American Fork Citizen | 1908-09-26 | Page 3 | Gold Fever Lures Boys

j GOLD FEVER LURES BOYS. Parents Hunt for Three Newsies Walk, ing to Nevada. Philadelphia. Attracted by tho boiler bo-iler that gold may bo hud for tho asking ask-ing In Nevada, three boys Ion their homes In this city for tho gold fields and are being looked for by the police. Lawrence Nolfert, ago 1G. of 7:12 South Twentieth streot; Maxwell Illetistock, ago IC, or 2IJ1 North Ninth streoL-and Jacob Jelborn, IC years old, or 161C South Sixteenth streot, aro tho jouth-rul jouth-rul adventurers Tor news of whoso whereabouts their parents have asked tho police. For some tlmo tho bojs havo boon In the habit or visiting an old miner who lives In tho southern part or the city, mill rrom him they heard rales or the mines that excited their Imuglnn-tlons. Imuglnn-tlons. Prepniatlons Tor the trip wero begun six months ago. when the boys stnrted to save tho money they enrned by selling newspnpeis. They planned to walk the entire distance, stopping In several of the largo cities on the wa to replenish their ruiids by doing odd jobs The police have learned that they wero seen In Norristown and are now supposed to bo In Heading, whoic tho authorities havo boon nullified to apprehend ap-prehend them.