The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-21
BRIDGES AT MINNEOPA
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panions saw her, just as she was in
front of the upper of the two culverts
where the Omaha used to run, she
was swept through this culvert and
probably through the one just below
it. There are many snags in the creeks
below the Omaha crossing, it is said
and it is thought likely that her cloth
ing would catch somewhere and holo
the body fast.
Miss Carol Conlee of Madison, one
of the girls of the party, stated today
that the bridge which the two were
crossing consisted of log, with boards
nailed on top. Where the girl fell in,
the board on top slanted towards the
culvert
Help Soon Arrived.
There was a story afioat' today to
the effect that two men watched the
girl fall in and disappear and did not
offer any help. Miss Conlee declares
that this was not so. She says there
were no men at the place at all. The
girls ran upstream along the bank fof
help. The last they saw of Miss Rist
was when she was just in front of the
culvert of the old Omaha road.
c. d. OFT was among those who tried
to find the body yesterday afternoon
Mr.. OFT waded into the creek short
distance Just below the second or
lower culvert He tried to look into the
culvert. The water was extremely
swift. He received information that
oh CT
feet deep.
Mrs. Ned Rist, mother of the dead
girl, said today: 81 do not believe Iva
was really drowned. She had very
weak heart and believe that she died
of heart failure, just as she fell into
the water. When she was four years
old she had a bad case of diphtheria,
and her heart has been very weak
ever since.
1.-The girl had two years more to
finish at the high school. She was very
studious, and her lessons came easy
for her. But it did not take much
physical labor to tire her out. She
never could stand much exertion OF
that kind She lost two years of school
on account of the state of her health.
81 feel sure that the girl did not
know what had happened to her, after
she fell into the water. The other girls
all say that she did not cry or make
a sound. If she had been conscious, |
am sure she would have cried, oh,
mamma for that is what she always
cried when she got into any trouble or
was at all excited, no matter where
she was.
"She attended the Centenary Meth
odist Sunday school. She was always
a good Christian girl"
Besides her mother and father, the
girl is survived by two sisters. These
are Miss Edna Rist, who is employed
at Waterloo, Ia, and who arrived in
the city this morning, and Miss Vina
Rist, who teaches school in Montana,
but has been at home for the holidays.
Iva Rist was the youngest OF the three.
She would be seventeen years old
next December.
DIR. George r. Curran was called by
the family Of the drowned girl and
went with his auto out to Minneopa
park to see what he could do for the
girl in case she happened to be res
cued alive.
Sheriff Anton Osten and Clerk of
Court Krost spent good portion of
yesterday afternoon searching for the
body of Miss Rist. About half mile
below where Miss Rist fell into the
water Mr.. Krost found a camera
which belonged to the unfortunate
young lady.