Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-09
Packing House Items.

week previous.
Packing House Items.
A coat of paint is being put on the
interior of the office building.
James McGahey, of the hog-ticket
desk, is enjoying his annual vacation.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
| Mrs VIM Tozier of East Main street,
last Friday.
| Paddy Muldoon, of the killing room
is improving his property on East
Main street.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
| Mrs. John Fulmer, of the local room.
last Saturday.
Billy" Stinson, of the killing de-
partment, was on the sick list for a
few days this week.
| Dick Lesan, of the foreign depart
ment is enjoying his annual vacation
with relatives at Mt Ayr.
Chauncey Morris assistant telephone
order man, has returned to work after
an enjoyable vacation.
| D. Wisdom, stenographer in the
offices of John Morrell and company
|
Ben Berry, of the killing depart
ment is very sick at his home on East
Main street, near the mineral springs.
R. R. Ramsell, bookkeeper in the
offices of John Morrell and company,
has returned to work after vaca'
| ton.
w. B. Cartwright, journal clerk, has
returned home from Burlington after
a short visit with relatives in that
city.
fash Cooper, of the local depart.
ment, has returned to work after va
cation with friends and relatives at
Evans.
| Andrew Wind had his bicycle stolen
recently while he was in South Ottum
wa attending to important business
Ematters. n,
! The Ladies' Missionary society OF
| the East End Presbyterian church
held very important meeting Thurs
day afternoon. M
Charley Hoogey, of the killing de
partment is building an addition and
on Hayne street.
George Bliss, a government officer
accompanied by his father-in-law were
in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo last
Monday and Tuesday on business.
John Breakey, foreman of the eel
lars at the packing house, who has
been sufferer from pleurisy, returned
to his duties last Thursday morning.
P. w. McCloud, of the packing
room, has left the service Of John
Morrell and company, and has gone
out west to grow up with the country
| ]. H. Higbee, remittance-man, who
has been spending his vacation with
his wife at Bloomfield, his forme
home, returned to work last Monday
F. L. Healy, city salesman, accom-
panied by his wife, have gone to Kirk
vile, where they will spend a two
weeks vacation with Mrs. Healy's
parents.
Henry Faber, an old man who works
in the English packing room, was tax
en- i'll last Tuesday with cholera NOR
bus, and had to be taken to his home
in buggy.
Superintendent Bullock, of the pack
ing house, has ordered an ice crushel
to be erected in front of the old ice
house, and workmen are now at worl
on the same.
i George Danford, an old employee o.
the packing house, who has beer
working on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railway, is now employed
in the packing room.
4 The property owned by the heirs q
the late James Huffman,at the corne
|, of Iowa avenue and Railroad street
J has been sold to w. ]. Bayliss. Tht
consideration was $1,000.
Rev. D. A. Murray, pastor of the
East End Presbyterian church, is SUI
perintending the erection of build
ing in River View addition which
when completed, will be used to hole
preaching services and Sabbath
school in.
James Trenneman, of East Mali
street, saw mysterious characte
roaming around his house last Mon
day. MIR. Trenneman went out int,
the yard to see what the fellow want
ed, but he made his getaway withou
even saying Goodnight"
Mrs. Clara Miller. who for the pas
, year has been employed as city mis-
4 sionary, leaves next Wednesday TO
!, an extended visit with relatives an,
, friends at Portland, Oregon Mrs. Mil
. Ter will be accompanied by her sister
! Miss Kate Kretzer.
Swan Anderson, who died at tn,
city hospital Thursday morning, wa
former semploye of the packin,
house. Before the deceased came t,
Ottumwa he was employed at Alton
and ,hesl came here Decembe
!, II, 1900. He had been in the servic
!, of John Morrell and company abou
five weeks.
Visitors at the packing house thi
lweek were: Lewis F. Corr, Murray