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WHOLIT«Al.K
COM5fl!iSION
rOCK AM BK0M1KS, I V°U
111
f*cei «t ot «!i(jC.«.r !u:'» iut of —_
'. v Ware, «uch a»su ur Kettles, Tea
apd .Sad Irons, &i?.. K.t
Mam. between Hni A, Ith Streets,
kboeck, yowa.
ii»*y '.'44
w. if ,. rius. W. K. Tirani.ii.
EDWARDS A TURNER,
Ai^rn.\. and (uunsHlurs at Law.
•UA.AI. liiXATK
A S I
ATTOIINETB
I&oUUAJSL'K
At»KNTs,
^^"Olttc* ir "Coacejt H»U" bnildS •».
fJun«
3,'ft.ijq
KEOKUK. IOWA.
fMI W.CLASKTT, UIlO. C.I»1\UN.
CLARETT te DIXON.
k OHJNfcKLLOitS A LAW,
Miiu Siitetju-twen. Ttirrd aaJ Fourth,
Keekukj low*.
VtrbruarylS, lt*l. iif
SAMCKl.IIAJIll.1.-
over C»'y Book Store,
llarch 14,1855.
rrarroan
8TAFT0RD 4
W O E S A E
tOtSfU li AMJL1-.
It J. HAMfLL. I
GHIW KHS, IKA UKALKHt
AN') K lItWAKUINO MEK
CHA)(T, Mo. IT L*Tte, varocdour* liejow LC2U(itj
tr«et, ST. LODIS, MO. Mfirvb 14, i860.
OA. £, t. FRiJKta.
A V [\G pwnrunrn'lv
leare to infvrm bi* tri o.:
mny Le ftvad ±1 Uiv o&tf:. of Dr. i. i'. bAsit'ittm.
March :a.
WILLIAM W. BELKNAP
A O N i V A I, A W
NOTARY PfBMt A\D HA!*CE AUEJVT.
ACti
NO W1.HUG E V| K'Tn ao I D*:oitionf
taker., arii! *1 b:i«.mvSS rttjuirii.^ tin' st-rvi
tli of i Notahv Pi/hLic, jjro'i ['U »»»e?-afd.to
F)/«, hdm i*t Marine, aod Life fnihrjince Paf« i
ici»s iu jubita.u'»al CoiiyaMea issued on apj'.i
catio'j.
SSBT Oniie corner' Miu a:»i Second .-ilre«U,.
.ITr,'r PLiaIs Vfrtr*
dfi»
1 C• li'tC NE
McCTTKE,
KOCEKS.
AND
COVUIUIOV MCRCHA'VTa,
Second doo. above tb« Corner of Ulotideau,
VrATF -i f.! Hb.ll Kt jliVt, lJ\\ A.
March »,
IiLOYDB. SIMT
I I U V A A W i- e i u
i$L P"»t buddutj lin yi,u»jn »l
(ween 2-i and !.
Keokuk, Feb. 13, l£*ii
t)A*Lfr fy *m
itf-
A I E
Office Graham s Buuding,
kKUktk, IOWA.
Desi(jfis «n Drawings for aH kinds!
oi Builti.ng* «i»o estimates and specib-'
cation*.
ktok"^, Feb. dlh, dim
w. ««!'. hv (l r. vaus
I I
ATTOR.VEVS A I
LAW,
FFICE with Mjt. liwu^a'oa, at
Hall.
March 29, IS5j, dam.
EDWARDS & TURNER,
XVf ILL prorure L.vsd WA*aA rs under
If It* ot
iy Office
hi
Concert Hall buiidkig*
Majch 2
CLOVTJB. HOUSE
W O V E
Comer of Wa1»»ot a'id H^rind titreeta,
JhrWLATlJIB, low
a.
Office i! the Tipt~n, Marion, l#yefiport
ska!oi«a ^'a| e Lines.
March 22,
PENNSVLVANIA FOUNDUV,
Maia and Eights "treats. K*«'kuk, Iowa.
T. Wtckcikham 4k Soaa,
Mannfactureri of Steam Enumes and Mill Ma
chinorv. A general as.oilujeul of Cailing*
adapted to the waiiU ot tb» country, constant*
ly on band. jal-ly
Tat urn & Co.,
Forwarding and Coiumiuion Mfrrhsnti,
Jk». lv*0, htcoail ktrocv. St. LeCls.
Ag«t.'- for tL» ot .In.-s' L'.»usvi!le Hy
draulic Ct-meiit, Cah U.eti ria^ter, end Lune.
Paiticuiar aiieution paid to the sa'e of Grain,
l'.acon, arid L»ul. iXiCli20iily
JAMES B. BKUCE.
WHOLI siLF. AND KKTA1L r»EAl KR IN
fomeu4K ami domestic wkv
ooo»,
floUiiiig, BooUrhilars, Huts. Up», bauucls, Triiu
nuns*, kx.
*0. 86, MAIN BTEi.i.1, KEC2T7K, 10WA.
Job. 7tb. lti.io.
