Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21
Packing House Items.

Bernard Allott, entry clerk, has
been off duty since Wednesday.
Miss Fife Doggett has been suffer
ing this week from vaccination.
J. Majors, of the Des Moines house,
was here on business yesterday.
R. c. Smith, clerk in the office, was
on the sick list part of this week.
Charley Warren, letter carrier, was
on the sick list the first of the week.
Will Starns, of the packing room,
has been on the sick list most Of the
week.
Switchman Thomas Kelleys little
daughter is quite sick with typhoid
fever.
F. P. Williams, the "barn boss" was
on the sick list several days this
week.
Charley Monroe, of the cutting
room, has the regulation cut in the
left hand this week.
Richard Ramsell, of the Office force,
was off duty part of the week suffer
ing from the effects of vaccination.
Aleck Seaburger, of Omaha, was at
the packing house during the week
looking after some business matters.
M. T. McClelland, manager of the
| jobbing department, returned Mon
day from visit with his parents in
Pennsylvania.
Dan Duree, of the cutting depart
ment, was compelled to quit work Fri.
day on account Of sickness caused
| from vaccination.
| Walter Boesch, of the foreign de-
partment, who has been visiting his
parents in Burlington, will return to
his desk Monday.
Miss Grace and Ella Dew, of Nelson.
vile, Ohio, accompanied by Night Off.
Ger Sullivan were visitors at the pack
ing house Monday.
Mr.. Downey, who has been digging
dusty diamonds" at Keb during the
summer, has returned to his former
position on the cutting floor.
Thomas Mallen, of the Openheimer
Casing department, has resigned his
position with that company and de-
parted for Omaha Thursday.
r. N. Morrell, who has been quite
sick, returned to his desk the first
part of this week but was compelled
to quit work on account of relapse
Mrs. James Clyne, of Hayne street
who has been quite low with typhoid
fever, is improving slowly and it is
thought that she will soon be out OF
danger.
Billy Templeton, who has been run
ming news stand near the lumber
yard office, has decided to go out OF
business and will close his stand De
cember 1.
Edward Wright, one of the high
school boys, has recently left school
and gone to work in the lard refinery
During the past summer Ed. was a
letter carrier in the Office.
4 Fred Heller, foreman of the press
room, has been off duty part of this
week suffering with an attack of few
er and will probably be compelled tc
remain in doors for some time.
William Parkinson, foreman of the
local chill room, when he reached
home Saturday at noon found that his
house had taken fire and burned quite
a large hole through the roof. No Sc
rious damage was done as the fire
had been discovered early and extin
! guished.
| A large number of prominent stock
men from various parts of the state
were here Wednesday to see the last
two shipments of Yorkshires and as
a result purchased quite a number Of
them.
Walter Smith and Orvill Bane, Of
he company fire department, have
left the services of John Morrell
Co, and gone to Oskaloosa Theil
places have been taken by Ed. Mosiel
and James Spilman.
The list of visitors during the pas
week is as follows: Joshua Wilson