Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-23

will Join the WlllldH brOlnerS GfeaL
Northern circus. They will make
their first appearance as musicians
with that organization next Tuesday,
April rs. Mr.. Lunkley plays bari
tone and Ralph Henderson,, though
vet young boy, is considered one of
the best trap drummers in the west
Messrs. Lunkley and Henderson, are
well known in the east end having
worked for John Morrell & Co. for a
number of years, and were held in the
highest esteem by the company.
/ Miss May Gibson, of Kansas City,
Mo-. and Louis Traul, of this city, were
married last week at the home of Hen
ry Hamilton. Mr.. Traul is well known
in East Ottumwa, having lived on East
Roemer street, and worked in the box
factory for number of years.
Wesley Pevonka, foreman of the Op-
enheimer Casing department for the
past eigh years, has resigned his posi-
ton on account of i'll health and will
remove his family to Cedar Rapids,
their old home Mr.. Pevonka is Suf-
fering from nervous prostration. He
will be succeeded by John Jackson, Of
Indianapolis, who has had considerable
experience in the casing business. ia
cob Hammersehlay and Mr.. Openheim-
err were in Ottumwa last Wednesday
arranging for the change. Mr.. Pevon-
ka leaves this city with the best wish
es of host of the packing house PEG.
pie.
Fred Rupert, an old conductor on
the c., B. &. O., when it was part of
the B. & M. R., is visiting at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Lunk.
ley, on Hayne street. Mr.. Rupert has
for several years been employed as en-
gineer on the G. & N. W. railway.
Mrs. A. Graves, who formerly resid-
ed on Hayne street, has removed to
Agency, where she has established a
| boarding house for railroad employees
VIM. Leonard, of the fierce gang, has
been off duty this week on account of
illness.
Mrs. Ed. Lee, of FIT. Worth, Texas,
| is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moffitt, on Walnut street.
"A new baseball nine is being organ
lied In the killing gang, with Dan Ru-
rec as captain. This team challenges
any other team of any department at
the packing house.
Major T. P. Spilman has returned
home from Canton and is telling the
boys interesting southern stories.
Mrs. M. ]. Stinson, of Lucas, is visit
ing at the home of William Stinson, on
Hayne street.
George list. of the killing depart
ment at the packing house, is arrang
| ing to build a house on his lot in the
Janney addition.
Hon. T. D. Foster was bidding the
employees goodbye yesterday prepare
tory to his trip to Liverpool, England
John Wishart is on business trip
| to Marshalltown. Ames and Grinnell
| Mr. Wishart expects to return to this
city next Thursday.
A. E. West, of Chicago, was bust
Thursday.
Visitors at the packing house this
week were: Miss Clara Frank, OF
tumwa; D. j. Morgan, Keb; Miss Ell
eanor Lands, Staffordshire, Eng; J.E
Roth, Frank Gillum, Fairfield; G. D
Barber, Melvin Hunt New York; Char
les White, Cleveland, Ohio; Roy Bell
o. c. Bell and Miss Rose Bell, Bel
KNAPP; James Cotton, Pennington; 0
A. Bonnell, Humeston; Augustus Lager
Charlton; F. L. Funk, Fremont; w.
Boyd, Eddyville; Cyrus Nolin, Monroe
Mr.. and Mrs. James Titus. st. Paul
Mimi; Miss Viola Stewart. Leon; Gus
Masters, Centerville; 0. Kennedy, Mys
tic, and S. w. Nelson, Shenandoah.