Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
RESIGNS POSITION
ERNEST MAINS. FOREMAN OF
LARD REFINERY AT JOHN NOR.
REL G. co. TO LEAVE.
After Being Employed by Local Firm
for the Past Twelve Years, He Will
Leave for Kansas City, Mo-, Next
Month-East End Items.

After being employed by the firm Of
Johr Morrell & Co. for the past twelve
years, Ernest Manns, foreman of the
lard refinery has resigned, and will
leave about February for Kansas City
Mo-, where he has accepted a position
in the lard refinery in the plant of
Armour & Co. Mr.. Manns has served
the local packing company faithfully
during his connection with it, and takes
with him the best wishes of his fell
low workers and his employers. Mr..
Manns came to this country from Eng
land, and commenced with John Nor
rell G Co., in the foreign packing de-
partment, being transferred from this
room to the lard refinery, over which
he was made foreman. William Ware,
who has been assistant to Mr.. Manns,
will take charge of the refinery.
A New Organization.
A "Civic League was organized by
the men of the East End Presbyterian
church last Thursday evening, at a
meeting held for that purpose. By
permission of the session of the church
the organization was perfected, and the
following are the officers who were
elected:
President-Rev. w. H. HORNED.
ce-President-W. B. Ramsell.
Secretary-M. T. McClelland.
Treasurer-William Morrison.
A program committee will be ap-
pointed later by the president, and
meetings will be held monthly, at
which current events will be discussed,
and subjects which will have been pre-,
pared by the committee will be debat-
ed Short speeches were made at the
meeting Thursday by T. D. Foster, ].
P. Forsythe and William Morrison en-
dorsing the movement.
The Killing This Week.
The killing at the plant of the John
Morrell & Co. this week has been
steady. The approximate amount OF
hogs killed was LOO. The force OF mer
EN- ployed in this department has been
working steadily, killing nearly 1000
porkers each day.
East End Notes.
A small gate has been placed in thu
fence a short distance west of the rail
road tracks to be used by pedestrians
so that il will not be necessary for EN-
ployes of the plant or visitors to wall
on the tracks This was done by Su
perintendent Bullock, to avoid occur
renee of accidents happening on the
| tracks.
Miss Sallie Walker, Of Roeme1
street, is visiting with friends II
Agency.
] Henry Schulz, of the sausage room
4 was called home last Friday by tn.
dangerous illness Of one of his chill
dren.
Thomas Foster of Agency TOWNSHIP
was a business visitor at the plant o.
Thursday and Friday.
Milton Huddleston, one of the team
STEERS who resides on Iowa avenue, ha
been quite ill since Monday.
William McCune. formerly an Ell
gineer on the Burlington, but now
farmer who resides south of the cit!
was business visitor here Tuesda!
John Denefe billing clerk in the Ii
cal room is off duty suffering fror
blood poison in his left arm.
A. Dorm of the packing room was O
: duty last week sufferer from an ugl
: cut in his left arm. He is back
work again this week, however.
} Adolph Schaub of Kansas City an
Anthony Chess of Chicago, have bee
called here by the serious illness
Otto Schaub, who resides in East 0
! tumwa. Mr.. Schaub is in critic;
:. condition.
Street Commissioner Andrew Hi
was here consulting with Alderma
J, O'Malley last Thursday.
/. Henry Faver of the packing roor
o who has been i'll, is again able to
; at work.
William Kroble of the carpenter
e gang who was injured last Tuesda
: is reported to be improving rapid
7 7 and it is thought he will be able to r
4 sumo his work soon.
Miss Margaret Murphy, GOT Burde
: street and Miss Agnes Fay, 512 Myrt
l. street, were visitors at the plant {
Tuesday.
It Mrs. G. Ammenhauser of this eli
and her sister, Mrs. Me- w. Carter al
her daughter Miss Vivian Carter
= Springfield, ILL.,, were visitors he
Friday.
! Andrew Giltner, stock man fro
near Agency was a business visit
: with stock last Wednesday.
Lee Stockberger, who is employed