Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-28
MORRELL ANNUAL
OUTING JULY Is
LOCATION FOR THIS YEARLY
EVENT OF THE PACKING HOUSE
EMPLOYEES UNDECIDED
Communications Have Been Sent to
Davenport, MuscatIne, Fairfield,
Cedar Rapids, Mt. Pleasant and Fl.
Madison.

From Saturdays Daily.
The twelfth annual outing Of the
Morrell employees, will be held on
Tuesday, July 16. This is the date
that was set by the picnic committee
yesterday. The place where the pic
mic is to be held has not as yet been
decided upon. The committee which
has charge Of this years outing has
written to the mayors Of the follow
ing cities: Davenport, Muscatine,
Cedar Rapids, Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant
and FIT. Madison to find out what ar
rangements can be made to handle
the crowds. The members Of the
committee are: Otto Schaub, George
List. George Afford, A. r. Brown and
W. B. Ramsell.
This annual event is looked for
ward to by the many employees Of the
packing house from one year to an
other, with much happy anticipation.
1t is one Of the biggest events of the
year for the packing house employees
and their. friends. Three to four
special trains are run on this day to
assemble the picnickers at the ap-
pointed place Of meeting. Last year
about 5000 people attended the out
ing at Burlington.
OF the above named cities Daven-
port and Muscatine are the ones most
favored by the majority Of the en-
ployes. Neither one Of these cities
has been visited. If satisfactory
rates can be secured to either of them
the outing will likely be held there.
There is also some talk of holding 1t
in Ottumwa, but this is not much
favored as the men prefer to spend
the day out Of the city.
other East End Items.
Charles Mckinney, foreman Of the
roustabout gang, who had his arm
badly broken a few weeks ago, is rap
idly improving. All danger Of losing
his arm is past.
Harry 3. Farrell Of Chicago was in
the city this week. He visited with sew
eral Of his old friends at the packing
house. Mr.. Farrall was formerly en-
ployed In the trimming room. He has
just recently returned from a trip to
France.
The new elevated railroad between
building o and the main building has
been completed. M. W. Morgan, an ex-
have charge Of the road.
Mrs. J.. J. Mckinney, Dora Beeler,
Josie Huffman, Anna Krafka, all OF
this city, Fritz Katzinggamer of Now
kie, Mo-, Edward Berry of Dubuque,
G. w. Hunt Of Knoxville. MI. and Mrs.
John Johnson of Unionviue, N. Brown,
w. A. c. Brown, Edith Brown and Eu-
gene Hallett of Lincoln, Neb., were
among the many visitors of this week.
Benz Klein and Andrew Daggett
were the P. H. M. A. A. visiting COM
mittee this week
T. Hall Spilman and family of Can
ton, Miss, have returned to Ottumwa
where they will make their future
home again after an absence of about
five years.
An addition will be built to the north
end Of the dining room, which will be
used as a dining room for the girls.
William Whalen of the cutting gang
badly cut finger of his left hand last
Tuesday.
George Kaiser of the pipe filters
gang, who has been off duty for some
time suffering from dislocated
shoulder, returned to work Monday.
James Garland is the latest addition
to the carpenter force. He began work
last Monday.
Captain T.. J. Kelley Of the carpen.
ter gang, Is in Abba this week attend
ing the funeral Of his sister-in-law, who
died last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ B. Richie of 1918
Railroad street, left last Thursday
evening for Mt. Pleasant to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Riches mother, Mrs
John T. Shaw.
Mrs. Eli Hill, residing on Evergreen
street, left last Thursday for Cincin
natl, Ohio to join her husband, Ell
Hill. who has been appointed meat in.
spector and located in Cincinnati.