Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-18
FACTS AND FIGURES.
The Courier Tourist Collects Some
Interesting Data.
SKETCHES OF SEVERAL CITIES.
Some Interesting observances of the
Various Walks of Life-Iowa and
Missouri are Closely Associated in
Commercial Manner.


Missouri are Closely Associated in
a Commercial Manner.
In the rounds of the Courier repre-
sentative the past few days hundred
or more business acquaintance have
been acquired, and to these people OF
a halt-doZen cities in our southwest
territory, the Daily and Semi-Weellly
Courier is to be forwarded for the com
ing year.
In the order of the visits made to
these places first comes the prettily
named community of Lucerne, in the
state of Missouri Lucerne dates it's
existence from the year 81 and re-
ceiyed its first impetus toward its pro-
portions of the present time from the
C. M. & st. P. railway, that first
threaded its sinuous way thru the
hills and adown the valleys of north
ern Missouri thirteen years ago.
Lucerne still numbers among its
honored citizens not a few of the first
Corners. Those who were there before
the railroad came, and others whose
ability and general progression build
ed the first houses and established the
first merchandise places in the perfect
faith that their expectations would be
realized And they have not been dis
appointed, for Lucerne is a thrifty and
strong trade winning center of favor
able comparison with the busiest and
best of good towns.
The Courier takes special pleasure
in noting such mon as the following
of whose individualism Lucerne
is principally constituted: The list
comprises the mayor of Lucarne,
VIM. P. Wilson; Foot and Vincent,
prominent merchandisers; j. D. Bas-
kett, the druggist, who in Nov. 81,
built the first house in Lucerne; Low
rey Bros, merchandisers, the first bust
ness men of this class in the place;
DR.. g. A. Steele, practicing physician,
druggist, a popular gentleman and an
earnest, well read and effective politi-
can; J. Lee Hawk, the big hardware
and implement dealer, whose residence
dates, as does his successful business
career, from the year 81. His store
building is two story with ground di-
mansions of 25xS0. The youngest mer-
chant in the city aud the city's ex-
elusive grocer is J. N. Summers. This
young man has displayed splendid judg-
ment in the management of his line
and is eminently deserving of the sue
cess that has awarded his endeavors.
The public telephone station having
operative bases over eleven lines, is in
charge of Mrs. G. f. Day, wife of Prof.
G. F. Day, whose father located in or
near the present neighboring town to
Ottuafiwa, Martinsburg, in the year
~ae22. Perhaps no firm in Lucerne will
attract more attention to the business
represented than will that OF Dickson
e Hardin, hardware and imp ements.
They open Jan. / in the fine new
brick block, 25x100, now being erected
just opposite the bank. The firm as do
the others of the town, buy heavily OF
Ottumwa houses. Mrs. G. A. Munden
conducts lunch and confectionery
place that caters satisfactorily to all.
The blacksmiths and repair workers,
Hardin & Caifee. have just opened to
a pleased patronage with the finest
work ever turned out as shop work of
this character. They are all right.
The last place where Courier call
was made was at the extensive horse
breeding establishment owned by
Thos. H. Jones and situated within the
corporation of Lucerne. Mr.. Jones
has 80 head of saddlers. He owns
Reckless Squirrel by Rex Denmark,
dam by Black Squirrel of Kentucky.
His dam is half sister to dam of Rex
Mcdonald and by the same sire as the
famous Rex Mcdonald for whom Col.
Blees. the Macon, Mo-, millionaire,
paid $4,000, and thereby secured the
acknowledged best bred and most val
liable saddler in this country Mr..
Jones owns also herd of Arabian
mixed" Shetlands; sire, Little Mack.
For rs years this well-known breeder
has devoted constant study to the
horse business and his sales are found
In nearly every state in the union.
When at Lucerne stop at the Yook-
EN- House, and livery with Ed Cliff
ford and you will make no mistake by
30 doing. Lucerne has splendid
school under the instruction of Prof. J.
o. Pile, of Harris. Lucerne is also
represented each week by The Stan
dard, live progressive publication
edited by A. O. Phillips.
At PowersviIle, Mo.
Only about an hour at Powersville
and as the moments swiftly go the
impressions are as quickly negatived
and to be here reflected as received.
Powersville is possessed of two banks,
the bank of Powersville, established
1893, capital stock $4,000, and officer
ed by Ira G. Pollock, president; John
Howry, vice president; Beecher Row
an, cashier. The Farmers bank, capt.
tai stock $4,000, established 1899 and
has Carl S. Allen, president; John
S. Rowland, vice president; Joe Mills,
cashier The Allen Bros. firm has
Carl S. Allen as a member and the
firms business is merchandising. They
have store at Sewall and in Wayne
county own several hundred acres Of
fine farming lands. w. A. Sturgeon,
assisted by G. L. Browning, conducts
n large hardware and implement bust
ness at Powersville. J. P. Gill, near
town has a fine herd of thorobrad