The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-06
CUPID IN L|vEsIUN
LITTLE DAN" PULLED OFF AN
ELOPEMENT YESTERDAY.
Miss Alma Ruebeck, Aged Seventeen,
and Ernest Mention Run Away To-
gether and the Parents of the Girl
Are Much Incensed Over the At
fair; Threaten to Prosecute the
Man in the Affair.

Mankalo was partly the scene anu
base of operations of an elopement
yesterday. The parties were Miss
Alma Ruebeck, the seventeen year old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. n. i. Rue
beck, we'll To do farmers who live
five and half miles southwest OF
st. Peter, in Nicolet county, and En-
est NentoI, who has been living with
his mother two miles north OF this
city, thrty-iive years old, and whose
main occupation is said 10 be fddling
for country dances.
The couple became acquainted with
each other last winter, when Mention
worked for couple of weeks on the
Ruebeck farm, teaming. but the psr-
ents did not suspect that any particn-
lar friendship existed between the two,
as Mention never took the young lady
out riding and seldom saw her. How
ever, the couple kept up correspond
ence, and il is suspected that they laid
plans in this way.
TelephOned to Her Lover.
Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruebecll went 10 st. Paul, and in the
morning Miss Rucbeck walked half a
mile to Il neighbours and telephoned to
Mention, telling him OF the situation
and suggesting that he come. Menton
ut once came to MankatO and hired
Il rig of j. H. Macbeth's livery barn
and drove tn the Ruebeck farm, ar
irving there ut $40 Il. IN.
Before the couple left the farm, a
brother of Miss Alma warned Mention
that he Ought not to take his sis
ter. and that his father would not
rest until he had him. Mention made
some indifferent reply and drove Off,
accompanied by the young lady. 1t is
suspected that the couple took the 4 40
y. IN. train for .Jancsville, Wis, from
subsequent developments. The rig was
returned to the livery barn by a
brother OF Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruebeck returned TO
ST. Peter on the train. arriving just
after midnight, and their son was at
the depot intending to notify his
father so that he could continue on
the train to Mankato and get on the
trail of the compile. However, this plan
went awry, because the elder lmcbcck
undertook to assist some ladies with
their baggage, and although his son
shouted to him, he was so preoccupied
that he thought that the hoy was
shouting at the horses and paid no at
tention to him. The train had pulled
ont before he comprehended the stu
alton.
Father Routed Out the Sheriff.
Mr.. Ruebcck then routed out Sher-
if Olson and County Attorney Olson at
st. Peter and they called up the Man
kato police station and asked that
the couple be searched for and headed
off, if still in the city. The local po-
lice made a search OF the hotels and
livery barns. but were not able to Sc
cure any trace of the .-cuple.
Mr. Ruebeck and his son drove to
Mankato early this morning and en-
listed the services of Sheriff Donahue
ald together they drove to the Men
ton home. Mrs. Mention was at Ka-
sofa, but the younger brother of Ern-
est was at home, but could throw lit
tie light on the situation. He said
that Ernest had come home at noon
and had asked him to pack his belong
ings into a trunk and snip it to James
vile, Wis, as he was going there. Men
ton was alone at this time. the
brother said.
She Wanted to Live in City.
Mr.. Ruebeck recalled that his dauGh
ter for six months past has been eX-
pressing Il wish to 90 TO Janesville, as
she wanted to live in city rather
than on farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Rue
beck have been planning to move to
MankatO in seven or eight weeks, anC
advised her to he patient. The two
circumstances together led Mr.. Ruebeck
and Sheriff Donahue to think that tho
couple left for GAINESVILLE on the after
noon train. although nobody remember!
seeing them board the train. They
also thought that possibly the tall
of sending the trunk to GAINESVILLE was
a stall"
Mr.. Rueheck called mp County At
tOrney Olson and was told that h,
could have Il warrant for the arrest
of the couple, and on the strength 81
this Sheriff Donahnc teephOned e
GAINESVILLE this forenoon and asked Tn,
authorities there to arrest the couple
if they came there. IN case they went
there, il is thought That they will b,
taken into custody before night. Mr.
Ruebeck returned to st. Peter TO swea
out the complaint, and will return thi
afternoon. as he left his team here
and will drive it back from Mankato
Ruebecks Are Highly Respected.
The Rucbeck family are all highl.
respected. According to all accounts
the same is hardly true of Mention
\ year or so ago he was arrested OF
the charge of grand larceny in the sec
ond degree in connection with the al
legged theft OF y watch that he ma,
sold or pawned with w. r. Crahdal
He called there one day and asked tt
look at it, and as soon as he had
in his hand he ran from the store
The matter was settled out Of cour
before the preliminary hearing. 1t i
said that he has had other experience
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