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i. a ink notofjchnsewills a lustIfulddothesite•cethimfur-BOYS CONFESS BRUTAL MURDERPENNSYLVANIA LADS ADMIT CAUSING THE DEATH OF THEIR COMPANIONSnow Shoe. Pa.—Four hoys, Melvin Rowan, Arthur and Charles Markley and Thomas Stark, are under arrest i here, charged with causing the death ;o? Jarvis Hall, ten-year-old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hall of Snow ; Shoe, on August 17. 1919. At the time ,1 of the Hall boy's death is was generally believed that he had been drowned ; accidentally while swimming in a pond near his home. His grandfater. however, was not satisfied with this version of the affair and secured the services of a Pennsylvania state police. who finally unraveled the details I of the tragedy and caused the arrest ! of the four lads, who have confessed the crime. ,The four defendants range in age, ’ from eleven to fifteen years. In re-i sponse to questions from friends and 'officers as to why they committed the act. the hoys always have replied that i they do not know.*Crime of Unusual Features! According to evidence in the case.! the Hall boy left his home on the af-j tesmoen of August 17, as was his cus-Ifcm, to bring in the cows. As he was | passing an abandoned ham the Row-• an. Markley and Stark boys rushed out I and captuured him. He was taken in-| side, where two of the lads held himwhile the other two placed a tie rope : about the victim's neck. Then they I hanged him to a rafter and allowed! 1 the body to hang for about five min-1 lutes. Finding the boy dead, the four.' youths dressed the body in old cloth-;•ing and threw in into a pond. Later f ; the boys reported rhat they believed a jboy had been drowned and the body1i was discovered in the pond.| Investigation after the discovery ofi! i Hall’s body revealed that his tongue ‘ was hanging out and that rolling did not force any water from the lungs. | ! two unusual incidents in connection ' with a drowing. This aroused the suspicion of the gTandfatehr, who enlisted the aid of the state troopers and cleared the mysery surrounding thecrime.LETTERS FROM CLUB MEMBERSMrs. L. K. Kirk.Opelousas. La. %Dear Mrs. Kirk:I have seen letters from other club members, in the parish papers but none from Lawtell Club Members, so I decided that Lawtell club must not fail to let other members known something of their work.This Is my third year as a club member and T never was so interested in the work as I am this year.I am proud of tomato plants. I planted about two hundred of them on the 24th of April and not one died. They now have tomatoes on them, some larger than an egg.First the soil was plowed and bedsformed. Later it was broken up very fine, and enriched with plenty of barn yard manure. Then after a rain, I transplanted my plants two feet apart. Every one of them grew fine, and are the largest around here.I hoed my plants often, and about two weeks they were pruned. Then I stuck them and tied them to the sticks. I worked hard and I am well rewarded with fine, healthy plants. If they continue to be healthy. 1 am sure I will can many fine tomatoes. They are all Stone tomatoes.I would like to see letters from other members regarding their gardens. I hope to see letters from Lawtell club members also.I would certainly appreciate a visit Trom you in the near future, I particularly want you to see my garden.With gpod luck and best wishes to you and all club members.Your sincere friend.LONAH ANDREPONT.I am looking for a place where I can fill a temporary vacancy.”“There's a restaurant ju.ct over the way. sir. where a number of people are doing it.”No Worms in a Healthy ChildAll children tnaMed with worms have an unhealthy ooior. which tudisates poor blood. and as a nits, there is more or less sjpmaea dtetorbOBce. GROVE’S TASTEL2SS ehiil TONIC *iyen regularly for two or rhree weeks will enrich the Mood, improve the dfeostfon, and act a* a General Strength txmut Tonic to the whole system. NaWre wiU then throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be in perfect health. Pleasant te take. 60c per bottle.
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Saint Landry Clarion
Opelousas, Louisiana, US
Sat, Jun 05, 1920
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