The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-04

TaE Ruckeye Foundry il one Of the vef3
best and oldest industrial institutions III our
city. II was established in the samsHeaf
that the present proprietor Of the GATE ClrT
settled in Keoknk and took charge Of the
paper, and our relations have been intimate
and cordial from that day to this. s. 8. Veil
Co. made no high. sounding pretensions,
and 10 those days their establishment Vas nos
very extensive, nor their means very crest.
But they were industrious, enterprising, PER-
severing, honest and accommodating in their
business, and reliable in all the relations Of
life. And possessed Of these characteristics,
they acquired the confidence and good viii
of the community. and prospered thereby.
Someiwo or three years ago their eietab-
Iishment, and business was greatly enlarged
by the purchase of the Pennsslvania fonn-
dry and tho accession of our very wide
awake young friend, s. S. Sample, to the
Firm.
With the long experience and perfect knowl-
edge of all departments and details Of the
foundry and manufacturing business. pos
sessed by Vail / Armitage; aad the admira-
Bile business qualifications and habits of Mr..
Sample. the future prosperity Of the Bnqkeye
Foundry is assured beyond any question. and
its facilities and business will keep pace with
the rapid progress of our city.
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LAST evening the wind veered and te
the North, and came surging down from the
direction of the regions of perpetual cold
warning us that winter has not forgotten us
| but will share With us all the pleasures and
the sorrows which he seatters unstlrltedly
daring the quarter year of his reign. This
unexeelled weather with which we wete IA
vored during the holidays has been de4igua
ted as ..pet weather." whose beauty viii soot
/ be blasted by the Ieaden skies, bleak winds
and stingiug frosss OF cruel winter. And thi'
reminds Us that the ladies Of the Benevolen
Society are appealing to the people through
the papers for cas.-away clothing with which
to shield the shirering forms ofthe poor from
the rigors Of the season. Hs hope ne up
peal tciH mot bs IN cain. There are many ar.
tieies lying around your houses, reader, which
might be tarned over TO the society, and by
! it distributed where il will do more good than
we ara able TO estimate. 60 through your
sardrobes. examine yonr closets, search your
| garrets. aud YOU will be astenished toI find
! how many articles yon have which you can
Just as well IS not send TO the Ladies Benev
oleut Society. Make mp your little bundles.
and make them as zig, too, as possib.eb and
send them to the residence OF Mrs Julia
CARTS, on Third street, between Fulton and
franklin, and from there they will be disirib-
ated by kind hands to those who are so great
IL in need. Do this, ssd The consolation that
Inasnueh as We Gid il to one OF
ltbe least of these my brethren We
did 1t Unto Me-" will repay ,on
ahundanty for yoar bensyolence, 10 say hoth-
ing Of the comforts you thus dispense ,b the
poor parents and children who viii look mp
through Their tears Of gratitude, aud h,smbly
ask Heaven 10 still continue its blessings OF
comfortable homes to you who remembered
hem in the winter Of their sorest need Cold,
odee1, must BE- that. heart, and undeserying
too, Of blessings from whence only blessings
come that can remain Hnmoved and indsger
ent to the wants Of Gods poor.