Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-07
BREEZY BUDGET
FROM EAST END
RECAP OF HAPPENINGS ABOUT
THE PACKING PLANT FOR
PAST YEEK.
MILAN LEAVES CITY
Government Meat Inspector Given
Transfer to Rockford, Ill.-one
Of the Old Timers at the
Plant.

w. F. Schuette of the purchasing
department, and j. q. Spengler of the
jobbing department, in company with
Chas. Nacke Of J. HI. Morrell & Co.,
left Friday evening on the Rock Is
land for Des Monies where they will
spend Saturday and Sunday visiting
with friends and relatives.
H. T. Mclean of the government
service, received word Thursday Of
this week of the granting of his re-
quest for transfer to Rockford, Ill.
and will leave in few days for that
city MIR. Mclean was assigned to
this station in the fall of 1906, coming
here from Chicago where for nearly
twenty years he was foreman In one
of the large packing plants. During
his stay here, by his fair and impartial
Judgment, he has proven himself a
competent Inspector. His jovial dis.
position and exemplary conduct has
made everyone his friend and all will
regret his going Mrs. Mclean, who
goes also, will leave behind her host
Of friends, especially among the
Eastern Stars" of which she has been
an active member for years.
Hub Swanson of the fierce gang.
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| Miss Carrie Thurston of the sausage
room, is in Creston this week. She
will be gone two weeks.
James Denefe, foreman of the g. B.
& @. yards, has a force Of men here
putting new steel rail in the yards at
John Morrell & Co.'S plant.
John Woods of the beef house, left
last night for Pella, accompanied by
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visit in Pella for week or two
Clarence Baker and wife will spend
the Fourth in Farson.
| Norman Lee, government inspector
at Ft. Madison, will visit his father,
T. d. Lee, over the Fourth.
Geo. Barnum foreman OF the cooper
shop, left for FIT. Collins. Col, yester.
day to visit with his daughter, Mrs.
has been there most of the summer.
Fred Striblew of Agency, was here
on business last Monday.
Employees of John Morrell & Co.
were paid yesterday afternoon.
/ Charley List Of Denver, Col, was
here on visit with friends last Tues
day.
4 Charley Reidquist, foreman of the
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for some weeks past was able to re-
turn TO his work last Wednesday.
A union Sunday school basket meet
ing will be held in the grove at Point
Isabel tomorrow. w. B. Ramsell will
speak.
Messrs Kemphner and Marks, trave-
ling statesmen for Openheimer Casing
Co. of Chicago, were here inspecting
casing Monday.
T.. d. Foster was in Fairfield on
business last Tuesday.
Rev. w. Fl. HORNED conducted street
meetings at the corner of Hayne and
Cherry streets last Tuesday evening.
Evangelist j. w. Foote left today
for Richland where he will deliver an
address at the Fourth Of July celebrur
tion He will preach at Clay tomos.
. row morning at II o'clock
Lew McCune of Los Angeles, Cal,
was here on business last Tuesday.
Mr.. McCune was an employee here for
years in the local room.
A. A. Lewis of the stock yards, has
been at the bed side of his brother,
Joe Lewis who was hurt on the head
while putting hay In his barn last
Tuesday Mr. Lewis is reported as be-
ing a little better.
Berchard Peck and family, left to.
day for Osgood, Mo-, where Mr.. Peck
will sing at celebration.
Verne Sleight of Winona. Mimi,
was here on visit last Wednesday
The new Packing House Mutual Aid
Association constitutions are now in
the hands Of the printers and will be
ready for use in short time
I. R. Workman, an employee of John
Morrell G Co. for the past six months,
left on Thursday for Decatur, Ill, to
engage in business there.
! Mrs. John Dawson, wife Of night
fire chief, will visit with friends in
Floris over the Fourth.
I. DR.. w. q. Owens of Williamsburg
Ia, will deliver a lecture on 'The
! Positive and Negative of Society al
! the East End Presbyterion church
!" Tuesday evening, July z. The Ladies
Aid society will serve refreshments.
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