Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-22
Packing House Items.

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fash Cooper, billing clerk, is spend
ing his vacation at Boone.
d. H. Shaw, well known provision
dealer of Bloomfield, was visitor at
the plant Monday.
Chauncey Morris has returned to
work after an absence of a week on
account of sickness.
A. M. Mullen, chief night clerk, has
returned to work after spending his
vacation in Keosauqua.
Frank Spaulding of Boston, Mass,
was one of the many visitors here last
week.
S. M. Savage and his sister, Miss
Jennie Savage of Salem, were visitors
at the house Monday.
r. R. Ramsell, bookkeeper in the
wholesale department, is spending his
vacation in the country.
Lee Martin of the lard refinery, who
has been i'll at his home for a few
days, has returned to work.
R. B. Dowden of the packing room,
returned to work Tuesday after a
short visit with friends in Herman,
Neb.
The office boys have had their GRO
quet grounds put in order and will
soon be at their usual noon day past
time.
Fred Starns of the packing room,
left for Omaha yesterday, where he
has accepted a position in the Cudahy
plant.
Mrs. Harry Jodon, 1903 East Main
street, has again favored the East End
reading room with package of late
magazines.
James Gallagher of the salt meat
curing department, is off duty for a
few days making some needed repairs
on his tenement property.
Will Hammersly of the lard refinery
was called to his home in Bladensburg
Monday by a telegram announcing the
serious illness of his mother.
The marriage of Miss Cora Bryant
to Ira Huston was solemnized Thurs
day evening, April II. Rev. A. G. G.
Brown performed the ceremony.
Supt. F. ]. Bullock has bought the
Morton property on East Main street
and will move into same as soon as
some necessary repairs are made.
Paymaster Give Bennett of the
packing house office force was com
PEELED to quit work for few days this
week owing to trouble with his eyes.
D. H. Pangburn, Edward Pangburn
Miss Nellie Miller and Miss Minnie
Miller, who reside in South Ottumwa
were visitors at the plant Wednesday
Superintendent Bullock has ordered
a new roof put on the ice houses, ant
VIM Jennings, foreman of the carpen
| ter gang, has a large force of men a
work there.
At the home of the BRIDES parent!
i Wednesday evening occurred the mar
riage of Miss Provie Huddleston tt
] John Mcclellan. Rev. A. G. C. Brown
performed the ceremony.
Among the visitors at the plant las
week were the following: R. D. Rog
ers and Miss w. G. Rogers of this city
c. H. Murphy, Fl. G. Yates, w. A. Sci
man and T. H. Kline of Bloomfield.
Frank j. Horton of Davis City was ;
. visitor at the plant Thursday. MI
Horton was in the city visiting hi
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Main street.
J. J. Jackson, foreman of the On
penheimer casing department, VIII,
was off few days last week sufferin,
from rheumatism and neuralgia ha.
returned to work.
Ralph Hendershott was the victim
of a very painful accident Thursday
He cut the index finger of his lief
hand and was forced to leave work tt
have the finger treated.
Will Starns, who is employed in the
Cudahy plant in Omaha, returned
home yesterday after a short visi
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H
Starns, on East Main street.
Rev. D. A. Murray and Elder A. A
Lewis of the East End PRESBYTERIAN
church, who have been attending the
spring meeting of Iowa Presbyterv il
Burlington, returned home yesterday
Mrs. G. J. Barnum, who was a dele
gate from the Ladies' Missionary so
ciety of the East End Presbyterian
church, to the spring meeting of Iowa
Presbytery at Burlington, returned tc
her home yesterday.
| II. d. Foster left Tuesday Anr;l az