Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-19
w. H. Piepho Supposed to Hav.
Been Struck by an Engine.
PACKING HOUSE AND EAST END ITEMS
fourteen Thousand, Six Hundred Hogs
Received ut Packing House of
John Morrel g. Co., During
the Past Week.
IFrom Saturdays Daily.l

"a FROM saturdays Dally.I
w. II. Piepho, employed in the coop
erage department at the packing
house of John Morrell & Co., was seri-
ously injured at the Burlington cross
/ ing on Iowa avenue last Wednesday ev-
&ening. He may not recver from his
, injuries. AT first it was thought he
had been assaulted and robbed, but
his money and watch We're found on
his person, and the only theory now is
that he was struck by an engine. He
has no recollection, whatever, as to
how the accident occurred, but judg-
ing from the bruises on his body, the
Lying at the side of the track between
40 and II o'clock Wednesday night, by
Mr.. and Mrs. Duree, who! conveyed him
to their home and summoned DR.. j. b.
/, Wilson, who dressed his injuries.
Piepho is an aged German and claims
TO belong to the Masonic order. He
4 has been in the employ OF John Nor
1 rell & Co. for one year. His wife re-
sides at Des Moines, and owing to his
I critical condition she was yesterday
sent for.
Packing House and East End Items
.
The total number of hogs received at
( the packing house of John Morrell &,
Co. for the week ending last night was
$4,000, which represents one of the
busiest September weeks in the history
of the institution. The hog market
during the past week has been firm,
ranging from $4.25 to $4.35.
j d. L. Grantham, of sigourney, was
here on business Wednesday.
&; Miss Gertie Allott, extra cashier at
Morrell's market No. 2, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Barden, at Washington.
this week.
A son was born Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Burnett.
Charles O'NIalley, of Monmouth, Ill.
is visiting his brother, William O'Nlal.
ley, foreman of the killing depart
ment.
Rev. d. A. Murray, pastor of the East
End Presbyterian church, and Elder
Thomas Rimmer attended the meeting
of the annual Iowa presbytery at
Bloomfield, Monday.
Mrs. William McGrath was summon
ed to Sheboygan, Mich, Monday, by :
serius accident which befell her father
Mrs. John Motfitt was summoned tc
: ,,m.a2yille, ILL.,, Wednesday, by the seri
tdllness Of her father.
Cashier p. Z. Holloway returned tc
his desk in the Office Monday, after q
two weeks vacation. Give Bennett
also of the office, is enjoying his an,
nual vacation this week.
Timekeeper Elmer Thompson is
moving his family from the South
Side to the George Godfrey property
on North Roerner street.
f, Walker, train dispatcher at Wash.
ington, Ind, was here Tuesday visiting
his brother, William Walker, on Haynes
street.
Mrs. Roy Walker, of Deadwood, Col.
is visiting at the home of William
Walker, on Haynes street.
Joe Jennings, of Indianola, is visit
ing at the home of his uncle, William
Jennings.
John Schworn is erecting three
room dwelling on North Walnut ave
nue..
James Burnett is making arrange
ments to remove to his former HON,
in Kentucky.
+. Jones, an employee in the lard re
inery department at the packing
house of John Morrel g. Co., is unde,
the care of the physician at the Ottum
wa hospital, where he underwent al