Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-03
PACKING REMAINS LIGHT.
Just 9,273 Hogs Killed at the Morrel
Plant This Week.

JUST 1910 F1o9S mica at the MCrreil
Plant This Week.
[From Saturdays Daily.l
Packing of hogs remains light at the
Morrel plant, but 9,273 porkers having
been marketed during the past seven
seven days. This. however, is an in
crease of 7T3 over last week. The mar
ket was steady during the week and
showed but little %luctuation. The top
price qouted today for hogs is $6.75,
a considerably lower price than the
product was bringing at this time last
year..
East End Items.
Mrs. Samuel Morrow of Douds. is
visiting this week at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. M. Bowen who re-
sides or East Main street.
Mrs. E. Walker has purchased the
Slater place on Roemer street and will
move there at once.
Joe Williams 91S East Second street
who is employed in the cutting room,
is off duty this week suffering from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Peter Santeen of the fire department
is sick at the department rooms with
the grip.
Jake Ammenheuser, foreman of the
women's trimming room, is off duty
this week suffering from the grip. VIM.
Stenson is acting foreman in his
place.
Harry Foster who is manager of the
canning department, delivered his in
teresting lecture entitled, "a Trip
h,o,,rl H. JKyo,lJ ., :1l,,o1,nS,l ~,;A1
s~tereoptican views at the West End
Presbyterian church, Thursday even
ing. A good crowd was in attedance.
Miss Dorothy HORNED. the S-year-old
daughter of Rev. w. III. HORNED, who
has been kept from school on account
of fever, is now much improved and
is able to sit up.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Duree,
402 South Iowa avenue, on Thursday,
a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Mosher,t enter
tanned a party of their friends Thurs
day evening at their home on Morrell
street. The evening was spent in
playing games and a social time was
enjoyed. Ice cream and cake was serv-
ed Those present were: Messrs and
Mesdames Harry Hill. Ernest Manns,
Andy Hill, and Eli Hill.
James Campbell of the packing room
who was off duty last week on account
of sickness was able to return to his
work Monday.
Jack Morris. who is foreman of the
boys trimming DON has been suffer
ing this past week with the grip. Dan
Duree of the cutting department took
his place during his absence.
George Kline of the killing depart
ment who has been on the sick list
with fever for the past few weeks, was
able to return to his work, last Mon
day.
w. f. Sleight who has been in the
employ of John Morrell &c Co., as a
cooper, resigned his position Wednes.
day and returned to his old home in
Lansing, Mich.
Mrs. T. G. Buxton received a tele.
gram Sunday announcing the death OF
her sister, Mrs. Lavina HARDWOOD OF
Chicago, Mrs. Harwood's old home
was in Hedrick and her death will be
greatly mourned by those who knew
her. Her brother, w. Mefford, and
brothers-in-law, Louis Bolyn of He'd
rick, and F. G. Buxton of this city, left
Sunday evening for Chicago, returning
Tuesday with the remains which were
inferred in the Martinsburg cemetery
near Hedrick.
Mrs. August Frank who has beer
working in the trimming room, has
been off duty part of this week suffer
ing with the grip.