Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-15
NOW FAMOUS FARM
ruoIIsANDS VISIT GRDESOkf
PLACE OF MURDER.
o.,te Indiana, Looked Like 1t Was
entertaining Circus Crowd Last
sunday-ReIio Hunters and In
,..rs Of Relatives or Friends Kept
,he officials Busy.

,norte Ind. May 10.-All roads in
ITO county led to the Guinness
farm Sunday, more than 1900 sight
,oors visiting before the sun set the
.,oce of death, the spot where the
p, of II persons have been dug
practically every able-bodied resi-
sant of the city made the trip, and
.No railroads and trolley lines brought
anout 1000 more to the city.
Movor barrow found it necessary to
,..no strict orders that the Sunday
Losing laws should be strictly en-
sorced and the hotels and restaurants
,Sore overcrowded with patrons. Prac-
tcally every conveyance in town was
nrassed into service in an attempt to
rrovide transportation. In the after
noon these proved insufficient and the
iote comers were forced to make their
way to the place on foot.
Investigation of the cases by the
outhorities 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 un-
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 to complete the i'm
preston that a political rally had
drawn the inhabitants of the country
side to the spot. There was nothing
in the attitude of the crowd to indi
cate that they were visiting a place
where the most gruesome tragedies OF
a decade had taken place. Jokes anc
laughing comments on the antecedents
Of the farm were heard on every side
and ordinations of joy from success
full relic hunters were numerous.
Family picnic parties grouped them
selves on the sloping lawn under the
pines which dot the dooryard or founC
resting places beneath the Towering
apple and plum trees of the orchard
Children were numerous and many o
these groups had baby carriage as
nucleus.
Along the roadside in front of tn
farm were lemonade stands and luncl
wagons. At the gates were vendors o
souvenir postal cards, those bearing
group picture of Mrs. Guinness and tn
uiee little ones who met death wit
ner finding the readiest sale. A base
Oall game in the vicinity was repre-
sented by strong voiced bankers. Shei
III Smulzer will continue his invest
gallons at the Guinness farm tomol
row. The first object of searching wi
ue the heap of ashes and other refus
III the cellar of the ruined house. TIL
asnes and cinders are to be CAREFUL
Shted and then sluiced by miner i
an EFFORT to discover the gold filling
winch are said to have been in Mr.
Gunness' teeth.