The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
Dead Man Held Reins
Team En- Route Home
from Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Robert G.. Filter, a farmer. whose
home is seven miles south OF st.
Clair. died last Saturday night
while driving home from st. Clair
in his wagon. Coroner @. A. Leid-
Ion and DIR. c c. Pratt keld q post
norton examination yesterday and
decided that death was due to acute
dialation OF the heart .a..
Mr.. Filter was thirty-seven years
old. He Is survived by his wife
an four children, ranging In age
from eight months to twelve years.
He left his home for st. Clair
| Saturday morning with a load OF
hogs. He sold the hogs and after.
wards spent some Of his time in
saloon, Whether he drank enough
TO bring on the attack Is uncertain,
but he had been drinking somewhat
before he reached. the village. II
is said, however, that he was not a
heavy drinker.
Was Down on His Knees.
On his way home he was noticed
by John Fields down on his knees
In the wagon Later. Arthur Pres
ton. employed at the Belse farm,
observed that the man was almost
lying down In the wagon. so he
climbed In and stopped the team,
and discovered that the man was
dead The wagon was then driven
to the dead mans home.
The funeral will take place Tues.
day noon from the German Luther.
an church at ST. Clair and. the body
will be inferred in the st. Clair
Lutheran cemetery.
The Surviving Relation.
Mr.. Filter Is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Filter.
who are living at the home OF their
son. Albert Filter, near st. Clair.
There are also five other brothers,
Louis and William OF GAINESVILLE, Au-
gust OF ST. Clair, John of Madelia
and Henry OF Lewisville, MINI.
Albert was IN Mankato last Satur.
day to be treated at the Emmanuel
hospital for heart trouble. but he
Immediately went home, when he
heard OF his brothers death.
Mrs. Robert @. Flftter has two sis.
tiers living in. Mankato. Mrs. Robert
Wood and Mrs. Charles Luthultz.
From Monuay's Daily.
William Wittrock. a farmer Hv.
ing three miles south OF the city in
Mankato township. today received a
telegram announcing the death OF
his son. Louis B. wittrock, a farm.
er Of Ray, n. ID. The message
stated that the young man was kill.
ed by the kick Of a horse. The
father determined at once to leave
on the FIVE o'clock train this after.
noon for Ray. The son was mar,
ried and leaves three children. He
has lived on his farm near Ray for
six or seven years. He was born
In Mankato township and was
known to many people in the city
The father will bring the body back
with him for interment In Mankato
IL suitable arrangements can be
! made.
From Mondays Daily.
| Archie Anderson, young man nine
teen years old. whose home was n
Lake Crystal died In Emmanuel hos
pital yesterday. He had been sui
fering with double pneumonia com
bined with measles and bright's di
sease, and was brought to the hos
pital about three days before hi
death. His death Is particularly sa,
from the fact that two other boy
in the same family died last week o
pneumonia and measles.
Butternut Raised Money.
From Mondays Daily
A. l.. David, the Luce line repre-
: sentative. spent a few days In Butter
nut during last week and secured tn
balance OF stock subscriptions requir
ed by the company In order TO bull
into locality. II appears that town
. ships TO the south are slow in takinl
their part and the project Is hung u
on their attitude. In the event o
their failure. Butternut ought TO b
: made the terminal point
: May File For Superintendent.
From Mondays Oaffv.
1 Henry Detamore OF Good Thunde
is considering fling for ccrnty 81
perintsndent Of schools. Mr.. Oct;
!. more Is superintendent of schools 9
Pine Island and has had considers
} Bile experiencs in teaching eountr
schools. He was born on farm nea
I Good Thunder
Judge Olson OF New Tim toda
filed decision granting TO Mr.
Louisa Butterworth Of kTankato
divorce from Oscar Butterworth {
! Elmore. with the custody Of the chi
; dren and $1,000 alimony. c.
r.aurisch and X r. Pau. Jr.. wer
e attorneys for Mrs Butterworth an
Els 3. Wilson and II. j. Frundt I
Blue Earth for the defendant.