Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-15
Morrell Employees Will Probably
Hold Picnic in River Town.
WANT BETTER RATE FROM RAILROAD
John Morrell G Co. Packed $500 Hogs
Last Week-A substantial Gain Over
Previous Week-Prices Still High
East End Items.

year, said superintendent F. j. Bull
lock today in conversation with a
Courier representative, providing the
firm Is successful in obtaining a suit
able rate from the Burlington rail-
way" Until this question has been
settled, continued Mr.. Bullock, moth
ing will be done in regard to this mat
ter" The Commercial league of Bur-
lington have written to Superinten-
dent Bullock, extending a pressing in
to the firm to hold the picnic
IN that city and scores of other let
tiers have been received from various
citizens in the river city expressing
the hope that the annual outing will
be held there. The news that there
IS such strong possibility of the pic
mic going to Burlington will be gladly
received among the employees of the
plant, as they are playing that city
a strong favorite It is now UP to the
railway company to arrange the desir-
ed rate, and If that is done the Of
tumwa thousands will swarm upon
burlington and make that place look
for one day like real town.
Local Packing.
John Morrell & Co. packed $500
hogs in the past week as against 5,725
the week previous. This shows a
gain of 2,275 in the number of pork
ers marketed. The hog market closes
today at $3.50 in the best grade. This
is gain of ten cents over the figure
quoted at the close of last week.
Personal Items.
Miss Bessie Mcdonald is very sick
with typhoid fever.
Capt. J. B. Payton is visiting with
his family at Omaha
Miss Ethel Schaub is i'll. She is
threatened with typhoid fever.
John Rhowetter is in Chicago call
ed there by the illness of relative.
Albert McBurney. stock bookkeeper,
is spending his vacation in Ottumwa.
Owing to i'll health Harry Hill has
been compelled to quit work.
Mrs. Lilly Drake, 1O4 Mabel street,
who has been very ill. is some bet
ter.
Mrs. William Stinson and son are
visiting the formers parents at Mt. I'm
ion.
Harry Farrell, who has been in Chi
cago for the past two years, has re-
turned home.
Misses Maud and Mabel Lewis of
Walnut avenue, are visiting relatives
at Dahlonega.
j. A. Walker will leave next week
for visit with friends and relatives
at Cedar Rapids.
Miss Alice Chodat, who has been WIS.,
iting in Kansas City, has returned to
her home in this city.
Ben Glew, formerly of the pickle
room, has accepted the position of time
keeper on the Milwaukee.
Mrs. Dolph Schaub and children of
st. Joe, Mo-, are visiting in the city as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Schaub..
Geo. Wellman, manager of the New
York branch house has been visiting
with relatives in Ottumwa during the
past week.
Marie Rhowetter, the 12-year-old
daughter OF Mrs. and Mrs. John Rho
wetter, Ash street, is very sick with
typhoid fever.
Misses Liona Delmar and Fife
Beckley of Bloomfield, who have been
in the city as the guests of Misses
Jennie and Alta Horn, have returned
home.
Conductor H. Lockwood of Walnut
avenue will leave soon for visit to
Humeston and Kansas City. Later he
will go to Colorado hoping to benefit
his health.
Mr.. and Mrs George McClelland
and daughter, of Washington, Pa, are
in the city as the guests of their son,
M. T. McClelland, and daughter, Mrs.
7. D. Foster
D. H. Lockwood, North Walnut
street is slowly recovering from injur-
les he received on the railroad some
time since. His wife, who has been
very i'll, is some better.
F. J. Coleman. manager of the for
eign department, has gone to Vancou-
yer, B. c., and Seattle. Wash, for an
extended hunting and pleasure trip.
He will be gone about six weeks dur
ing which time Cleve CHM, his assist
ant will have charge of his desk.
John Daily, a well known East End
boy, is lying in the hospital at Hills
boro, Kansas, with broken leg. In
a letter to one of his friends he states
that he was on a train and in some
way fell with the above mentioned re-
suit. He was employed in the pack
ing house for some time
Mrs. Sim Twedell and children have
gone to Denver, where they will join
her husband who left here about two
weeks ago. Mr.. Twedell has secured
a good position with the Western
Packing Co. at that place. The best
wishes of their many friends will fol-.
low them and it is to be hoped that
the change of climate will improve
the health Of their children.
A reception was held in the parlors
of the East End Presbyterian church
Thursday evening in honor of Rev. w.
H. Hormel who has been visiting with
the people for the past week. Rev.
Hornet will preach tomorrow morning
upon the subject. Power and How to
Obtain It." The Lords Supper will be
administered at the close of the ser.
vices. Rev. Hornet will also speak at
the Y. M. G. A. Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock.