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Show 4 Wcstou Aftor Record. SPEARVILLE. Kan.. March 11. Edward Ed-ward Payson Weston, tho transcontinental transconti-nental pedestrian, passed through hero this morning, having walked forty-two miles and bent on walking thirty more before stopping for tho night. Tomorrow is Weston's sovonty-sccond birthday and ho wanted to walk ono mllo for each year. He probably Is near Kinsley tonight. to-night. When he passed through hero ho was seven and a half days ahead of his schedule. A big crowd greeted Edward Payson Weston wlii-n ho arrived hero at 7:15 o'clock tonight and escorted him to the homo of Mayor Pearson whoro ho was presented with a gold watch as a birthday birth-day present from tho citizens of the town. When ho reached horo ho had completed sixty-one miles and after a forty-fivo-mlnulo rest ho stnrted on lo complete his sovonty-two-mllo walk. 1 |