Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-08
ELEGANT ARRAY OF
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
ARNoLD's, THE EVER POPULAR
CHRISTMAS STORE, HAS UNI
USUALLY FINE STOCK
This Years Showing Of Holiday Gift
Goods Will Surprise Even Those
Who Have Seen ArnoId's in Former
Christmas Seasons.

Profitirg by the experience, of for
mer holiday seasons, the Arnold Jew
elry & Music Co. has just completed
extensive remodeling of it's store at 113
East Main street and enters upon the
i holiday business for 1906 with more
room and facilities for displaying
Christmas goods than ever before. The
growing popularity of Arnold's and
the addition of new lines of merchan-
disc made the changes necessary, and
the result is the finest and most COM
plete establishment of the kind in all
southern Iowa.
New Facilities for Showing Holiday
Goods.
Seventy-two feet of new wall cases,
made of weathered oak, have been add
ed to the equipment of the store, and
these, together with 100 feet of floor
cases, which line either side of the
main floor, afford more room than has
ever been allowed before for display
of the splendid stock Of holiday goods
of which Arnold's well may boast this
year. Here are to be found all the
latest conceptions in beautiful jewelry,
cut glass, painted china, watches and
clocks, as we'll as the more exclusively
holiday goods, such as sterling silver
novelties, toilet cases, smoking sets
and the thousand and one small arti-
cles that are made especially for gifts
that typify the spirit of Christmas.
Music and Musical instruments.
The departments devoted to the
smaller musical instruments and sheet
music are in the rear on the ground
floor. Here may be found complete
line Of string and brass instruments,
for individual playing, orchestra or
band work. The complete line of sheet
music and folios for every kind Of in
strument is kept always up-to-date and
is one of the largest stocks of this kind
in the state outside of Des Moines.
Pianos on Second Floor.
The whole of the second floor is
given over to the piano and talking ma
chine departments. These rooms have
also been remodeled recently and pre-
sent most pleasing appearance. Visi-
tors to Arnclds this holiday season
will miss an enjoyable half hour if they
fail to visit the piano and talking ma
chine parlors. Here daily concerts are
given and some of the most beautiful
pianos ever brought to Ottumwa are
on display. Such pianos as the Crown,
A. B. Chase, Everett, A. NJ McPhail,
Schubert, Story & Clark. Harvard Ho-
bart M. Gable, Chickering Bros, and
Kohler & Campbell are among those
] handled by Arnold's. Nowhere else
can such complete line of high grade
instruments be found, and at Arnold s
the prices are so low that no one who
is contemplating the purchase of a
piano can afford to pass by the oppor-
tunity to buy here.
Talking Machines and Supplies.
| The talking machines and records,
repairs, ETC., to be found at Arnold s
comprise stock that for completeness
it is hard to equal anywhere in Iowa.
Edison, Victor, Columbia and other
machines are sold by this store, as we'll
as records for all machines and repairs
of every kind. An especially large
stock is on display for holiday trading
in this, as we'll as IN the other depart
ments.
A BewIderlngIy Beautiful Stock.
1t would be useless and impossible to
!. attempt to describe the many beautiful
articles of jewelry that are to be seen
this season at Arnold's. An inspection
of the goods is all that can give one
an intelligent idea of what is within
I the reach of the people of Ottumwa
and vicinity who are buying Christmas
presents. Visitors are made more than
welcome at Arnold's and this year. as
there viii! undoubtedly be big rush
late in the holiday season, it is sug
gested that Christmas shoppers make
their selections early in order that they
may nave the opportunity of inspecting
the unusually heavy stock at their con
venience Purchases will be laid away
and kept Until called for.
Do your holiday shopping at
AR NOLD'S