The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-03

The young lady was the daughter
OF fairly well-todO people residing
near Vienna, Austria She was
: well dressed and appeared to be ;
young lady of culture and refine
ment. She stated that she had beer
engaged for several years to 6
young man named Kohler who was
brought up in the, same community
!, as she was. Kohler came to Amer
lea about two years ago and has
Ispent the greater part OF the time
since then in Iowa.
! A few months ago he wrote her
that he had. purchased farm In
Minnesota and asked her to come
here and they would get married
and settle down on the farm.
/ Sent Him $140.
Before leaving Austria she sent
him $40. belonging to her, as she
[ thought it would be safer for her to
send it to him by mail and have it
here ahead of her. than to carry 1t
with her during, her journey. The
=. time OF her departure from home
was fixed, and it was arranged
that he should meet her at the in
formation bureau of the union depot
at Chicago. The time when she
would arrive in Chicago had been
| figued out, but owing. to the ocean
| steamer not making as fast time as
expected. she was three days late
in reaching Chicago. When she ar
/ rived at Chicago, she called at the
union depot information bureau.
Kohler was not there to meet her,
but there was letter for her from
him, in which he stated that he
had changed his mind about going
to Chicago, and that he was at,
Sherburn, Mimi, near, which place
his farm was located and asked her
to come direct to Sherburn and to,
telegraph him in care of thinner
mann" as to when she would arrive
and he would meet her at the
depot.
Lover Was Not There.
She arrived Saturday, but he was
not there. Mr.. Luedtke and others
interested themselves, in. her case
but could find no trace of the man
Kohler. There are several parties
by the name of Zimmerman, but
no one who seemed TO know any.
thing about the man who was want
hotel at Sherburn where she is still
stopping. She had about $40 in cash
with her Whether Kohler is in
the country. and will put in his ap-
pearance in few days. or whether
he made mistake and sent her the
wrong address. or some accident
has befallen him, or whether he
changed his mind about the contem-
plated marriage and has proved
false, is a question that deeply con-
Germs the young lady and those who
are interesting themselves in her
behalf
Lover Is Found.
Since the above was put into
type it is learned that the young
lady should have gone to thinner
man, Sherburne county instead OF
Sherburn, Martin county. BY the
use OF the telephone Mr.. Kohler
was located and the young couple
were reunited on Christmas day,
much to the delight of both OF
them. Mr.. Kohler went TO Sher,
burn and there found his future
bride, who had been nicely cared
for by the people of that village
They Will go TO Zimmerman where !;
Dan Cupid will take n hand In !,
leading them to happiness.
Schroeder & Murphy's hardware
store at 121 South Front street was
the next to suffer from the depre-
dations of what is supposed to be a
gang of home talent till tappers.
Evidently they expect that some one
will leave large amount OF money
in the cash register, for so far the
register has been about the only
thing that proved lucrative 10 them.
Several weeks ago what is sup
posed to have been the same crowd
took $40 from Flo. Pugh. & Brock
meyers grocery store, then a child's
bank was taken from the Franklin
restaurant and few nights ago
Conner Jones' store was entered but
no cash was carried away. On
Christmas eve, or early Christmas
some one broke into ),
Schroeder & AIurphy's hardware store,
tapped the cash register for Just a
dollars worth and broke the handle
off the safe. ~
The rear window had been pried
up and the thief entered the store
through the tin shop. He evident
ly did not know much about safe
breaking for he tried to open the
strong box by breaking off the
handle. 1t is not known whether
he had a tool of his own with
which to mutilate the safe or who
Their he used some heavy piece Of /
hardware from the stock in the /
store. Aside from the dollar in
the cash register nothing else was
taken. T.
From the way the robberies are
being punched up it looks like the
gang was trying to mako - hpuI .
before the blood hounds for the
purchase of which Deputy Sheriff I
Ed. Ario has been soliciting con-
tributiOns arrive.
Mrs. Ida Van Wrinkle, 507 South
Broad street, telephoned to the po
lice department late Christmas eve
and asked that an officer be sent
to her home at once. She said
that a, man had been hanging
around her place for some time and
that he came up and looked in 1T
the windows. Officer George Sim
monds answered the call and when
he arrived at Mrs. Van Wrinkles;
home he found Humane Officer