Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29

would mold their hogs until later in
the season, have been rushing them
out to market.
East End News.
Will Cornell, of the office force is
On the sick list.
Scott Foster, of Agency, was a call
er here on business Tuesday.
John Mytton, the bookkeeper who
has been ill, has returned to work.
Frank Medford, of COMPETING, spent
Wednesday with his sister, Mrs. Bux-
ton.
George Fletcher has been quite sick
for a few days but is now getting
better.
M. T. McClelland was in Burlington
and Keokuk Thursday and Friday on
business.
Verne Carson, employed in the cut
lting department, lost his pay check
last week.
Mrs. A. T. Graves went to Eldon
Friday to spend few days with her
daughter, Fay.
Mrs. E. A. Wing, who has been very
ill for the past five weeks, is reported
to be improving.
Miss Sallie Walker, of Roemer
street, was a visitor in Eldol. Tues
| day and Wednesday.
Harry Kendall, one of the kids" in
the trimming room unfortunately lost
his pay check this week.
Mrs. James Conway, who resides on
Mabel street, is suffering from Sc
we're attack of pneumonia.
| Ed Carson, of the killing depart
ment, accidently cut the thumb of his
left hand severely Tuesday.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
KILLER, OF South Walnut avenue, is
seriously ill with lung fever.
| John Allott, foreman of the beef
house, accidentally mashed his left
thumb while at work Monday.
The fire department boys desire to
thank the lady who left the beautiful
Bible on their table last week.
Wesley Bishop, a reliable farmer
from Agency township, was business
caller at the house Wednesday.
/ NJ Whitman, of Oskaloosa, district
deputy of the M. W. A., was here on
lodge business Friday afternoon.
Mrs. G. J. Thompson, who resides
on Orchard street, is visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. William Henry in Eldon.
Robert Wray was in Fairfield Wed
nesday being called there by the death
of his grandmother, Mrs. P. H. Wray
John HASTE, of the roustabout gang
lis off duty suffering with grip, which
Threatens to develop into pneumonia
i Engineer John Wishart. who was of
duty few days last week on account
Iof sickness, is able to be about again
i George Allott, one of the boys EN-
lployed in the fire department, has
been off duty few days suffering with
1.-THE grip.
4 Rev. J. w. Van Wrinkle will give an
other magic lantern entertainment il
the dining room of the packing house
next Thursday evening.
Daniel Gibbons, a ham trimmer il
the cutting room accidently cut hi
left hand so badly that he had to be
off few days this week.
J. B. Watts, who was injured last
month by team which ran against
him, is reported as progressing nicely
and he will soon be well.
Ira Saylor, night Waterman at the
ice house west of the city, has re
turned to work after weeks layof
caused by an attack of the grip.
! VIM. Beard, of Unionville, who hal
been employed in the lard refinery
has left the employ of John Morrell
Co.. and returned to his home.
Elmer Cornic of the lard refinery
!. has left the service of John Morrell
Co., and will enter the sales rooms o
.. the Phillips department store.
Mrs. A. H. Peck, of North street, il
la sufferer from the grip and is threat
ened with pneumonia. Three of he
children are also i'll with the grip.
The East End Presbyterian churcl
has secured the services of Evangelis
Merton Smith, of Chicago, and expec
to begin revival services February
Robert r. Wray was called to Fail
, field Wednesday by the serious i'll
ness of his grandmother, who is q
] years of age. She is not expected Il
! live.
: Marion Miller and his mother wer
called to Chicago Saturday by tn
death of their brother and son, VIII
fell from a bridge and was badly in
jured.
Mrs. f. Potitt, of Burchard, Neb
who has been visiting at the home 9
. Mrs. Geo. Wray, on Mabel street sine
: Christmas, returned to her home Wee
. nesday.
/, A letter has been received by tn
parents of .Bid"Kline, who is in Texa
;, stating that his health is much in
: proved and that he is employed on
J. cattle ranch.
!, Thomas Conway, Of the Harmon
y Packing Co., was here on business FIR
}. day. He is on his way to Spokane
Wash, in the interest of the Han
}. mond company.
!, Henry Glew, who has charge of til
lamps, was called home Thursda
!. morning by the sndden illness of hi
!. wife. Mrs. Glew is reported to b
much better now.
t Miss Katie Green celebrated he
i third birthday Thursday by giving
y party to her friends. The young pc,
t pie spent the afternoon with game
o and refreshments were served.
= Rev r w Van yWinkJa,c m oio 1at