Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-25
TO SAIL FOR LIVERPOOL.
T. D. Foster of John MorrelI G. Co.
VIII Make Visit in England.

VIII Make Visit IN England.
T. D. Foster Of the John Morrell &
Co. packing plant leaves next week
for Liverpool, England, where he will
make his usual yearly business visit.
He will be accompanied by George H.
HORNED, president of the Austin Pack
ing and Provision Co.
East End Items.
N. Herber, an old employee Of the
plant Of John Morrell & Co. has re-
where he will learn the baking bust
ness. His fellow workmen and numer-
GUS friends at the plant wish him sue
cess in his new undertaking.
The following employees of John Nor
rell & Co. took advantage Of the ex-
cursion to Kansas City, Mo-, last
Saturday night: P. A. McGrath, S.
Campbell, c. Lee, D. Tweddell, G.
Phillips, Fred Drake. G. Schneider, G.
Kreutzbender, G. ]. Thompson, e.
Stromm, e. Reeves. L. Pitts, w. Root
and John Mckinney.
James Titus, an old Ottumwa boy,
and an old time railroad man on the
G. B. & O., but now a passenger en-
gineer on the Great Northern, running
from st. Paul to Duluth, was a visitor
here last Thursday.
Evangelist John e. Hunter will
preach at II o'clock in the East End
Presbyterian church tomorrow and at
4 o'clock the communion of the Lords
supper will be observed, at the close
of which T. d. Foster will give a talk.
Mr. Mullen of the office force had a
small fire at his house on East Main
street last Tuesday morning, but it was
put out before much damage was done.
w. H. T. Foster is in New York and
other eastern and southern cities this
week and will be gone for three or
four weeks.
Evangelists Crosslcy and Hunter, ac-
companied by DR.. A. e. Craig, were
visitors at the plant last Wednesday.
r. Belden of Chicago, ILL, was a
visitor here last Tuesday Mr.. Belden
is visiting at the home of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Lily Drake, who resides on
Mabel street.
Ed McGrath foreman of the pipe fit
tiers, who was off duty on account of
illness last week, was able to be at
work again last Monday.
Peter William, night Waterman, is
off duty for few weeks. His place is
being filled by James Mcdonald.
G.. B. Trout, retiring moderator of
the Iowa Presbytery was a very inter
ested visitor here early Wednesday
morning and was shown through the
plant by Mr.. Troub and was greatly
pleased with everything he seen.
| James Majors, manager Of the Mem.
phis, Tenn, branch of John Morrell &
Co., was here attending the funeral OF
the late Mrs. Laura Towers.
George Lovelace, head switchman fol-
John Morrell & Co., accidentally
sprained his ankle last Tuesday SO bad
that he was compelled to quit his
work.
Henry Parker of Castle Corner Kill
kenny, Ireland, is the latest addition
to the smoke house force. Mr. Parker's
father was schoolmate of T. d. Eos
| ter when they were boys together in
the old country.
Lawrence Starnes of the cellar force
is building an eight-room house in
Manning's addition, which will be
ready for occupancy in few more
weeks.
Joseph Williams and George Solo
mon of the cutting department were
in Burlington on business last Friday
Frank House, who has been en-
| ployed here in the fierce gang, has
severed his connection with the plant
and accepted a position in the Milwau
kee yards as switchman
| Mr.. Bell of All LincilrE avenue is or
| the sick list.