Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-03-17
OFFICERS
FOR PHI. M. A. A.
ORGANIZATION DID EFFECTIVE
WORK DURING PAST
YEAR.
OTHER EAST END NEWS
Personal Notes About Packing House
Parties Given and Items of In
terest in and Near Big
Plant.

terest in and Near Big
The annual meeting OF the P. H. M.
A. A. was one of the events of the
week at the Morrell plant, and it was
we'll attended. The treasurer re
ported $3,122.S5 as being taken in last
year and S971 paid out in death bene.
fits. The balance had all been paid
out in weekly benefits, he reported,
except $3.50, now on hands. The fol
lowing named were chosen as officers
for the year 1908:
A. r. Brown, president.
George Afford, vice president,
w. B. Ramsell, secretary and treas
urer.
Executive committee, Geo. Schultz,
George Barnum, John Denefe. A. B..
Osler, John Loring, F. P. Wilkins.
Frank Briggs, Charles Freeman Mike
Moftitt, Thomas McGerry, Geo. Kaiser,
Otto Schaub, Joe Hanrahan, Lyle
Mosher, F. w. Hathaway, A. w. Peck,
William Davidson, Nevil Glew, Thos
Rimmer and B. F. Long
A committee of three members, A.
w. Peck, Thomas Rimmer and w. B..
Ramsell, were appointed to arrange
for P. H. M. A. A. entertainment to
be given late in March.
An Old Settler.
|. N. Newman of Oklahoma was a
visitor here last Thursday and was
greatly interested in all that he saw.
Mr.. Newman used to pillow corn
where the packing house now stands
over 40 years ago. His father rented
this land of Charles Blake and raised
corn when ever the river did not over
flow, which was frequent in those
days.
Birthday Party.
Last Saturday afternoon was the
ninth birthday of Miss Ethel Kreutz-
bender, who lives at 3OS North Iowa
avenue and about twenty of her
young friends came bringing presents
and the afternoon was pleasantly
passed in playing games Refresh
ments were served. Among those
present were:
Ruth Swanson, Sadie Redmond,
Aura Dale Mahoney, Cecil Manns, Be-
atrice Parkinson, Helen McGahey, Dan
Cox, Mabel Carlson, Edith Parkinson,
May Barker, Evaline Gatewood, Ethel
Langdole, Helen Gibbons, Leola
Slater, Wilma Cox, Isabel McLennan,
Fred Kreutzbender, Ethel Kreutz,
bender, Bertha Swanson, Lorene Carl
son.
Mrs. T. w. Walters of Kansas City
who has been visiting at the home Of
her mother, Mrs. Watcher, 2OS Mabel
street, returned home this week
The Branch Library.
City Librarian Miss Downey was
here and addressed the women in the
dining room last Wednesday noon.
Miss Downey also arranged to have
the branch library opened at Moons on
Tuesday and Thursday so that those
who carry dinners may have chance
to get books at noon.
East End Personals.
DR.. Stoltz preached in the East En-
church last Wednesday evening. Rev
Montgomery was called to Williams
burg to conduct funeral service.
Mr. Mullen of the general Office
force is quarantined at his home on
East Main street on account of small,
pox.
Joe wilkins. who drives one of ]!
Morrell & Co.'S market teams, was off
duty on the sick list part of this
week.
Bud Morgan, who runs the big
freight elevator in Cd was compelled
to quit and go home on account of
grip Thursday.
Assistant Engineer Geo. Jennings
is overhauling the new ice machine in
the new engine room.
Earl Balls of local room is in the
hospital this week and was operated
on for an injured hand
Ralph Fishbeck of Burlington, spent
Sunday with his parents on East
Main street
Mrs. Lilly Van Tyne of the sausage
department who has been sick for
the past two weeks with measles is
around again as well as usual.
William Jennings, foreman of the
carpenters and builders gang
has just completed a new brick floor
in the lard refinery that is a marvel
of solidity, stone, brick and cement.
About twenty young men took the
government examination last Friday
March 6.
S. A. Gillum, janitor at the dining
room, was on the sick list part of this
week
Ed Burnaugh of the killing depart.
ment who has been dangerously IL
with blood poison at his home 1908
Hayne street was taken to the hospi.
tai last Monday and is better.
Carpenter Foreman William Jen.
nings has a force of men on the new
house at the tomato farm, rebuilding
the house that was burned down last
fall
James Swirles, Jr.. is the latest ad,
dition to the general Office force and
began work last Wednesday.
Night Waterman Irwin was off duty
and sick last Wednesday night.
The Salvation Army officers held
religious services at the dining room
last Wednesday.
Will Huffstutter of the fire DEPART.
ment was called home last Wednes.
day morning by the dangerous sick.
ness of one of his children.
Rev. S. R. Ferguson of Cedar Rap.
ids, synodical missionary of the Pres.
bytery of Iowa was a welcome caller
at the plant and East End friends
last Wednesday afternoon.