The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-16
WHERE IS HIS WHEY
THAT is WHAT /. A. ESPELUND
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
She Disappeared in June; Took All the
Furniture, His Carpenter Tools
and Ten Dollars in Cash; Thought
Clew to Her Whereabouts Could
Be Found in Mankato; the Skiddoo
of an Expressman. Also.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
If anyone should happen to learn
OF the present whereabouts of Mrs,
Nikka Espelund, just send a hurry
up message to her husband, 1. A.
Espelund, 25O9 Twenty fifth Avenue
South, Minneapolis.
The husband is very anxious to get
to his wife, not necessarily to bestow
his everlasting affection upon her, but
on the contrary to tell her in Ian
guage unadorned that she has lost out
with him; that she can no longer draw
his weekly wages and that he will get
some other member of the fair sex
to darn his stockings and cook his
meals.
Hunt For Missing Wife.
Espelund, who is thrifty carpenter
arrived in Mankato from Mime
apolis late Saturday afternoon on a
still hunt for his missing frau. He
thought he could obtain in this city
clew to her whereabouts. His wife
has a lady friend here who might
know something of her present abid-
ing place. But there was nothing
doing. No information leading TO the
discovery of Mrs. Espelund was OBJ
tanable here, so the irate husband
called at the Free Press office and relat-
ed his troubles. AT the same time he
sought and was given sympathy and
comfort.
According to the story related by
Mr.. Espelund ne was married to Miss
Nikka Johnson Nausdahl about a wear
ago.
For time life to both of them was
one continuous dream. Not nightmare
disturbed their billing and cooling. The
fair bride was as sweet and charming
as all brides are. She was good
cook, neat housekeeper and was a
contented woman. The couple basked in
the sunshine of each others love, and
life to them was a joyous holiday.
Everything was just lovely for about
two months and then came sudden
change. The realities of married life
began to dawn on the wife. She
became possessed of that tired feeling
and many times and oft did Espelund
arrive at his home in the evening
after working hard all day only to
ind that supper was not ready and
the tea kettle was not boiling as il
did during the days of their honey
moon. To make a long story short
Mrs. Espelund quit her husband cold
on March IL last-the day when the
boys IN green make merry She dis
appeared completely. Search failed to
reveal her hiding place However. on
June liz last the woman reappeared
on the home scene, and during her
husbands absence she made away with
all the furniture in the house, a num-
Der of his carpenter tools and $40 in
cash. Since this little event in his
life occurred, Espelund has lost all
trace OF his wife. Espelund wants
his tools and the $40 in money. He
does not want the woman.
AT about the same time that Mrs
Espelund skiddoed with the furniture
and the money, an expressman. James
Fay by name, disappeared also. May.
be the two did not runaway together
put the fact that both left town ON
the same date naturally causes Espe-
iund to have his suspicious. Espelund
told the Free Press that berore she
was married Mrs. Espelund liked to
fiirt with the boys, but he ALWAYS
considered her conduct harmless. AT
any rate, Espelund has reached the
conclusion that marriage. is something
of a 7bunco game.