Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-13
HELP HOLIDAY TRADE

Shopping Facilities Of ottunwa are
Brought Within Reach Of Towns
Within Radius Of Seventy
/. five Miles. !"
BY the new time card effective on
the Rock Island Sunday. December II.
at IL: OIL a. M, people living within a
radius Of seventy-five miles east, south.
west and north along the Rock Island
road may enjoy unsurpassed trading
facilities in Ottumwa. Thus the secret
Of Christmas shopping has been dis
covered and Ottumwa merchants with
their thousands of patrons from these
districts will be mutually gratifed.
The new card makes possible the best
arrangement for the Christmas shop
per from nearby Ottumwa to the east,
south, west and north that can be I'M
agined, and will be appreciated by
purchaser and merchant alike. The
privilege Of four hours shopping in
Ottumwa after leaving their home at
reasonable hour in the morning and
returning before supper time the same
day, and this, too, to the shopper liv-
ing from fifty to seventy-f1ve miles
from Ottumwa, is the condition made
possible.
Leave Here Earlier.
The matter has been brought about
by the new card that Is made effective
tomorrow whereby connection was
effected with the company's main line
trains at Eldon, which cover the terri
tory east and west of Eldon. This con-
nection is made possible by the chang
ing Of No 472 in Ottumwa from Ais
p. M, to 1920 p. m. 1t also affords in
finitely better service south of Eldon
to keokuk, at which place this train
going through Ottumwa, arrives at
7:40 p. m.
centerviIle is Favored.
BY the new arrangement persons
living in Centerville and west along
the main line out of Eldon, are afford
ed the best possible opportunity for
doing their Christmas shopping in OF
tumwa and have very convenient ar
rangement for doing all their shopping
and little visiting here If desired.
The new card will take persons out OF
Eldon at 9 a. m. The business man
coming here on business may find time
in Eldon to transact any business ne
has there and others may find time
spent awaiting the Ottumwa train to
attend to business or visit. They leave
Eldon at 10:55 a. m for OttumWa,
where the train arrives at 1880. the
arrival here is in time for dinner and
almost four hours are had for shop
ping. It will be easily seen that the
business man using this service has
time to look over his morning mail be-
fore leaving for Ottumwa. Leaving
Ottumwa at 1920 D. m. the shopper or
business man arrives in Eldon at $50
D. M, leaves there at p. M, and ar
rives at Centerville at p.
M. in time to return to his Office If a
business man and still arrive at home
in time for supper, and If housewife,
she may arrive at home in time to pre-
pare the evening meal The through
passenger taking this connection at
forded by the new card. can go on to
Kansas City and arrive there by 1914
p. m.
East and South Considered.
In like manner as the person living
| in the vicinity of Centerville and
along that line are benefited. so also
are those persons who come to Ottum-
wa to shop or for other business plr-
poses, from points south along the 10.
cal division as far as Keokuk and in
Guiding Pennington. Bentonsport, Keo-
sauuua. Selma. Douds On the main
line between Eldon and Davenport a
| = Of d.eS an
local train that stops at each station
between these points, thus reaching
Washington and other intermediate
stations.
) West and North Cared For.
| Shoppers coming from points west
and north Of Ottumwa have had good
service for some time past. They can
reach Ottumwa at 9 a. M. remain here
nearly all day for shopping and visit.
ing and leave Ottuntwa at $40 p. m
If one would make a hurried business
visit. he can come to Ottumwa at 8
a. m. and return at 11:30 a. M. with
but two hours and half in Ottumwa
and returning home for dinner.
Christmas Shoppers Remembered.
The new arrangement makes both
merchant and patron feel good. The
added facilities for business with those
living nearby will enhance the number
now availing themselves of the bene
fits of Ottumwa's unsurpassed retail
establishments. covering every known
line of merchandise. It will appeal
more particularly at this time to the
Christmas shoppers who will find OF
tumwa the mecca for merchandising
values that are not excelled anywhere
1t will soon be demonstrated that the
move made by the Rock Island com
pany Is wise one and tends to please
more people than any passenger con.
nection from the district affected that
has thus far been obtained.