The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-03
10 the contractor and the bonding

pleted, and he gave his approval OF
vouchers for payment on the work.
Mr.. Guensmer after the inyestiga-
ton yesterday said that he would
take the matter up with the bonding
company and would notify the board
Of its decision by July Is. The board
decided to await the eompany's ans
wer. and will then take whatever
steps are necessary to have the ditch
completed according to plans and
specifications. ~. ~
Property owners along bitches No.
80 and "a have complained to their
members Of the board. A. NJ. Schnee-
berger and Davis, because the engt
neer on these bitches has been allowed
$3.50 a day for his work, and on
other bitches he has been allowed
only SIS a day. This higher rate OF
pay was due TO a change In the state
law governing engineers pay, a
change which was made just before
these bitches were let. This matter,
however, has not come up before the
board as a whole, and has been taken
up by individual land owners with
Mr.. schneeberger and Mr.. Davis.
Disobeying his parents. Remagis
Paradise. aged thirteen. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Paradise, living just east
OF. window, went to nearby lake and
was drowned. The lad wanted to go to
the lake. but his parents refused,
However, later he went unbeknown
10 his folks. taking with him his lit
tie six.yeaf old brother. They went
to the north end Of the lake, where
little channel separates the two
shores. Stories differ at this point be.
caiise OF the frightened condition OF
the little lad who ran home with the
news but It is told that Remagis
made a little raft on which he
mounted to spear fish, having taken
pitchfork with him when he left
the house.
The raft went to pieces and the
lad was thrown into the water. Not
coming up after a few minutes, the
younger lad. thoroughly frightened,
ran for home, and breathlessly told
in disjointed sentences what had
happened. Even then he did not say
where the accident occurred, and 1t
was "a long time before this could
be ascertained, the father, in the
meantime, going to the. wrong, part
Of the lake to look for his isbhy iFihap
ly the place was located where the
boy had been last seen, yet ID was
fully three. hours after. the accident
before the body was recovered, lying
In. about six feet OF water. .lsa211r.
Boy Killed BY Lightning. 80
Master Howard b. Kilgore, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Z. Kilgore, was kill
ed by lightning during d storm. When
the storm came up the four chik
dren, son and daughter Of both Mr..
Kilgore and Mrs. Brockways sat down
on the couch TO await its passing
oyer. They were laughing and Joking
Mr.. Kigore sat only a few feet away
from them. Suddenly there came, a
bolt of lightning, which, struck the
telephone wire and entered into the
house. The plastering was torn from
the walls and partition ripped to
pieces. Young Kilgore sat with his
head against the wall, and in an
instant the deadly fluid had done
its work and the lad toppled over
He mumbled word or two and then
eternal silencs< The lad was at
once carried outside hoping that he
had only been stunned and that the
rain falling on him would aid In re-
storing him to consciousness. Aid
was summoned but II was OF no
avail. he was dead. s' iaae.rss- "a. .
Traveiins Man 10 injured. d
Max Predle. a travelling salesman
for a Montevideo hardware house,
whose home Is in Blue Earth, was
injured In an automobile accident
near winnebago Monday afternoon
so badly that 1t was first thought
he could not live. Later reports are
to the effect that he WIN probably re,
cover. Two wfnnebago men, Bursah,
a passenger, and Thayer, the driver
Of the car, were also badly bruised
although not seriously The accident
occurred on the smooth hard road
about three-quarters of a mile south
of winnebago. When the driver at.
tempted to avoid a wet spot in the
road the car turned turtle, throwing
the occupants out. Mr.. PredIe suffer.
ed a broken jaw, great cash in the
back OF his head, a badly mashed