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Two Young Evaders Steal Food Then Hid in Ranch Barn
Report from Buena Vista recounts Charles Williams and Bill Landreth, runaway youths from Salem reform school, who looted a home for meat bread jelly fruit and honey after breaking in. They later hid on a Kurre ranch with officers in pursuit and a $10 reward offered for each capture. The tale ends with a plea for mercy toward the boys.
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Charles Williams
Bill Landreth
Reform School
Salem
Buena Vista
Ferry Landing
Old Mill Eddy
Prather
Reform Schiool
Institution
Lewisville
Claude Kurre
Independence
Kurre Ranch
Mr. Kurre
Harley Prather