The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-23
TWO GIRLS NEAR :
DEATH IN STORM
Caught By Blizzard While.
En- Route Home From
School 49,.

Pettis, Mimi, February 1S.-Wnat
came near being another fatality
added to the long list of death vic Z
Tins throughout the northwest, due
to the blizzard and extreme cold OF
last week, occurred on Tuesday at
this place when Gilmore and Hope
Rawlings were caught in the storm
while on their way home from school
at st. Peter. The two sisters mad
been driven to within q mile OF their
home BY the school bus, and were
required to walk TIE remaining dis
lance through the binding snow
storm to their home. The wind was
blowing with great force and the
two young girls battled desperately
through the heavy drifts Of snow.
Gilmore, with her face and other
parts of her body freezing. became
so tired that she was ready to give
up when still some distance from
her home. The younger sister kept
urging her on and when in sight Of
their home, in despair begged her
sister tUrun. They did and both
fell exhausted inside the door. Ell :
more was completely exhausted, and
her hands, feet and face were badly
frozen. Members of the family
worked throughout the entire night
giving aid to the girl, and by morn
ing she was resting easy. 1t was
several days before Gilmore recov-
cred from her experience.
Mrs. F. Kessler and daughter,
Margaret, were visitors in kasota
on Saturday. -.--s-s -
Fred Mott of Mankato was guest
at the Mott home in Pettis on last
Monday. Miss Ethel Ellinssworth
was home for brief visit recently
from La Crosse, Wis, with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ellingsworth
of Lake Jefferson.
A little son of Mrs. Settler is ser
iously ill with pneumonia.
Russell, returned home last week
from Finnegan, Illinois, they visited
with Mr.. Fechter's brother Their
daughter, Marguerite, stayed with
Mrs. s. Weygandt during their alb
sence. ~
The~birth. of a son was reported
at a hospital in st. Paul early Tues
day morning to MIR. and Mrs. J. H.
Laney. Mrs. Laney is a. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. 'Shuey Of
Pettis.. ..s...
J. J. Dobie is in Minneapolis Wis
iting relatives and expects to return
home the first/o this week.
Charles Walk transacted business
in st. Peter on Thursday.
Jake Reifschnieder has been con-
fined TO his home the past week due
to fall on the icy pavementsaSat
st: Peter last week. He injured his
spine. n
Mrs. A. J. Mack of Racine, Wis,
who is spending a few weeks with
her brother, William Gardner. was
guest a few days last week of
Mrs. John Mulvehill. M.
Harry Quirk of Minneapolis spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
]. Quirk. He returned to Minneap-
oils Sunday where he is attending
the mechanical school for ex-soi-
diers. 49,. ..~@".
Miss Dorothy Kaveney is conval :
escing from a siege of the grippe.
Sam Lee and Henry Reifschnieder
Of Kasota visited friends and rela-
tiyes over the week end here.
Mrs. John Mulvehill spent few
days last week with relatives and
friends at Mankato. ~
Miss Rose Kessler spent the week
end with Mrs. j, j. Dobie during her
husbands absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Binder and
family were guests last Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Reifschnieder
Messrs. and Mesdames A. j. Raw
lings and Cecil Pettis were guests
last Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Ira Pettis.
James yQuirk was among the sol.
diers who returned home last week
and is visiting his mother, Mrs. J..
Quisk, of Lake Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Stangler mo-,
tored to Mankato last week on a
shopping tour
Mrs. John Pettis has returned
home from brief visit with her
nephew. George Pettis, Ind is'llli4y.
Mrs. Katherine Hermel of Cleve
land was the guest few days this
week of her daughter, Mrs. g. A..
Pettis.