Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-28
PICNIC AT KEOKUE
IF REASONABLE FARE CAN BE
SECURED, SOUTHERN CITY
WILL BE CHOSEN.
Big outing Day to be Held August ts
Arrangements In Hands of Pic
mic Committee are Being Rapidly
Completed - East End Items.

The city Of Keokuk, where Rand's
peautlful park is situated, will en-
tertaln close on to 1000 natives of Of
tumWa upon Thursday, August 18, if
reasonable arrangem ents as to trans
portation can be secured by the pic
mic committee of the Packing House
Mutual Aid association, which yester-
day decided that the big yearly outing
which the employees of John Morrell &
Co. have, will be held on the above
date at Keokuk. Negotiations with the
ROCK Island are now pending, the
packing house people expecting daily
to receive either favorable or unfav-
'orable report from the company. If
the latter be received, there are sever
al other cities anxious for the picnic,
and these will be Immediately taken up.
Even Number Killed.
The killing department of the plant
Of John Morrell & Co., slaughtered an
even 10000 hogs during the past six
days. The department has worked the
usual number of hours, notwithstand-
ing that last week the packing amount
ed TO $4,000. The prices for choice
stock this week has been changed sew
eral times.
East End Items.
Mr. and Mrs. Rash Farrell of Albu-
querque, N. NJ, are here on visit
with Mrs. Farrell's sister. Mrs. A. l..
Reynolds and Mrs. G. C. Ayers. Mr..
Farrell used to be night engineer for
John Morrell & Co. and has many
friends in the East End.
John Slaughters was here on bust
ness last Wednesday.
Charley McDavitt of st. Louis. an
old employe here, was married last
Wednesday to Miss Margaret Murray
of St. Louis.
Mrs. j. Lynch of East Bertha street,
is visiting in Concordia, Kan, for a
few weeks.
w. H Davis of the Yorkshire cream
cry, is sick at his home in Bloom
field.
Harry Kendall of the trimming room,
left here for Kansas City last Mon
day.
]. B. McGlumphly, an old employee
here, but who has been in Concordia,
Kansas, for his health, died at that
city few days ago. He was a mem Der
| of the P. H. NJ A. A. and he leaves
many friends both here and at Agency,
where he used to live.
Rev. w. H. HORNED will hold q
street meeting next Monday evening
at o'clock on corner of Hayne and
Cherry streets. Friends of the move
menr please meet at old chapel and
march to the place. of meeting.
Mrs. w. H. Hormel's Sunday school
class Of young men will give an enter
tainment next Thursday evening, June
go at the church for the purpose OF
purchasing new song books.
Ira Parker of the painters depart
ment, was called home last Wednesday
afternoon by the sudden illness of his
wife.
Rev. D. G. Bsvan, pastor Of the Main
Street Methodist Episcopal church, was
here on business last Wednesday.
George Danforth Of the packing
room, has left the service of John Nor
rell 6 Co. Last Tuesday night he lief
for Madison, Wis, where he will be
employed in the Milwaukee yards a!
SWllCullldu
Allan sperry of the Office force, Ii
in st. Louis taking in the Fair. aftel
which he will be employed in Memphis
Tenn.
Miss Mabel Lewis of Walnut street
closed her school at Happy Hollow
last Tuesday for ninety days yaca
ton.
MIR. and Mrs Harrison Hull Of Pc
luck, Mo-, are visiting at the home 0
Mr.. and Mrs. David Chodat on Nor
rell street.
Charles Wright Of the local room
badly mashed the middle finger of hi
left hand last Thursday afternoon.
G. OFT of the coopers' department, il
suffering from badly mashed hand.
Mrs. Mark Perigs of Creston, ha
been visiting relatives in the city. Sh
returned home Thursday accompanied
by her cousin, Miss Beatrice Parkin
son.
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