Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-12


Packing House Items.
Mrs. G. ]. Barnum is sick at her
home on Iowa avenue.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Mosier
on Sunday, a daughter.
]. Gillum, of Keokuk, is visiting at
the home of his brother S. A. Gillum.
Fred Holloway, of Des Moines, was
visitor at the packing house yester-
day.
F. ]. Coleman, manager of the for
eign department, is on the sick list
this week.
Joe Lewis, night weighmaster at the
scale Office, is sick at his home on
Iowa avenue.
Dr. H. B. Knight, of Parsons college
at Fairfield was caller here last Sat
urday evening.
Jack Shoemaker has been temporar-
lily promoted to position in the for
eign department.
R. N. Morrell, company auditor, who
has been quite sick for several weeks,
has returned to duty.
A. P. Murphy, head bookkeeper,
who has been away on his vacation,
has returned to work.
John Dawson, of the cutting depart
ment, has been at home for the past
few days suffering with an attack of
cramps.
Jim Peck, of the cooper department,
who has been suffering with a severe
cold for sometime is threatened with
tonsilitis.
The following members of the Pack
ing House Mutual Aid association are
on the sick list this week: Fred Hell
ler b. Johnson, M. Hogan, C. Hunt
and Joe Lewis.
Chas. Petram, one of the packing
room gang, was compelled to quit work
| Friday on account of sickness.
T. White of the killing gang, was
called to Stuart Friday on account of
the serious illness of HIS brother.
Will Hurd, freight clerk, who has
been spending his annual vacation in
Denver and the mountains, has return
ed.
| H. p. Hale, manager of the Boston
house, is spending his vacation in OF
tumwa and is frequent visitor at the
| plant
John Lloyd, superintendent of the
A. D. T. company for Iowa, was bus
mess visitor at the packing house last
Saturday.
Will Hollister, of the engineers de-
partment is suffering with mashed
thumb The accident occurred last
Saturday.
Roy Smith, of the jobbing depart.
ment, has been transferred to his old
position as travelling salesman in Iowa
territory.
Peter Lenhauser, stockman and
farmer of the South Side, was at the
packing house Friday afternoon on
business.
The Women's Missionary society OF
the East End Presbyterian church
held an important meeting Thursday
afternoon.
Walter Boesch, of the foreign de
partment, who was on the sick list fol
a short time last week, has returned
to his work.
/ Martin Shuckrow, an employee at the
packing house several years ago. has
returned and is again at work in the
cutting department.
Ruth Gillum, the seven-year-olt
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Gil
lum, of Hayne street is reported tt
be quite sick at her home.
Fred Heller foreman of the press
room, who is in the hospital suffering
with an attack of typhoid fever, is re
ported to be slightly improved.
Joe Shepherd, of the cutting depart
ment, who has been off duty for thu
past six weeks suffering with typhoit
fever, returned to work Monday.
Orvill Bane and Mr. Smith, formerl,
of the fire department at this plant
are now employed with the Sinclai
Packing House at Cedar Rapids.
y Mrs. D. ]. Kretzer, of Wasco, Ore
T gon, who has been visiting in this cit,
i at the homes of Mrs. Clara Miller ant
Miss Kate Kretzer, returned hom
Thursday evening.
Eli Hill, while at work on the han
: trimmers' bench this week, accidental
ly cut his left hand so severely tina
it was found necessary to take severa
stitches in the wound.
Quite a number of the foremen an
: heads of departments were off dut,
J yesterday afternoon attending the flu
neral services of the little daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Malley.
! The following were visitors at tn
packing house during the past week