Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-22
MAJOR SPlLMAN
ATTENDS REUNION
INDIANAPOLIS PAPER SAYS OF
TuMWA MAN WAS CENTER
OF ATTRACTION.

| indianapolis Star during his visit tc
that city in attendance at the recent
reunion of the F'ifty-second Indiana
volunteer infantry. The Star says:
Tom Spilman of Ottumwa, Ia, was
the center of attraction at the re.
union of the Fifty-second Indiana vol
unteer infantry held in the criminal
court room. Tom as everybody called
him was a general favorite with his
regiment and it was all he could do
to answer the thousand and one ques-
tons that were put to him by his com.
rades with reference to his doings in
the west since he left Hoosierdom.
His speech in the afternoon on
The Wives and Sweethearts of the
Regiment made the browning hit of
the assembly. 4 don't care said
Major Spilman, what the people have
TO say about the ladies' in these days.
say they are all right. They are the
whole cheese, if we only knew it. The
women folks are responsible for the
success of every mothers son of us.
They stood by us through thick and
thin and consented that we risk our
lives and their means of support for
tHe SOou VI the naulOn. =,
East End Notes.
Rev. e. Tibbitts of Hillsboro visited
his son Lou, in the city last Sunday.
Rev. Tibbetts is an old resident of
Wapello county and was for years pas
tor of the Baptist church at Agency.
John McNerney of the stock yards
returned home from Fort Riley. Mon
day.
Mrs. w. H. HORNED will deliver a
steropticon lecture on 1.-THE Man From
Italy" tomorrow evening in the Aud
itorium of the East End church, at
7:45 O'Clock. Admission free.
Mike Moffett, foreman of the box
factory was off duty short time
this week suffering from carbuncle
on the back of his neck.
A new iron cinder wagon recently
purchased was delivered here last Sat.
urday and will be working regularly
soon.
George Allott is acting foreman of
the foreign packing plant this week
and next during the absence of A. r.
Brown
Night Waterman Warrick is in Colo
RADIO this week expecting to buy some
land.
Mrs Sam Campbell has returned
home from Chicago after three
weeks absence
A. A. Lewis of the stock yards is on
the road this week in the interest Of
John Morrell and company.
John HORNED of Austin, Mimi. was
guest at the home Of his father-in-
law, T. D. Foster, this week.
Joe Hopkins of the government
service is on his vacation this week.
Cliff Atwood of the Office force is
in the hospital suffering from appen-
dicitis.
Mrs. Lilly Drake has moved into
the new house opposite the old chapel
Clarence Jones Of the casing depart
ment who has been on the sick LIST
since September 1, is as yet not able
to return to work
Floyd Farrall of the office force is
on his vacation this week.
Mr.. Mytton and Mr. McFadden of
The general force are on the sick lists.
Mr. Robinson Of the dry salt cellar
has recently been appointed chief
clerk on the mail desk at the packing
house.
William Fulton, night Waterman,
was called home last Thursday night
On account of the illness of his wife
c. w. Long and his force of painters
we're kept busy Thursday decorating
or the visit of the Iowa League of
Municipalities.
Sheriff w. w. Jackson was visitor
1t the packing house Thursday on
official business.
Dan Gallagher of the killing gang is
he latest addition to the fire depart
nent. He began his duties last Mon.
lay.
Thomas Smith Of the green meat
'ellar was called home Wednesday by
he death of his wife.
Officer William Riggle visited the
packing house Tuesday on official bus
ness.
Mrs Thomas Glenn Of MIL street
$ on the sick list this week.
charles Reidquist, foreman Of the
gang is off duty, being i'll.
Night Temperature Man, H. Hurst
vas sick for few days this week.
William Jennings, foreman OF tho
arpehter gang has force of men at
york on the new platform which is
e1ng erected on the east side Of
ullding d. this week.
Among the visitors at the packing
ouse this week were the following:
John Dey, Colorado Springs, Colo;
;. d. Shores, Libertyville; All and H.
linie ,Centerville; Cecil Snider Cen
erville; j. w. Mullen, Davenport
,obert Donald, Pittsburg, Pa; H. II. +
ray, Des Moines; Lee Warren, Eddy. +
lille; Charles Sipkein, Pella; John
nd Ed Altman, Butler; DR.. d. S.
iegle, Belknap; Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
God, Bloomfield; Mrs. j. +. Madden.
ty; Mrs. Sophia Madden, Hannibal
To-; Clyde Webb, Abba; J. B. Hoyt.
eacon; Solemen Fa, Mexico. Mo.
liss Mabel Dempster, city; Ed Wright
lty; Arthur Young and f. FLOYD.
loomfield; Joel White, Millersburg:
B. Bartlett, Harpersville; C. S, +
eatty, Russell; Miss Elinor Mel,
lano; Miss Alexander. Promise City;
nd Miss Nell Greenlee, city.