Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-29
Morren & Go. Will Put in New Ma
chinery at Once.
WILL EMPLOY THlRTY-FIyE GIRLS
MorreII Picnic May Be Held at oska-
oosa-Packed 200 Hogs Last
Week-substantial Gain Over Pre-.
vious Week-East End Items.
IFrom Saturdays Dally.l

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John Morrell & Co. will begin the
near future. This comes as a welcome
announcement to many as it will fur
nish employment to quite number of
people. The machinery is to be put in
place at once and by the time the crop
is ripe it is expected that the plant will
be in readiness to commence operation.
This department will be under COM
petent person that is said to have had
considerable experience in this kind of
work. About thirty-five girls will be-
employed after the plant is gotten into
running order.
John Morrell & Co. packed 1900
hogs in the past week against $500 the
week previous. This shows gain of
1900 in the number OF hogs marketed.
Superintendent F. j. Bullock is in
communication with the proper author
tiles with view of having the coming
picnic at Oskaloosa. He has also re-
ceived an invitation from the people
of Keokuk asking them to come to that
place.
East End Items.
Bert Horn spent Sunday in Bloom
field.
William Whalen is very ill with ty-
phoid fever.
H. E. Chase was business visitor
here last Thursday.
Born, last Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Vaughn, daughter.
Born, Thursday, July IA, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Foster, daughter.
Rev. D. A. Murray has returned from
a visit with his parents at Cedar Rap
ids.
Mrs. Frank Lunkley, who resides on
Hayne street, is very i'll with typhoid
fever.
Henry Myers of South Ottumwa,
commenced work in the packing house
today.
Mrs. William Stinson has returned
from visit with her parents at Mt.
Union.
Miss Estella Morrison, who resides
on East Main street, is very i'll with
typhoid fever.
John Siestrand, who resides on
Hayne street. is building an addition to
his store building.
Thomas Tucker of Omaha, who for
| merly worked at this place is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Gee.
Mrs. Oscar Hayne Lewis of Burling-
ton visited recently at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Davis.
David Howard accidentally run a
! pitch-fork through his left hand and is
compelled to be off duty for few
days.
Robert Bailey of Agency visited dur
| ing the past few days at the home of
j. Askerson, who resides on Mabel
street.
John Rohwetter, foreman of the can
ming department has resigned his posi-
ton and returned to his home at Ham
mond, Ind.
]. A. Walker left for his old home in
Keokuk where he will spend week
visiting relatives. A. j. McBurney is
his successor.
Mike Gallagher. who has been off
duty for a few weeks on account of in
| f1ammatory rheumatism, has returned
| to work again.
Mrs. Nicholas Winter. who lives near
Sugar Creek, expects to sell the prop
erty and will then join her husband at
| Cripple Creek, Col.
Word has been received here that
George Bliss, now of Oklahoma City is
again in the service Of the government
in the weather bureau at that place.
1 Rev. Andrew Mcmillan of Albion is
here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
D. Foster. Mr.. Millin has been preach
ing at Humeston but thinks some of
returning to Ottumwa.
| A farewell party was given recently
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Cav, who reside near Agency, in hon
or of their son, Roy, who expects to
leave in few days for Minnesota.
Those present were Messrs. Arnold,
McCaw, Peck, Burns, Traul, Edwards,
Cremer, Bert and Norman Dimmitt,
Will and Harry Young, McCombs, Geo.
and Clyde Freeman, Reno, Warder,
Gene and M. Cremer, Bare, Johnson
and Yeager, Misses Edith and Fife
Jackson, Eva and Nettie Hill, McCaw
Young, Traul, Hulda Cremer Peck, Jay
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