The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-10
HIKER SCORNS
THE JAIL FARE
Chester Doran, Is, Can Get
Better Food Along the
Road, He Says.
SHOOTS DOWN PARROT
Youth with Dog Buddie Lies
on Cot at City Lookup,
Cross at Luck.

His name is Chester Doran, he IS
Is years old, and his home is at IL
Valley street, 81. Paul, Mimi. With
him is "Buddie," his faithful brown
dog.
The two of them, lad and dog, spent
the Glorious Fourth of July in the~city
lookup. The dog took it all philoso-
phically, for he had found many things
had happend without reckoning while
he travelled about with his young mas
ter. But Chester was inclined to be
cross.
The fact is, and one must believe
Chester, that it is the first time he
was ever locked up. He is hiking from
coast to coast, and has spent nights
in the tramp rooms when it was stormy,
but never had the keys thrown away on
him. Here he was with the sunlight
coming scantily through the high base
ment windows, iron barred, of the city
lookup, and with all young America
rejoicing in the clean, sweet air and
the celebration of Independence Day,
and hiss own glorious independence had
a nick in it.
Chester had an outfit that any boy
scout and even more mature outdoor
folk would envy. He had large duff
f1eSbag, army cook outfit, rifle and
everything spick and span down to
even q shining brass studied harness
for Buddie. All of his trappings re-
posed on the bench in the police sta
ton while Chester and his pal Ian
guished in the pail below.
Shot Parrot Here.
Chester's luck was pricked Thursday
afternoon in Kenosha. He was arrest
ed by Police Officers Callahan and
Mitchell, charged with shooting with
in the city limits. Chester had shot
parrot on Washington Island. The
parrot was up tree and was pointed
out to the hiker by another lad whom
he met on the island. Chester, per-
haps to show what crack shot he
was, aimed his rife and took fire. The
parrot dropped.
How the parrot happened to be up q
tree on Washington Island, nobody
seemed to know. Nobody knew whose
parrot it was either But Chester, with
all his experience, should have known
better than to use frearm within the
limits of a city. When he was ar
rested he did not seem to appreciate
the fact that he was learning some
thing and being taught lesson. His
pride was hurt. Frankly he did not
like being locked up. He felt a little
better about it, however, when Cor
poral Joe Beam, real scout" himself,
let him take Buddie down to the cell
for company.
Friday noon, when the air was split
with the jolly cracking of torpedoes
and shrill frecrackers, Chester lay on
his steel cot in the lookup. Buddie
lay on the floor beside him and both
wondered when. the monotony would
break. Presently Leo Buchanan came
downstairs with the dinner-boy who
brought food for those locked up.
Chester looked ct the tin plate
which was handed him and turned up
his nose. "Sauer kraut Potatoes!"
he said in disdain. "Take it away. I
don't see anything there / can eat"
aft you don't like the food, set it
down for your dog" suggested the
young police officer, who was inclined
to be friendly both to the youth and
his companion. y Buddie was eagerly
shifting the air, and indicating by his
actions that he was sensitive to the
fact that the dinner bell had rung.
"He won't eat it either" insisted
Buddie's master. ~ give him nothing
but meat and milk. Hamburger and a
bone for him, but none of your sauer
kraut and spuds."
He fell back morosely upon his hard
bed.
Has Letter from White House.
Chester had letters with him from
cities throughout the east where he
stopped on his coast to coast hike, in
GLIDING Cumberland, Md, Newark, N.
j., Toledo, o., and cities in Pennsyl-
vania.
Some of these are reproduced below,
as follows:
White House, June 16, 1924.
TO whom it may concern, This is to
certify that Mr.. Chester Doran of st.
Paul, Mimi, called at the executive
Office this day on his hike from coast
to coast.
c.. B. SLEMP,
Secretary to the President.
Office of City Prosecutor,
Camden, N. j., June 10, 1924.
To whom it may concern: This is
to show that Mr.. Chester A. Doran of
II Valley street, st. Paul, Mimi, visit
ed the city hall, Camden, N. j., on his
coast to coast trip. Mr.. Doran was ac-
companied by Pal, which he described
as racoon hound He made a very
favorable Impression upon our city Off
Gals. The writer joins with the OFF,
Gals of other cites through which he
passed in trusting that he will be
shown every possible courtesy.
Respectfully,
BERNARD BERTRAM,
City Prosecutor.