Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07
Crystals of Finest Quality Stored
by John Morrell g. Co.
$1,000 HOGS PACKED THIS WEEK
Receipts Compare Very Favorably
With Those of Week Ago, and the
Price Continues steady-News of
the Week From East End.

John Morrell & Co. are in the midst
of their ice harvest. AT present they
are working about $50 men in their ice
gang, and they expect to have the har-
vest completed in two weeks time.
The firm expects to harvest 10000
tons this year, which will make 1000
carloads. With the latest improved
machinery with which the company is
now using it is putting up on an aver
age of 100 cars per day. Thursday,
los cars were loaded at the cutting
place and 101 of these were unloaded
ceeded in unloading 105 cars.
Fine Ice.
The pack of ice this year is perhaps
the finest that was ever cut in Ottum-
wa. 1t ranges about fourteen inches
in thickness and is as clear as crystal.
Superintendent Bullock, when speak
ing of the ice said it was the best he
had ever seen in Iowa. The Morrell
company takes all it's ice from above
the upper dams, and is therefore very
clean The company is working rapid
ly, and if the present weather holds
out few days longer it will have its
mammoth houses filled to the roof
The Receipt of Hogs.
Sixteen thousand hogs were killed in
this city this week against $500 the
week previous The market continues
strong and the country movement is
large. 1t was naturally to be expected
that Immediately following the holt
days the receipts would fall off, but
this has not been experienced in this
city to marked extent.
Packing House Items.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. David How
ard, Monday, son.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs William Dun
ming, Monday, a son.
Mrs. Cornelius Horn of Hayne street
is reported to be very i'll.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs, P. Whalen,
Monday morning, daughter.
T. H. Spilman was in Kirksville,
Mo-, on business last Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Jen-
nings, Tuesday morning, a daughter
Major Spilman purchased hog a
] few days ago that weighed $40 pounds.
| R. N. Horrell, company auditor has
returned to his duties after a short
illness.
~ Joseph Lewis and daughter, Miss
Maude Lewis visited relatives in Dab
llonega Monday.
Mrs. George Jennings of Railroad
street is reported to be lying very low
I from pneumonia.
Arthur S. Henderson, one of the
stenographers has returned to duty at
ter short vacation.
Roy Smith was out on the road for
a few days last week gathering in a
few New Years orders.
/ Joseph Lewis, night weighmaster at
the stock yards, lost his purse while
at work Thursday night.
Rev. D. A. Murray was in Cedar
Rapids few days this week, visiting
at the home of his parents.
NJ. 7. McClelland, manager of the
local department, was business visi
tor in Des Moines Thursday.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John List who has been very i'll is re
ported to be much improved.
Miss Beulah Clark of Hedrick was
visiting with her friend, Mrs Clara
Miller, Thursday of this week.
4 Otto Schaub of East Roemer street
4 who has been very i'll from pleurisy
is reported to be much improved
Jack" Shoemaker has returned
from holiday vacation which was
spent with friends in Des Moines.
Teamster John Lohring was com
PEELED to be absent from duty Saturda.
on account of the illness of his wife.
Mrs. Lizzie Millisack and brother
Lawrence, of Eldon, were visiting
friends in the city during the holi
days.
J. A. Walker, one of the bookkeep
, ers, has returned from visit with rel
, atives and friends at his old home il
Keokuk
Bert Motif, an old packing house
boy, but who now makes his home il
) Sioux City, spent the holidays will
his parents in this city.
S. A. Gillum, janitor of the East En-,
Presbyterian i church, was quite il
Monday and Tuesday of this week, bu
is reported to be much better at pres
: ent
, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Judson were callet
to Glenwood, Mo-, Wednesday by
telegram announcing the death of Mrs
/, Judson's father, H. Owens.
5 Superintendent f. j. Bullock has is
e sued an order forbidding foremen t.
employ boys under II years of age II
any department of the establishment.
Charles McDavitt, an employee o
Il Swift & Co., of East st. Louis, was
visitor at the packing house Monday
He expects to return to his duty tc
day.
9 Electrician w. E. Daugherty is in rt
S ceipt of letter from w. e. Armour
y formerly electrician at this place, MI
Armour is now located at Kalispel
Mont.
Henry Price, who hauls boxes fc
;, the packing room was on the sick lis
I Monday and Tuesday of this week, br
i. was able to return to his duties Wee
nesday,
The Ladies' Missionary society {
q the East End Presbyterian church hel
!. it's regular meeting at the home {
{ Mrs. G. j. Barnum, Thursday afternoo