The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-27


have taken Alma and the little
boy away?" He replied, Eyes,
She asked, "what have you goi
to say about that" He made nc
answer.
| Miss Laurisch states that the
conversation continued like this:
II should think with that Kind
OF rumor around town that you
would wont to explain where you
had been and whom you had seem
said Miss Laurisch. He said. Il
DIRT h.lC TO-" She SAL, "YCu VII.
,,riaaly have to usplaii 1. some
TIM ether and yp,' mad bc.t' :
do II now and save mother, brother
and myself good deal OF worry.
ing. You know mamma is old and
has been sick great deal and
cant stand much worrying" He
said. "well. II have to viii but
will not do II now" She asked.
We'll. where did you take them
tor He replied. Il told you am
not going to say anything about It,"
Rumor Is Denied.
There was one rumor that Alma
and Russell were seen at Blue
Earth city, but this has been de,
ried.
II Is reported that Alma. on coming
to Minnesota Lake, went to the
house OF the priest and asked to
have the boys brought there.
II is said that when George, the
older brother came to the house
of the priest, the latter told him he
had better go with his sister, be.
cause he would have a better home
II he did, than he had as 1t was.
A horse trader is said TO have
seen Brecht at Delayan on Tues.
cay night about nine o'clock.
Yesterday morning a bundle OF
clothing, a new cap, mittens, shoes
and school books, all belonging to
Russell Laurisch, the missing boy,
were found on the school house
steps.
1t is reported that large number
OF members of the congregation OF
the Catholic church at Minnesota
Lake have called on Father Holpen
TO talk with him about the matter.
What the general sentiment OF these
interviewers has been has not been
sscertained.
Sheriff Freer was not in Blue
Earth today. His deputy, Mr.. Lar
owe, had not learned OF the affair
at Minnesota Lake when inter
viewed by The Free Press this
afternoon.
From thursdays Daily.
The following account of the ac-
cident to and death of Theodore
Tweed was taken from the Lincoln
County Times. published at Jerome,
Idaho:
Quite a serious, and what smay
yet prove a fatal accident happened
at the Canyon near the s. S. Reed
home on Monday OF this week. Mr..
Theodore Tweed. aged twenty-seven
and Sam Reed, aged fourteen, son
of 8. s. Reed, were at work getting
out gravel for the construction of
silo on the Reed place. They
were working just below the edge
OF the canyon, when without any
warning the mass of rock and earth
above them gave way, burying the
boys underneath tons of debris.
Fortunately other workmen were
near ct hand and immediate steps
were taken to dig the boys out.
When rescued, however, they we're
found to be very badly injured, and a
messenger was at once dispatched
for a physician. The slide had car.
ried the unfortunate young men
quite a distance down the side OF
the canyon. and the incline being
so steep, there was no way OF get
ting them to the top again with.
out the use OF ropes, and in this
manner the crushed and bleeding
forms were lifted to the surface.
Upon the arrival Of the physi-
N'ohs GIL tAduiiudtiOh WIS uuTTleuly
made. The right leg of young
Tweed was found to be badly torn
and lacerated, together with CON-
pound fracture, the bones protrud-
Ing from the flesh and the young
man severely suffering from other
injuries
"The Reed boy was found to
have badly lacerated hand and
a bad fracture OF the hip and ankle.
Both boys were found to be other
wise badly bruised and after tenn
porary relief had been rendered
them, at the advice OF the physi-
clan both OF the young men were
removed to the hospital at Twin
Falls, where at last accounts they
were getting along comfortably
well. although the condition OF Mr..
Tweed was still quite alarming TO
his friends.
"The accident Is a very regretta-
Bile one. as both young men were
highly respected In the neighbor-
hood In which they resided. The
slide was evidently caused by the
frost thawing from the rocks, and
being undermined. there was no sup
mort for theu and they want thup.