Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-30

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Mr. Fletcher, William McConkey and
A. B. Osler Monday night, but were
frightened away before they had secur-
ed anything.
Miss Stella Slater has returned from
Keoknk where she was called by the
death of her friend, Miss Grace Gillum.
James Redmond of the cutting floor
accidentally cut his. fingers Monday.
Dr.. Wilsonswas called and dressed thei
wounds.
l.. Sanders, formerlytof the checking
staff of the packing room, has accepted
position in the local department of
the Office.
Night Fireman Thomas Rimmer has
recovered from a recent attack of
stomach trouble and has returned to
his duties. -.
Charles Stevens Of the engineers
department had the, fourth finger of
his right hand severely burned by cleo
tricity Monday.
A. l.. Burton of Green Top, repub-
lican candidate for the nomination of
sheriff, was at the packing house Mon
day on business.
Otto Schaub, who has garden in
East Ottumwa, was unfortunate in
having COW killed by the cars last
Wednesday evening.
H. L, MORGAN, supreme manager of
the central jurisdiction of the Bakers
| Union of the World, was at the pack
/ ing house Wednesday on business.
John Farnsworth, who recently left
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pany, has returned to work, having
| position in Chaley Freeman,s gang.
George Danforth, who has been
! working in the packing room has been
assigned to the position of switchman
on John Morrell and Company's en-
CINE.
4 Nels Pierson, who drives one of the
delivery wagons wagons on the Nor
rell express, was off duty Tuesday at
| tending the death of his mother, Mrs.
Benson.
Miss Edna Mccoy of Moulton is Wis
! iting at the home of John Schworm, on
/ Walnut avenue. Mrs. Schworm and
Miss Mccoy were visitors at the plant
| Thursday.
Quite number of the neighbors of
MI and Mrs. F. j. Bullock gathered at
their home few evenings ago to
watch the unfolding of their night
blooming cereus.
Alex. Seaberger and NJ. Jacobsen
have gone to Omaha where they have
accepted positions. They were for
merly employed as coopers by John
Morrell and Company. sg
roo,no unl1,nl ,1,I,o 10, hoo, an,
ployed in the lard refinery, has left the
service of John Morrell and Company
and has gone to ST Louis, where he
has accepted position in the lard de
partment of Swift and Company.
Harry Vinson, who is attending
Ruch Medical college at Chicago, was
here last Friday shaking hands witt
the boys at the packing house. Mr.
Vinson has only nine months more
study before he will be a flill-fedged
J physician.
Homer Johnson has been transferred
from the United States ship the New
York at Hong Kong to the Unitet
States ship. the Kentucky, which ha
sailed from Manila. Mr.. Johnson wa
formerly maehinist at the packing
house and now ais a like position il
the navy. ,s III ma ,Si,, So
A-number OF yonngt people enjoyedi
moonlight picnic Monday evening a
Manning's grove.i The evening wa
spent in games and music and yer
enjoyable time was had Those VIII
attended the picnic We're: Misses A
) ice Chodat, Mile johnson, Edith Bark
} ley, Mabel Chodat, Maude Barkley
} Marie Chodat. Clara Nelson. Nelli
: Johnson; Messrs.aH. D. Robinson, Wa
) ter Mosier, Excl Anderson Nels Ne
; son, Alfred Brown, M. Parnell, Georg
Lewis, John Fisher, Gus Lewis.
Visitors at the packing house 'thi
= week We're as follows: R. E. Ross G
: Albany; N. C. Omey. of ,Kirkville; Mo.
y j. D.. Curtis, of Russell; e. Risk, @
= Sturgis, NJ; A. L.,t Morann, of De
y Moines; G. A. Croth of Reading, Pa.
e. Chamberlain, Cedar Falls; Mrs
Mary TUFTS and Miss Grace Turner, @
Lancaster Mo-; Fred j. Henderson @
Liberty, H.; Clyde Henderson, of Chi
licothe, Mo-; Silas Allesman. of Ere
y mont; ]. N. Orn of Hedrick: Henr
Carlson, of Dudley; Mrs Rosa Stable
j. Miss Sarah Rogers, city; Miss Jessi
Miller, of Westyille, Ohio; E. S. Co,
of Abba.