The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-10
SEARCH FOR THE MAIDEN
YOUNG LADY HAS DROPPED
OUT OF SIGHT
Student of the Mankato Com
merciaI College Disappeared
Suddenly

Has Miss Leduse Ptak of TyndaIl
dali, s. d., taken her own life? That
is the question confronting the police
OF this city, and the faculty of the
Mankato Commercial college where
she was student in the shorthand
and typewriting department of that
school up to last week, when she
accepted a position in the First Ma
tional Bank or Minnesota Lake as
stenographer to commence work the
hrst OF the year. After returning
from Minnesota Lake where she
spent Sunday night, the young lady
Is alleged to have stated to Mrs.
Louise Ehlers of 81 Range street,
North Mankato, where she took her
meals, that she put in terrible
night at Minnesots Lake" and want
ed something warm to eat. Further
than making that statement she re-
fused to talk.
Girl Acted QueerIy.
According to the statement of Miss
Amy Ulstad, who roomed with the
missing girl at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Kruger, 313 Range
street, Miss Ptak acted queerly Mon
day night. Miss ulstads was. awah-
ened during the night by her actions
and found her near the window say $
zaeras;2 =
Miss Uistad managed to quiet hef
then and later in the night was
awakened by Miss Ptak grasping
the bed clothes and exclaiming:
you can not take me-
Miss Ulstad says that she asked
her What the matter was hut sire
would not reply, but walked out into
the hallway where she took drink
OF water and then returned to bed.
Girl Was Missing.
When Miss Ulstad awoke yester-
day morning Miss Ptak was missing.
She apparently dressed donning her
brown and gray coat, blue dress,
sailor hat, shoes and rubber over
shoes and left the house some time
between three and four O'clock as
near as Mr.. and Mrs. Kruger can
determine for they heard her cough
ing shortly before three o'clock. A
search of her room developed the
fact that q check of $40 she had
received from her father, Frank Ptak
Of Tyndall, s. D., was lying on the
table, and some money belonging TO
her was found in sa.chel she had
already packed preparatory to leav
ing for Minnesota Lake. All her
other belongings were found in the
room with the exception of the suit
she usually wears.
7. The young lady is twenty one
years Of age, but looks older, has
black hair and dark eyes and would
weigh about lao pounds.
Statement BY Mr.. Brandrup.
]. R. Brandrup, president Of the
Mankato Commercial college, stated
to The Free Press that the young
lady had been attending school for
over year past, and had been
bright in her studies. Mr.. Brandrup
mas already telegraphed the girls
father. and notified the police of this
city, and Sheriff Nolan OF st. Peter.
The local police have searched all
along the river banks, thinking that
the young lady might have commit
ted suicide by drowning.
- Miss Amy Ulstad, the missing girls
roommate, stated to The Free Press
that Miss Ptak had not kept com
pany with any young man that she
knew of, and for that reason she is
not inclined to think that 1t is a case
of disappointment in love.
A young lady answering Miss
day morning about eight o'clock
crossing one of the railroad BRIDGES
which span the Blue Earth river
walking south and leaving the city.
The local police have notified all
surrounding towns to be on the
lookout for the young lady.