Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-24
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Night Fire Chief Thomas vaughn's |
little son, Reginald, was operated on
last Thursday morning at the family
residence on Ash street. He had been
operated on for appendicitis and it had
not healed properly from the inside,
which made second operation ne
cessary.
II. Sheehan of the American District
Telegraph company transacted bust
/ ness in the general office last Thurs
day.
Charles H. Croft of the chief engi-
| neer's force, is running the company
engine, No 25, this weeA.
| James McGahey Of the Office force
has been in Kentucky visiting sinve
last Monday
Frank Vivian of the press room has
been on the sick list since October
10, but is now improving.
Joe Bakcr of the coopers' depart
ment badly hurt his left hand by run
ming a rivet into it last Thursday af-
ternoon He was taken to the Office
of DR.. J. B. Wilson for treatment.
j. H. Collett of the coopers' de-
partment badly bruised his left hand
last Tuesday.
Mrs. A. H. Wilson of Red Oak is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Osler, 1917 East Main street.
Mrs Wilson and Mrs. Osler were Wis
itors at the packing house Friday
Mrs. Sim Twedell leaves for
Austin, Mimi, today to join her hus-
band, who has been working there for
some time.
Mrs. B. Mosher who has been visit
ing her son, Lyle Mosher, on Morrell
street, left for Hilton yesterday morn
ing.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Edward Jen-
ming, who reside on Railroad street,
a son, Thursday night.
Harvey Lotspeich of the Office force
has been on the sick list few days
this week.
Mrs. Walter, Schenck of Burlington,
was here Friday visiting her son, Les
lie Schenck, of the Office force.
George Randall of the casing de-
partment is off duty, on the sick list,
for the past ten days.
Samuel Underwood returned to
hogs when we are killing, returned to
work Monday, after a ten days alb
sence, caused by lame foot.
i Mrs. Merrro Gordon of East Roem-
err street is entertaining her sister-in-
law, Mrs. w. Doggett, of Beloit, Kan
sas, since last Thursday.
i Evangelist j. w. Foote Interested
himself in little blind boy named
Fred Gilroy and had him sent to the
school for the blind last Thursday.
Superintendent Bullock received a
i handsome fox hound from his son,
Will. The dog was sent from Canada,
where the son has been visiting for
the past thirty days.
i E. G. Reeves of the general office
will be paymaster during the time
Qleve Bennett Is acting cashier
Oscar Preston Of the office force Is
on his annual vacation this<week.
Walter Smith of Cedar Rapids is
, here visiting his brother-in-law, Mel
Horn, who resides on East Main
street.
{ Jos. Britain and Samuel Birney of
the stock yards were in Moravia and
Highland center last Thursday.
John Hershon of the boiler room ac-
cidentally hurt his hand so badly last
Sunday morning that he was COM
; PEELED to lay off few days until his
; arm is better.
! Mrs. w. H. HORNED was in Iowa
City last Tuesday and from there she
went to Cedar Rapids to attend the
meeting Of the synod
, Albert Loring of the machine house,
has been put in Bakers gang Of night
men taking temperatures.
: Ben Jennings, Jr., OF the night engi-
neeers' force has been transferred to
t the day force in the machine shop.
G. L. Blundell, head timekeeper for
!, John Morrell & Co., is off duty this
! week enjoying vacation.
: George Morrell of Liverpool, Eng
land, brother of John Morrell's, is
here and will spend the winter here
( A valuable carriage horse belong
: ing to William Jennings, foreman OF
the carpenters gang was found dead
3 last Monday morning, with hole in
4 its head, as it had been hit with q
Hammer.
3 The many friends of Mrs. G. M. Kin
ney will be glad to hear that she was
Vi able to return to her home last Thurs
day from the hospital where she has
Y been for some weeks recovering from
the effects of an operation.