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Show Tho Funoral of Curtis Kendall, - 1 A Lollor Showing How JTo Oiino (it IHh Doutli. Tho funcrnl mtvIwh over tho rciimfus of Mr. t'urlli Kotuhill, wlio wiim shlil and killed hi (loMllchl, Nov , and wIiom! iciiuiliis weiv htiiitglit here oil rne.ilny, weri' held nt the iitddciico of bin fnilicr Wiilni'Miliiy u 10 n. nfi PheiP wiih a lingo (;iithiiliiK prtfi'tit of ndatlvoH mid frlciulK Uisliop Jus. Jl' hirdiiei- picMldcd mill the Soi'oiij vVnrd choir rvinlcicd (lie slnghiK. Tltd ipeiilng plcro wtm "Hcniiliful Xlon.'t Prayer wan ollend by Killer Wnij -$3iillivlri. HccoikI liyimi by choir,' 'Hock of My Ut-higi' " vl I'lii' speiiUcM were I'ivh A J. KvmihY .'ildcix Geo Austin, Jolin V Kinltli, rf V. Hom, Pres. S I, Cliljminli ntul1 illshop Unidiicr, nil of whom npokr yuiilhelio tiuil coiisollnj; wordx to lie niotirncra I he Horn I coutrlbiitioii iih very largo mid iiiimI beautiful i he following letter will nhow Iiow Iho young limn ciuiio to his snd death. Goidllcld, Noviuln, April IB, IflOJ. Whn 1'hciKi Kendall: 1 hardly know how to write, the mib-icot mib-icot being u delicate mid sorrowful ouo t was a friend of your utifortuimtc trotlier, Ciirlin, mid wns rooming or it least Hlceplng with hint niul got up .vlth him tlio morning liu wiih ho foully Hindered Wo Blurted to breakfast ogelher, but I stoppcl on the mud iiid tho "Kill," ns ci very one called ilm, went on toward (ho rvtiiumiit, .vlieto wo hoarded, to order btrakfust .or both of us. On tlio way licHtopiH-d to spenk toHonieouo mid iih lie tinned to leave Iho II rut tdiol was ilrcd. lie looked bat k over hln shoulder mid snw hnl the i ullet wiih Intended for him o he Htnrted to run mid tho hecond diol wax tired nuil hit Cuitls, ho fell, then jumped up und tho third nhot en i lie. Hocotitlmtcd (o run mid tlie fellow ufter him. Ho rnn possibly 250 vnrdti niul lltuilly fell In thuHtieet, mid when I got lolilm he Bald, "(.'rlt, they have killed me!" I went and got n ot mid wo curried him to our tnliln Hid found that ho una badly wounded. While wo nil know ho hud I teen n little wild, liu htid formed sonic go' d ivmiIiiIIoiih, whs winking for tils brother and had loldjnelif would wotk Ihero as long tot tlio leaso hoded and would never lake another drink of whiskey us long uu ho lived, mid wnb trying to do right when, thin vllHan camp. jiIoiir tiu(lnirilej-ed him mid gavo lihii i'uV I row for Mi life, lie wns dressed In Iih "digging" clothes, had on no coat or vest, mid tiny one could hco ho hud no weapon, in fuel, he did not own one. Wo had gone to bed beforo ll o'clock Iho night, heforo niul gntitpiihout 0 the .next morning, lie intending to go to work mid I wiih going go-ing with him to IiIh work mid then going go-ing on to look nt u claim I might get a Iciibo on I write this that yon may know tho particulars anil know thai (lie poor boy was not tit fault Trusting that it will ho Bonto comfort mid feeling with you hi your great aorrow, I nm, most respectfully yours, C. 15. Wibi:man |
