The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-29
HAD PLANNED REST
FROM LONG LAbORS
But Death Interfered With
Andrew Under Plans
HOW AUTO TIPPED OVER
Accident Occurred In North
Dakota While Making Trip
On Business Deal
From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Andrew Under expects to go
tomorrow to her home at Barrett,
Mimi, and close up the affairs of her
husband, and then return to Mankato
and make her future home here. Her
husband was mayor of Barrett, and
one of the most prominent men there,
and also held other offices from time
to time. He was engaged in the mer-
camille business and was doing splen-
didly, but was firing of the continu-
Gus active work of his business and
had planned on disposing of it and
taking a rest for a year or so, and
with his wife planned to spend a part
of this time in Mankato. 1t was on a
deal that involved the possible dis
posal of the business that he took the
automobile trip into North Dakota that
ended in his sudden taking off.
Mr.. Under was alone in his large
Overland roadster, and was driving
toward Cathay, N. D., over a reason
ably good road, but when six or seven
miles out the wheels of his car got
into rut, and in trying to get out
the car jumped and rolled over twice.
He was thrown out, and his death was
almost instant. He had no outward
evidences of injuries more serious than
slight abraSiOns of the skin, and the
exact cause of his death is not known,
although it probably was shock, caus
ing heart failure.
People Saw Accident.
There was car following Mr.. Lin
der's, and one approaching from the
opposite direction, and the occupants
of both witnessed the accident. They
saw Mr.. Under, after being thrown
clear OF the car, raise himself little
on one allow and then fall back. They
FASTENED to him, but he was then
past earthly aid. They went to the
nearest house where there was tele-
phone and called up Cathay. and Mr..
Dennison, the banker and leading
man, came out with his car and took
the body to the village. A telegram
was sent to Mrs. Under, which she
received at midnight. 1t was about six
o'clock, Wednesday evening last, that
the accident happened. Mrs. Lin
der took the first train for Cathay.
and reached there at noon of Thurs
day, where she received every con-
sideration, and took the remains to
Barrett. Services were held there, at
which nearly the whole town turned
out, and it was a touching sight to see
the great number of children present,
with whom the deceased had been a
great favorite.
Lived Long at Barrett.
Mr. ,indpr was fiftu-tWn tyoorc old
and was married twenty-one years
ago last Sunday to the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Gunstrom of West
Fifth street. After living in Mankato
five years, they moved away, and spent
the last seven years at Barrett They
have no children, their only child hav-
ing died at the age of five years.
Mr.. Under had driven car for
years, and was careful driver, and !
the evidence is that he was driving at |
a moderate speed at the time of the |
accident. The car was somewhat dam |
aged, the windshield being broken. 1t |
rested on it's side after rolling over
Mr.. Under was member of Our
Saviour's Lutheran church at Barrett,
and was a member of the |
". ". l. w" A., 1O0u6u
and one or two other orders.
He was a splendid man in every way,
and everyone who knew him will know
how to sympathize with Mrs. Under
when she said this of him today: 81
myself fortunate in being
ible to possess the most beautiful
of one of the grandest men
hat ever lived"