The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02
STORIES FROM PETTIs

STORIES FROM PETTIs
Pettis, February 26.-Mrs. Susan
Hartman, one of the pioneer mem.
bers of the Christian church at
Scotch Lake. which was later moved
TO Cleveland, and now eighty seven
years old, is seriously i'll at her
home in Cleveland, brought on by
the infirmities of old age, Mrs. A. E.
Gi cen, a daughter, has been called
from Minneapolis and The rest of
her children live in and around
Cleveland. The friends in this vici-
nifty hope for her speedy recovery.
lSylvania> Rawlings, one OF the
girls who were So badly frozen
coming horne from school at st.
to sprain her ankle while trying to
ski down Pettis hill She has been
confined TO the house for several
days.
Jake Reifschneider, who has been
confined to the house COR several
days, is able TO be out again. Mr..
Reifschneider fell on the icy pave
ment in st. Peter and was consid-
erably bruised up.
w. A. Pettis is having some land
cleared on the Alva Pettis farm,
preparatory to putting in sugar
beets next spring.
Mrs. Maurice Clifford spent the
week end with relatives and friends
at LIE Sueur Center
Harry Baker was business cal
Ter in Cleveland and the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. c. Roscoe Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. George Farrell were
guests of relatives at st. Peter Sun
day afternoon.
J. H. Hartman of Cleveland is
making repairs on the Albert ,furth
windmill, which was damaged by
the severe wind of the past week.
Mrs. Arthur Mcdonald and infant
SON are visiting relatives in Mime
apolis since last Saturday.
J. F. kaveney and John Mulvehill
were business callers at LeSueur
Center last Tuesday.
Fred Fechter was business Wis
Iitor in Mankato last Wednesday be-
John Sawyer of st. Peter is a
guest this week at the A. T. Sawyer
home.
Mrs. A. T. Sawyer and daughter
Leone were guests last Sunday OF
Mrs. c. A. Mott.
Leon Conner and Clayton Connor
were business callers at ST. Peter
Thursday.
F. ]. Carr was a business visitor
in st. Peter Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Shuey and
grandson John Laney were guests
last Sunday of Mrs. j. j. Dobie.
Miss Esther Fahning, teacher in
the Brown district, spent the week
end of last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fahning OF
Cleveland.
Miss Quirk, teacher in the Lurth
district, spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Quirk
Mrs. A. ]. Mack was a guest a
few days this week of her aunt, Mrs
F. ]. Carr.
Gerald Conner, who is attending
school at st. Peter, was a guest over
Sunday of bis parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Leo Connor.
Jack Binder was a business cal
Ter at>the county seat Tuesday.
Ed Stangler was transactine
business in LIE Sueur Center Tues
day
Mrs. Hattie Turrittin of st. Pau
is visiting her daughter Mrs. Jsoepf
Setter, called by the serious illness
of her grandson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Pettis enter
tanned a number of friends at five
hundred Saturday evening. Nice re-
freshments were served at mid
night.
]. ]. Dobie returned Tuesday from
a visit with his parents at Delne
and sister at Minneapolis.
Phillip Kluntz OF Jefferson was
among those transacting business
at the county seat last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kendall
have purchased the Mrs. Mary Dav.
is property at Kasota. They moved
into their new home this week
Consideration $500.
Mrs. Ava Pettis and grand daugh-
ter Nadine Pettis have recovered
from chicken pox.
Miss Elsie Farrell OF st. Peter
spent the week end with her par.
ents last week.
Jack Keough of Bovey, Mimi, ar.
rived Thursday and is a guest o.
his sister MRS. Sam Conner ant
family.
Mrs. John Mulvehill returned
home last week from visit witt
relatives at Mankato.
week at the Dobie home.
Miss Edith Miller was guess
last Saturday Of Miss Beulah Rog.
ers.
! Miss Lulu Waterman and cousin
John Waterman of Minneapoli:
were guests last week of their uncle
Charles Waterman and family.
Mrs. d. S. Turrittin, Cassin:
French and Roger Wolfe were
among those who were in attendance
at the Cleveland high school shor
course last week.
| The members attending the Pres
byterian Ladies Aid society in thi.
vicinity will take notice that they
meet Thursday afternoon, March /.
| Frank Kesslcr is clearing som,
land at the Alya Pettis farm THU
week
Oscar Overn has finished moving
out his household goods and stocl
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fechter ant
daughter Marguerite and son Rus
sci were guests last Sunday of-Mr
and Mrs. Leon Kendall.
w. o. Shuey and Lon Kendall
were among the anglers at Lake
Washington last Monday.
| Mrs. John Mention Is reported