Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-20
Packing House Items.

Miss Ethel Schaub has returned to
her home on Walnut avenue.
Samuel Birney was in Glenwood,
Mo-, on business last Tuesday.
Ben Kline and Joe Williams were in
Buxton a few days this week.
Mrs. F. G. Buxton visited relatives
in Sigourney during the past week.
Milton Wallen, lately of the local
room, went to Davenport Thursday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Layhe of Riv-
err View, last Monday morning, son.
E. C. Hughes of the killing depart.
ment has been appointed a night
Waterman.
James Garland of the trimming
gang is off duty and a sufferer from ty
phoid fever.
VIM. Reeves from Agency township
was business caller at the plant last
Wednesday.
Frank Cornell, telephone order man
has severed his connection with John
Morrell & Co.
Miss Ethel Daugherty is in Eddy
vile visiting at the home of her grand
parents in that city.
F. 7. Coleman, manager of the for
eign department, is spending his yaca
ton in Colorado.
John Shoemaker has accepted a pc
John Morrell & Co.
w. B. Frisbie, stenographer for T
| d. Foster, has returned to work aftel
his annual vacation.
Fred Heller, foreman of the press
room, has been on the sick list few
days but is improving.
Mrs. Flockhart of Given was her.
this week called by the illness of he
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Walker.
Jesse Boron of Competine visitet
Monday and Tuesday at the home o
his aunt, Mrs. F. G. Buxton.
J. M Mclaughlin, stenographer TO
the foreign department, has resigned
and is succeeded by John Scott.
James Van Zandt, one of Agenc
townships most prosperous farmers
was here on business Thursday.
Ben Glews of the green meat cellar
who has been sick for some time, wa
able to resume his duties Monday.
John Mitchell of the night stock
yards force has been drawn as peti
juryman for the August term OF court
| Ned Alderdice has accepted a pos
ton in the packing house Office, an
has been added to the mail des
i force.
\ N. P. Lund of the foreign depar
ment has returned to work after
short absence caused by an attack {
tonsilitis.
A strong police force has been o
ganized to keep order on the train
both going and coming and at tn
grounds.
Major 7. P. Spilman spent Thursda
with his brother, j. H. Spilman, nea
Hedrick, where he attended famil
gathering.
Clyde McCune of the local room ha
left the company's service and is tim'
keeper on the new grade between heI
and Agency.
Ed. Wright, who has been workin
at the mail desk for the past fe'
months has resigned and will atten
school this fall.
John Payton, who occupies the p'
sition of government tagger, is at hi
home in Cedar Rapids for short Wis
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Fetzer of Oh
cage We're visitors here Wednesda
and We're shown through the house b
7. Hall Spilman.
John Morris, foreman of the trim
ming room, was in Eldon all day la!
Thursday teaching the pigs to fly an
practicing on his air ship.
Warren Ell has accepted the pos
tion of telephone, central at the offic
to succeed Earl Rhine who has bee
promoted to the order desk.
VIM. Cline, who for years has wiel,
ed cleaver on the cutting floor,
now compelled to be off duty and
suffering from erysipelas in his lie
foot.
Charles Ludinskey of Cedar Dapie