Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-07
Explorer WellInan
Uses GIN
Watches

Elgin watches are being used ex-
clusiyely on the great airship Polar
expedition conducted by Walter
Wellman and the Chicago Record
Herald. They are carried because
OF their proven reliability. Mr..
Wellman and his engineers expect
to reach the North Pole in an air.
snip, and the only watches they
have to guide them on this perilous
trip are Elgins.
In letter written from Spitz-
bergen, Mr.. Wellman says that he
used Elgin watches a year ago
when he made the first attempt to
reach the pole, and that they gave
such fine service he installed them
Tor the second expedition this year.
Three Elgin Watches are includ-
ca In the property of the Wellman
expedition, and Mr.. Wellman de-
clared in his last letter here, that
she three race along together, there
oeing less than a difference of one
half second among all three. They
keep time to the tick in all sorts of
varying temperatures. They never
need any adjustment. Whether in
one Of the pockets of the explorers
fur garments or hanging on one Of
the walls of his wind-swept shack,
the Elgins tick off the seconds and
Keep absolutely correct time.
One Of the watches was dropped
accidentally one day in several feet
OF snow when the thermometer was
80 degrees below zero. 1t remain
ed In the snow for several hours be-
fore being dug up, but when it was
taken into the warmth Of the fire,
there wasn't a change Of so much
as fraction of second. There
was not even a fiutter Of the bal
ance wheel, and the following day
the watch which had been in the
snow for such long time was with
the other two watches to the very
tick.
The Eigins have taken the place
OF the laree, high priced chrome
meter so thoroughly have they dem
onstrated their qualities under all
kinds of circumstances.
The Weilman expedition would
be a failure If Its watches should
give out or get out Of order. It
would be impossible to find the
EXACT location Of the north polo
without a watch which keeps alb
solutely perfect time-tims which
does not vary the most minute
fraction Of a second Therefore, the
superb Elgins were taken because
Mr.. Wellman knew they would keep
the kind Of time in the frigid polar
regions 1t Is necessary for a watch
to keep.
Other famous expeditions besides
the present Wellman expedition
have carried Elgin watches The
expedition of 1904, conducted by the
Lick observatory-the largest OBJ
servatory in the world-was guided
by Elgin watches exclusively. This
famous expedition went into tho
heart of the almost impenetrable
forests of South America, and was
Tor the purpose Of making some
extremely important meteorological
observations and deductions. It was
as necessary to have watches which
kept perfect time then as 1t is now
for the watches In the Wellman ex-
petition to keep perfect time.
Locomotive engineers the world
over carry Elgtn watches. Many
great systems compel their en-
gineers to carry Elgin watches be-
cause Elgin watches have proved
their worth time and again. Here
is letter from Engineer Thomas
Martin Of the Duluth & Iron
Range Route; praising the reliable
Elg1n watch:
Two Harbors, Mimi, June II 'o7.
Elgin Watch Co., Elgin, ILL.,,
Gentlemen: Having carried three
of your watches in the past, find
them to be excellent time keepers.
/ have owned and carried some of
the finest Swiss watches made. I
have also carried all of the best
grades Of American watches. I
have failed to find watch that will
excel the Elgin watch for acurate
time keeping. Therefore, 1 cheer
fully recommend the Elgin watch
to all railroad men and all others
who want a f1rst-class time-keeper.
Yours truly.
Thomas Martin.
By special arrangement with
Arnold Jewelry & Music Co., 113
East Main, Ottumwa, Elgin
watches are sold on easy weekly
or monthly payments. Same for
very small sum down and q small
amount each week. ANY ONE de-
sfrtous of owning 9. FINE ELGIN
watch can do so by calling at AR
MOLD Jewelry & Music Co. The
ELG1N CO., having recently sent
the ARNOLD Jewelry & and Music
Co., large shipment of ELGIN
watches in different sizes and
grades, parties desirious of availing
themselves Of this offer should call
soon as this offer will NOT CT lone