Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-11
East End Items.

]. M. Mclaughlin is enjoying his an
nual vacation.
T. H. Spilman was in Batavia Mon
day on business.
Will Ellis of the trimming room &C
cidently cut his left hand last Satur-
day.
Misses Mamie and Mabel Crozier, of
Abba are in the city the guests of
Miss Alma Glew, on Mabel street.
Mrs. Eliza Reynolds, of Agency, was
in the city Thursday the guest of Miss
Sallie Walker, on East Roemer street
G. L. Sanders has been appointed
weighmaster in the packing rooms in
place of Emmett Daugherty, who is i'll.
Harvey Jones Of the box factory, has
been appointed the fireman of John
Morren and company's engine, No.
225.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. McGrath and Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Duree attended the Mac
cabee picnic at Marshalltown Thurs
day.
A. S. Henderson, stenographer to
NJ. T. McClelland who, has been on
his regular vacation, has returned to
work.
Mr.. and Mrs Schwikard, of Martins
burg are in the city visiting at the
home Of Frank Jones, on East Main
street.
Mrs. Thomas Rimmer and daughter
Miss Laura, went to Marshalltown
Thursday for a two weeks visit with
| friends.
r. E. Lanning of the local room re-
ceived four fine specimens of the Bel
gian hare Wednesday for which he
paid $100.
Albert ]. McBurney, formerly with
the firm of S. G. Cullen and company
has accepted a position on the night
Office force.
Captain T. G. Kelly of the carpen-
ters gang, was off duty Thursday at
tending the funeral of the late Mrs.
Bryan Brier.
E. R. Weaver, of Chicago, formerly
weighmaster for John Morrell and
company, is in the city calling on old
| time friends.
William Wind, who was taken home
sick last week, has been taken to the
| city hospital, where he is being treat
ed for heart disease.
A musical entertainment will be CIV
en- June 20 at the East End Presbyte-
rian church, under the direction of j.
H Rheem, the choir master.
Miss Lydia Klingelhoffer has resign
ed her position as saleslady at Phil
lips Big store, and has returned to her
old home in Indianapolis, Ind.
T. l.. Begun, Of the Western Union
Telegraph company, has been assign
ed to the Office just vacated by Earl
Bott, as telegrapher in the Office.
Andrew Doggett, of Omaha, Neb., is
visiting relatives and friends in the
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ployed at the Morrell packing house.
Jake Hall, assistant manager of the
jobbing department, who has been off
about week on account of the illness
and death of his father, has returned
to work.
Chauncey Morris, formerly Of the
ed to position in the foreign depart.
Harry Dubois.
James Mccarthy, an "old timer" in
the cutting department who has been
enjoying a short vacation for the i'm
provement Of his health, returned to
work Monday.
Robert McDougall, foreman Of the
smoked meat department, received a
message from Montreal Monday in.
forming him of the death of his moth.
er, Mrs. Jeanette McDougall.
Mrs. EARNEST Manns will leave for
Oakland, Neb., next Tuesday for Wis
it with relatives. Mrs. Manns will be
accompanied by her sister, Miss Lena
Nelson, teacher in the Franklin
school.
Lyle Mosier, who works in the kill.
ing department, accidentally cut the
muscle of his left arm Tuesday, and
on Wednesday he fell striking his arm
and injured it so that he was COMPEL
ed to lay off.
r. N. Morrell and son Foster left
Friday evening for Buffalo, N. Y,
where they will spend two weeks at
that city visiting Mr.. Morrell's moth.
er, and also attending the Pan Amer
lean Exposition
Mrs. VIM. Stinson and Miss Anna
Foster have opened an afternoon
meeting for boys and girls to be held
every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
in the room where the kindergarten
school has been held.
Earl Bott, who has been a telegraph
operator at the Office for the past few
years has resigned his position with
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