The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-11
PETER GETTO
DIED VERY
SUDDENLY
, He Succumbed TO Heart Dis
ease in Friends Home,
END CAME INSTANTLY
He Came to Wichita in an
Early Day.
HELPED TO BUILD CITY
Former Partner Tells of His
Good Qualities.

Peter Getto died Of heart disease at s
o'clock last night in q room IN Gus
suhm's home al IFS North water street
Ac. Getto was going home 10 supper and
dropped in 20 chat with his friend, M
Suhm and was sitting in q chair talking
when there came a sudden pain to his
heart He drew q bottle of medicine
from his pocket and was In the act Of
taking q desc when be fen back In the
chair. His friends Immediately removed
him 10 2 sofa and doctor was summon
ed, but the man expired before he was
laid on the sofa
The body was removed TO the home
corner Of Water and Second streets, and
later 70 Gilis undertaking rooms The
funeral arrangements have not yet been
made a special meeting OF Wichita
lodge No. / sons OF Herman Of which
order 2Ir. Getto was q member. VIII be
held this evening at I'D in rooms Of
lodge No. i. 20 make arrangements for
the funeral
Peter Getto was one Of the oldest set
tiers IN this city. he came here in 1871
when there were not more than one
hundred houses ia the town and the
crater part Of the business Of Wichita
trading with the Indians. lie went into
business with A Hess end they kept a
grocery store FOR six. years in a little
frame shanty, "a little south OF where
the Getto block now stands.
In 1873 he married Miss Theresa Tim
norman. Four daughters we're born as
the result CT this union the wife ard
children survive
Peter Cetto sold 6ut his interest in
later opened a bottllrg works In a shan
~ in the rear Of his present home. His
trade prospered and within yesr that
house was not large enough for his bus
mess. 50 he built az the corner OF Main
aud Second streets a one story building
on the spot where the building that
bears his name now stands.
A few years later he took as his part
ner, d brother Of his wife. ard UP 10 1886
when the latter died they operated the
bottling works at the corner OF Waco
avenue and First street At the time OF
his partners death. ar Getto purchased
his interest and has since conducted the
business alone.
soon after coming 70 this city he
bought a farm on Chisholm creek above
Thirteenth street and mere are number
Of additions to the city which stiu bear
his name He built the building at the
corner Of Market street and Douglas
avenue. occupied at present By s. =.
Moves & Co. At that rime this building
was known as the Gett0 block but when
he erected the four story building ar the
corner CT Main and Second streets 81
was called The Gctto building. The
building on Main street is stll known as
the Getto block. although he has not
owned il for a number Of years.
Peter Getto was born ID $3.50 IN the
province Of Aisac. Germany. lie came TO
this country In 1si6 and lived for num-
Der Of years al Cincinnati where he had
n number Of relatives Then he came
farther west 70 grow up with the coun-
try.
As a business man Peter cetto was
honest and industrious and couId always
be found attending strictly 10 business.
as & husband and father he YVES low
ing. careful Of his famiys welfare and
painstsking that his children should
grow u be women Of the highest charac-
ter. As citizen he held the best inter
ests OF this city al heart and was all
ways AZ attendant on pubIe meetings
where the good OF the town was % be
considered. He was liberal whom IL came
70 upbuuding Wichita and Il IS possible
that his ZeaIousness for the Grouli4inz
of this city was the cause Of his losing
his fine building on North Maln street
When it seemed almost impossible 10 set
the Burton car works and the packing
houses TO come 10 this city he went into
debt Il hell raise the funds u bring them
here and during the panic Of 1ss3-9f he
lost the buildiuE
Re was liberal Ia his dealing with 9th
er men and this combined with strict i'm
fesrity brought htra trade that amounted
20 thousands Of dollars annually He
has customers that have purchased noth-
ing but Gerro goods since he started IN
that business and they have stayed hy
him through good times and hard until
the Betto bottiiug works came TO be
known All over Kansas and Oklahoma
Albert Il. Hess Of the Wichita Whole
sale Grocery company last night. said.
Take Peter Getto all IN ALL he was 2
good citizen. OF sturdy German stock,
he was Of au even component and slow
anger Yet when he was II the righe.
he stood with determination Of one
who is just from q selse of principle
ard not from policy Fair On al deal
ings. he made me "a partner with whom
7 never had disagresable wCrd
I've bo-h came ~ Nicfita about the
same time. which I believe was fn ISL
Not long after my arrival 7 met Mr..
Cetfo. and - became warm friends. At
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