Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-28
TO COLORADO
in AUTOMOBILE
SAMUEL harden VISITS AT PACK
ING PLANT BEFORE GOING
WEST.
OTHER EAST END NEWS

NeWsy notes and Happenings in and
About John MorrelI's Packing
House for the Past
Week.
Samuel Barden Of Sigourney was
here for short time Friday to say
farewell to his father-in-law John AL
lott, foreman of the beef killing de-
partment. Mr.. harden goes to Colo
RADIO in an automobile to join his wife
who has been there for her health for
the past 6 months.
The following clipping was taken
from late Chicago paper:
The Board Of Trade is able to boast
of many kings in certain lines.
Charlie" Congdon is the sweet pea
king of the North Side. He knows
more about the cultivation of this par,
ticular flower than anyone else to be
is the dahlia king, followed closely by
B. Frank Howard. Homer remains
awake all night studying up methods
that he hopes may Guido the sage of
North Edgewater in the matter of
dahlia production. Charlie" White
boasts Of his radishes, Harry Cook of
his white onions and Jere Stever of
his cabbages. While Patrick Kelley
was born in County Mayo, Ireland, he
makes the best sauer kraut to be had
in Chicago. The barrels are marked
"Kelley's pure kraut-best with John
MorrelPs Ottumwa pork" Mr.. Kelley
is the manager of the John Morrell &
Co., branch house in Chicago.
Mr.. Thomas a colored evangelist,
spoke to the men of the packing house
last Wednesday noon under the
auspices of the Salvation Army.
Guy Frazier of the general Office
force will be On a two weeks vacation
commencing next Monday.
Mrs. George Barnum left for Ft.
Collins, Colo, last Thursday evening
to visit with her daughter, Mrs. John
White through the summer.
George Rawlinson, store keeper for
J. M. & Co., is off on vacation and
will visit Chicago, Milwaukee and
other cities with his father who is
here on visit from England.
Mrs. Nancy Hill of Cincinnati, Ohio,
who has been visiting with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rinmer on
East Main street left for Sioux City,
Iowa,last Thursday to rejoin her hus-
band, Eli Hill who has been appointed
Government Meat Inspector and trans
ferred from Cincinnati to Sioux City.
Ed. Handlin Of the trimming room
badly cut his left hand last Wedpes-
day. =
Henry Schultz Of the sausage room
is on little vacation and will be in
Chicago and Milwaukee on business
this week.
G. w. Wright is the new salesman
in Morrell's market, he succeeding
Charles Dale who has resigned and
leaves for Spokane, Wash, today.
Deputy Sheriff Garvin, was here on
official business last Tuesday.
VIM. Huffstetter Of the fire dept. has
been off duty several days this week
on account of the sickness of his child.
A. M. Clawson, inspector Of Chicago
was here on business and inspected
the plant last Monday.
Gus Carlson of the stock yards was
in Mystic Tuesday on company bust
ness.
Mrs. Limmie Dubois and her two
children, who has been spending the
winter with Mr.. Dubois parent Mr..
and Mrs. A. A. Lewis on Mabel street
returned to her home in Toneopa, New.
VIM. Bartlett Of the stock yards is
On the sick list this week.
Evangelist j. w. Foote left here for
Monticello, Iowa, last Tuesday morn
ing.
Government Inspector T. B. Ma
honey, attended Presbytery in company
with Rev. w. H. HORNED at Waterloo
Iowa. Tuesday and returned Thursday.
Verne Sleight son Of former Supt.
N. I. Sleight, broke both bones in
one foot at Winona, MINI, one day
last week. He was carrying a Q inch
board and dropped it on his foot.
George Avery, travelling repair man,
for the A. D. T. Co., was here on COM
pany business last Monday.
Judge G. M. York Of the probate
court of Lancaster, Mo-, was here and
visited the plant Monday. The Judge
used to work here when he was a lit
tie runaway boy Is years ago and
found but few Of the men he used to
know.
w. H. HORNED D. D., was elected a
delegate to the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church at the recent
meeting of the Presbytery Of Iowa
which met at Wapello last. Monday.
George Riley former editor OF the
Saturday Evening Press" was here
on business last Saturday. Mr.. Riley
is now living at Petalona, Cal. Mr..
Riley says that Mr.. McCullum and
his son-in-law Alec Cow, both former
Ottumwans are at Petalona and are
doing we'll
Samuel Birney returned from a trip
to Omaha and Sioux City last Friday.
Sergeant G. Lewis of Co, /. 10 in
fantry, was here visiting among old
friends Friday. Sergeant Lewis has
been on a months furlough and
has been in the PHILIPPINES and in
China and goes back to his company
Monday
S. M. Bowen of the general Office
spent Easter with relatives and friends
near Douds-Leadno.