Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-21
NE FOREMAN FAST.
Chicago Man Takes Charge q
Morrell's Beef House.
HAS RECORD FOR KILLING BEEF

M. r. Mullins, New Head of Depart.
nent is Acknowledged Champion -
Has Defended Title Nineteen Times
$500 Hogs Marketed.
From Saturdays Daily.
When it comes to killing beef in a.
hustle the firm of John Morrell e Co.
is an easy winner, and bovines are
now put "off watch" so fast that it
keeps the gang busy hauling away the
dead ones. The cause of this newly
acquired speed in the destruction of
the porter house producers lies in the
fact that a new foreman has recently
been placed in charge of the beef kill
ing department M. F. Mullins, of
Chicago, is the new acquisition and the
ease and dispatch with which he kills
and dresses the animals is revelation
to, all who have witnessed him at his
work. Mr. Mullins has been practically
given the distinction of being the
champion beef killer of the world He
has won many contests and has de-
Tended his claim to the championship
nineteen times. Mr.. Mullins record
for killing and dressing is 3 minutes
and As seconds He has given exhibit
lions of his skill in Chicago, Wheeling,
West Virginia. and many other points
and he has also served as demonstrat
or at the Iowa Agricultural college for
the benefit of the students.
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Hog Killing Light.
There were 5.504 hogs marketed dur
ing the week, as against 3,742 last
week, a gain of 1,762. Packing is still
light Notwithstanding the slight in
crease over last week and is still con-
siderably behind what it was at this
time last year. The top price at the
close of the week was $500, decline
last week.
East End Items.
VIM. Hurd of the office force spent
Sunday in Des Moines.
Elmer Moffett is the last addition to
the beef house force.
o. K Mason of Moravia, accepted a
position in the local room Monday.
l.. Hughes who resides in Riyerview
is recovering from his recent illness.
Kirk Newell of Agency township,was
"a business visitor here Thursday
Andrew Wind, one of the office en-
ployes, was a visitor in Abba last
week. Ah
George Vance is the latest addition
to the carpenter force. He began work
Monday. =.
VIM. Cradle OF the carpenter gang
lis off duty this week suffering with
rheumatism.
Gust Lundgreen who is employed in
the green meat cellar, is i'll at his home
with the grip.
Mrs Daniel Gibbons, who resides on
East Railroad street, is visiting friends
in Des Moines.
T. d. Foster sails today from St
Johns, N. B., on his annual trip to Liv.
erpool. England.
The little S-year-old daughter OF
Night Watchman Thomas Vaughn is
suffering with rheumatism.
D. NJ Watts, who badly bruised the
middle finger of his left hand a few
days ago, is now at work again.
Mrs. Lewis Bolyn of Hedrick, visit
ed this week at the home OF her sister
Mrs. f. G.. Buxton, on Walnut avenue
Miss Sallie Walker, who resides OF
East Roemer street, returned home
Monday, after a visit with friends in
Agency.
P. A. Murphy who is employed in the
Morrell office. has been summoned t
Warsaw, H.. by the serious illness Of
his mother.
Mrs. George Twedell. who resides
on East Main street. is seriously il
and grave fears of her recovery are
entertained.
j. r. Broadtield of the machine shop:
who spent the winter in San Bernan
dino, Cal, returned to work in thu
shops Monday.
| Ernest Manns, foreman of the lart
refinery at the Morrell plant, has NOV
! ed from Mabel street to his new hom,
on Iowa avenue.
Mrs. Nick Allender, who has been il
at her home on Hayne street for som,
time, is still very sick and shows blu
/ little improvement.
Mrs. f. G.. Buxton who resides Oh
| Walnut avenue, visited last Wednes
day at the home of her parents, MI
and Mrs. Milford at Hedrick.
Mrs. Linnie Dubois and little child
of Muscatine are in the city on brie
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. A. Lewis on East Mabel street.
Barney Brouhard. who has bee
/ working in the carpenter shop ha
4 left the service of the company to joil
one of the Burlington bridge gangs
The Ladies' Aid society and the Mis-
sionary society of the East End Pres
bytsrian church, held joint meetin
/ in the basement of the church Thurs
day afternoon.
/ Mrs. Anna Giess of Chicago, is visi
/ ing at the home of her parents, MI
and Mrs. Otto Schaub on East Roeme
sereet. Mrs. CHESS will build a min
room house on her farm east of tn
city at cost of nearly $4,000, and wi
soon move from Chicago to make thi
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