The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
Sends For Missive That Was
Received By Wife.
Would Find Out Whose Store
Article Sold In.
Who Bought It? Nothing Found
In Lake Crystal.

In spite of the reports yesterday
that Fred Meyer, the farmer who
has so mysteriously disappeared
from his home in Pleasant Mound.
had been seen in Ceresco township,
and had been heard from at Lake
Crystal, and that his wife had re-
ceived a postcard from him dated
at New Ulm, the missing man has
not yet been found. Sheriff Osten
takes no stock in the post card
bluff. Mrs. Meyer says that the
writing on the postcard was her
husbands, but it is possible that
she is mistaken. Since yesterday
it has developed that besides the
words 81 am feeling fine," were on
the postcard, the words "Will be
home in a month" are also there.
This deepens the mystery, for Mey-
err was not a man who would be
likely to take months vacation
without taking his wife along, or at
least notifying her of where he was
going.
1t is not an established fact that
Meyer telephoned to his wife from
Lake Crystal, but Marshal Weldon
heard this reported on the streets
of Lewisville Mrs. John Cooling
said that she saw a man with
yellow dog in her dooryard between
nine and ten o'clock Sunday morn
ing. but none Of the neighbors in
that vicinity have seen anything OF
him. When he heard that his
brother had been seen in Lake Crys.
tai and that he had mailed post
card at New Ulm, Herman Meyer,
brother of the missing man. made
haste to investigate the matter, He
was able to discover absolutely
nothing in Lake Crystal. He did not
find any one who had seen or heard
of his brother. He then came to
Mankato and took the train for New
Ulm.
Some Doubt Exists.
Some doubt exists in the minds of
the relatives Of the missing Fred
Meyer of Lewisville regarding the
author of the postcard which was
sent to Mrs. Fred Meyer from New
Ulm. Herman Meyer, brother Of
the missing man, accompanied by
Albert BredenfeId, went to New Ulm
yesterday to try to find his brother,
but after an exhaustive search yes
terday evening and today he had dis
covered no clue. He has now sent
back to Mrs. Meyer for the post
card. 1t seems that it is picture
postal bought, maybe of some scene
in New Ulm. but if sent by some
one other than the missing man,
might have been purchased almost
anywhere. If it was bought by Fred
h1, nI,o1, ly
New Ulm, as it is not probable that
he had anything of the kind on his
person when he left, and evidences
lead more strongly to the suppose
ton that he is now in New Ulm
rather than that he is in any other
city. Herman Meyer will endeavor
to trace the postcard back to its
original source. He will go to all
the places in New Ulm where post
cards are sold and see if any Of the
clerks remember of selling this par
ticular card to any one. He Will
then try to get description OF the
man who bought it and if this leads
him to think that the fellow was
not his brother he will try to follow
the man by the description given
If the description given tallies with
that of his brother he will be right
where he started, for he has been
looking for man of his brothers
description all the time. OF course
he may be able to find out which
direction his brother took when he
left the store, but chances of locat-
ing him are rather slim. The post
card was written in German. Wheth-
CT Mr.. Meyer will return in a
month as the card stated, Is by no
means certain. However, Herman
Meyer is not satisfied to wait the
month ito. find out, but is pushing
right along to bring about at least
knowledge of his brothers where
abouts at the earliest time possible.
When turned loose, Schram, the
man who was held in Lewisville
on suspicion of having caused the
Disappearance of Fred Meyer. he
went out in the country Immediately
to the home of Pat Lyons, the place
where he had his horse and buggy
Saturday evening. He is now work
ing on n well for Pat Lyons
Interview With Hrother.irf-Law.
Henry Bredenfeld, brother OF
Mrs. Fred Meyer, told The Free
fTeSS To-Day tndC us SlSteT ildu re-
ceived postcard from her hus.
band. On the card was written
this: 81 am feeling we'll; will not
be back for month" The postcard
was dated Sunday. December Is, and
sent from New Ulm. Mr.. Breden-
field was of the opinion that his,
brother-in-law's mind is temporarily
affected
Asked what Mrs. Meyer thought
of her husbands conduct, Mr.. Bred.
enfield replied that she was of the
belief that Mr.. Meyer had uncon-
sciously INDUCED in too much
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