The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-04-03

SAN. BRIDGEs.-0ne OF the institutions Of
which Keokuk may well be proud is the Jew
slry establishment of Sam. g. Bridges.
There is no finer house of the kind in all this
Western country, and but few " east of the
mountain" that surpsss it. Here you will
find everything that will charm the eve and
please the taste Of the most fsstidious, and Of
style and quality unexcelled. Mr.. Bridges
has completed his arrangements for the man
pfacture of all kinds of jewelry and silver
ware, and parties desiring anything in this
line will find it greatly to their advantage to
lsave their orders with him, instead Of sends
ing east and there is nothing which you
cannot procure here, as his establishment. 10
complete one ip all its departments. Espe.
cially would we recommend this house to our
friends and dealers of the Valley. and assure
them that in going east of the river for their
goods, they are unmindful Of their own ina
terest- The gentlemen Of this house, Sam.
Bridges the proprietor, and bis brother Brain
erd Bridges are gentlemen in the full sense
OF the word, and by their courteous and ee-
nisl manners and their liberal dealings have
gained a multitude of friends. Charley
Barnes, who is at the head of the "tme
keepers department, will ever be found q,
his post, and should your repeater become
unreliable will "brng il to time"
lHE following as to the action OF the
Executive Committee Of the Northwestern
Associated Press, which met in Chicago on
Thursday last, we find in the Davenport
Gazette:
"a meeting OF the Executive Committe Of
the Northwestern Assocssted Press, was held
at the Briggs House, Chicago, last Thursday.
There were present Of the Committee
Messrs. E. Emery, Of Peoria Transcript,
(President); l.. ID. lngersoll, OF Muscatine
journal, representing Mr.. j. Mshn); J. C.
Dobelbower, of Alton Democrat; J. p. Cado
gen, of Quincy Herald, and Ed Russell,
lSecretary), Of the Davenport Gazette
Messrs, d. D. "; Carver, Of the Dubuque
Herald, aud l.. NJ. Hsverstck, of the Rock
Island Union, were absent, but the former
gentleman excused his absence BY letter, and
authorized action in his behalf Mr.. L. l..
merritt, OF the Illinois State Journal, an
active member of the Association, was also
in attendance, and materially aided the com.
mittee in their deliberations.
A contract was concluded, and q memor.
andum thereof signed, between the Associa-
ton and the Western Associated Press, u 4.
Medill, Esq, ofthe Chicago Tribune, acting
for the latter body, for the supply of news
from every part of the country and from
Europe, rs received by the Western Asso-
cisted Press from the New York Associated
Press and as collected, also, by the Western
Association itself. This contract secures to
the Northwestern Association full use of the
cable and California dispatches, and will
give 10 journals embraced in this Association
better reports than ever before.
OF course such advantages cannot be Sc.
cured without much additional cost. The
members of the Association will be notified
of the particulars of the contract and of the
increased expense TO each journal, by crcu.
lars from the Secretary, as soon as these can
be prepared We may add, however, tina,
the Northwestern Associated Press is nov
fully established as lire institution, having
an express charter from the Legislature o.
illinois, and, at last, having arrangement:
for the best telegraphic news possible ,c
be had