Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-02
TO CAN TOMATOES
JOHN MoRRELL G. co, WILL BE-
GIN NEW INDUSTRY NEXT
MONTH.
100 Employees Will Be Used in Pick
ing and Canning the Large Crop OF
Tomatoes - The Killing - Ladies'
Aid Society Picnic.

Aid Society Picnic.
From Saturdays Daily.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted by John Morrell & Co., for can
ming this years crop of tomatoes in
the new canning department of this
establishment. Operations will begin
about August 10, unless the present
plans miscarry. The tomato crop this
year is large and will necessitate the
employing of at least 100 persons for
picking and canning.
The Killing.
The killing at the plant of John Nor
rell & Co., this week has aggregated
5000. This is not considered big nor
little, but about the average. The
prices for live stock the past six days
have varied but little.
To Give a Picnic.
The East End Presbyterian church
Ladies' Aid society picnic which was
scheduled to be held yesterday, has
been postponed until next Thursday,
April 4. The society members will
meet at the corner of Iowa avenue and
Main street at 10 o'clock next Friday
morning and repair to the picnic
grounds.
East End Items.
Phronsie McGrath left last Thurs
day evening for Des Moines to be
| away for few days on visit with
| friends
T. H. Berry, store keeper at the
| packing house was off duty last Thurs
day suffering from a slight attack Of
appendicitis.
| Robert Wray of the green meat eel
lar was called home last Thursday by
the illness of his wife.
Matthew Neil, foreman of the stack
builders was here Saturday saying
| farewell to Superintendent Bullock,
and his many friends. Mr.. Neil goes
from here to Freeport, ILL.,, to build a
huge stack.
]. P. Cavins of Riverview who
works in the packing room is off duty
this week, threatened with gangrene
in one Of his feet.
Miss Maggie Fisher 1928 East Main
street is building new six room
house to be used as a dwelling
house.
Mrs Michael Garland who lives on
Orchard street, met with painful &C.
cident last Tuesday. She was in a
buggy with neighbor when the horse
took fright and ran away and threw
Mrs. Garland out of the buggy and
broke one of her ribs.
George Jennings of the engineers
force is painting and making exten.
sive repairs on his property on Rail-
road street.
Mrs. Emma Weimer of South Oma-
| ha who is here visiting her parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schworm and
who has been very sick is slowly
mending.
George Schworm of Omaha an old
employe here arrived last Tuesday
for short visit with his mother.
Charley Kearns of the killing room
who has been suffering from scalded
foot will soon be able to resume his
work.
George Strobe head bookkeeper is
taking his annual vacation.
Frank Brady employed as switch
man here is off duty suffering from
white swelling in one of his knees.
Clyde Ware, assistant foreman Of
the lard refinery who has been on the
sick list part of this week is better
and able to be about his duties again
Mrs. Elizabeth Schworm 202 Cherry
street who has been suffering from
blood poison is much better.
William Bullock Of the beef house
who has been off duty few days suf
work Monday.
4 Jake Ammanheisuer foreman o.
the heading gang who was on the
sick list few days last week is al
work again this week.
i @. Stevents of the machine shop was
in Chicago last Saturday on business
Mrs. w. G. Standby of Boone, la.
is visiting at the home Of her broth
er, Lyle Mosher on Morrell street.
Elder ]. P. Forsythe will speak a,
the East End Presbyterian church to
morrow morning at II o'clock and FL
der Michael Motif will speak in the
evening on the subject of the "I'rodi
gal Son"
Mr. and Mrs. Guss Carlson of NORTH
Walnut street are in st. Louis this
week taking in the fair and visiting
Mrs. Carlson's sister, Mrs. Edward
: Walton.
, Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wra.
,, of Hayne street, daughter, las
Thursday night.