Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-19
BOWEN IS MANAGER
OLD OFFICE MAN OF JOHN NOR.
REL G. co. TO HAVE CHARGE
OF NEW BRANCH

Seattle (Wash.) Plant of the Local
Packing Plant Will Be Under the
Management of Ottumwa Young
Man-kllink Reaches 10000.
From Saturdays Daily.
The new western branch house at
Seattle. Wash, of John Morrell & Co..
Ltd, will be managed by Harry 0. Bow-
en-, assistant manager Of the iobbing
and sales and credit department OF
/. the main offices here. Mr.Bowen will
leave next week for his new
I home. This position was given
Mr.. Bowen in recognition of his excel
lent abilities and his faithful services
in the offices of the local establish
ment The new Seattle house will be
the distributing point for all points
west of the Rockies, and it is expected
that under the careful management
of Mr.. Bowen it will soon rank with
the several other branches of the OF
tumwa plant Mr.. Bowen has been in
the services of John Morrell & Co. for
the past ten years and Is well quail
fed to take charge of branch house.
His many friends in Ottumwa and vi
cinity, while they regret his depart
ure, will wish him every success in
his new position. Mr.. Bowen's fam
lily will remain in Ottumwa until he
can get thoroughly settled in Seattle.
The Weeks Killing.
The killing gang at the plant of
John Morrell & Co. slaughtered near
ly 10000 hogs during the past six
days. This department has been
working steadily throughout the past
week.
Engine Kills Cow.
A COW, valued at s55, belonging to
John Morris, foreman of the killing
gang of John Morrell & Co., was killed
by Rock Island switch engine early
last Tuesday morning. Four COWS
owned by Morris escaped from his
pasture and three of the animals were
struck by the switch engine. One was
killed outright, while the other two
were only slightly injured.
East End Items.
Mrs. William Parkinson, of Walnut
avenue, who has been sick for some
time past is improving.
Lou Tibbetts, who drives one OF
John Morrell & Co.'s teams, was com
PEELED to quit work Friday on account
of sickness.
John H. Short, William Longland
and John Longland, of Hedrick, an6
o. T. Osterburg, of Cedar Rapids, were
visitors at the plant Friday morning
Frank Stevens, who holds a door
on the fourth floor of the main build
ing, had bone in his right hand frac
tured Friday morning and was com
PEELED to stop work.
O. B. Bach, of Chicago, foreman o.
the A. D. T. company. is here this
week making some repairs on the
A. D. T. lines.
William Casson. of the Des Moines
branch house, was here last Friday
on business.
M. A. King. formerly employed here
in the sausage room, left last Thurs
day night on the Burlington for Elgin
Illinois, where he goes to assume
charge of wholesale grocery bust
ness.
Eli Hill and William Stiles were
the visiting committee for the Pack
ing House Mutual Aid association this
week.
A cottage prayer meeting was helt
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
Harry last Tuesday afternoon, con
Quoted by Evangelist ]. w. Foote.
deep interest was evident.
Phil Schorr, of the local ROOM is il
the meat market as a salesman whil
George Mason is off duty on accoun
of sickness.
DR.. ]. B. Wilson has bought the va
cant lot at the corner of Main stree
and Iowa avenue, opposite the Rey
nolds drug store.
Charles E. Johnson, Of Agency town
ship, delivered large consignment o
hay here last Thursday.
James Garland, of Orchard street
recently took an examination for ;
government position and passed cred
itably.
James Denefe, yard section foreman
for the Burlington, was here Thurs
day and set up an intersection pos
showing the Burlington limits
Thomas Lagwaster, of Keota, wa
here and was shown through the plan
Thursday.
Cash Kitterman, of the green mea
cellar, who has been on the jury TO
the past four weeks, returned to hi
work Monday.
Hugh Traul was here short tim
Tuesday. Mr.. Traul was an old EN-
ploye in the sausage room a few year
ago.
Superintendent A. w. Stewart of tn
public schools and Director A. L. Reyr
olds were business callers at Super
intendent Bullock's Office Tuesday.
William Johnson, one of the mos
successful stock raisers of souther
Iowa was here with stock Tuesday
Samuel Birney of the stock yard
was in Kansas City Monday morning.
Taylor Earl, an old empleye of job
Morrell & Co., Ltd, but now in tn