The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-04-16

DIZZY GO0Ds Al WMoLHsALR Il
KE0KUK.
The statement that dry goods could b
purchased at less figures in this marke
than in Eastern markets having bses con
tradietsd by soms malicious persosss "
have taken it upon ourselves to invessigst
this matter to our satisfaction, but shal
not stop here to give the comparison Q
the respective prices in fgures-leavin,
that part for those directly interested.
Messs. Kramsr, Irwin 4 Co. inform
us that the demand this Spring has sx
csedsd that Of any previous season some
thirty or forty per cent. At the nsual
time, they ordered what any rationalnaz
would have called IN inmsnse stock ol
goods; bat already their second Spring
supply il on the way. and viii arrive in =
few days. Aieer carefully looking through
their large four-story establishment, We
about concluded that there were still goods
enough on hand to clothe all the men,
women and children 10 Southern Iowa,
and part of Missouri. But all this only
goes to confirm what We have always said
and firmly believed. that capital invested
judiciousiy in any particular branch of
business in tho West. would return as
handsome dividends to the capitalist. and,
at the same time, give to the smaller
dealers and consumers the same, if not
better. advantages than they could get BY
going or sending TO the largest cities in
the Union TO make their purchases.
II Msssrs. Krsmer, Irwin + Co.. or any
Wholesale grocery house in Keoksk, esa
sell goods as cheap. transportation added,
IS they can be purchased in New York
or Chicago, there is no good reason
Why dealers should not improve these
facilities. Mr.. Kramer, Of the above mem
toned house. will remain in the East
during the season, and will thus be en-
abled to watch the markets and make pur-
chases on the most favorable terms, and
bis long experience in the business viii
enable him to make judicious selections.
-+-----
Last Evenins's Entertainment.
The Old Folks Partytat the Billings
House last evening was very pleasant
affair. There we're more of the old SET
tiers of Keokuk there than We have seen
assembled for many day before Many
of them wore the costume of their moth
ers' day. and those Who did not seemed
naturally to take on the hue and fashion
Of the scene and the surroundings Of
other days.
The old-fashioned kitchen and dining
room, with "speri6'' hanging BY TOW
string. roasting before the ere. the churn
on the corner Of the ample hearth, the
"big spining-wheel" on the opposite side
of the room buzzing busily away, and
the "listle Wheel in the corner with
nice little old lady deftly drawing out
fne spun thread from her distaff of
fax, with the bountifully loaded table in
the centre of the room groaning under
the substaotial preparations Of : meal
for the olden time. and garnished with
the veil remembered old blue .schany'
cups and saucers, constituted tout en-
sem6le to call many s'fond recolleetions
to view" in the 'smind's eye" OF . good
many of us who were hardly conscious
before that our youthful days dated back
to period whose most familiar scenes
are utterly strange to the present genera
ton. And Oh. how many pleasant but
mournful memories withal were excited
IN our minds by this travessy Of the ces-
June and the mannsn Of our mothers in
their early days of beauty and their later
years Of Heavenly goodness and grace
And then o " these sweet memories Of
their living love, mess, faded and sunk into
.sdast and ashes" sud the unbiddsn tear
fell as if upon the. grave around which >
eorrowful band Of us. now scattered on
earth and gathered in Heaven, stood as
early mourners over our 6rst great home
befea vemeut. =.
But leaving the kitchen aud entering
the great Hull Of the evenings entertain
mnt, We left the old familiar scenes be-
hind Us, and old time costumes only fitted
here aud there through the crowd Of
modern fashions. And crowd il was, q
jam it became 1t times, when extra per-
Torrance attracted the guests from other
portions Of the houaes The room 3ss
sastefully arranged fer ths oesasion, and
the supper tablss wsrs tsnpting 70 the
most fassidious lask q appetite.