Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-03
Packing House News.

Packing House News.
J. K. Burgess was here on business
Monday.
Thomas Lee is suffering with an at
tack of the hay fever.
Visitors at the packing house this
week were as follows:
Mrs. VIM. Jennings was attending
court in Bloomfield Thursday.
4 7. H. Spilman was in Bloomfield
Thursday attending law suit.
NJ. Kirkhart, of Charlton. was a Wis
litor in the local room Monday.
Elmer Moffitt is confined to his home
on Walnut avenue on account of sick
mess.
! Roy ingalls, is very sick with ty-
phoid fever at his home on East Main
street.
Will Hurd, of the Office force, was
off duty a few days last week recup-
Grating.
4 X. d. Rogers, of Des Moines, has ac-
copied a position as stenographer in
the Office
Rev. +. F. Knight of Fairfield, was
at the packing house Wednesday on
business.
Peter Fox of the packing room at
tended the state fair at Des Moines
this week.
A. B. Osler. foreman of the local
room, was on the sick list Thursday
and Friday.
H. L. Loring. of Chicago. was in the
city Thursday visiting his brother,
John Loring.
Miss Mollie Doggett has returned
home from a visit with her sister at
Paramount, Mimi
Father P. J. Donohue and John A.
Glenn were visitors at the packing
house Wednesday.
Michael Moffitt. foreman of the box
factory, was in North English Monday
evening on business.
j William Wind, the store keeper who
has been suffering with the heart dis
ease, is slowly recovering.
/ Will Walker. who has been ill with
the typhoid fever for the past six
weeks, has returned to work.
A. j. Mckinney, frmerly of the night
force, has been promoted to a respon-
sible position on the day force.
Mrs. Clarence Thompson was in Ag-
ency this week visiting her father, Al
bert Graves, who is seriously ill.
Eugene Parnell, who worked at the
packing house enlisted with the Egh-
teenth Iowa Cavalry last Monday.
Mrs. John Watkins, of Abba has re-
turned home after visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cox, 400 Mabel street.
Edward Swiggert is employed in the
meat market during the absence OF
Elmer Mofitt, who is on the sick list
Chauncey Morris, of the foreign de-
partment, was off duty last week on
account of the death of his little sis
ter.
Charles Freeman, foreman of the
roustabout gang, was off duty We'd
lnesday attending the funeral of rela-
tive.
Miss Lizzie OFT will leave Monday
for Colorado City, Col. Monday even
ing for visit with Mrs. S. Z. Will
liams.
Dave Albright, of the killing depart
ment, was taken suddenly ill Monday
and was removed to his home in a
carriage.
]. Jackson, foreman of the Openhei-
mer Casing company was on the sick
list this week with an attack of the
neuralgia.
Rev. T. c. Smith, of Clarinda, will
occupy the pulpit of the East End
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and evening.
). T. P. Taylor, of Burford, Canada,
was in the city Monday with a car
load of Yorkshire pigs for John Nor
frell and company.
Mr. and Mrs. .Judson Trenneman
were visiting relatives at Ames this
week. They also attended the state
fair at Des Aloines.
Aieck Seaberger. of Omaha, an old
employc of John Morrell and company.
was a caller at the packing house
Wednesday.
F. j. Coleman, foreman of the for
eign department, has returned from
Colorado where he has been spending
his vacation.
Otto Lerche, who has been employ
ed in the engineers department has
resigned his position and has entered
the service of the A. ID. r. COMPANY
j. e. Emery, of the Western Electric
company, OF Chicago, was here on bus
mess Thursday. Mi. Emery at one
time was employed in the packing
room
The Ladies Aid society of the East
End Presbyterian church will give an
ice cream social in the basement Of
the church Friday evening. Septen.
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