The Mankato free press., 1916-12-22
WORKMAN IN FACTORY
KILLED TH|SA AFTERNOON
EUGENE VENDANBURGH FELL
FROM DRY KILN
Fractured Skull, Shortly Afterward He
Was Found Lying In the Rear OF
Knoff Factory On South Front Street:
Remains Taken To Undertaking Par
Iors; Was Native Of Belgian
From Mondays Daily.

from MonodyS Daily.
Eugene Vendanburgh, Belgian
cabinet maker in the employ of the
Herman Knoff Manufacturing COM
pany, SIG South Front street, met a
sudden death while at work this aft
ernoon.
The body was found by Peter
Hansen, a fellow workman, and al
though no one saw the accident in
dications are that Vendanburgh fell
from the dry kiln in the rear yard
where he was working, which is
reached by a flight of stairs, the dis
tance of the fall being about twelve
feet
DIR. G. A. Dahl, coroner, and DR..
A. Wentworth were called, and
found that the mans skull had been
fractured, causing his death. The
remains were taken to the undertak-
ing parlors Of Kelly, Harries e Gose-
wisch.
Vendanburgh had come to Ameri-
ca from Belgium, coming almost
directly to Mankato, and has been in
the employ of Mr.. Knoff for the past
two and a half years. He was a
married man, forty-five years of age,
and his wife and family, if still
alive, are in Belgium.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Pritchard of Lake
Crystal were in the city shopping last
Saturday.
Misses Stella and Winnie Evans of
Cambria visited friends in the city last
Saturday.
Miss Anna Clark of Denver. Colo. will
spend the holidays as the guest of DR..
and Mrs ]. H. James. The ladies are
sisters.
Miss Erna Gordenmann who teaches
school at Albert Lea, is spending the
vacation with Mrs. Ida Lang.
Miss Erma Pye of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, who attends ST. Mary's at Fari-
bault, will spend the holiday vacation at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Smith,
9l3 South Front street.
DR.. A. A. Wohlrabe returned to Man
kato today after spending a week at
post graduate work at the state univer-
sity and at the twin city hospitals.
Charles Schwanenberg, employed in the
office of the county surveyor, went to
st. James today to take charge of the
construction of judicial ditch No. IL in
Watonwan county. s-.
Oscar RAIDER of Mapleton and Charlie
Webber and sister. Lille, of Decoria,
We're Sunday visitors at the home of G..
III. Mantor in this city. 5gsgy4gsErss sssssrEsH
Mrs. J. G. Siebold and little daughter,
Phyllis of Waseca have returned to the
home of her mother. Mrs. G.. H. Mantor
of this city, after spending few days
at the home of w. p. Webber in De-
coria.
Miss Emma Throdahl viii leave tomor-
row for an extended trip to points of
interest in the west.
Judge j. III. Quinn, who was elected
to the supreme court at the recent
election, was calling on old friends in
the city today. NJ xaa tE .
DIR. E. NJ Mackey and wife of
Mandan, N. D.. are in the city as
guests of friends DR.. Mackey is a
deputy state veterinarian of North
Dakota. He attended the Interna-
tional stock show in Chicago and on
the way back visited in Iowa before
coming here. Mrs. Mackey has two
sisters here, Mrs. David Jones and
Mrs. Dan Fuquay,
Miss Florence Macbeth and moth
er, Mrs. C. j. Macbeth left last even
ing for Chicago, where Miss Flor
ence will sing tomorrow night with
the Chicago Grand Opera company,
taking the part of the doll in the
opera "Tales of Hoffman" Her part
could not be taken by anyone else
and it is necessary that she fulfill
her engagement, as she could not be
released. She and her mother will
return to Mankato early in January
and during their stay here will be
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mac
beth Security flats