The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-04

and pistol in the other, she made > vigorous
attack upon the old fellow, who desming dis
cretion the better part Of valor, rstrsatsd Ike
. terrified Hessiaa from the premises, reoeiv.
ing at every bound tAamp afsr thump hom
the club in the sturdy grasp Of the indignant
female. The scene on the parties reaching
the street was . novel one, and, Of course,
called together 1 crowd Of anxious individuals
who thought the old fellow got what he
deserved If the report Of his transactions were
Yde.
That FouNDRY.-One of the important and
substantial institutions of Keokuk is the foun-
dry Of VAIL, ARxIrAoE 4 Co., corner of
Ninth and Blondeap streets. Years ago, in
1s4s, this firm commenced business in Keo-
kuk. 1t was th4fR: s. YAH 6'Co. It has
continued with little change down to the pres
ent. In March 1864, Captain s. s. SAMPLE,
returning from gallant service as soldier,
and an officer, purchased an interest in the
establishment, and the firm name became a.
now. By careful attention to business and
doing good work, the unpretentious. begin
ming in 1s49 has grown into one of the best
established and most prosperous foundries in
this western country. Itsthrift may be shown
in that the Company last fall purchased all
the machinery and stock Of the extensive
Pennsylvania foundry and added it to its own.
1t has thus become immense in furniture and
material. 1t had previous to this purchase
large stock Of patterns; the Pennsylvania
foundry was amply provided in this line, and
by this addition our friends have as large and
varied lot of patterns as will be found in
any similar establishment north of St. Louis.
We went yesterday through the shops and
noticed the machinery and modus operandi ;
the gentlemanly senior proprietor, Mr.. S. s.
VAIL, kindly acting as our cicerone. Twen-
ty operators are at work, and such skill and
and perfectness is there in the mechanical
department and the machinery that with this
number more work is done than double the
number of operators did few years ago.
Here are twelve lathes, two drill presses, and
three planners, which are made to do good SER
vice. Two cupolas are run in the moulding
department. In this July weather this de-
partment is slight reminder of that seven
fold heated furnace which that pagan king
was SO cross-grained as to getup for the en-
tertainment of the three somewhat celebrated
Hebrew children. This part Of the Foundry
is forty feet by forty feet in extent, and the
Company is prepared to do castings of five
tons weight, Great attention is paid to the
casting of engines, and heavy work generally.
Sorghum has become one Of the agricultural
and domestic Indispensable Of this latitude.
Hence the necessity of cane mills; hence
also this company has on hand q very large
number, and are turning out more. They
are prepared to supply with mills all this
Hawkeye country, and the parts hereunto ad-
jacent.
Our friends s. S. Vail, Mr. ARxIrAoR, and
Capt. SAN. S. SAMPLE, are so well known, and
so highly esteemed that we don't feel called
upon to indulge in personal commendation oil
them. 1t is enough for the public that they
are gentlemen and prompt, active, reliable
and upright business men. And further tina,
they have one of the biggest and best foun.
dries in the west and their work cannot be
heat ANYWHERE