The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-09-24

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1rds Of silsd ilk will b sssd.
With this balloen ProE. WILDER viii naks /
d aseensioa from this city within ten Or |
valve days.
! An OH EE1zLER GosE.-Hr. John Wright, |
me Of Lee county's oldest residents and old>
,st men, died near eummitsille, on Sabbath
morning. He WAS somewhat over ninety
,ea.s Of 40 - had lived in this county since
1887, and thus his Leo county life covered
about al the time that Lse county has had
my history. His death vas the result Of DE-
,septisade tho wasting away Of the vital
sorce BY many years. He Leaves large con
nsction in this county.
Hal IA! HA!-A few days ago certain
hat establishment on Main street concluded
10 have hinge hat made to be erected on the
top Of their building ~ . sign, and engaged
. certain sheet iron worker to try his skill on
the same. The hat Was made in due time,
and when about to be removed from the
hands Of the !" tinker" to thAtof the painter
II vas found that it's size Vas 10 great that it
could not Be passed through any door or win,
dow Of the shop. Here was dilemma. The
sheet iron worker was finstrated-he didn't
know what to do. Friends came in, saw the
ponderous hat and asked how it WA to be got
ou.s but the worknaa shook bis head, and
with broad grin on his face answered
nix verstay." Its . capital joke-one too
good to escape the pencil Of the eager re-
porter-and which, BY the way, is as much
enjoyed by our friend who "bpils" the hat
as by any one else. When his fertile brain
devises ways and means to get the " ele>
plant /" out Of his house We will take pleas
ure in informing our readers of the modas
operoadi BY which il Was accomplished.
THE consolidated Cqlqmbus and Indians
arolis Central, the Union and Loganspoyt,
railroads will hereafter be known o. the Co
lumbus and indianapolis Cel,ral Railway
This organization extends 1853 miles. 1t
commenced through business on the 10Th
inst, and with the complexion of forty miles
OF road, which will be effected ty January
LIST. there will be continnaus rail from Bur-
lington, Iowa, to Columbus, Ohio.-Ex.
While the above is true, it is not generally
known that the road known as the " Toledo,
Logansport and Burlington Railroad ex-
tends from Logansport TO the State line Of
Indiana and Illinois only, where it connects
With the Toledo. Peoris and Warsaw Rail-
way, extending from the State line to Kep>
kuk and WarsAw, and which il to be con.
solidated with the " Columbus and Indiana
Central" which, in connection with tho
Pittsburg, Columbus and Cincinnati, and the
Pan Handle and Pennsylvania Railroads
forms continuous line, controlled by one
interest, from Philadelphia to Keokuk.
The INK between Keokuk and Peoria is
rapidly progressing. The iron is being laid
between Keokuk and Bushnell. 81 miles to
be completed next month. snd from Bush.
nell to Peoria the road is to be finished early
next summer.
The road between Peoria and Burlington
belongs to the c. B. / Q R. R. Co., and is
antagonistic to this line Of road.
TAG JEwsLay HousE OF SAN'L G. BRIDeEs.
The Jewelry House of SAM'L G. BRIDGES is
the handsomest establishment 10 Keokuk. 1t
is one of the largest of the kind in the West.
ern States. He has built up his house and
his trade by his industry, business tact and
pluck. He entered the trade here in 1856.
He occupied small room at No. 614 Main
street for two years; then he removed to his
present place. Since then be has been COM
stantly adding to the completeness of bis
house. Something more than year ago, he
added another suite Of rooms to those Of the
Estes House be was then occupying. This
enabled him better to distribute his goods and
manufacturing departments for manufac-
turing is Q specially OF his establishment, to
Which we call especial attention. He showed
US, yesterday, breast>pins, ear rings, braces
lets, rings. butter knives, napkin ripg., and
various articles of jewelry, made at his house.
and which cannot be surpassed in perfectness
Of manufacture and 6neness Of flush BY any
house in the Union. This must commend
Mr.. Bridges house to individual purchasers
and TO the trade. He manufactures the
choicest quality of goods; and can warrant all
his work. He employs thoroughly skilled
labor, for which be pays the highest prices
HIS employees are as competent workmen as
can be found East or West. The watch re-
pairing departments conducted by our friend
c. 3. BAksEs, and he has no superior. En-
craving and enamelling is done in the best
style. II is important that our Western peo>
pie should know that herss.in Keokuk, and
at the house of s. G. BaIDcEs, they can get
manufactured jewelry equal to any in the
Eastern cities. The splendid stock Of i'm
ported goods which BaIDGEs keeps constantly
on hand, are the finest Of goods and bis
Wholesale house at New York gives him all
facilities for keeping his stock always fully
replenished.
We shall enter into no details. Look at
his advertisement elsewhere. For all things
therein named, and all things in the line Of
his trade, call 1t No. and 2, Estes House.
PArExrs.-Boyd b Co., solicitors Of pat
ents, 206 Pine street, St. Louis, NO., official.
" report TO the GArR Cirr the following pat
ents granted to Iowa and Missouri inventors
for the week ending Sept. II, 1867:
IOWA.
l. 9. Clark, Davenport, Thill Coupling.
]. Evans, Davenport, Brick Mould.
A. Woeber, Davenport, Carriage Curtain
Fastener.
c. Wandel, Milton, Hand Loom.
G. NJ. Terrell, Oskaloosa, Hay Shuckers.
7. Whitmore, Dubuque, Head Block for
Saw Mills.
MISSOURI.
T.. @. Hofer, st. Louis, Vegetable Slicer