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 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-
er View, last Monday morning, a son.
E. G. Hughes of the killing depart
ment has been appointed night
Waterman.
James Garland of the trimming
gang is off duty and 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. =. Coleman, manager of the for
eign department. is spending his vaca-
ton in Colorado.
John Shoemaker has accepted a pc.
sition as journal clerk in the Office of
John Morrell & Co.
W. B. Frisbie, stenographer for T.
d. Foster, has returned to work after
his annual vacation.
Fred Heller, foreman of the press
room, has been on the sick list a few
days but is improving.
Mrs. Flockhart of Given was here
this week called by the illness of hel
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Walker.
Jesse Boron of Competine visited
Monday and Tuesday at the home OF
| his aunt Mrs. F. G. Buxton.
| j. M Mclaughlin, stenographer fol-
the foreign department, has resigned
and is succeeded by John Scott.
James Van Zandt, one of Agency
| townships most prosperous farmers
was here on business Thursday.
Ben Glews of the green meat cellar
who has been sick for some time, was
able to resume his duties Monday.
John Mitchell of the night stock
yards force has been drawn as petit
juryman for the August term of court
Ned Alderdice has accepted posi-
ton in the packing house Office, ant
has been added to the mail desl
| force
N. P. Lund of the foreign depart
ment has returned to work after
short absence caused by an attack o
tonsilitis.
| A strong police force has been OIL
ganized to keep order on the train
both going and coming and at thu
grounds.
Major T. 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 time
keeper on the new grade between her
and Agency.
Ed. Wright who has been working
at the mail desk for the past few
months, has resigned and will atten,
school this fall.
John Payton, who occupies the pc
sition of government tagger, is at hi
home in Cedar Rapids for short visi
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Fetzer of CHI
cago were visitors here Wednesda
and We're shown through the house b.
T. Hall Spilman.
John Morris, foreman of the trim
ming room, was in Eldon all day las
Thursday teaching the pigs to fly an
practicing on his air ship.
4 Warren Ell has accepted the pos
tion of telephone, central at the offlc
to succeed Earl Rhine who has bee
promoted to the order desk.
H VIM Cline, who for years has WELD
ed cleaver on the cutting floor, i
now compelled to be off duty, and i
suffering from erysipelas in his LEI
foot.
\ Charles Ludinskey of Cedar Dapid