Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-02-03
SMALL BOY YPER|SHES
|NsN0W NEAR BOISE
AND OLDER BROTHER FOUND
IN OLD SHE'D WITH HIS
FEET AND LIMBS BAD
lY FROZEN.

Hiram Cressy, the 6-year-old son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer C. Cressy, o
Boise, was found frozen to death in ;
snow-drift Sunday about noon tel
miles out from that city, and his
brother, John Cressy, 8 years O
age, was discovered barely alive 1
short distance beyond, where he ha6
crept into shed for protection. Botf
feet and one hand were frozen. The
older brother was found in shed
near farm house His little legs
protruded from the door, and in his
frantic efforts to protect himself
from the cold he had partially torn
the clothes from his body.
The two children started out with
their little bobsled shortly after 1
O'Clock Saturday to hitch" Nothing
was thought of their absence until
they failed to appear at supper time.
Even then the parents did not worry,
for the children were often late, but
at O'Clock it was thought best to
make inquiries about the neighbor-
hood. No one had seen anything of
the children and the father and Hi
ram Hart, close friend of the FAM
lily, who had been notified of the abb
sence of the boys. started out to
search the picture shows, which the
children often visited.
POLICE NOTIFIED.
When no trace Of them could be
found at the movies, the police de-
partment was notified about 9 O'Clock
and later, after a fruitless search Of
the city, the sheriff's office was noti-
fled at IL O'Clock that night. The Of
ficers agreed to go out at once If the
father or Mr.. Hart could give them
any idea what road to take. This
they were unable to do.
The father was then persuaded
that the children had gone too far
put to walk back, and falling to find
any teams coming back, had gone to
some nearby house where there was
40 telephone to communicate with
Town and were staying there over
hight. So nothing more was done
Until morning. EARLY Sunday Mr..
Hart went to the family home and
indfng no word had been received
rom the children it occurred to him
hat possibly they had started to visit
heir grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
ohm Turner, who live in Cottonwood
,ulch, about IA miles up the river
N the south side.
The grandparents have no tele-
hone, but Mr.. Hart commenced tele-
honing along the line. At the Hol-
omb school, four miles up the river,
e learned that two children had
cen seen hitched to a wagon. At
be J. G. Breckenridge home it was
sarned that they were seen going
y about 4 O'Clock.
The sheriff's office was again noti-
ed and Mr.. Hart learned that Depu-
= Sheriff Sommerville had been out
ince z O'Clock in the morning. He
'as given the new clew and the
ather, Mr.. Hart and Mr.. Marsden
lso started out with team at II
clock.
SLED TRACKS FOUND.
After they passed the Oakes place
ley could plainly see the sled tracks
long the side of the road for
me, then apparently they would
lcceed ina getting a 'hitch, FOR the
'acks would stop, then, half mile
r so further, start in again. Some :
mes the sled tracks would swerve |
ut of the road 10 or IL feet and ,
,me back again. Later there was /,
1ly one track and evidently the {
ed was weighted down and the sup /
osition was that the older boy had
,awn the younger one because OF
s WEAKNESS. It was thought that I
,ssibly this was the reason the {
,unger child chilled SO soon.
When the father and Mr.. Hart and
r. Marsden reached point In the
'ad about opposite the Barber mill {
ey met the sheriff's auto coming s
lck. In 1t were the two boys, one t
,ad fhe other unconscious. q
The father learned that the chill
en- had been found on the branch L
ad leading to their grandparents b
nch, short distance fron the G
ain road. 1t is thought they had v
litched" to that point and then con- p
nded to go to their grandparents. s
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