Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-18
Packing House Items.


'Eyers, baby daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Boyd is quite sick at
her home on Morrell street.
Born, Friday, to Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Blackledge, a baby daughter.
J. Gillum, of the trimming room, has
returned to his home in Keokuk.
Roy Smith, emergency man, spent
Saturday in Kirksville, Mo-, on bust
ness.
Cleve CHM, assistant manager of the
foreign department, is at present on
the sick list.
Mr.. Osterdock, of the cooper shops,
has recently resigned his position with
John Morrell & Co.
j. A. Spilman, of the fire depart
ment, has been on the sick list for a
few days this week.
Joe Tourney, former employee of
John Morrell & Co., was visitor at
the packing house Monday.
Miss Josie Huffman, teacher of the
Orchard school. who has been suffer
ing for some time from burns receiy-
ed in putting out a fire on one of the
little girls clothing, is row able to be
at her work again.
George Barnum, of the coopers' de-
partment, has been off duty on account
or sickness since Thursday.
john Ditman, who has been suffering
with throat trouble for some time, is
reported to be much improved
F.. j. Coleman, manager of the for
eign department, spent Thursday out
of town on short business trip.
Oscar Pierson, head mail boy, was
off duty short time last week suffer,
ing from an attack of rheumatism.
H. o. Bowen, of the jobbing depart.
ment, who has been on the sick list
for few days, has returned to his
work
A. T. Gardiner, chief clerk, was call
ed to his old home in Ada, Ohio, this
week on account of the serious illness
of his mother.
Thomas Barnett. who was formerly
employed as night Waterman at the
packing house, was a business caller
here Wednesday.
Fred Wells son who has been suf-
fering from an attack of typhoid fe.
yer for the past few weeks is reported
to be much improved.
The Ladies Aid society of the East
End Presbyterian church held an i'm
1 portant meeting at the church Friday
afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Chandler is quite sick at thu
home of George Moffitt, on Walnu
street. She is suffering with a severe
attack of rheumatism.
| Mrs. William Emmerson, of Iowa av
enue, has been confined to her home
for the past ten days suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Heth, of Millidge
vile, ILL.,, have returned home after /;
short visit at the home of Mrs. Heth',
brother, Lee Stockberger
| Fred Healy, travelling salesman il
the Missouri territory, was callet
/ home this week by the serious sick
ness of his baby, who is now slowl.
/ improving.
Mrs.. N. Lumkley, who has beef
/ sick at the hospital for some time, il
reported to be much improved and
! is expected that she will soon be abb
.
! to return home.
| Mrs. NJ. Perigo, Mr. and Mrs F. Hol
ben, of Prescott, Ed. Hayworth o
Richland, and Misses Wick and Ami
| Clark, of this city, were visitors at tn
packing house Thursday.
1 Will Cornell, assistant remittanc
man, is spending his annual vacation
with friends and relatives in Atchison
Kan. During his absence his place i
being filled by Bernard Allott.
Chas. Bullock, who has been spend
ingIhis vacation with his parents o.
East Main street, has returned t.
les at the Iowa Agricultural college.
James Conway, who has been in tn
! service of John Morrell & Co for Sc,
eral years past, will leave next Nor
day for Portland, Ore, accompanie
by mis- wife, where they go with tn
expectation of making their futur
home.
The children of the Franklin an
Garfield schools will give an entertain
mept next Friday afternoon and Sal
urday evening in the packing hous
| IiaidEs TWIN III SSlCUldllOll VI IuC dL
niversary of Washington's birthday
The entertainment will be given unde
the direction of Misses Shehan an
Kitterman, principals of the schools.
Mr.. Doggett, corner of Iowa avenu
and Hayne street, is in receipt of
letter from his son Andrew Doggett
who recently enlisted in the arm
stating that he is now at Sacrament
and that his regiment is to sail for tn
Philippines Sunday, March 16. 1t ais
states that Roy White who went t
California about the same time ha
been rejected on account of a lack il
his weight to correspond to hi
heighth.
EDDYVILLE PEOPLE WE'D.
Roy Bower and Miss Marjorie McMiI