The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04

Kinkead cemetery, just out of Alex
andria.
Selection Of a successor to Mime
sofas senior senator will await the
return of Governor J. A. o. Preus.
who will accompany the body from
Chicago. Ii is not expected, how =
ever, that any announcement will be
made for some time.
Candidates For Place
Prominently mentioned as candi-
dates for the office are Governor
Preus; Fred w. Putnam, who re
signed last week as state railroad
and warehouse commissioner: Franz
B. Kellog, former United States SEN
ator; Oscar Hallam. justice OF the
state supreme court; and Lotus D..
Coffman, president OF the University
OF Minnesota The governor has de-
MED that he would seek the senator
ship.
The Senator's Death
The senator's sudden death was
due to heart trouble. brought on. &C
oording to physicians. by grippe and
colds from which he had suffered
during the winter and by weakness :
es OF his age. He was sixty years
old. The night before his departure
from Washington he suffered a sud
den attack and a physician, who was
summoned advised against his leav-
ing for hts home last night, as he
had arranged some time ago to do.
He insisted on starting, however,
and left in company with his niece.
Mrs. Edith Truscott of Jennings
Lodge. Oregon, his housekeeper in
Washington
Among the occupants Of the sleep
ing car were Mr. Wells who knew
the senator and Mrs. Augusta l..
Young OF Valley City, N. D., wife Of
George NJ. Young, a North Dakota
representative in congress. Mrs.
Young occupied the seat opposite
the senator who was riding back
ward, and conversed with him for a
dme AS she left him to 90 to her
berth. the senator arose to take the
seat she had occupied and as he sat
down. he fell unconscious. Commits
sioner Wells and other passengers
among them Dr. E. M. Ewers of New
York, a medical missionary on his
way to China ran to his assistance.
but the physician expressed the be-
def he had died instantly
Train stopped At Next Station
Th,s train was stopped at the next
station, Timonium. Nd. and ar
angements made to remove the
body at York, but sbefore arrival
there 1t was decided to bring it TO
Harrisburg where 1t was taken from
the train by. q localsupaertaker. The
coroner heres'pr. i'm. SKreider, pro-
nouncs4 death das 70 angina pee
Mrs.. Trasoots continued On the
train to Chicago, accompanied by
Mps. Young and l. W. Wexford, dep
uty insurance commissioner Of Min
neSota who was with Commissioner
Wells.
The body was prepared here Dor
burial and placed IN simple bronze
easkst.
Expressions OF Regret
Expressions OF regret and tributes
and at Alexandr1a today.
Andrew Vo,s4ead, former repre-
sentative In Congress from the FIFTH
Minnesota district, who has Just ar
rived let Shis home In Granite Fails
from, WAabSugton,, said Senator Mel
sous death - q loss to the coax =
try" -,
For twenty years I have been In
ttmately associated with Senator
Nelson" satdsMr Volstead. He was
Q man OF extraordinary talents. To
my mind. Senator. Nelson was one of
the greatest men Minnesota ever
prodW8d. His sloss is q loss to the
country as we'll as to Minnesota"
Similar expressions were made by
other prominent Minnesotans. All
declared that h1ia0esota had lest ore
Of its greatest sDubiac servants.