Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-23
NOW FAMOUS FARM
THOUSANDS VISIT GRUESONf
PLACE OF MURDER.
La Porte, Indiana, Looked Like II Was
Entertaining a Circus Crowd Last
Sunday-Reic Hunters and In.
qurers of Relatives or Friends Kept
the Officials Busy.

Laporte, Ind, May 10.-All roads in
Laporte county led to the Guinness
farm Sunday, more than 1900 sight
seers visiting before the sun set the
place of death, the spot where the
bodies of IL persons have been dug
up. Practically every able-bodied resi-
dent of the city made the trip, and
the railroads and trolley lines brought
about 1000 more to the city.
Mayor Darrow found it necessary to
issue strict orders that the Sunday
closing laws should be strictly en-
forced, and the hotels and restaurants
were overcrowded with patrons. Prac-
tically every conveyance in town was
pressed into service in an attempt to
provide transportation. In the after
noon these proved insufficient and the
late corners were forced TO make their
way to the place on foot.
Investigation of the cases by the
authorities halted, and the sheriff and
other officials who went to the farm
We're compelled to be strict in hand
ling the crowds.
Several OF the out-of-town visitors,
however were seeking information
concerning missing friends or relatives
and some further information regard
ing the possible identity of the I'M
known victims of the farm resulted
from their inquiries.
The most definite information came
from Olaf Lindboe, Chicago. He said
that his brother Thomas worked for
Mrs. Guinness three years ago, and
that the last letter he had from him
contained the information that Thorn
as intended TO marry his employer.
Olaf wrote to the woman a little later
and she replied that Thomas Lindboe
had gone TO st. Louis and that she
had had no word from him. Olaf
viewed the unidentified cOrpses, but
was unable to find any likeness TO his
brother in the decayed bundles of
bones and flesh.
AT the farm only the speakers stand
with its customary pitcher OF ice wa
ter was lacking 10 complete the inn
preston that a political rally had
drawn the inhabitants OF the country
side 10 the spot There was nothing
an the altitude of the crowd 10 indi-
cate that they We're visiting a place
where the most gruesOme tragedies of
a decade had taken place. Jokes and
laughing comments on the antecedents
OF the farm were heard on every side
and exclamations OF JOY from success
ful relic hunters were numerous.
Family picnic parties grouped them
selves on the slopinR lawn under the
pines which dot the dooryard or found
resting places beueath INC towering
apple aud plum trees of the orchard.
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