Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-05-03
A SLIGHT INCREASE
OVER TEN THOUSAND HOGS
KILLED AT MoRRELL PACKING
PLANT THIS WEEK.
Mrs. w. n. HORNED to Give stereoptl-
con Lecture at East End Presbyte-
rlan Church Sunday Evenins-A
Birthday Party.

During the past six days 1O,1OO hogs
were killed at the Morrell packing
plant in the east end of the city, an
increase of 700 over the preceding
week when 9,400 were killed. The
prices for live stock have remained
about the same during the week.
stereopticon Lecture.
Owing to the absence of Rev. w. H.
HORNED, pastor of the East End Pres
byterian church, the pulpit Sunday
morning and evening will be filled by
Mrs. HORNED. Sunday evening she will
give another of the illustrated lectures
which have proven so popular. A free
will Offering will be taken for the bene-
fit of the missionary society.
Birthday Party.
Vernon Buxton entertained a num-
ber of friends in honor of the sixth
anniversary of his birthday last
Thursday. Vernon was the recipient
of many beautiful presents from his
young friends. Refreshments were
served and all present had very en-
joyable time. Those present were Lila
Glew, Marguerite Reynolds, Mary Zim-
norman, Jennie Kirkhart, Margaret
Condolen, Gladys Ramsell, Viola Moi
fit. Geraldine Kirkhart, ,Bernice Lewis,
Florence McInerney, Ethel Schaub,
Opie LaRue Ross Lapham, Edward
Schultz Everett Lewis, Max Ramsell,
John Gibbons, James Schwentker, Ora
Randall, Gordon Sumner, Charles
Sumner, Misses Mueller, Nader, Rich
ardson, Edna Slater, Mesdames Ram
sell, Duree, Zimmerman and Kirkhart.
East End Items.
DR.. Burton Rodgers Of the govern
ment inspection staff leaves tonight
for Cedar Rapids where he will be
stationed for some time. DR.. Rodgers
has made many friends during his
short stay here.
Bert Miller, Of Indianapolis, Ind, re-
turned to Ottumwa Thursday to enter
the service Of the Openheimer Casing
Company.
Miss Maude Lewis finished teaching
an eight months term of school at
Oak Ridge last Thursday.
Miss Olive Mccartney, of Ottumwa.
and Miss Kate Rappold, Of Burlington,
we're visitors at the Morrell plant We'd
nesday afternoon.
DR.. A. j. McCauley, Of Philadelphia,
representing the University Medical
society of Philadelphia, New York and
London gave q lecture to the men in
the dining room Thursday noon on
First Aid to the Injured"
Mark Pauncey Of Riverview, who
works In the killing department, was
called home Thursday by the illness
of his wife.
Matthew Neil, Of Chicago, arrived
here last Monday and began work on
the new smoke stack.
Mrs. Kate Kelley, who was the
guest Of friends and relatives In the
city, for a few days. returned to her
home in Victor. Colorado, Wednes-
day.
| Miss Effie Dick Of the trimming
room. badly cut one Of the fingers Of
her left hand Monday. The wound
was dressed by DR.. w. 9. Newell.
Professor j. H. Rheem and the East
End choir will present the cantata
Queen Esther" at the East End Pres
hyterian church next Tuesday even
ing.
| Superintendent F.. ]. Bullock had a
force of men at work hauling bags
| of sand to the low places along the
river bank last Monday to prevent
the water from washing away the
banks.
Harry Foster was in st. Louis Tues
day and Wednesday looking after the
Morrell exhibit In the Agricultural
building.
]. H. Morrell was in Chicago Tues
day on business.
Emil Marks, who packs castings for
4 the Oppenheimer company, returned
4 to work Thursday after two weeks
vacation in Chicago.
Mrs, J. R. Beard of Baxter, is visit
| ing at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Stinson on May street.
James Breakey of the dry salt eel
lars, was in st. Louis this week en-
joying his annual vacation.
| Axtel Larson who works in the lard
refinery and who was badly hurt on
the night of April a. is improving.
4 H. D. Robinson is building new
house on his lot on Tacoma street In
| Riverview The residence will soon
be completed.
Thos. Hines, colored, lost a check
for $7.O5 last Saturday.
Last Thursday afternoon the dry
salt cellar Indians defeated the local
room windjammers in baseball
game by a score of 9 to i.
i The fire department did good
work at the fire Of the Morrison res
idence. The boys took over the chem
ical engine and had the fire extin-
guished before the city department ar
rived.