe IMAM seem heaps of things