The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-01
N. R. Wallace a. Co.


Ofthis city, are probably tho lar
gest Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Stoves, Tir, and House Furnishing
Hardware west Of the Mississippi Riv-
or, and in fact there are not many
houses anywhere that keep on hand
such an immense stock.
We took look through their es-
Enlistment Saturday last and must
say were greatly surprised at its mag
nitude.
Mr.. Wallace first showed us through
his cellar, which was filled with
stoves Of every description, that were
yet unpublished. From there we went
up IN his salesroom, which is very
large and commodious, and filled with
every variety of House Furnishing
Hardware. Among the new STYLES
OF stoves that ho has on exhibition
here, we noticed ono that he is using
called the "Victor Heater which is a
new invention, and is gas burning
stove. 1t is, we think, one of the
cheapest and best stoves now muse.
1t only takes about half the coal to
heat largo room, that other coal
stoves require, and it is SO arranged
thatit burns every particle of the
gas and smoke arising from tho coal.
lie has also another style of gas bur-
ming stove, called the Pearl" small
erstove, but equally as good. These
stoves may be seen in usein his sales
room.
We next went up on the second
floor, and found it filled up full of
stoves OF every pattern and patent,
and noticed the following among the
new high priced cooking stoves =
The premier" is very largo stove,
Gas Burner, with small fire box in
front, in which to put the coal, which
can bsused without making any more
art than a wood stove. It is war.
ranted to bake just as well as any
stove manufactured, and whore Goa
Is plenty and cheap, and wood high,
like it is here, we should think the
Premier" would become favorite.
The "Imperial" is a wood stove,
large and handily arranged with Ele-
waited Galvanized Reservoir, through
which the few comes, and which will
heat water, and keep it hot all the
time, and is one of the most useful
attachments that has ever been put
to stove. The oven Is large, and
will bake any and everything in a
manner perfectly satisfactory.
The Stewart" Cook Stove is prob
ably well known here as one of the
very best stoves in use, and needs no
praise from us.
We also saw here, 'Dodge's Patent
Heating Stoves, with open front,
which arc the best and at the same
time the incest parlor stove that is
made, and next to them are Burtons
Franklin, stove similar IN style and
pattern to aDodges."
From the second floor we went to
the third, and found it filled with
stoves, just as they are shipped
from tho Foundry, in pieces. In this
room they are put together polished,
and let down as fast as they are sold
below.
This immense stock of stoves COM
prises every late style and pattern
now in use, and we may.say is perfect
and complete. Mr.. Wallace informs
usthat he has over 600 stoves in his
stock, all of which he bought early in
the season, and consequently got them
about s per cent. cheaper than they
can be bought to-day in the East
Buyers should make q note of this,
and call on Wallace & Co., and we
think we can safely say, that they
cannot fail to be suited in price, and
we know from stock of over 600,
to select from, they cannot fail to be
suited in style and pattern.
Messrs. Wallace Il Co.. are starting
Branch House in Alton, the present
terminus of the B. & NJ. r. R., and
we take pleasure in recommending
them to tho citizens of that place, as
honest, upright andresponsible bust
nessmen, and in every respect worthy
their patronage.
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