Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-13 | Page 17 | Two-Year-Old 'Hiker' Veteran of Highway

YEAR TWO TWO TWO- YEAR OLD HIKER VETERAN OF HIGHWAY A Y Baby aaby Mendenhall of Seattle Wash two years ears old but buthe buthe he is a veteran hitchhiker The youngster with his lath er er Edward Mendenhall spent Thursday y night in a Salt Lake City hotel as of City Health Commissioner L. L E. E Viko En route from Seattle 0 o Des DesMoines Moines Iowa the baby and his father caught the attention pf ge Dr Viko at Twenty first South l land and Twenty third East streets rides verent hailing from passing automobiles and they said they had hiked most of the wa way Dr Viko said As Dr Viko approached them a police radio patrol car operated ed by Patrolman H. H A. A Peterson drove up to the scene The rhe health commissioner gave ave the officer enough mon money y to pay for a nights night's lodging for tor the hitchhikers Hotel records record showed the two wo checked out early Friday morn morn- ing