Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-12
ARE Gu TlNG ICE
JOHN MoRRELL q CO. BUSY GET
TING IN THEIR USUAL WINTER
HARVEST.
From Saturdays Daily.


ice will be cut and housed by the firm
of John Morrell & Co. this winter. All.
ready there is force OF men at work
for this establishment a short distance
above the boat house, where the Nor
rell harvest of Ice is secured. At the
packing house there are four ice
houses, each with capacity Of 5000
tons and it is anticipated that these
will be filled and a stock OF 1000 tons
will be made and housed in, netting
the firm $4,000 tons for Its use during
the summer. The ice that is being cut
now above the boat house is not of a
good quality, but this condition does
not make material difference, owing
to the fact that the ice Is put to none
put refrigerator use.
killing Shows Decrease.
A slight decrease in the killing of
hogs is shown the past week. The
firm killed 14,400 porkers during the
week just ended. This Is 1880 less
than this number killed during the
week just ending. January 2.
East End Items.
M. Ructman, of Hedrick, was bust
ness visitor at the plant Wednesday.
Joseph Hopkins and Frank Barnes,
Of the off1ce force, are taking their an
nual vacations.
w. NJ. Kipp, surveying engineer for
the Niagara Extinguisher Co., OF st.
Louis, Mo-, was a business visitor at
the plant this week.
N. T.S1eight, foreman of the cooper
age department and the men employed
in that department lave purchased a
new clock to be used In the cooper
shop.
Isaac Downey, of the cutting gang
was called home last Thursday by the
illness of Mrs. Downey.
Otto Schaub, who is employed in the
cutting department, was called home
Thursday by the critical illness of his
father. Mr.. Schaub, however, rallied
and is now reported to be improving.
d. H. Steele, of Atlantic, an old pa
tron Of the firm, was here on bust
ness Monday.
Winthrop Peck, OF the box factory,
is off duty, nursing bruised finger.
Burt Caldwell, OF the wash room,
was summoned to attend court last
Monday.
Joseph Britain, of the scale office,
who has been visiting at his home in
Canada, returned to work Monday.
Charley Bullock, who is a student
at Ames, and Richard Ramsell, who
attends the State University at Iowa
City, have returned to theis studies.
Miss Ruth Byers, OF Chicago, who
has been a guest at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. w. H. HORNED, has returned
to her home.
William Potter, who spent the
greater part OF the summer In Denver
Colorado, was at the plant Tuesday,
and presented Superintendent F. j
Bullock with handsome pair of ant
lers.
Mrs. T. D. Lee is very i'll at her
home on East Main street.
L. H. Hughes, OF Riverview, left
Thursday evening to spend the winter
in the Isle of Pines.
Fred Swan, of North Bend, Nebras
ka, was visitor with his uncle. VIM
Swan, city salesman for John Morrell
& Co.. a few days this week.
John Loring, who drives one of the
market wagons. was Oft duty i'll last
Thursday.
Clark McCloskey, formerly resi-
dent of this city, but now located in
Delta, was visitor at the plant Mon
Arthur Holsie, who works in the cut
ting gang, was called home last Mon
day by the illness Of his infant son.
j. K. Smith, Of this city, was at the
plant on short business visit Tues
day.
| Fred HENSON, Of the ice gang, was
off duty this week on account of ill
mes.
Contractor P. H. Riordan is building
some immense brick braces in the en-
CINE room at the plant.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. West delightfully."-
entertained "a few Of their friends at q
New Years dinner party at their home
1874 North Iowa avenue, New Years
day. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Reynolds,
Mrs. George Mann.
Misses:
Ida B. Morrison, J. Glen Peck.
Margaret Reynolds, Olive Mann,
Magdalins Mann.
DR.. J. B. Wilson.