The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-04-28

with their visit. They arrived home
went to their farm home in MankatO
township today.
Fairmont, April 2l-Conisderable
excitement was caused in town this
forenoon because of the disappear
ance of August Roth from the Fos-
ter House where he spent the night.
He is a man about forty years OF
age and had been stopping with his
brOther-in-law, Ernest Kanning, who
lives near Welcome Wednesday
night he registered at the Foster
at about eleven o'clock he insisted
on going to bed with his clothes
on and Landlord Mathewson allowed
him to have his own way In the
middle of the night some one was
heard to come down stairs and later
return.
At about $3.50 Roth came into the
office from his room in great
hurry and said he was afraid he
would miss his train, but was told
that there would be no train on
either road for q long time The
last seen of him was little later
when he was going north toward
the depots and he evidently took the
first train out of town.
1t was noticed by Mr.. Mathewson
that Roth had changed his suit and
when he went to his room found
that his other suit was left in
suit case in the room and was very
wet. On examining the bed he found
that also wet where the man had
evidently lain in wet clothes. 1t is
supposed that he got up in the night
and took a plunge in the lake for
some unknown reason, and then went
back to bed.
Mr.. Kanning the brother-in-law,
was notified and came to town and
got the suit case and made what
effort he could TO find the demented
man. He said that for some time
Roth had acted strangely and the
matter of examining him as to his
sanity had been considered.
Sheriff Osten took trip to Yer.
non Center today.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Currier de-
parted yesterday for Boston,
Mrs. +. H. Griffin of Good Thun-
der was in Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. C. NJ. Credicott of Mapleton
| is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
r. C. Veeck.
r j. L. Craig of Lisbon, N. Y, is
in the city, looking after his real es-
tate interests.
Mrs. Leon Green and children re-
turned a few days ago from a visit
with relatives at Sherburn.
| Miss Kittie Ward of Mapleton has
taken up her residence in Mankato.
During the summer she will travel
in the west.
Joseph Tallman is at Vernon Cen.
ter for a few months. Next fall he
will take up his work as teacher in
the Mankato Commercial college.
Miss Weyer of Faribault, sister of
DR.. G. N. Weyer, who attended the
Elks' circus, returned to her home
yesterday. While here Miss Weyer
was the guest of Mrs. d. Cluxton for
a few days.
Mapleton Enterprise: Sheriff
Fred Gerlach and wife departed Mon
day for Dickinson, N. d., where they
Will spend the summer keeping house
Tor their son, George, who has a
good claim in that vicinity.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis Bradshaw
who is at Paonia, Col, is still on the
gain with good prospects for com
plete cure. Her doctor holds out
much encouragement She now
weighs 12S pounds, gain of twenty
or more since last summer. Mr..
and Mrs. William Ellis of this city
! VIII pay her visit in June.
LIE Sueur News: Bert Reinties
was in from Lake Jefferson the past
week. He says that about two car
loads OF rough fish were seined in
Lake German and only small quail
lty IN Jefferson this winter. He saws
that the work in Jefferson developed
that pike are very plentiful there
and that some of them are very
large.
Among the men being considered
to deliver the Memorial day address
at this place are f. E. Barrett of
st. Paul and Attorney R. F. Hunt of
Mankato, says The Mapleton Enter
prise. Mr.. Barrett is an old soldier
and if he cannot come Mr.. Hunt.
who is grandson of Rev. N. A.
hunt one of our pioneer settlers.
Will give the address.
Speaker Dunn is reported to have
made this statement in st. Paul: II
had a notion to smash that clock on
tuesday night. He was referring
10 the house clock, which refused
10 stop or be stopped while the leg.
lslatlve day was dying. The speakers
action would have been in keepine
with other disgraceful acts that
transpired in the house during the
session.
n. ii. Hamilton and James Hamil-
ton VIII leave tonight for Denver,