The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-15
TALES FROM PETTIs TOWN
Doings of Folks Whereabouts Per-
sonal News Notes. s.

sonal News Notes.
Pettis, September 9.-Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Lurth of Mason City Ia,
were guests of the formers cousin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lurth of Lake
Washington.
Messrs and Mesdames J. Keiwatt,
Fred Keiwatt and baby of Roches-
ter, Mr.. of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Young of st. Peter were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Biehn of Lake Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Laney Of Man
kato were callers at Shuey home
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. I. Shuey and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bevinger and
daughter of Dayton. Ohio, arrived
here Saturday Afternoon on their an
at Lake Emily enjoying the fishing
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deikow and
Alexander Sawyer of Minneapolis
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Tet2loff
of Kasota were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Sawyer.
| c. A. Mott painted the school bus
in district 4S last week. Mr.. Nc
Donald of Lake Emily will haul the
children this year.
Mrs. Arthur Mcdonald and sister
were guests of relatives at Mime
apolis over Sunday, returning home
Monday evening.
Miss Eva Reixschneider returned
home Wednesday from two weeks
visit with relatives at Arlington.
Mrs. Joseph Shelley and chill
dren of st. Paul have been guests
the past ten days of their aunt, Mrs.
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Paul and Joseph Shelley of st.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E
Davis over Sunday
The following were guests at the
Fred Volk cottage at picnic din
ner and supper Sunday: Messrs.
and Mesdames R. T. Shuey, w. O..
Shuey, Robert Bevinger and daugh-
ter, l.. Kendall and daughters, Fred
Fechter, Sam Weygandt, of Manka-
to and Mrs. F. J. Carr.
John Keogh of ST. Peter was
transacting business here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmitt and
daughters Mary Jane and Dorothy
Jean of Minneapolis were guests
over Sunday Of Fred Volk and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lurth and
son Melville and Miss Annie Kess
Ter motored to LIE Sueur Thursday
and attended the county fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Weygandt of
Mankato spent the week end at the
Fred Fechter home.
A. E. Davis motored to st. Paul
Sunday and spent a few days with
relatives.
Mesdames F. ]. Carr and Ed
Stranger were shoppers at St.
Peter Saturday. ~.
Mrs. J. L. Lindstud and son Hay
den and Kenneth Dobie of st. Peter
were callers at the w. o. Shuey and
j. ]. Dobie home Monday
J. c. Weiss and Adolhh Weiss and
MIR. and Mrs. Matt Hochmeyer of
Cleveland were Pettis callers en-
route from Mankato, Friday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaBloc and daugh-
ter Agnes of st. Paul were guests
Saturday of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j,
Rawlings.
Margaret Lee returned home Sat-
,urday from a weeks visit with her
sister. Mrs. Glen Livingston.
Sylvia Rawlings returned home Sat
urday from a two weeks visit with
friends in st. Paul. p
Miss Marie Reifschneider of Man
,kato, was a guest Sunday of her par
,ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reifschnei-
der.
Mrs. Sam Conner left this week
on a visit with relatives at Bower
md Great Falls, Montana. f.
Mrs. Frank Bluhm and daughter
Maxine and SON Michael returned to
st. Paul Sunday, after spending the
past ten days with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wendelscafer.
Antonelle and Rosemond Wendell
chaefer enrolled at st. Peter HE.
Chool this year.
Miss Ethel Ellingsworth of La
Crosse, Wis, sent a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ellingsworth of Lake Jefferson
last week. Miss Ethel has a good
position as stenographer at La
Crosse.
Mrs. A. T. Sawyer was called to
Austin by the serious illness of Ed
McGrath last Saturday. Mr.. Nc
Grath Of st. Peter was taken SER
iously ill while visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Clarity and was taken to the
hospital. At this writing he re-
mains very low.
MIR. and Mrs. Gus Wendelschaefer
motored to st. Paul Sunday and Wis
tied relatives there and attended the
state fair.
! Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Wenderschae-
fer and daughters were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Pettis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Spooner of Mankato and H.
Klein and sons were guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reifschnei-
der. .t..
Mrs. Harlow Pettis of st. Peter, a
lpioneer mother passed away at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Nc
Grath, Friday, after long illness.
She was eighty four years of age.
Her husband died, four years ago
She leaves to mourn her loss two
daughters and two sons, Mrs. Ed
McGrath of st. Peter, Mrs. Amy
Kloss of Tennessee and Adna and
Alva Pettis. The funeral services
were held from the home of her
daughter Mrs. McGrath. Monday az
ternoon. A minister of the Advent
church of Minneapolis officiated
Burial was at Woodlawn. The de-
ceased was a member of the Advent
church for a number of years and
was respected by all who knew her
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pomwith and
family were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. George Puffpaff and fam
lily.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Loefier at the Emmanuel hospital,
"Wednesday, September 6.
Miss Ardella Johnson will attend
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