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nyLost Boy Found By SheriffArlo Terry, 15, eon of Mr. andMrs. Jim Terry of near Lenox, was found by sheriff Ivan Wells about noon last Thursday wft^r his parents had asked for heio to find him. The boy w*« riding his pony on a lonely country roid when found and was hungry and cold.The Terry family are p-l'inningon moving to Washington state next spring and the family hadsuggested that it might be mess-*sary to sell the pony. The boy ioved his pony and could not bear the idea of parting with it,so Wednesday night whi?e his father was in Lenox, Arlo saddled up the pony, packed a fewpersonal belongings into bundles and tied them to his saddle, then mounted and rode away.lie left a not* behind which read: “Don't took foy me, I’mgoing away.” Of cun’sr, hisparents immediately st.rred a , . a oh for him and ha was fina’-iv found by the sheriff, as stated above. He told the sheriff that he wa* riding his pony to Washington and showed the officer that he was prepared for thetrip, producing $1.50] from his it. j pocket and pointing to his equipment which included a cowboy hat which he wore. On the back of hia saddle was a coiled lariat and a roll of bedding, andin a sheath on the side was bis )r# | small caliber rifle.He was cold and hungry and°* willingly went back to the Terryrs farm hqtne where the father said, “If we go to Washingtonthe pony will go with us,” *The Terryiamily .formerly re-aided here and have a number ofto relatives now living in this yjcinifcy.d-:ieainillto
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Gravity Independent
Gravity, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 08, 1940
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