Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-28
TO HOLD ANNUAL SESSION.
Yearly Meeting of the p. n. M. A. A.
To Be Held March z.

The annual meeting of the Packing
House Mutual Aid association will be
held in the dining room of John Nor
reli & Co., Tuesday evening, March
z at o'clock. At this session, the
election of officers for the ensuing year
and other important business will be
transacted. All members are urged to
be present.
Z. p. spIlman Improving.
The intelligence that the condition
of Major T. P. Spilman is improving
will be gladly received in this city by
his many friends and acuuaintances.
Cashier P. R. Holloway, of John Nor
rell & Co, recently received a com
munication from Major Spilman at
Gulfport, Miss. in which he states that
he is much improved.
East End Items.
Ed Tweedell of the cutting room
got badly cut hand last Friday
morning, which compelled him to stop
work fer short time.
Supt Bullock, who has been a suf-
ferer from erysipelas is steadily i'm
proving in health and expects soon to
resume his work.
Charles Shadford of Agency was
here on business last Tuesday.
Frank Feely, foreman of the tin tag
department, who has been sick for
week or ten days, is no better.
Charley Boughner, of the engineers
department, who has been sick for
few days, is improving.
Q. F. Ames of Des Moines, agent
for the Adkins, Towny &. Allen Co., of
Chicago, was here on business last
Tuesday.
Charley Mckee, of the boiler room,
leaves the service of John Morrell e.
Co., to begin farming on the Mat Mier
place.
Joe Lewis of the stock yards, leaves
the service of John Morrell & Co., and
will engage in farming March 1.
John Lynch, of the stock yards.
spent last Sunday in Agency visiting
his mother.
VIM. FUR of the killing gang, who
has been off for week suffering from
a cut in his head, is improving.
Night Waterman VIM. Moffitt is
sick and off duty. His place is be-
Ing filled by James Mcdonald.
Rev. G. 7. McCampbell, of Fairfield,
was a visitor here last Tuesday. Mr..
McCampbell will be remembered by
people in the West End as an evangel-
list who conducted revival meetings
there about six years ago in the Pres
byterian church.
Otto Johnson of the packing room,
who has been off duty sick for three
or four days, returned to work last
Tuesday but was not we'll enough to
stand it.
Ellsworth Huffman is very sick at
his home, one mile south of here. Mr..
Huffman is threatened with appendi-
citis.
A young woman from Missouri was
here last Thursday looking for her
brother, Joe Meyer, who ran away
from home.
VIM. Scott Of Salem was a visitor
at the plant last Thursday He was
accompanied by his son-in-law, w. s.
Parker, ticket agent for the Burling-
ton.
James Conroy foreman of the dry
salt cellar, attended court Thursday.
! Mrs. Mike Garland, of Orchard
street, was called to ST. Joe, Mo-, last
Friday morning by the sickness of a
relative.
Dan Gallagher, who packs foreign
meat in the packing room, is sick
this week, sufferer from neuralgia
The Ladies Aid society of the East
End Presbyterian church, will meet at
the church next Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
A sewing school for girls was or
gained at High Point chapel. corner
Jay and Elm streets, last Saturday aft.
ernoon. The school will convene each
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
Mrs. William Wall has charge of the
school. This school is open to all girls
who desire to become proficient in
sewing.
The work at Riverview chapel is be-
ing vigorously pushed. Elder Thomas
Rimmer will speak at the meeting to-
morrow evening and N. T. Sleight one
week from that time. Rev. w. H. Hor-
mel will conduct the meeting next
Tuesday evening. The song service
before each of these meetings begins
at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. w. H. HORNED will speak at
High Point chapel tomorrow evening
Song service will begin promptly at
1880 o'clock
A congregational meeting of the
East End Presbyterian church is called
by the session, for Wednesday even,
ing, March l, at 7:45 o'clock in the
Sunday school room, for the purpose
of extending call to Evangelist ]. w
Foote to be a helper to the pastor for
one year.
A branch of the city library has
been added to the good work in the
Old East End chapel. Books may be
had Monday evenings from 1880 un
til $50 o'clock Also on Friday after
moons from 2:30 to O'Clock. The Ii
brarians are: Mesdames Harry Foster
and Geo. Barnum, and Robert Morrison
and Miss Clara Nelson. About SOC
volumes of choice books are at hand
and there are more to come. Library
cards may be had at any time from
the Librarians Entrance of library in
the back of the chapel.
cHEQUEST.