Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-25
Will HAVE HOLIDAY
Morrell Plant to be Closed on
Thanksgiving Day.
TO HAVE SERVICES IN DINING ROOM
Packing House Employees to Listen to
Sermon by Rev. p. A. Johnson-Re.
vivaI Services Being Held at River
vieW-East End Items.

Thanksgiving will be holiday at
the Morrell plant and it has been ar
ranged to hold services in the dining
room for the employees of the house
and their friends. Rev. P. A. Johnson.
pastor of the First Congregational
church, will preach. the services to be-
gin at IL o'clock. Superintendent Bull
lock has ordered the room to be suit
ably decorated for the occasion.
Revival Meetings.
The revival meetings which are be-
ing conducted by Rev. w. H. Hormell,
at Riverview are growing in interest
and already the work is bringing good
results. Rev. HORNED was compelled
to be absent Thursday evening and
Mrs. HORNED spoke in his place. At
the close OF the meeting several hearty
testimonies were received.
Local Packing.
John Morrell & Co., packed 1860
hogs during the past seven days as
against 1890 last week and 12,250 the
preceding week. This is gain of
$500 over last week, and 1850 two
weeks ago. With the steady decline OF
prices the packing is showing a mark
ed increase, and the plant has assumed
a buster appearance.
East End Items.
Earl Rhine is spending his vacation
with relatives in Abba.
NJ. T. McClelland was business visi-
tor in Des Moines Wednesday,
| Major T.PSpilman has just received
a gasoline engine, which he will use on
his farm.
fash Cooper, one of the Office force,
is off duty temporarily sufferer from
| throat trouble.
H. o. Bowen of the office force. is on
two weeks visit with relatives at
Yates Center, Kars.
| George Carr of the packing room,
who resides on South Iowa avenue,
was on the sick list this week.
P. Tehan. of the killing gang, who
has been off duty few days suffering
from lagrippe, has returned to work.
N. P. Lund. of the Morrell Office
football eleven, was injured in prac-
tice Wednesday and has been off duty
since.
| P. Muldoon, meat inspector of the
packing room, was on the sick list a
short time this week but has returned
to work.
G. r. McElroy of Minneapolis, was
here Friday the guest OF his cousin
George McElroy, purchasing agent fol
Morrell & Co.
Miss Gertie Barton, cashier at the
East End Supply company. is confined
to her home, and is threatened witt
typhoid fever.
John Hourihan, formerly switchmar
for Morrell & Co., who has been ou
of the city for some time, was at the
plant on business Tuesday.
Mrs. John Askren and children, 80;
e. Mabel street, visited last Saturday a
t the home of her parents, Mrs. Rob
ert Bailey, at Agency.
!. Joe Williams OF the cutting room
i who has been away all summer for tn
benefit Of his health, has returned t.
s work at his old post of duty.
Ed. Gillian of the trimming depart
ment, accidentally cut the index finge
of his left hand and was compelled t
:, lay off as a consequence.
!. Hugh Adams of Greenfield, Ohio, a
n old schoolmate of George McElroy's
II stopped off i'll the city Friday on hi
way west, and was shown through tn
;. plant.
h Will Ramsell, the big center on tn
y high school football team who was il
d jured in the football game last Satu
e day, is still under the care Of phi.
S. stefan.
n The following were the visitors {
the plant this week: Mr.. and Mr.
u Frank Walker, Mesdames. Ed. Wake
a. Critics, l.. o. Peppers, Misses Ma
\. Walker, Olga Wemblade. Fife He
man, Jessie WEIGH, Della Wallac
y Katie Earl, Inc Haven, Maud Mende
IS Rose Green, May Green, May Sterret
Is of Lancaster, Mo-, Messrs. James Wa
ker. l.. M. Carpenter, R. Huett, of Nj
:, waukee, Wis, T. B. Downer, of Mu
!" catine, E. w. Lowe of Hepworth, II
n and w. L. Van Horn of Highland Ce