Death Of A. M. Pett

The friends of Mr. A. M. Pett in this city will deeply regret to learn of his death at Manchester, Iowa, on March ist. He was a man of warm friendship,a genial companionable gentleman, a good churchman, an uncompromising democrat. For six years, from 1879 to 1885, he lived on East University avenue in this city. He was a druggist and a great traveling salesman for druggist's preparations. The Winona Daily Republican of March 2, contains the following: "A telegram received at a late hour on Thursday afternoon by Mr. Willáíü E. Pet'f conveyed the sad news of the death of his father, Mr. A. M. Ptt, at his hotel at Manchester, Iowa. Mr. Pett had not been feeling well for several days, but neither he nor his relatives supposed that anything serious was the matter. Yesterday morning Mr. Willard Pett received a telegram stating that his father was much worse, and he was making arrangements to go to Manchester in the evening when the second telegram arrived announcing his father's death. Mr. Pett lelt for Manchester last night to bring back his father's remains. The funeral arrangements have not been completed, but in all probability the interment will be made in VVoodlawn cemetery. Mr. Pett was born in London, England, March 5, 1829, and came to this country at the age of 12. For the greater portion of his life he was engaged in the drug business, first at Watertown, Wis., then at Beloit, then at Milwaukee. He was married in October, 1858, to Margaret Fountain at Washington, D. C. In the same year he removed to Austin, Minn., where he was cashier of the State Bank of Austin, which bank was one of the few which paid dollar for dollar at the time of the collapse of wild cat currency. He then engaged in the drug business at Hastings, Minnesota, till near the close of the war, when he removed to Lyonsdale, New York. In 1868 he was one of the organizers of the wholesale drug house now known as Noyes, Pett & Co. In 1869 he sold his interest and removed to this city, engaging in the retail drug business and since that time has been the traveling representative of various manufacturing drug houses. In 1879 he removed to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the education of his children, returning to Winona, in 1885. Sincejthat time he has carried on the drug business under the firm name of A. M. Pett & Son. He is survived by his wife and two childdren, Mrs. H. W. Clarke, of St. Paul, and W. Pett, of this city. He was a member of the Episcopal church, and of the masonic order. A telegram received this afternoon from Mr. Willard Pett announced that he would arrived here at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning in charge of his father's remains."