Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-23
WANT THE PICNIC.
PENNINGTON CITIZENS EXTEND
INVITATION TO COMMITTEE.
OTTUMWA MAY GET ANNUAL OUTING
An Active Committee Has Started
Preparations for the Yearly Picnic
of the Packing House Mutual Aid
Association-East End Items.

Pennington wants the Morrell pic
MIC The merchants OF that place have
written the committee in charge or
the annual outing of the Packing
House Mutual Aid association, extend
ing an invitation for the gala event.
The committee has not, as yet, aTrang-
ed definitely for any location, but is
considering the Pennington offer and
no doubt will select some adjacent
town in which to hold the yearly gath
ering. Every effort possible is being
made to have this years picnic out-do
all previous ones. There is some talk
of having the event in this city, at
Caldwell's park, but the committee has
not, as yet, seen fit to select any GER
tain location. N. K. Sleight, Robert
MeDougal and A. B. Osler comprise
the committee and have everything
relative to the picnic under their jur-
isdiction.
The Pennington Letter.
The following letter, signed by the
mayor of Pennington and TWENTY-FIVE
leading merchants OF that place, was
received by John Morrell & Co.:
"Messrs. John Morrell & Co,
"Otttlmwa, Iowa.
Gentlemen
1--WE, the undersigned merchants Of
Pennington, Iowa, extend a very cor
dial invitation to your committee on
selection of location for this coming
summers picnic. We have an excel
lent grove, with nice level ground and
plenty of good shade trees and good
water The grove is on the west side
of the river and the railroad runs
along one side of it.
Trusting that you will consider this
application for the above, we beg to
rem ain, Yours truly.
Local Packing.
There were 11,100 hogs packed at
| the plant of John Morrell & Co. this
week, as against $500 last week. This
| is good increase and the prospect is
that the packing will show compara-
| tive gains each week. For choice hogs
over $50 pounds, the top price is $50.
| This price did not fuctuate during the
| past week
| East End Notes.
Frank Peterson is the latest addition
to the engineers department.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. Minear, ali
eleven-pound son, last Wednesday:
Clarence McMichaels of the Office
/ force is enjoying his annual two
weeks vacation.
i John Breakey, 1926 East Main
street, is remodeling his home and
building an addition to it.
i Mrs. Charles E. Knight. 1882 East
Main street, is visiting friends and
relatives in Oskaloosa this week.
George Sweeny, who formerly had
charge of the large elevator in the
smoke house. has been compelled to
/ lay off from his work owing to falling
eyesight.
! Andrew Wind is in receipt of a let
ter from Clarence Thompson, former.
ly stockkeeper for Superintendent Bull
lock, who is now in San Francisco,
/ California.
Edward Swan, of North Bend, Neb.,
a student at Monmouth college, at.
Monmouth, ILL.,, is visiting for a short
1 time with his uncle, w. B. Swan, 1048
| North Court street.
i Gordon Allott, who has been employ
4 ed in the office, has been compelled to
resign his position on account of his
1 health. Mr.. Allott will leave for Fort
i Worth, Texas, Tuesday
i Miss Maud e. Lewis, who has been
Teaching at Bobtown, closed her school
4 Thursday and returned to her home,i
4 234 Walnut avenue, where she will
j spend the summer vacation.
/ William Smith, who is employed III
taking temperature in the chill room,
came upon swarm of bees last Tues
day, which had settled in some iron in
the rear of the Blacksmith shop.
i The visitors at the plant this week
wer as follows: w. w. Juden, Eos
ter McElderly and Mrs. Fl. Daniels. of
this city, Mrs, Belle Carver of Agency,
Mrs. Lavender OF Bloomfield, Thomas
Owen of Des Moines, o. Owens of Conf
dence and A. j. Foster of Rockford, Ill.
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