Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-06
GET new PAYDAY
JOHN MoRRELL & CO. CHANGE
PAYDAY TO SATURDAY.
MEN RECEIVE THREE DAYS WAGES
lnausurate the Change Today Which
Has Been Contemplated For Some
Time-Killins Has Increased
Slightly This Week. 81
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Slightly This Week. 81.
Ss-tsas
From Saturdays Daily.
This morning was the first Saturday
in the history of the plant of John
Morrell & Co. upon which it's employ
es received their pay Today the new
payday took effect and hereafter the
vast number of men, women and boys
who are employed by this firm will
be paid their weekly earnings ON the
last day in each week. Last Wednes.
day the working force received pay
for the week ending Saturday, Sept.
&c and the pay received this morning
vas for the first three days in this
weekly wages earned from Thursday
until Wednesday, Oct Z, will be
paid.
A Slight Increase.
The killing of hogs for the past
week shows an increase of 100 Last
week the total number marketed was
S,400, and the past six days, there
have been $500 slaughtered The mar
ket this morning closed with the top
price of hogs at $3.50.
East End Notes..
Daniel Denefe has been appointed
official time keeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kuyl, of Har.
vey, have moved to this city and will
locate here.
G. H. Baker of the cellers on the
third floor, is suffering from a felon on
his right hand
Peter Santeen, who resides on South
Iowa avenue, is building an addition
to his residence.
Charley Pool, an employe of tho
boiler room, has returned to his work.
after weeks illness.
Harry McDougall, Fred Drake and
Robert Owens, have returned from a
short visit in Chicago.
George Jennings, assistant engineen
is off on a two weeks vacation. His
position is being filled by j. Baxter.
Richard Dowden Of the foreign paclzs
ing room, has been off duty for the
past few days, suffering from a cold.
Mrs. VIM. Shepherd and Mrs. Tow
or of Toledo, o., are guests at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. w. III. Hor.
mel.
A. A. Lewis, weighmaster in the
stock yards is building a four room
house on his Mabel street prop.
erty.
Willard Walker, night Waterman,
was in Agency Thursday, attending
the funeral of the late Frank Cunning
ham.
| S. l.. Birney of the stock yards, was
| wi Kansas City !
Mo-, during the first part of the
| week.
The social given in the East End
Presbyterian church Thursday evening
was well attended and a pleasant tima
was passed
The revival services at River View,
| which have been held for the past
three weeks, came to a close Wed.
nesday evening.
C. Ballinger of the roustabout gang
who has been off duty for some time
ON account of illness, is reported to
be rapidly improving.
| Charles Waddles, formerly shipping
clerk in the foreign packing room, but
now travelling in the west, was a viss
| itor at the plant Tuesday.
I "A.
Iowa Central, was visitor at the plant
Tuesday. Mr.. Gladstone was for.
mer employee of John Morren g
Co.
Charles Cooley, who has been EN-.
| pioyed in the local room as checH
weighman, has accepted position
with the Milwaukee road as brake.
| man.
= j
Mrs Thomas Lee, who resides on
/ East Main street, will leave for WEch.
| tia. Kan, Thursday, where she will
make a three weeks visit with rela.
1 tives.
| Mrs. J. B. McCloskey, Mrs. J. r.
! Earl, and Miss Martha Earl of this
1 city, and Mrs. L. N. Sephens Of Deca.
! tur City, were visitors at the plant this
| week.
Bert Kidd, who has been employed in
the lard refinery, left last Tuesday for
Denver, Colorado, having been called
there by message telling OF the ill
ness of his child.
\ J. A. Ramplin, who was inspector of
foreign meats in the packing house
about sixteen years ago, is now sover.
i eign grand organizer Of the Woodmen
Il OF Cdndud. 0upSIlatouucAe E. y. Iout-
lock brought with him from his recent
trip to Canada a copy of the Canadian
Woodman" in which was a out of Mr..
Ramplin and a biographical sketch.
Mr.. Ramplin will be remembered by
many of the older members of the
plant
| The service Of the Nickel Plate
i Road to New York City and Boston, ia
unsurpassed. Three fast express trains.
j in each direction, daily. These traina
| oro oononosed Of modem f1rst.clnas, aoxs