The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-17
Nelos Picked From,
Pettis By Reporter
Short Stories of Neighborhood
Personal Mention;
SociaIities

Pett1S mOtored TO winthrop wed
nesday with her daughter, Mrs. o.
l.. Davis and spent the day with
MIR. and Mrs. Peter Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lurth and son
Luverne attended the annual Sun
day school convention held at Car
mel church near Lake Crystal last
week Sunday. Miss Anna Griffith
sister of Mrs. Lurth returned with
them for a two weeks visit.
Mrs. w. o. Shuey was q guest
last Wednesday OF Mrs. w. c. Hunt
or and family OF Cleveland.
Mrs. J. j. Dobie and sons James
and Kenneth were the guests
thursday afternoon OF her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Shuey.
Mrs. Joseph Ballman and daugh-
ter Alice OF Cleveland were callers
Wednesday afternoon at the Dobie
home.
herman Lurth was transacting
business at st. Peter last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Joseph La Barre and daugh-
ter Agnes and Marie OF st. Paul are
spending the week with Mrs. A. j.
awnings and friends at Ottawa.
Mrs. w. Wilson and daughters
Edna and Margaret of Ottawa were
the guests the first Of the week at
the Rawlings home,
Hattie Kessler who has been as
sisting Mrs. J. ]. Dovie few weeks
in her home, returned last Saturday
! to the home of her parents.
| Mrs. l.. Shanaohan and son Jerry
of st. Peter are spending a few
| weeks at the home Of her brother
Herman Lurth.
James Clifford sold forty acre
tract Of land near Pettis this week.
to a party at LeSueur Center.
| The school meeting was held In
the Volk district alst Saturday even
ing. Mrs. A. j. Rawling was elected
treasurer, Mrs. 0. L. Davis having
taken up her residence In st. Peter.
Nadine Pettis is home from q two
weeks visit of relatives at Winthrop
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Becker OF
Mankato and son Walter. were the
, guests last Sunday at the Henry
Reifschneider home.
| A band Of gypsies stopped at Pet
! tbs Friday afternoon, but were not
given a very good reception sc
+ moved on.
! William Wildes had a bad fall re
Gently, which resulted In broken
! rib.
A good soaking rain was appre
ciated here last Tuesday and will
! benefit vegetation, corn and pas
lures.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Haach and
children were the guests Monday
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Haach of Lake Prairie.
/ William McPeck and Miss Anne
liza Hunter of Cleveland were cal
lers at the Shney home "Wednesday
afternoon.
! Miss Elinor Rawlings has returned
home from a few weeks visit al
friends in st. Paul.
Miss Josephine Kessler of st. Pc
ter spent the week end at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. j
Kessler.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd, George Ovens and
Elizabeth Owens Of Chicago, visited
their nephew and niece Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Lurth last Wednesday.
! A number from this vicinity at,
tended the Legion convention al
Hardeggers resort last Sunday.
Lon Kendall who has had severe
case of blood poisoning in his arm
is improving. For time he was in
danger of loosing his arm. 1t was
caused by a silver penetrating his
hand. ~
Dewey Gritty Of Lafayette, mo
tored to Lake Washington last
Saturday and spent the week END
with his sister, Mrs. Bert Lurth.
Mr.. and Mrs: V. A. Carlysle and
daughters Mildred and Laleta O.
Kansas City, Mo-, Mr.. and Mrs. F
Mains of Omaha and George Lee Of
Oklahoma motored to Pettis Thurs
day and are the guests for a few
weeks of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lee and
family.
! Mrs. D. w. Lyle and daughter Of
Rock Island, H., are spending few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. W. A
Pettis and family.
Mrs. M. Holmes who has been 9
guest of a few weeks Of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Maurice Clifford, returned
to her home at lie. Sueur Center
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Livingston and
daughter Lora Jean of Kasota were
the guests Friday Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. Lee.
Mrs. oscar overn was a st. Peter
caller Monday afternoon.
Henry Reifschneider ST., is able
to be out again after three weeks
illness.
! ]. H. Laney motored from st
Paul Saturday evening and spen,
Sunday with his family, who are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Shuey.
| Miss Marie jacobson has left fol-
Iowa where she will continue her
course Of training for nurse. Her
! friends here wish her success.
! Miss Drysdale OF Eagle Lake has
been the guest the. past week Of Miss
Gilmore Wildes .. ~
! Fred Fechter has been ON the sick
/ list the past week. ~ r.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Dobie were bus
mess callers at Kasota Tuesday af-
! ternoon.
! Mrs. Jake Wolfe and son whe
were called here two weeks ago by
the serious Illness of her father
Henry Reifschneider, returned to
Merrill, Wis, last Monday.
! Miss Bernice Gierke of Lake JET
ferson is spending few weeks with
! her sister, Mrs. Ralph Scholtz.
Mrs. Sarah Turtle accompanied by
! her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Dunlay have
returned from few weeks visit
with relatives at Wendell and the
cities. Mrs. Dunlap who has been
spending the past two months with
her niele, left Thursday for her home
at Cleveland, Ohio.
! Mrs. w. A. Pettis and daughter
Nadine, Mrs D. w. Lyle and daugh-
ter Lois and Mrs. j. J. Dobie and