Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
old EMPLOYE
HAS RETIRED
CHARLEY HooGEwoNING AFTER
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS WORK
GOES FARMING.

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Chas. HoogeWoning, ham trimmer,
stlcker and good butcher, quit
the service of John Morrell & Co.
last Saturday and moved to his farm.
about two miles south of the city.
"Cholly' has worked for John Morreu
& Co. about 25 years continuously, be-
ginning when he was little chap of
only IL or IA years of age, and has
learned the packing business as thor
oughly as most men, especially in the
killing and cutting departments. BY
prudent investments he has been
aple to retire to good farm near the
city.
An epidemic OF broken arms among
the women Of the East End, which be-
gan about three weeks ago, when
Mrs. McLane, wife of Government Of
fcer McLane fell from the top of
stairway and broke her arm, was fol.
lowed last week by Mrs. VIM. Fish
beck, wife of another government Of
ticer, falling and breaking the small
bone IN her left arm Now Mrs. o. Won
Holzschuhrer, wife of the East End
druggist, has fallen and broken her
arm.
VIM. Davidson, foreman of the
press room, is In New Windsor. ILL.,,
on two weeks visit.
James Griffith of the pipe filters de-
partment, is the latest addition to the
ire department, and began his duties
last Thursday.
John Morrell & Co. is putting in
set of the ELLIS Dumping" posts at
the end of their stub tracks
Will and Harry Foster are in Aus
tin, Mimi, today, guests of John Hor-
mel.
Nicholas Lunkley, government meat
inspector of Marsballtown, arrived
this evening and will visit his family
at the corner of Main and Foster
streets
Charles Bullock of Schenectady, N.
Y, is here this week visiting with his
parents on East Main street.
Lon Jones of the tierce gang was
called home last Thursday by the sud
den illness of his wife.
VIM. Jordan of Oklahoma was here
a short time visiting his sister, Mrs.
VIM, Jennings on Hayne street.
George Mitchell, an old employee Of
John Morrell & Co, was stricken with
paralysis few days ago. Mr. Mitchell
is living on a farm north of the city
and was little better when last
heard from.
L. D. Foster was in Marshalltown
last Sabbath and addressed the R. R.
Y. M. G. A. in that city He returned
Monday.
G. H. Rawlinson of Worcestershire,
England, member of the county
council and justice of the peace, will
deliver an address at the chapel in
R1yervieW tomorrow evening at 1880
p. m.
Mrs. W. H. HORNED will speak at
Old Chapel tomorrow evening at
7:45.
John HORNED of Austin, Mimi, was
here last Sabbath, a guest of his faith
er-ip-law, T. D. Foster.
A. NJ. Davis and Dan and Jennie
Davis of Hedrick and H. s. Campbell
OF the city, were sightseers Thurs
day.
Attorney R. R. Ramsell of 1419 East
Main street, who was sick Thursday
and Friday, is improving.
Myrtle Gee of the trimming room
is sick this week at her home on West
Hayne street.
John Morrell returned from an ex
tended business trip last Friday.
Work on the new addition for the
general office was begun last Wed.
nesday.
Ex-superintendent Fred Bullock
who has been sick, is improving. This
will be good news to his MANY friends
in Ottumwa
Mike Moffitt, foreman Of the box
factory, has moved to his farm, two
miles east of the city.
Jack Miner of the fierce gang. is
laying off with sprained back, at his
home, corner Of Walnut avenue and
Roemer street.
James Mahan, London, Canada
Mrs. H. Short, Des Moines, Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. Henghan, London, Canada
are here visiting at the home of their
brother, F. ]. Bullock, and visited the
packing house Friday