Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09
East End News.

Miss Blanche Trotter, 424 West
Fifth street, her cousin, Miss Florence
Warwick, and Charles T. Pickens, of
Keokuk, visited at the packing house
last Monday
robert Owens. who is employed in
the packing house, is attending an eX-
cursion to Minnesota this week.
Peter Santeen and Hugh Traul. of
the packing house, attended the Eldon
fair last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker, of He'd
rick, are visiting at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Hunter, who reside on Mabel
street.
Mrs, G. Sterling, Walter Sterling and
Misses Minnie Hahn Katie Gilger and
Mamie Sterling of Pennington and
Mre. A. Lerche, 500 Mabel street, Miss
Mary Lerche and Miss Minnie Hahn,
547 West Second street, were visitors
at the packing house last Thursday.
H. Stuart, of Buford Ontario,
Canada. was here Thursday and Fri
day. He brought down car load of
Yorkshire hogs, which Major Spilman
bought a few days ago when he was
up there.
Robert Johnson. who is employed in
the killing department, is off duty for
a few days on account of blood pois-
oning in his left arm.
Charles Bullock who has been
spending his vacation in the mahcine
shops here returned to his duties at
Ames last Monday.
Jack Mcdonald formerly employed
by John Morrell & Co., but now of the
soldiers home at MaTshalltown, was
visiting old friends here last Monday
Mrs Lille Drake and two sons, 100
Mabel street, were in Eldon Thursday
and Friday of this week.
Lou Peppers foreman of the chill
room, has returned from visit at diff
ferent points in the northern part of
the state.
Louis Davidson, who is employed by
John Morrell & Co., is sick with ty.
phoid fever.
w. H. T. Foster returned from his
western trip last Monday.
Guy Templeton who is employed in
the local room, stepped on rusty nail
few days since and as a result has
been compelled to quit work.
Samuel Huddleston, who is employ
ed in the killing department, is very i'll
with typhoid fever.
T. d. Foster left Wednesday on a
business trip to different points in the
east.
Thomas Lee, who resides on Rail
road street, is suffering with hay fe
yer.
Charts Pool, former packins
house employee, but now Of st. Joseph
Mo-, was shaking hands with his many
friends here last Tuesday.
Harry McMonkey, 1907 East NAH
street, is i'll with typhoid fever.
Rev. Edgar l.. Combs of Fairfield
will occupy the pulpit at the East Emo
Presbyterian church Sunday both il
the morning and evening.
Clarence Lee, who resides on South
Iowa avenue, has accepted position il
the Office.
Olive Bennett, who has been on his
regular vacation, has returned to hi
work.
Jack Shoemaker of the local depart
ment, was compelled to quit work /;
short time last week, on account o
sickness.
George McElroy, assistant to R. n
Morrell, is away on his annual vaca
ton.
r. P. Wood and Misses Elizabetl
end Vera Jordan were packing hous
visitors yesterday. Mr.. Woods HON
is at Sheridan, Wyoming, but he is a.
old OttumWa bow. having worked a
the old Ladd packing house twenty
FIVE years ago when Kinsey Jorda
was superintendent
The following people have visite
the packing house during the pas
week: Misses Celia White, Mar
A White, Mary Ryan, e Ruper
and Efie Rupert Of this city; ]