Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-02
Packing House items.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Van
Heslen, on Wednesday, daughter.
Major T. P. Spilman expects to start
for his plantation near Canton, Miss,
next Tuesday.
duty for few days, suffering from an
attack of grip.
Mrs. Lille Drake has been quite ill
for the past week, but her health is
now improving.
Miss Myrtle Puttorf, of Eldon, was
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Anna Schaub, last Monday.
William MCGOWAN, one of the jour-
nal keepers in the packing house office,
will begin his annual vacation next
Monday
Henry Hourihan, of South Omaha, a
former employee in the killing gang at
the local packing house, is in the city
for an extended visit.
John Strohouer, an old employee of
Morrell & Co., is very i'll at his home
on East Second street, suffering from
an attack of pneumonia.
Burlington engine, No. 1888, is do
ing duty in the packing house yards
now, No. pa, the regular engine, be-
| ing in the shops, where she is being
thoroly overhauled and repaired.
The kindergarten school closed last
Friday for vacation and will reopen
next Wednesday, April 8. Miss Trot-
ter spent her vacation in Des Moines
and Miss Stinson visited her parents
at Mt. Union,
Miss Alma, Glew entertained few
friends at her home on Mabel street,
last Wednesday evening. A very
pleasant evening was spent by the
\ young people in games and converse
ton. Refreshments were served.
Miss Matilda Brandt, physical direct
or Of the Y. w. G. A., was ill and
unable to teach her class at the East
Ottumwa branch Monday evening, and
Miss Frisbee, one of her students, came
down and played basketball with the
members of the branch class.
| T. Wesley Holland gave one of his
enjoyable entertainments at the pack
| ing house dining room Thursday even
| ing. The program consisted of solos
and monologues, and was enjoyed by
everyone present. The proceeds from
| the affair went to the reading room as
| sociation.
Give Bennett, paymaster for John
Morrell & Co., returned last Wednes.
day from Chicago, where he had been
called by the illness and death of his
4 father. The death was the result of
peritonitis, and occurred last Thurs.
sfday. Mr.. Bennett has the sincere sym
pathy Of all who know him.
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1 Last Thursday evening, at the read
ing room, the following program was
carried out: Select reading, Mr.. Rog
ers. Debate on the following ques
j ton: Resolved, That the Nicaraguan
canal should be owned and controlled
i by the United States" The contestine
sides We're, O'Connell, McElroy and
Salmon, of the high school, affirma
tive; McClelland, Foster and Denefe
of East Ottumwa, negative. The de
cision was made in favor of the affirm
alive. After the debate Mr.. Bliss reac
comic paper entitled, Parachute
, which elected much merriment.
Some of the recent visitors at the
packing house hailing from points neal
and far, are as follows
lie. E. Tull and G. Lar
son, of Charlton; John DeLamaret
Portland, Oregon; D. H. Wells, Swee
Springs, Mo-; J. Jones, Des Moines
G. o. Terrill, Colfax; ]. D. Cortis, Rus
sell; H. D. Garrison, Tuscaloosa, Ala
bama; C. D. Rice, Sheridan, Mo-; I
M. South, McLane, ILL.,; ]. Hantommer
o. o. Phelps and A. c. Tapp, OF He'd
rick; H. Holt, Lockridge; 7. ]. Rice
Dean; John Schmidt, Austin, MINI.
!, L. c. Garvis, Catoma; w. III. Heshcock
, Montrose; H. s.. Leveal, Seymour; E
j.. Russell, ST. Louis, Mo-; Frank Ris
! berg, Galesburg, ILL.,; w. G. Ogden, ST
! Louis; Charles Young, of Eddyyille
G. R. Wilson and r. 7. Sloan, Drake
J vile; Roy Miller, Frederic; Al. Smith
! ! Denver, Col; Guy Davis, Beatrice
l Neb.; A. NJ. Kelley, of Osceola