Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-20
ERECTION OF NEW BEEF HOUSE
AND COVERING FOR LOADING
DOCKS STARTS.
100 M E N w A Mt E D
MorreIl G. Company to 5een Construc-
ton lmmedistely-Don't Look
Like Hard Times
There.

1880 porkers, an increase over pre-
vious weeks, and the call for 100 men
to report at the packing house Mon
day morning, gives one the impression
that panic talk at least in these parts
! is chimera. Work on the new beef
house is soon to begin, the ground
having been broken during the past
week. This, however, is not the only
need for men about this busy plant,
as the firm contemplates in about two
weeks, the erection of a covering or
roof for the loading docks on the
north side of the main building along
the tracks. r. l.. Brown, travelling en-
gineer Of a Des Moines bridge firm
was visitor at the plant during the
week to arrange for the beginning Of
the work. A bright and breezy bunch
of East End news comes from this
busy section of the city.
/ Ollie Thomas of the dry salt cellar,
got one OF the toes of his right foot
run over by truck.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Walters Of Che
cotah, Okla, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Wal
ters of Laredo, Mo- Mr.. and Mrs P.
J. Henness Of Williston, N. D.; MI.
and Mrs. H. B. Henness of this city,
and Mrs. R. o. Grooms of this city,
took in the sights of the plant Friday.
H. B. and s. w. Lambert of
Hayes, s. D., arrived in the city Sat.
urday night for short visit with
friends. They will go from here to
Burlington to visit their father, Rev.
J. w. Lambert, pastor Of Grace M.
E. church.
F. M. Book, formerly employed in
the cooper department, who has been
visiting at Corpus Christi, Tex, for
some time past, has returned to Of
tumwa and resumed his old position
in the cooper shop.
Henry Glew, foreman of the fierce
washing gang. is on his vacation this
and next week.
4 Guy Frazier, Of the general Office
force, was in Abba on company busi-
ness last Saturday.
Charley MCGEE, formerly OF the
! fierce gang but now farming on the
Jake Harsh place; was at, the stock
yards last Friday with some live
stock
Hub Swanson, of the fierce gang
got piece OF grit in his right eye
Friday and suffered for short time.
A.. T. Simmons, of Mahaska Neb.,
was at the packing house taking il,
! the sights Wednesday. Mr.. Simmons
lived at Ormanville rs years ago, and
4 used to sell hogs to John Morrell G.
Co. when they killed 800 hogs a day.
He was greatly surprised at the
growth of the city and Of the plant.
1 James Champ and wife of Smokey
Hollow. visited the plant last Friday.
Mr.. Champ was formerly fireman for
John Morrell & Co., and resided on
Walnut avenue, but Is now miner at
Smokey Hollow
4 Messrs. Cauffman and Davis, ship
pers from Knoxville, brought LOLA
hogs to the packing house last
Wednesday, each hog averaging $50
pounds each. They were paid 500
per hundred weight for the porkers.
i A, w. Peck, of the packing house
police force, will be member of the
board of registration after next Mon.
day.
r. H. Foster, John Denefe, NJ Ches-
hire, M. Warwick, d. Irwin and John
Dawson attended Justice Ayres' court
last Thursday
Will Gillum, clerk in the green meat
cellar resigned last Thursday and
will leave Monday for st. Joseph Mo
d. B. O'Briend, of the killing gang
was i'll Thursday threatened with ty.
phoid fever.
Ray Waller, Of the fire department
is visiting his parents, who reside
near Floris.
r. Pangburn received a severe cut
in the palm OF his right hand Fri
day.
Charley Hellor and Fred Streblow
Of Agency township. were at the pack
ing house with live stock Friday
morning.
William Foreman, formerly assist
ant cellar boss, but now government,
meat inspector at Brooklyn, N. Y, was
in the city Saturday and visited with
the boys at the packing house.
James Killion, of the lard room
badly out the fingers Of his left hand
Tuesday.
Bert Green is in South Dakota at
, tending the drawing of Rosebud
land.
c. D. Citizens, 1903 East Main
| street. who has been i'll for some
! time past Is improving.
Auieu ElHStToIH VI the LieTCe gang
, badly bruised his left knee last
! Thursday
, Peter Augustine of Agency town
ship, who visited the California gold
fields during 1s49, brought hogs to the
!, packing house last Friday.
Services were held at the mems din
ing room Friday noon under the aus
pices of the Y. M. c. A. Rev e. j.
Shook spoke.
Mrs. Nicholas Lunkley and hel
daughter. Miss Martha Lunkley, 14O2
, East Main street, visited the packing
house Thursday, saying farewell tc
their friends before leaving for Mar
shalltown to live.
Major T. P, Spilman bought span
of bay mares weighing 1880 pounds
last Saturday.
Miss Mamie Rodwell and Miss Jes