Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26

4 WI XVI tuS oppSlluSlu'Sl SdSiuS w.
of Chicago, was here Monday on bust
ness with the firms manager, Samuel
Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Allott of Ce
dar Rapids are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Allott during the
| Christmas week.
The revival service which have been
conducted by Evangelist ]. w. Foote
at Riverview chapel all this week
closed last evening. Tomorrow even
ing the Lords supper will be admin
istered and mem bers will be received
into the church.
! Andrew Daggett of the cutting floor
cut the fore finger of his left hand
quite severely last Saturday.
A watch meeting will be held at the
East End Presbyterian church one
week from tonight. All are welcome
to this meeting.
Chip Lewis of the cutting room, was
in a runaway last week. He was
thrown out of the buggy and was badly
! bruised
| Ben Hammit of Dallas, Tex, is Wis
iting at the home Of his sister, Mrs
Elizabeth Zimmerman, 1916 East Main
street. Mr.. Hammit made boxes for
John Morrell & Co., Ltd, when the
plant was located at the old Ladd
house, twenty-five or thirty years ago.
! He will be remembered by old packing
| house men.
| H. o. Bowen is in Yates Center,
Kas., spending few days with his
parents, before going to Spokane,
Wash, to assume charge of the Nor.
| rell branch houses.
E. Hoffman, formerly ice foreman
for John Morrell & Co., Ltd, has re-
Gently returned from Aurora, Ind,
where he was visiting relatives.
Miss Irene McNutta of the trimming
room, was called home Tuesday morn.
ing by the sudden sickness, of her
mother.
James Peck of the cooperage depart
ment, was off duty Monday and trans.
acted legal business in the city.
Cottage prayer meeting was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Collett in
Riverview Tuesday afternoon.
| Craig Davidson, of the press room,
& Co. and accepted position at the
Burlington round house.
| Mrs. F. Hancock, of Iowa avenue,
will spend Christmas in Monmouth
Ill.,, with her son, Ernest Hancock.
Born. last Monday to Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hugh Traul, of West Mabel street, a
/ daughter.
Harry Ferrule, of the Chicago branch
house, is here to spend the holidays.
Harry was for years in the general
Office here.
Mrs. Purtoff. of Eldon, will spend
Christmas with her daughter, Mrs
Anna schaub. on Walnut avenue.
Edward Gallagher left the service
of John Morrell Sc Co, Ltd Wednes
day and goes to Omaha to secure
work.
Charley Boughner, of the machine
shop, after a three or four weeks lay
off, returned to his work again Mon
day
4 F. L. Rowland, of the local room, ac
companied by his wife, will leave to-
night for Indianola to spend week
visiting with relatives.
frank Twedell, of Riverview, an old
employe CT John Morrell & Co, Ltd.
who has been employed at other trades
/ began work in the trimming room last
| Monday.
VIM. Robinson, of South Ottumwa
! who worked in the cellars for years
and who stopped on account of his
health, BEGAN work again Monday ir
building &C."
Richard Murphy. an old employe ir
the cellar, who has been in Omaha
returned to this city Wednesday.
w. Dason, Of the cutting room, left
Wednesday in time to get home fol
Christmas
H.C. Mahoney, check clerk for VIII
O'Malley, will spend Christmas witt
relatives in Creston.
The many friends of Mrs. HID. Rob
inson. of Riverview. who was danger
ously sick week ..go will be pleased
to learn that she is now considered tt
be out of danger.
4 G. APPLICABLE of Riverview, has &C
fcepted position with John Morrell
Co., Ltd, in the oil press room.
Mrs. D. w. Glass and children O
Fairfield, are spending Christmas witt
] Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Peck on Mabe
street
Mrs. Emma Melbey, of Kansas City
Mo-, is spending the holidays at the
4 home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
w. Peck, on Mabel street.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Allen, of Stock
port, are visiting at the home of Mrs
4 Aliens sisters, Mrs. Nero Gordon anc
Mrs. Dan Duree.
VIM. E. Gibbons, Of Roemer street
left for Fairfield Wednesday, called
there by the illness of relative.
4 Miss Mabel HOLSTER Of Colorado
Spring, Colorado, will spend the win
ter with her brother. Will HOLSTER
210R N. Weller street. Miss Holliste1
i has been visiting friends in Fairfield
this week and returned here Wednes
day.
Frank Walker. train dispatcher OF
the B. & O. at Washington, Ind, will
visit during the holidays with hi!
mother and with his brother, Will
Walker, assistant foreman of the lart
refinery. Mr. Walker is an old Wapel
10 county boy, having been raised il
Agency and began railroading on thu
, Burlington.
Gus Lewis, of the Y M G. A. train
ing school of Chicago, is at home dur
ing the holidays.