Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-27

Packing House Pick-Ups.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Helm
eel, last Monday, son.
j. Hall, of the jobbing department
is enjoying his vacation.
w. A. Post, of Rock Island, was a
business visitor Tuesday.
Charley Farrell, of the office force,
is off on a short vacation.
James Green, one of Agency's best
boys, was here on business last Thurs
day.
M. G. Burns returned to his desk
last Monday after visit with friends
in Omaha.
Kirk Newell, of Agency township,
was a business visitor to the scales Of.
flee Monday.
Mrs. Black, who has been visiting at
the home of Mike Moffit has returned
to her home in Chicago.
Ed Jordan, who has been on farm
for some time, has returned to the
killing gang for the future.
N. Jones, who works nights in the
engine room, is building neat addi-
ton to his Riverview property.
Rash Farrell, of the night engine
room department, has moved his fam
lily from Agency to this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Beard, of Mount
Union, accompanied by Rev. J. r.
Beard, were visitors here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Orion, of Lucas,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Stimson, on Hayne street.
Mrs. S. M. Graham, of 4dissouri Val
daughter, Mrs. Jones,in River View adj
dition.
VIM. Stiles, of the killing depart.
ment, is off duty this week, a sufferer
from severe cut on the knucllles OF
his left hand.
John Morrell & Co. will close down
as far as possible next Thursday to
enable their employees to observe
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Wishart, wife of Chief Engineer
Wishart, will leave tonight for Chica-
go in company with her children, for
an indefinite visit.
Fletcher McCloskey, of the killing
gang, severely cut the knuckle of his
left hand Wednesday, and he is now
| off duty for few days.
w. H. Loecher, travelling represen.
tative of the Better Manufacturing Co.,
of Milwaukee, was business visitor
at the engine room Thursday.
Billy Whalen, the Packing House
Poet" who has been confined to his
room for the past six weeks on &C
count or erysipelas is again on duty.
G. w. Tibbetts, of this city, his
brother, R. A. Tibbetts, and brother.
in-law, J. Collins, engineers on the
Erie railway, were visitors here last
Monday.
Mrs. Taylor Earl and her daughter
Mrs. F. McCloskey, and Mr.. and Mrs
Houtch, of Eagleville, Mo-, were visit
ors at the packing house Monday Of
/ this week.
VIM. Jennings, foreman of the car
1 penter gang, has force of men at the
West End ice house enlarging anG
| Strengthening it for the winters har
vest.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy, who has
been visiting with her son, A. P. Muir
ply, head book-keeper, for the past 81,
/ weeks, mas returned 10 hef nome II
Warsaw, Ill.
"Culley' Helmet is still suffering
i from his recent accident, in which III
4 fingers were caught in one of the belt
and severely lacerated. No bone
were broken.
| VIM. Hobbs, formerly of the pack
ing room, who has been working il
4 +he Star Coal commands mines wa
here Tuesday, and it is reported tina
he will resume his old position soon.
1 G. Dodson, of Seattle, Wash, w. O
Black, of Burlington, and A. e. Hurst
of Des Moines, accompanied by Hugl
Jamison and Abner Birney, Of thi
city, We're visitors at the packini
house Thursday.
Harry Milligan, who was an employ
lof John MorreH & Co.. twenty year