The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-05
THEIR HIKE ENDS.
Y. MI. C. A. Boys Return from
so Mile Walk.
Appear as Fresh as When They
Started.
NO ONE DROPPED OUT.
All Made the Trip With Appar-
ent Ease.
NO ONE DROPPED OUT
Physical Director Augustus
Pleased With Experience.

The members of the grand Y. NJ. C. A.
hiking party returned to Topeka this
morning at $3.50 after a walk of co
miles over the prairies and country
roads of eastern Kansas. They had
been caught in rain storms and tramp
ed through sticky Kansas mud but not
a boy appeared any the worse for his
experience and their butternut complex
ions and bright eyes indicate that the
trip has been an experience long to be
remembered.
The commander-in-chief, Joseph Au-
gustus, physical director of the Y. NJ.
c. A, is delighted with the result of
the excursion. He said today after his
company of youthful pedestrians had
been safely registered at headquarters:
THE trip was a most delightful one.
The boys stood up under the trials ami
hardship like little men. There was lit
tie complaining and it was seldom nee
essary to use the wagon to haul the
boys We slept in different way ev-
cry night we were out. During the wet
weather we went into barns but al 9TH
er times the boys rolled up in blankets
and slept on the bare ground"
There were Is boys who started last
Monday and they are all at home. The
party would have been twice as large
had it not been for the fact that many
fond mothers could not bring them
selves to the point of allowing their
boys to start on such a journey even
after the arrangements had been made.
When the boys marched into Topeka
this morning one of their number,
Ralph Murphy, was ...urely tied with
a rope and with COW cell fastened to
his back was led behind the one horse
wagon which carried the supplies. He
had left the camp without permission
and was duly tried and sentenced and
brought back lin chains" He did not
appear to feel his disgrace very keenly
which led to the belief that it was all
a joke.
The hiking party left the Y. NJ c. A.
headquarters last Monday, their destina-
ton being the Pottawatomie Indian res
was through Elmont to Hoyt, where they
camped the first night. having travelled
16 miles. They were accompanied by a
one-horse wagon upon which were loaded |
the blankets and cooking utensils, includ- |
supply The second days walk brought
the little party to Nadeau, the headquar- |
they spent the day and visited the school |
In which they were greatly interested |
corn dance, but it had terminated before |
the boys arrived. Several of the Indian |
the reservation the party walked to Ross
Vile and eneamped- two miles west Of /
silver Lake having again walked l6 miles
the day fishing andTThursday they set our
for Topeka and LencAmped for the nigh
0n the Taylor farm near North Topeka.
From that place they walked to Topeka
early this morning.
The youngest member of the party was
Lewis Smith, aged, 9. who came home
quite fresh any member of the par
" His face was spotted with red marks
which indicated that the mosquitoes had
lot overlooked the hfkers.ss Several other
members of the party were not more than
2 years old, but the younger ones did not
appear to suffer any more from fatigue
han their older companions.
Following are those who made up the
youthful party of mixers: Joseph Angus
u.s. commander-in-chief; Sheriff. Smith,
Il avid rla.ar-
Claud Dargitz, Charles Robinson, Roy
cain, Roy Augustus, Phil Whitcomb, Ray
Augustus, Thee. Zercher, Roy Tucker,
Ray Lord, Frank Eldredge, Paul Emery, II
George Strohm, Ralph Murphy