Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-11
HOG MARKET LOWER
Drop Of Twenty Cents During the
Past Week.
llORRELL & CO. BUY 70, ESQ POREERS
Purchases by Local Firm Have Been
Heavy During Past Three Weeks
so,425 Bought During That Time
East End Items.
HOG MARKET LOWER

HOG MARKET LOWER :. 80. :.
The hog market has taken slump
during the past week and as a result
the best grade of hogs are now worth
70 cents on the hundred less than they
were a week ago when the top grade
was selling for $40 a hundred. Today
the highest price that is being paid by
Morrell & Co. is $500.
Local Purchases Are Heavy.
John Morrell & Co. have been heavy
buyers during the past week and as
result 12,25O porkers have been pur-
chased by this aim during that time.
This is gain of $3.50 over last week.
The total purchases of this firm for
the past three weeks is 30,425.
East End Items.
Stephen Roberts, of East Evergreen
street, has returned from Illinois,
where he attended the funeral of his
sister Mrs. Ogden. While in Illinois
he attended a reunion of his old regi-
ment, the one hundred and twelfth
Illinois infantry, at Kewaunee.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George List 100 Evergreen street, who
has been very i'll, is much better
The Young Peoples Junior Bible
class of the East End church, recently
organized by Rev. w H. HORNED, has
membership of ninety.
Mrs. Len Frederick, of Oskaloosa, is
visiting at the home of William and
Mike Moftitt on Walnut avenue.
A. j. Mckinney, bookkeeper in the
general Office, has returned to his
work after a short sickness.
A. F. Harris, of Armour, S. D.. who
is visiting in the city at the home of
Mrs. F. A Clark, 23O East Holt street,
was packing house visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Boughner and daughter, Miss
Katie Boughner. who have been living
in Chicago for some time past. have
returned to Ottumwa. They will soon
be joined by Mr.. Boughner and will
make this place their home.
Katie Osler, two year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. 3. Osler, who re-
side on East Main street has been
very i'll.
James Cole, of Custer county. Neb..
has returned home after visit with
his cousin, John Lynch, of the stock
yards.
The statement in last weeks pack
ing house items that Tony O'Malley
was i'll was mistake 1t was his
brother, Thomas O'Mally who was
sick
John List, who resides on Mabel
street, is quite sick, being threatened
with typhoid fever.
Joe Hopkins, of the Office force, is
off on his vacation. His place is be
ing filled by Earl Rhyme.
Fred Willis. of the cutting depart
ment is off duty suffering with neu-
ralgia.
G. w. Langdale, foreman of the
painting department, is spending his
vacation at Creston.
William Parkinson, of the local
room, has returned from a short visit
at Monmouth.
Frank Phillips is the latest addition
to Mr.. Mason's force in the meat mar
ket.
Al Gladstone, of Oskaloosa, for
mer employe at the packing house,
visited here last Monday. He is now
conductor on the Iowa Central rail |
road between Oskaloosa and Albert
Lea.
Willie Johnson, who has been work
ing on the grade all summer. has re-
turned to his old Job on the cutting
floor
Fred Schworm, who has been in |
Omaha for the past year, has returned
to Ottumwa and is again employed in |
the packing house
H. Brown, an employe of Morrell &
Co, received telegram from Cedar
Rapids last Wednesday stating that
his father was lying at the point of |
death. MI Brown left for Cedar Rap
ids at once.
Mesdames G. Ammenhauser, G.
Mienzen, OF Burlington; George Jen
nings, Misses Mayme Mongovern, An
ma Mongovern, Amanda Magnisson
and Moss Andres, of Ottumwa, were
packing house visitors Monday.
Mrs. Lyle Moshier, of Mabel street, |
is visiting relatives in Chicago.
Miss Mary List, 30 Mabel street. |
has returned from a visit with rela-
tives at Nation, H.
Doc" Miller, of the cooperage de- |
partment, has returned to work after
having been off duty for the past two
years on account of heart trouble.
Mr.. Davis, of Bloomfield, was
business visitor here Thursday
Mrs. John Loring, of Riverview, who
has been quite i'll, is much better.
M. r. McClelland and Samuel Birnev
are in southwestern Kansas this week
on business connected with John Nor
rell a. Co.
Misses None Doyle, Ethel Smith.
Mae Thayer, Ida Eastman, Lucretia
Demming and Mary Doyle, all of OF
tumwa, visited at the packing house
Thursday.
C. c. Deans, of HeGrick, R. P. Smith
of Fairburry, H., j. G. Coons of Corn
ing, visited at the packing house yes
teraay.
j. B, Kirkhart, who is employed in
the local rooms, together with his
wife is visiting relatives at Moravia.
Eddie Parkinson,an employee of Nor
roll q, ~ was in (,rpSton a fan, ,l,,,c |