The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
PICkEDUP IN kASOTA
Funeral of John Pettis Was
Held Tuesday
MANY FRIENDS PRESENT
News Notes Gathered In Village
BY The Daily Free Fress
Correspondent

John tettis, was mentioned last week
was held Tuesday afternoon Of last
Neek, July IS. from the family home.
Eider Anderson Of Mankato conduct
cd the services and interment was
made in Woodlawn cemetery. The
following acted as pallbearers; Ros-
Davis, Eb. Davis and Winslow Davis.
.hr. Pettis was one of the few re-
naming pioneer settlers of this
county and for the past fifty years
or more has been a mighty respected
| .sslaent or kasota township. He was
born January 80, 1886, in Pike county,
illinois. and was past eighty. five
from active farm work about eight
years ago, but continued to live on
me home farm which is worked by
his son Ira. Deceased is survived by
his widow and five children, as fol-
lows: Henry Stark Of Parma. Idaho:
Wilbur Pettis of fort Lupton, Colo;
Dwight Pettis Of Phoenix. Ariz.; Mrs.
r. a. ii; harrington OF Florence, Ariz,
brother Henry Pettis and two sis
.e.s, Mrs. Emily Brown and Mrs.
Henry Davis of Kasota township
besides large number of nieces and
nephews. The many friends of the
family extend sympathy in their hour
| of sorrow.
mss Gladys Jardine of Washing
ton, D. c.. is visiting her parents,
Mrs. w. B. Pulver and daughter
Nora visited from Saturday until
Monday with relatives at Tracy. They
made the trip by auto.
Ingwald Johnson and wife have
moved into the house Just vacated by
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Herman.
Mrs. Ransom of st. Peter visited
last Saturday.
Charles Kemp of Minneapolis spent
Sunday with his family, who are
visiting at the Emil Johnson home.
S. M. Granger and daughter Irene
were business callers in Mankato last
Mrs. ". H. Moulton spent a couple
of days of last week with relatives
in Mankato. ..... ~.
Harry Ream and niece Geraldine
Ream of Fairmont are guests this
week at the ]. r. Ream home.
A bunch of seventh and eighth
grade girls enjoyed a party In the
} school gymnasium last Saturday
evening, chaperoned by Mrs. s. w
Johnson and Mrs. H: Leaverson.
Melville Hanson of Mankato called
on Kasota> friends Sunday.
} Lester Barnes Of St. Paul was a
guest at the James McAfee home
last week.
Peter Bwerts of Huntington, Mimi
spent Sunday with his family.
Miss Edith Johnson is spending q
couple of weeks with relatives and
friends in the cities.
Ernie Johns injured one of his
hands quite badly while at work in
the bayfield, last week and as a re-
suit will be laid up for several
days.
A. H. Rydeen recently had a tele
phone installed is his home. No. 80
Owen Parker Of Minneapolis has
been spending the past week with
liam Jardine.
Mrs. Lettie Freeman of North
Dakota has been visiting, relatives
and friends in and around Kasots
the past week.
H. J. Ofenloch and family, ]. A
Peterson and family, S. M. Granger
and family, E. S. Humble, Mrs. Paul
motor trip to New Ulm Sunday.
Mrs. Gates Youngren will enter.
tain the Lutheran Ladies' Aid society
Friday afternoon of this week
Alice Rinkel has been visiting at
the home of her uncle William Rink
;; ell and family at st. Peter the pas
week.
Mrs. Harry Stockton recently pur,
chased the half interest in the build
ing formerly used as pool hall ant
barber shop owned by Oscar Ander'
son of st. Paul and is having the
same torn down. -
Tommy Mllligan and family ant
, Miss Katie Mulligan of St. Paul visit
ted over the week end with friend.
here and in Mankato.
!, Miss Florence Granger is spending
the week with her sister Leila IL
Minneapolis. IT,
&. Il. Rydeen and family left Mon
day on a motor trip. in the northern
3 part of the state. They expect to b.
gone a week.
!. Mrs. G. R. Anderson, Mrs. o. r
Bodin and Mrs. J. e. Davies wer,
:, among the visitors in Mankato las
] Saturday.
A deal was closed last weel
. whereby Ernest Forsberg became
,. the owner of the George Eastwood
Mrs. c. E. Rydeen and SON ALLIE,
. spent several days of last week a
, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Ben
> nett in the country. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Anderson enter,
, tanned a party OF relatives from Win
tuIOp hui ouoy. (
Mrs. w. G. Moses and, daughte
u Lucille were Mankato visitors las
:, Friday.
Mrs. Greenig and children hay
, returned from visit with RELATIVES
= at LaHarpe, Ill.
Mrs. L. P. Swenson and daughte
Anna, and Mrs. Blenda Lundgrel
made a triS to Mankato last Friday
Work on the L. P. Swenson home
which has been extensively remodel
ed is nearly completed
Oscar Anderson Of st. Paul was
: Kasota business visitor last week
Mrs. Radcliffe of LeSueur Cente
was a. visitor at the Goldberg hom
q last week.
II Mrs. Gertrude Paulson and child
rem of Mankato spent the forepart O
a the week with Kasota friends.
9 Charles Hoibers and family hay,
returned from Virginia and will oc
cupy their cottage near the oman
depot. ....>.r
n Miss Minnie Nelson was a shoppe
Il in Mankato Wednesday.
v Miss Lucille Moses pleasantly en-
: tertained about twenty four youn
e lady friends Tuesday afternoon. TIL
a | tirne was snenf IN a social WAY an