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

Packing House News.
| J. r. 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 We're as follows
Mrs. VIM. Jennings was attending
court in Bloomfield Thursday.
7. H Spilman was in Bloomfield
Thursday attending law suit.
M. Kirkhart, of Charlton, was Wis
Iitor in the local room Monday.
Elmer Moffitt is confined to his home
on Walnut avenue on account of sick
ness.
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 few days last week recup-
Grating.
X. D. Rogers, of Des Moines, has ac-
cepted a position as stenographer in
the Office.
Rev. B. 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 visit with her sister at
} Paramount, Mimi.
Father P. ]. 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.
S William Wind, the store keeper who
. has been suffering with the heart dis
!. ease, is slowly recovering.
Will Walker. who has been i'll with
/ the typhoid fever for the past six
: weeks, has returned to work.
l A. J. Mckinney frmerly of the night
$ force, has been promoted to respon
$ sible position on the day force.
2 Mrs. Clarence Thompson was in Az
I ency this week visiting her father AL
), bert Graves, who is seriously i'll.
Eugene Parnell, who worked at the
packing house enlisted with the Eigh
teenth Iowa Cavalry last Monday.
Mrs John watkins. of Abba, has re
r turned home after visit with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Cox, 400 Mabel street.
r,l,,,n,l &c. in, +ht
!. meat market during the absence 0
It Elmer Moffitt, who is on the sick list
# Chauncey Morris, Of the foreign de
e. partment, was off duty last week OF
e account of the death of his little sis
is ter.
ID Charles Freeman, foreman Of tn
e roustabout gang, was off duty Wed
nesday attending the funeral of a rela
n tive
Miss Lizzie OFT will leave Monda
% for Colorado City, Col, Monday ever
ing for visit with Mrs. S. L. Wi
y! ~ liams.
Dave Albright, of the killing depar
50 ment, was taken suddenly i'll Monda
y and was removed to his home in
&c carriage.
J. jackson, foreman of the Openhe
Id mer Casing company was on the sic
list this week with an attack of tn
S. neuralgia.
IN Rev. T. c. Smith, of Clarinda, wi
occupy the pulpit of the East En-
SIS Presbyterian church Sunday mornin
Id and evening
I'd T. P. Taylor, of Burford, Canad
in was in the city Monday with a ca
load of Yorkshire pigs for John Mo
SIS rell and company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Trennema
~ We're visiting relatives at Ames TIL
90 week. They also attended the stat
fair at Des Aloines.
Aleck Seabergec. of Omaha, an O
&C employc of John Morrell and compan
ri was caller at the packing hou.
- Wednesday.
SIS F. j. Coleman, foreman of the ia
eign department, has returned fro
SIS Colorado where he has been spendiI
his vacation.
IS Otto Lerche, who has been emplo
nd ed in the engineers department h;
resigned his position and has entert
SIS the service of the A. ID. r. compan
SIS j. E. Emery, of the Western Electr
company. of Chicago, was here ON bu
nd mess Thursday. Mi Emery at OF
time was employed in the pacliil
room.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Ea
lb, End Presbyterian church will give
w, ice cTenra social In the basement
IDS the church Friday evening. Septei