Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-16
KILLING SHOWS INCREASE.
Plant of John MorreII G. Co. SIausht
cred $4,000 Hoos This Week.

previous week shows a slight increase.
The prices this week on choice stock
nave varied. in fact a new quotation
has been established for extra heavy
stock. The markets this morning
closed with the top price at $3.50.
East End Items.
M. Burt of Waterloo was business
visitor here Thursday
Born. Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Slater, daughter.
Will Cox of the killing gang, has
succeeded Ira Turner on the fire de-
partment.
e. Hughes of Moulton, was in the
city visiting with his niece, Mrs. M.
Moff1tt, Wednesday.
Miss Anna Hickman of the trim
ming room, was off duty last week on
account of sickness.
VIM. Stiles of the cutting room re-
turned to work Monday after a weeks
illness.
Paul Goblet of the packing room,
has returned to work after few
days illness.
Born, Wednesday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Green, who reside on Roemer
street. a son.
Mrs. Charles Mckinney, corner of
South Iowa avenue and Hayne street,
is suffering from the grip.
Frank Howard of the roustabout
gang, was called to Libertyville Tues
day by the illness of his father.
Night Waterman zell Zimmerman
was off duty Wednesday evening at
tending the wedding of his niece.
Fred LANCE of Burlington was in
the city this week to attend the fun
eral of his brother-in-law, the late
Otto Schaub.
Edward ,McGrath, foreman of the
pipe fitting gang left Saturday eve
ming for Austin, Mimi, on business
for the company.
Miss Ida Schwabkey of the canning
department, who has been off duty,
sick, was at the plant on business
Tuesday.
There are letters in w. B. Ramsel's
"shanty," for Floyd Boone Harry
Hayse, Pat Flynn, Johnnie Conley and
q. T. Baker.
Paymaster Give Bennett who has
been off duty for a few days. suffer-
from the grip, has returned to his
work.
John Morris, foreman of the killing
gang, was in Keokuk Monday and
Tuesday attending the funeral of his
grandmother. Mrs. Ford.
Nero Gordan, of the night engi-
neers' force. who has been off duty
since last Monday. has returned to
work.
VIM. Kidd, an old soldier, employed
in the trimming room, was ordered to
appear before the pension board last
Wednesday.
William Payne a stockman and
farmer who resides near HedricK, was
a business visitor at the stock yards
Monday.
Mrs. Gibbons and two sons George
and John, left today for Fairfield to
spend a two weeks vacation with
relatives.
Miss Roxy Hughes of Riverview, left
Tuesday for New Orleans where she
will join her father, T.. II. Hughes, and
make a two weeks'fv visit to3points in
the south.
Clarence Thompson, formerly en-
ployed in Superintendent Bullock's Of
| flee, but now located in California, was
a business visitor at the plant Thurs
day.
Edward Canny Of the local. depart
ment, who has been i'll for the past
| three or four weeks, has improved so
much that he returned to work last
Monday.
H. D. Robinson of the engineers de-
partment, who left this city recently
for Albuquerque N. NJ, has written to
some Ottumwa friends that he expects
| to return about February 20 and be-
| gin work again for John Morrell &
Co.
| Sim Twedell, assistant foreman in
| the cellars of the Western Packing
company of Denver Colo, was bus
| mess caller at the plant Thursday. Mr..
| Twedell is an old employee of the for
eign packing room and left here only
on account of the health of his fam
! ily
| Ben Kline, who works in the stock
| yards, suffered quite a little Monday
| from a fire. About 5 o'clock Monday
| morning a defective flue caused to-
| tai wreckage of the kitchen and sum
mer kitchen of his home on South
Iowa avenue. The loss aggregated
about $3.50, and no insurance was car
ried.
Last Friday, February 5, was the
seventh birthday anniversary of A. B.
| Osler, Jr. A party of his young friends
| gave him a surprise party at his home
on East Main street. The afternoon
was very pleasantly passed in games
and various amusements. Refresh
ments were served. Those present
were Robert McConkey, Ray Nc
Conkey, Fred Clarke, Homer Clark,
1 Fred Bullock, Jr., John Bullock, Will
| Baker, Kenneth Baker. James
Schwentker, Russell Coul, Clinton
Rhoads, Earl Fullmer Don Cox, Dom
aid Morrison, Will Barton, Meale KEEL
/ ter, Hubert Green, Grant Copple, Miss
1 Bullock.
The following We're visitors at the
plant this week: Miss Anna Moore
of Hannibal, Mo-, A. Julien of Fair
field, G. 2. Bartholomew of Liberty
vile. G. E. Jumper Of Julesburg, Mo-,
r. C. Woods of North Platte, Neb.,
A. E. Seaburg of Macedonia, r. l..
House of Monmouth, ILL.,, Forrest
Whistler of Danville, j. O.. Cresap of
Danville. Frank Humphrey of Agency,
M. Mongovern of Agency, Earl Cox
of Oskaloosa, Mrs. H. C. Hurst of
Washington, W. L. Gilger, H. L. Zu-
lauf, and George Lange of Burlington,
A. E. Utterback of Hayesville, George
Utterback Of Hayesville, Charles Kel-
| ley and son Charles of Red Oak, Lloyd
Kelly of Red Oak, A. c. Robinson of
Chicago, f. Harmon of Lost River, Cy-
rus Nolin of Monroe, j. Robinson and
| Aleck Walker of Farson, r. w. Blair
of Washington. Misses Minnie and
Bessie Dorm, Otto Johnson, D.. o. Bell,
and r. L. Cooper, all of this city.