Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-08
KILLING SHOWS A DECREASE.
Less Than 10000 Hogs Slaughtered at
MorreIl Plant This Week.

Owing to the lay-off of one-half day
| the present week, that the employees
of the firm of John Morrell & Co.
might have an opportunity to vote,
| the killing of hogs shows slight de-
crease over the previous weeks kill
ing. For this week, 11,6OO was the to-
tai number of porkers slaughtered
while the killing of last week amount
ed to $4,000.
East End Items.
Mrs. VIM. Mason is i'll at her home
on Mabel street
Mrs. Smith is very ill at her home
on South Walnut avenue.
Otto Schaub. of the cutting room.
accidentally cut his left hand last
Tuesday
Mrs. A. H. Peck of Mabel street, who
is q sufferer from tonsilitis. is reported
TO be much improved today.
Essex Horn, who holds door on the
fifth floor, is very i'll at his home on
Center avenue.
Night Waterman VIM. Moffitt is
making Some improvements on his
property on Walnut street.
William Grow of Eldon was a bust
ness visitor at the stock yards We'd
nesday.
Harvey Lotspeich of the office force
mas returned from his annual two
weeks vacation.
Dan Gallagher of the packing room.
was a business visitor in st. Joseph,
Mo- last Saturday.
Night Waterman ]. Mcdonald was
i'll last Monday and Tuesday and was
off duty.
John Tearyan, of Ringeold county,
is visiting with his sister Mrs. n. o.
Hill. who resides north of the city.
VIM. Hurd Of the jobbing desk in
the main offices, is in Chicago on a few
days visit.
George Afford of the carpenters
gang, who has been off duty suffering
from an injury. has returned to work.
The rumor that George Holland of
ST. Joseph, Mo-, was married recently
at St Louis, Mo-, is denied here on
good authority. Mr.. Holland who
worked at the Morrell plant, was
George E. Holland" while the one
reported married at st. Louis was
George H. Holland"
j. H. Robinson has been appointed
assistant tmekeeper by Superintend-
ent Bullock and began his new duties
Monday.
Division "B" of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the East End Presbyterian
church will give social at the church
next Thursday evening at s o'clock.
winthrop Peck. of the box factory,
who has been in Nebraska farming,
has returned and resumed his old
duties.
John Kuyk, who resides at the cor
ner of Walnut and Roemer streets, is
off duty OH account of a felon on his
hand.
Patrick Phillips, an old employee of
the Cry salt cellars, has returned to
81 a or nm
a farm east of the plant.
w. Wachter, boollkeeper in the main
Offices, has severed his connection
with the company and has returned
to his home in Harper.
Ray Smith of Omaha, who formerly
was in the employ of John Morrell &
Co, has returned to this city and is
now working in the packing room.
| Chas. Freeman, foreman of the
fierce gang, has sold his Hayne street
property to William Solder and has
moved to his new home on Morrell
street.
Tuesday evening at the home of r..
House on Roemer street, three doors
| east of Walnut street.
w. S. Taussig of the Ewing Mer
kle Electric Supply company of st.
Louis, Mo-. was a business visitor at
the plant Thursday.
Lester Schenck. stenographer in the
] purchasing department of the main
office, who has been visiting in Bur-
lington for q few days returned to
his desk Monday.
! A. NJ Mullen, who has had charge
| of the main office at nights for some
time past, has been transferred to day
work and returned yesterday after a
brief vacation.
! L. e. Carlett of Elkader has an.
nounced his candidacy for the posi-.
ton of first assistant clerk Of the Iowa
house of representatives.