The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-28

Co, you will e sufe to &c, this every time
For variety and quality their stock canno, b.
excelled in the city.
WHILE all will agree that Hess, Stern 4
Go. have the largest stock Of clothing piec,
goods, and gents furnishing goods in the city
no one who knows anything about il will pre-,
tend to deny that they sell as low as the low.
est. Ii there are any who don't know any.
thing about It, they can End out by calling 4,
their establishment.
OiyE THASKs,-Ihe year now rapidly
drawing to close has been remarkable
year IN Keokuk's history. The improve
men,s within her borders have been uumer-
Gus and costly, and we are safe in saying tina.
no hve years combined since the grea. col,
lapse of 81 have brought with them so many
adorhments and substantial improvem en,s TO
the city as have the months of 1867. These
evidences OF our prosperity are seen in all
directions in the substantial business blocks,
the beautiful residences, The splendid publ;e
buildings, and in the additions and other i'm
proyements made to property all over the
city during this year. The clatter Of the
hammer and the ring OF the trowel we're the
welcome sounds that enlvened the CITY
through the summer and fall music that ac
complishes something, and under whose
strains waste places are made to assume civ
appearances. All these improvements have
far
whom has remained idle An hour, If he va,
willing To work. All have had ready en-
ployment at good wages.
Business, in oil its various branches. has
been good. and we have yet 10 hear single
marmur OF complaint at the business Of G7.
disease and death have del, lightly with
Us, and the year will be noted a. the most
heaithfui our city has ever yet experienced
NO devastating calamity in the form OF
great ires have visited our city, and Ne have
thus escaped whs, has made so many other
places sad and mournful. Chine has had NO
ioo'hold here, and an examination Of tbs
Recorders hooks will show that there he,
been less crime aud fewer arrests thi, ve.,
'han IN the year previous. With our location
on the river, and with . population A l.,,s
Is we possess We are freer from crime. ro~,
ayism and RIGHTEOUSNESS than any other civ
Of IKE proportions in the country. This NAV
seem like boastful assertion, but ii is new,
ertheless an unvarnished truth.
In view of these things will onr peopl. to.
day forget for short time their secular mr..
suits aud be thankul for the prosperity, ~.
pe-ee and the health that have been so bonn.
.'iai'f vouchsafed them in the month. xh;eA
have interviewed since the last Tb.nt..,.,..
Day Looking around US and rsa,,;no ,hs
blessings bestowed, and With heart. trn,,
grateful for them all. We cannot do o,b.r,;s.
than unite in universal Offering Of .;ros,s
thanks to the Giver Of all good,
While we ofthe city have cause to b. ,n..,
fui those who reside in the country aro.nd ],
mus. also feel that they. too. have been mos,
nan'heensly blessed with abundant h,rv..,.
o. precious grain. In fac. The whole Nil.
nom Name to Calf rnia. Ia. had b.,,ov.d
upon 1t the choice hvors Of Heaven 80,
the people Ia the sincerity Of ,h.;. T..
,0oo'd assemble to-day aud hombly > n
ieoge all the great blessings ~h;e, Know
been permitted to enjoy. they hay
The annual Thank sgivr
ton is one of,he most DAY Of this Ma
dar oe o., v,sa. 4 important in the caller
oh.o...a va and should be prone.,
~h;ch ~ ecouns Of the sacrsdnes. f.
.,,m 49, $ instituted and for which i.
,.,e. nmemora.ed. Yearly from the Can
!. 4 the Nation is issued q proclamation ,
Chief Executive Officer recomn.nd;n.
dsy to be sbssrved throughout III. R.nnh,
as. day ofNational Thanksgiving and nr,;.
ana calling upon the people TO properlv :,
gard II and, in obedience to this, and il Il
dictates of their enlightened mind, :,
cn1istian hearts they do observe ii in ! d.v
.'ona' manner and the great Rspablic bo,
~ nead and acknowledges iu dependence
'"e uoa o. Nations. Let The day be proper
solenn'zed in our city BY ito whole no,
ana IN the language Of our State r..
we; Let Us devoutly thask God for .,
aoa"dans Aarvests, for our .r.,, =,
per,'!' and the sssersl health and oo;.,n,
mat nsse prevailed within our bord4re. n
menesnnk 'Aat '.sia il r,nro.cA - !,
people,, let ", in public wor,h;n "a 1, !.
eret homage, rsverently prav Co. !. 49,
measure q The rsAseousssss which .,...,..
ns.ios. /" ssa les - ssk tass, !, d. 4 :.
Of ~ c.sd, H nay contisus % ru;d. ]
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