Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24

vi CH0 tdSC EuQ anu among the EN-
ployes of the packing house this week.
Among those members of the P. H. M.
B. A. whose illness has been reported
are the following, Joseph Anthony,
William Whalen, A. Larson, Thomas
Glenn, F. Vivian, Wallace Hicks, Geo.
Richards, and P. Whalen.
Aid Society Meets
The Ladies' Aid society of the East
End Presbyterian church was very
pleasantly entertained Thursday after
noon, Oct. 10, at the home of Mrs.
Myres, on Iowa avenue. The after
noon was spent in games and con-
tests, after which refreshments were
served. The next regular meeting of
the society will be held Friday after
noon, Oct. ~, in the dining room of
the church. All women of the congre-
cation are invited to be present,
Killing is Small. e
The killing this week is compare
lively small as only 5000 hogs have
been packed at the plant during the
last seven days, as compared with
11,000 last week.
Other East End Items.
Otto Schaub, foreman of the can
ming rooms, is on his vacation this
week and will be in Chicago most of
the time.
John Morris, foreman of the killing
gang, is off duty and on the sick list
,since October IA, at his home on East
Roemer street
Mrs. N. Hollingsworth of Seymour,
and Miss Bertha Evans Of Ottumwa
were visitors at the plant last Mon
Vday.
Cashier P r Holloway Of the general
office, is on his vacation this week
and his place is being filled by Pay
master Give Bennett.
Patrick Whalen of the cutting gang
ls off duty this week, sufferer from
blood poison in his left foot
T. d. Foster has been making some
improvements on the old chapel. That
part of it where the East End library
Is located has been remode1ed and
overhauled and now presents very
fine appearance.
Earnest Manns foreman of the lard
refinery, is ENJOYING two weeks va
cation, which he will spend at home
making repairs on his property on
Iowa avenue.
Joe Ray, who is watchmar at the
Iowa avenue crossing, returned last
Friday from a three months visit
with relatives in Altoona, Pa.
Miss Pearl Couple of Riverview is
very sick with typhoid fever at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Gains
on East Main street.
A. r. Brown, foreman of the Eng.
lish packing room, is off on his vaca-
ton, which he expects to spend in the
south, part Of the time at Hot Springs
Ark. He will be accompanied by, his
wife.
Il Arthur Bean of the fire department
was compelled to quit his work a
few days on account of sickness.
Roy Beard, formerly employed in
Superintendent Bullock's office, but
now attending school at Roseville, Ill.
was here on business last Saturday
and returned Monday.
G. w. Thompson of Burlington, was
here on business last Monday. Mr.
Thompson was in the employ of John
Morrell & Co. last winter.
Mrs. Templeton, proprietor of TEN
pleton House, was in Eddyville Sat
urday on business.
Grant Kirby of the Casing depart
ment, is in ST.. Joseph, Mo-, this week
on business.
Peter Tharp of the packing room
Sam Campbell, of the casing room
John Mckinney of Superintendent
Bullock's Office and Ed Wright of the
East End room, were in Kansas City
Mo-, on the excursion last Saturday.
Joseph Ray, flagnan at the Iowa
avenue railroad crossing has return
ed from months visit with relatives
in Altoona and Bellefonte, Pa
Henry Lockwood of Walnut avenue
for 20 years an employee of the Bur
lington, is in Oklahoma this week see