Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-20

St. Louis ...... -. 2lS,00o 3S5,G0o
Sioux City ..... -. 175.000 10000
:. 10000 $4,000
st. Paul ..... ..... $4,000 100000
:. ..... $4,000 100000
-. $50. $1,000 100000
Ottumwa ~. 10000 S5,OGn
Cedar Rapids ...... $4,000 1900
Packing House and East End Items.
James A.. Spilman, of the fire depart
ment, spent Sunday with relatives in
Eldon
John Gallagher is having erected al
number of houses on East Hayne
street.
Mrs. John Motif, who resides on
Walnut street is recovering from her
recent illness.
Thomas Boyd and his two little
boys are making months visit near
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Anna Ogden of Keokuk is visit
ing at the home Of Fred Kreutzbender,
321 Mabel street.
Norman Lee of the beef killing de-
partment, has returned to work after
a few days illness.
James McGahey. who is employed in
the office, spent his vacation with re'a
tives in Indianapolis, Ind.
A. j. MeBurney, stock bookkeeper,
who was very i'll short time last
week, is back at work again.
Andrew Hill of the cutting depart
menr, cut the back Of his left hand
quite badly Thursday morning.
Miss Julia Doggett will leave soon
for Fairmont, Mimi, to make a two
weeks visit with her sister, Miss Ellie
Doggett.
M. T. McClelland. manager of the
local department was business visit
or at the branch house in Des Moincs.
this week.
The meeting of the P. H. M. A. "A.
which was to have been held Tuesday,
was postponed on account of the rain
until Tuesday, May 20.
John Mitchell, of the stock yards, is
in Maclensville, Ind. where he was
called by the serious illness of his
father, Jacob Mitchell.
Jessie Gerar, delivery boy at Nor
|rell's market, is confined to his home
on account Of illness and his place is
being filled by Albert Loring.
DR.. j. w. Hancher, president of the
Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt.
Pleasant, and DR.. A. B. Craig, were at
the plant on business Tuesday.
Miss Mary List who has been danger
ously i'll with peritonitis at her home
on Mabel street, is greatly improved
and is considered out of danger.
M. Chestine, who was formerly night
Waterman, has resigned his position
and moved his family to Des Moines
where they will make their future
home f ~.
Phronsie McGrath, who is employed
in the engineers department, slipped
as he was oiling the ice machine
| Thursday afternoon and was quite
| badly bruised, but not seriously hurt
| Samuel Hobbs, of the packing room
is in Cedar Rapids as delegate from
the Amalgamated association of meat
cutters to the convention of the state
Federation of Labor.
Rev. Andrew Mcmillan, who was for
merly pastor of the East End Presby
terrain church, returned to his home II
Albion. Mich, Wednesday, after visit
with friends in this city.
j N. T. Sleight. foreman Of the cooper
department, lost valuable colt on hi.
farm recently. The colt got his heac
between two barb wires on fence ant
cut his throat before assistance coull
reach him. si4t.s
George Mccullough, who was form
erly employed in the jobbing depart
ment, has accepted position with tn,
Minneapolis Cold Storage Co., in Min
neapolis, Mimi, as buyer of produc,
for that firm.
| Supt. F. J. Bullock has force o
carpenters and painters working o,
the Main street property which he re
GENTLY purchased and will make som
defensive improvements before NOV
/. ling in.
i Among the visitors at the plant las
Thursday were: Mrs. Seneca Cornel
land Mrs. E. A. Platt of this city, MI
land Mrs. H. M. Cornell of Sidney. o
and Misses Belle Frazief, Lola Con
stock and Minnie Mcintosh of Keosa,
Hqua.
lSsMr. and Mrs. w. Bert Cartwright, q
Rands, are in the city visiting at tn
home Of Mr.. Cartwrights parents, Nj
and Mrs. WV. Cartwright. 127 Wasl
lington street. Mr.. Cartwright wa
formerly employed in the Office of job
MorreH & Co. and was at the hous
& the first of the week shaking hand
with histold friends s
q j.. H. Higbee. credit man, is spent
Ling his vacation with his wife and pa
ents at their old home in Bloomfield
Head Bookkeeper A. P. Murphy is &C