Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-26
B UlLD A CHAPEL
EAST END PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH ERECTING A SUN.
DAY SCHOOL BUILDING.
New Mission Will Be Used For Sab.
bath School - Is Located In the vi.
cinity Of Grant and Cooper Streets
The Hog killins-East End Items.

A new chapel to be used as a Sab
bath school building is being built by
the East End Presbyterian church in
the vicinity of Grant and Cooper
streets. The lot has been purchased
and material for the building is bought.
In that portion of the city there are
from $50 to 200 children, who are IN
able to attend Sunday school at the
church and to afford accommodations
for these, the new chapel is being built.
Elder Michael Motif has charge of the
the work and expects to have 1t
completed and ready for occupancy
one week from tomorrow, at which
time the first Sunday school will be
held
Killing Increased.
The killing at the plant of John Nor
rell & Co., during the past week has
figured a good increase over the kill
ing of the week previous. The num-
Der of hogs slaughtered in the past
six days amounted to 9,40O. The
prices for live stock have remained
steady throughout the week.
East End Items.
John Slater of West Roemer street
is very i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. e. H. Lewis of Iowa avenue,
bought the Wourmbaugh property on
Mabel street last Tuesday for $625,
cash, and will remodel it at once.
Andrew Wind of The Office force has
been off duty few days this week on
the sick list.
Miss Julia Kripesbender is sick with
pleurisy at her home, corner of Iowa
avenue and Hayne street.
Nevil Glew, foreman Of the green
meat cellar is making improvements
on his property corner of Main street
and Iowa avenue. He will raise it one
story higher and build an addition to
it.
Dr. Paul o. Koto, state veterinarian
of Forest City. was here on business
last Thursday.
Thomas Meeks. who has been head
tankman for John Morrell & Co. for
years, leaves the service of the COM
pany on account of failing health and
goes: to Chicago tonight.
Nick Winter and wife, of Victor,
Colorado, are here, called by the sick
ness of Mr.. Winters father, Peter Win
tiers, of East Main street.
N. T,Sleight, foreman of the coopers'
department, is building an addition to
his property on IoWa$avenue.
S. Roberts Of this CITY,. and S. H..
Peugh Of Kewanee. Ill. were visitors
here Friday.
Mrs. Van Beck is very sick at her
home, corner Orchard street and Iowa
avenue.
Paul Ehrman, the young grandson
Iof conductor Henry Lockwood, badly
burned his hand and lips last Monday.
The little fellow was making molasses
candy and accidentally burned his hand
and then put his hand to his lips and
burned them also.
T. d. Foster is suffering from in
flammation of the eyes and has been
confined to his home since April 10.
Winthrop Peck, of the box factory,
and mis- son, Chester Peck, of the pack
ing room, left here Monday afternoon
for Chehalis, Washington, to be gone
indefinitely.
Roy Robertson, assistant timekeeper,
has left the service Of John Morrell &
Co. and entered the employ of the
International Harvester company in
this city Will Ramsell, of the box
factory, has been appointed to take his
place.
Assistant Engineer Geo. Jennings
badly sprained his left wrist while get
ting off the street car last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank went to Kenosha, Wis,
Saturday on account of the dangerous
illness of her sister, Mrs. A. P. Smith.
Rev. w. H. HORNED and Elder For
sythe went to Keokuk last Tuesday to
attend the spring meeting of the Iowa
| Presbytery.
A. B. osler is making an addition to
his Main street property.