The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
LIFE WAS CRUSHtDOUT
BENEATH CAR WHEELS
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
William M. Ward, son of o. M.
Ward, an engineer on the Omaha
road, was killed in Minneapolis yes.
tcrday. while engaged in switching
Mr.. Ward was employed by the
Great Northern road in its Mime
apolis yards. The young mans body
, was found at Twenty-fifth avenue
southeast Coroner Gilbert NJ. Sea-
shore of Minneapolis. who investf
gated, said Ward apparently fell from
the top of cars being switched, be.
meath the wheels and was run over
Remains Brought to Mankato.
The father of the young man was
notified of his sons accidental death
and FASTENED to Minneapolis last
evening. He claimed the body at
returned with it to Mankato at 12:43
p. m. today.
William Ward was born in St
Paul, but he spent most Of his
life in Mankato. A few wears eos
he vas employed On the oIaa.ssA..
i rsflroad as q passenger bEEfsf.euiaE:
r7iUning Between ST Sasnes saG ~
paul. About a year ago re went
70 st., Paul .and 2b ,sail1 Cd eIpp.og
!. ment on TIC Great NortheFa rs
sWltchman
i iateaded ~ cl...~ ...Sss Gslststnnass
The young man intended 70 come
Ito Mankato on Christmas to remain
for few days His parents. visited
with him in st. Paul last Sunday
Il Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Ward reside
NJ at 1873 Owatonna street, West Man.
q kato. William was the oldest OF
: twelve children. His age was TWEEN
J. tSseven years.
g The funeral will be held from st.
) Johns Catholic church at two O'Clock
n tomorrow. a*
+ Miss Lillian Payne. daughter OF
e Mrs. Alice Payne OF San Mafkos
a Texas, died few days ago in Ala
IT bama, where she had been making
T. her home. Miss Payne was tram
If ed nurse, having graduated IRON
e the hospital at ST. Peter. or lat
Y. she had been taking care OF W
n phoid fever case, and unfortunatei.
d came down with the disease hei
d self. s
10 The Payne family are former res
r. idents OF Spring Island. Miss Payn
D. was a fine young lady and she wa
n. we'll thought of by a large numbe
a. of acquaintances. She was abou
[e twenty-four years of age.
ic The funeral was held on Thurs
\. day and her remains were laid
n rest in the cemetery in the tow
lie where she had been nursing
=. &c Mrs. Harry Wright received wor,
- late yesterday of the sudden dealt
- of her father, A. X. Kenny, whicl
J, occurred at Algona, la. He was
a victim of heart iicease.
10 Mr.. Kenny 'vrmerly lived in TIL
~ city, but for the past ten years ha
80 been a resident of Algona. He wa
=. sixty-fve years of age. He is SUI
! vived by his wife and three children
~ also three brothers, all of Iowa, an
~ one sister, who lives in Vermont
=, The children are Mrs. George Derb
- of Litchfield, Mimi, Charles B. Ker
% nv of Minneapolis and Mrs. Harr
50 Wright of this city. Mr.. Kenny
~ first wife died in 1891. He was NAL
l.. ried in this city year ago to Mrs
m Ella Burns of Mason City, Ia.
or The funeral will be held ut A
e gona, Ia. on Monday.
u Frank Reedstrom, the ten-year-ol
p son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rec
~ strom of Rapidan, fell yesterday an
- while playing on the school ground
u dislocating the left elbow and breal
OF ing two bones below the elbow. II
DIT was playing with the other boys @
-. the school grounds during the moo
~ hour and fell on the ice. The sturd
~ little man walked home, one and
n n half miles after the accident and wa
Is then brought to Mankato where tn
al fracture was reduced.