Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-29
Packing House Items.


Major 7. P. Spilman is in Canada
this week on BUSINESS,
Joe Shepherd has returned from his !
trip to st. Joseph, Mo.
George Nye, OF Agency township,
was here on business Tuesday.
Captain Harper was at the packing
house on business Tuesday.
Mr.. Brier, of East Main street, was
in Blakesburg Thursday on business.
H. C. Wesley, of Chiliicothe, Mo,
was visitor at the packing house Fri
DAY.
Mrs. Lee Barton and daughters, of
Roemer street, are visiting in keokuk
this week.
Miss Glen Peck, who has been Wis
iting friends in Burlington, returned
home Saturday, s
Ed. E. Miller, of Douds station was
taking in the sights at the packing
house Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty, of Center
vile were calling at the packing
house Wednesday.
John Howard, of the cutting depart
count of sickness.
Joe Sknaggs and Mr.. Watts, of the
cutting room, acidently cut themselves
| Wednesday afternoon.
! Mrs. Oliver Drake, of Eldon, visited
at the home of Mrs. Lille Drake, East
Mabel street, Thursday.
John French, head mail clerk, who
has been on the sick list for some time
! has resumed his duties.
William Elder, who formerly lived
on Roemer street, is moving into a
new home on Ash street
/ Miss Irene A. Wall, Mrs A. S. Oil
plant, and Mrs. Eta Swain were visi-
tors here Thursday afternoon.
4 Foreman Sleight, of the cooper shop,
is enjoying a visit firm, his mother,
Mrs. Sleight, of Lansing, Michigan.
1 Guy Templeton, employed in the
lard refinery, was unable to be on duty
i Wednesday on account of sickness.
Mrs. ]. Lewis, of Walnut avenue, is
visiting at the home of her sister
Mrs. E. c. Woodwin, in Lovilia, this
week.
Clarence Lee accidentally ran a
knife through his left arm last Tues
Jay causing an ugly and painful
wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. w Bolin, of Hedrick
were visiting yesterday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Buxton, Walnut
avenue.
!, Mrs. Lena Zimmerman unfortunate
ly lost her husbands check for $12.4(
20 oh
!, SIS, Wednesday.
Misses Myrtle Wright, Vina ant
:, Fannie Humphrey, and L. B. Reynolds
! of Agency, were visitors at the pack
! ing house Saturday
9 Night tankman, John Crawford, ant
i night stockman, Joe Lewis, were hunt
Y ing yesterday and came home loade'
d down with-big stories.
g D. l.. Glass, who lives about thre
n miles northeast of the city, lost
a check for $36 almost three months ag
Q and one day this week he received
n letter from someone living in tn
d northern part of the state saying tina
G they had found the check and woul
q return it to him.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Parker, of Sp'
, kane, Washington, are visiting at IN
home of Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Smith, Ian
We're looking about the packing hous
Monday.
= Louis Bempe, formerly employed b
the company as salesman, who ha
been off duty for a few months, ha
returned and been assigned to his Of
!: territory.
y William MCGOWAN, journal keepe
y was off duty Tuesday, moving his far
=, lily from their home on Woodland av
e nue. to their new residence, 21S Was
ington street.
William OMalley foreman of IL
a. cutting and k.Alng departments, W;
,e in Buffalo the first of the week b,
was compelled to return nome on a
count of sickness.
ID William r. Orr travelling auditor fl
It the Western Railway Weighing ass
citation and Inspection bureau of CT