Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-10
A NEW DEPARTMENT
Opening Of Daggett Undertaking
Parlors Launches New Enterprise
ESTABLISHMENT is WELL LOCATED

ESTABLISHMENT Is WELL LOCATED
Situated in New Wilson Building Just
East of ottumwa Telephone Build.
ing on West Second Street--M. and
Mrs. Frank L. Dagsett in Charge.
The many friends of the members Of
the firm of Ed. Daggeut & Sons will
be interested in their announcement
of the opening of their new enterprise
in the form of an undertaking estab-
lishment, which is located in the Will
son building, just east of the Ottumwa
Telephone building, on West Second
street, and which, in charge of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank L. Daggett, will
be conducted in connection
with the livery business, which
has been carried on with splen-
did success by the firm for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett, who have
charge of the undertaking branch,
have recently returned from several
months stay in Iowa City and Chi
cago, where they have had the benefit
of the best available instruction in all
the branches Of undertaking and fun
eral directing, and today they open
their establishment in the new Wilson
building on West Second street. The
public is invited to inspect the new
quarters.
A Friend IN Need.
No city boasts of the number Of its
undertaking establishments nor Of its
lundertakers, but no friend is more
needed nor more heartily appreciated
in times of bereavement than family
friend, one whose association is as
sympathetic in time of sorrow as it is
joyful when all is happy. The man or
woman who knows just what to do at
every turn" is often hard to find, but
when once found his or her kindly Of
fees are never forgotten and never I'M
iderestimated When a death occurs
| in ones family is the time of all times
when one needs friend who will take
the whole responsibility of arranging
| for the last sad rites.
Progress Of Profession.
No one knows how to assume these
burdens like the professional under
taker and funeral director. This he or
she learns at the same school where
the science of caring for the bodies is
taught, and until the student learns
both he is not ready to be given a
diploma. The careful planning of the
details of the ceremony, the thought
full regard of relatives and friends, the
beautiful arrangement of floral trib-
utes and other decorations demand a
trained and tasteful hand. OF no less
importance is the proper care and
preparation of the body for burial. the
observance of the correct sanitary
lconditions--in short, the science of
embalming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett enter upon
their new field of work with the adj
Evantages of recent instruction under
the man who is recognized as the
tgreatest undertaken and funeral direc-
tor in the United States. Prof. w. P.
Hohenschuh of Iowa City. Mr.. Ho-
Ehenschuh has national reputation.
ITO receive instruction under him is
4 like finishing ones general educa-
1 ton at Yale or some other large uni
4 versity. What he has learned in a
lifetime devoted to the study of his
chosen profession he imparts to the
students who seek instruction under
him. He Is the leading spirit in the
1 Western college of Embalming at
Iowa City, and in addition to course
lin this institution Mr.. and Mrs. Dag
fgett were accorded the benefit of pri
.tvate tutelage for six months under
Mr.. Hohenschuh. This is special
privilege as he never has more than
1.-TWO private students at time,
/ Thus they are able to follow him
closely and he is able to see that they
! get no wrong ideas regarding this
work. Mr.. Hohenschuh's ability is Sc
well known that little need be said re
garding it here. He is a regular lee
turer at high salary at the annual
conventions of several of the state
conventions of funeral directors, ant
his 500-page treatise upon undertaking
and the direction of funerals is thu
only book of it's kind ever written.
II The Firms Quarters.
i The new Wilson building, where thu
! undertaking establishment is located
J, has been constructed especially TO,
!, that purpose The reception room ant
!, office is fitted up very tastefully anG
gives EtCle mint OF the SAD duties at
I tending the business conducted by tn,
firm. Beyond this is the chapel ant
casket room, finished in white. Her,
are located the casket lockers in which
is a stock of goods which ranks anon.
the best in the state and is equal tt
those carried In the larger cities of tn
country. The chapel is the subject o
many admiring remarks by all WHIT
see it. 1t is separated by the front OF
fee from the street, and its beautiful
. finishings of white are set off NIGEL.
by electric lights and tasteful carpet
ing. 1t is highly suitable as a room
for holding funeral services when 9th
er places are not available. In thu
rear of the chapel is the trimming
room, where the caskets are prepares
for use.
The basement of the building ha
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