Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-17
RECEIPTS HEAVY
LARGE NUMBER OF HOGS BOUGHT
BY JOHN MoRRELL & co. THIS
WEEK..
Price for Porkers Is Down, Yet An
Increased Amount Has Been Sold
Light Hogs Bring Low Prices
East End Notes.

From Saturdays Daily.
In no single week previous TO the
present one have the receipts OF hogs
at the plant of John Morrell & Co..
been so heavy when the prices ar Sc
low. Fourteen thousand hogs were
purchased this week and the top price
all week has been approximately $3.50
per hundred. This morning the mar
kets closed at the reduced quotation
of $4.45. The lowest price is $4.10
This quotation is the least paid for
light hogs for a period of two years
Notwithstanding the decreased price
the shippers seem anxious to sell their
stock.
East End Notes.
M. r. McClelland of the Office force
is on three weeks vacation.
Mrs. George Jennings, who has been
ill, is reported to be much improved
J. H. Morrell was business visitor
in New York City portion OF this
week.
Edward o. Moehn is the latest ad
dition to the stenographic force in the
main Offices.
John Breakey and A. R. Brown, arc
improvingtheir homes by installing
new heaters.
M. Carlson of the press room, who
was off sick part of last week is able
to be at work again.
7. D. Foster, has returned home
from Fairfield, where he was visiting
on business Thursday.
William Kidd who holds door in the
trimming room is very sick at his
home on Mabel street.
Holl Spilman and John Lynch, were
in Lineville, Mo-, Thursday attending
a sale of Yorkshire pigs.
Thomas Boyd, who sustained an in
jury to his hand last week, is now
able to resume his duties.
j. Merritt who works in the sausage
room was called home Wednesday by
the sudden illness of his wife.
Mrs. Frank Briggs, who has beer
visiting with friends in Los Angeles
CAL, returned home last Thursday.
Harry McConkey, of the killing de
partment is making some improve
ments to his Main street property.
Henry and James Aggison, who re
side in Iowa county are visitors at the
home of her cousin, Geo. w. Motif
VIM. Egan, of the carpenter gang
who has been in Austin, Mimi, fol
some time past, has returned to thi.
city.
Peter Pohlson, of the fierce gang
crushed his left hand last Saturday
He is now able to be at work, how
ever.
Charley Monroe, of the killing de
partment who was off duty last weel
on account of blood poison, is now
able to be at work
P. A. Murphy, purchasing agent lief
yesterday for Warsaw, ILL.,, to join his
wife, who has been visiting there fol-
the past two weeks.
Miss Chodat's Sunday school class
will give a social at the East Emo
Presbyterian church November 20, FOL
the benefit of the library.
Mrs. George A. HORNED, of Austin
MINI, is in the city, a guest at The
home of Rev. VI. HI. HORNED. Mrs
HORNED was visitor yesterday.
The Ladies' Missionary society o
the East End I Presbyterian churcl
held its regular meeting last Thurs
day in the parlors of the church.
Will Harper, secretary of the Y. M
C. A., at Boone was a business visito
at the plant Friday. Mr.. Harper wa.
formerly in the employ Of John Nor
rell & Co.. having been the city sales
man here for some time.
C. E. Young. of Bloomfield, was
business visitor at the plant Tuesday
| Mr. Young is member of the cit,
council at Bloomfield and prominen
stoclSman.
Will and Jack Osler, the two son,
of A. B. Osler, foreman of the loca
room, who have been suffering from