O. WooiH* ariL
WHOLrALK AM) lvU'i AIL
raAitu Ik
JPJ1Y (jOOI AM) C'LOTHINW,
Ba.ts, Dtlior*, lfata, «r« nnd
$6. fit, M.1 INS'lHLr.T,
Alb title, between Tlur -if"' Vi rth Srreeta,
mwylS'fil
flFTY
KI.OKUK. IOWA.
DR. J.
OFFICE AT HIS RESIDENCE.
'Is Bltuiikdu Slrwt. utu Duor West of Second,
KKOKUK, IOWA.
ttjiril Bft M-!
ISW'J
A, E. CltA
ITTORMV AXflCOtXSLLUm ii MlfARV i BLlf.
OFFICK
IU tl»e
"LhiiC. oitire :\Lju»
tween
Irirf.i.
Restiini*ceu'"«»s
wt
the Life
chant. By Vim ent Ndte.
GRAHAM & CAVE,
'54.
3d Stieet
o RACKIiTaV R.Ba,
Wstreet.t.tweeu
HOLEgALK AWD feETAlL URUaGWT,Maiu
Second and Thud, cokuk,
nwa. if"lg-» i fit
Big
.. J#Ul »i IbfrO.-itfiiW
fr"
U5, St coiii! Street,
ST I.OTTIB,
1! i* !i
K
WGrocery
CO
ilpt.'?2, td&w^O]
1- i V I N S o s e e i v e A a u n a
i«t, *i'dlot
b» bv
l: ALDW1N, EVAN3&Ci).
PIPi~*A f-npplv just received, anil Tor
ry^lJALDWlN, EVANb CQ.
B. U. IHVMIX & (1).,
Forwurdine and lomniivsion Jlerelianti,
GENERAL STEAM BO \T AGKNTB,
A\D DEA LI. Its i
Hoat Stores & Ctirocfcrie*
MBAH *AC**T JJEI-OT, asokcK
A|»rU Jl, lajjo. d'.f
IUSSET V MILLS,
Krnl Estate Brokers and
tioiMors,
-W// Siderf Mam St., h*!tr en 2 7 nd '/,
KEOKtK, IOWA.
AVF. renstan'lv f«r sale a i,u
April '-i'j, 1'
intUCti
fearra'i ttfitit fuller 4Jifw **.- h«! X8. 90, Mitiu, bft. Inirtl uod Fourtk MrrtU,
KEOklK, IOWA. ltK*r
EECtrt:. FT ri»:
B£ ailroaci
rtrit nictiv,
P*«enber
2'J.
Keokuk,'Feb. 21, ISi'. dJ v
the moat
oar,
he
Ueet, bt
luiter
Dffltil Notiu,
RICKEY, Surgeon Deiitist.
1
.sv-irii retutM-i 'tioui the Ea-it. v. ill
e happy to wait on his friends^
liavmsi a large sUck of Te«'tb, frow
!f beaJ mauuf^etories, oeH pl-«»r
fa^iijioti#. Tf-tii inouuled on eii'Ltr
,0*«f
7¥+r
KuiKUI, IOWA-
Otfice over i'af»oij#* Bask, Cufoer ol Mitn arrJ
Bieeod streets. Jei is
i. w.a Twitea.
iJiPoaTici^ WHJLKSALK
II:ALkrs
IS
Hardware axid Cutlery,
Corner of M.n «n Si «•, Sifn of the"
Ju.v i -v y Ki.J \j\.-»- K.
10HZV HQSB, or wiirotntcm,
AOCOCXf,A^T.
A n i 1 7 5 3.0
r. i. ain.LtB
th«
ItSS.
n E:
CK
MILLER & BECK.
Attornos at Law and solicitors in
Chancery.
A'jr n o the investof Land Titles
i.inj the jmrckate and sole of Ileal Edutt.
"\ITILL be.-eaiter practice, in itftd regularly »t-
Send the District Courts of iteokuk aiid
Ma 1 sou, ard Of ihe o^iier counties of the First
Judicial District of Inwa and will also piactice
'lie Supretce Court ol th» Stiie.
Ft. -L. 1-5. dtf
One Hundred Thousand
LIGHT* OF SASI/,
At the ^ew ft team Wurki,
Ceiuer of .lohriso'i amd Eighth street*,
KEOKl'K, IOWA.
'Pff'R Jubscribers bave now on hand at their
bracing all common sus. Orders for particular
sizes wilfbe filled on short notir*.
WINDOW BLINOa
Our macliit.ery is T'articularly adapted to the
mamm'rMire of Window Blinds, a superior
sty le and fiaisb. All orders altended to wittiout
dehy.
N.*-B.- We want it distinctly understood.that
s. e.
cout t,*r of Messrs.
May I, m'9.
SUNNV
street,
hj,u avwjiiU^feevkuii., iy v»'a
Feb.%«, '5i. —if
W'LE
Himispherea
or'
of
a
forinet 18er
S made in the
Daily Mail P.:keU fur Galena ho*! Saint Paul,
*\uC" with the Great Muil Line Sream-
,, .• .. w» "it.-rii L- ke«: inakiug the roost titrti, cheapest
K'.Id or piatu.a, on .h»s new mp-ov.'d rr^rhod,»
whsch now being ufcd by the best Der^s's.— furviani,.(i
Hijrke'a atore, co,*(.t 4 Main and 3d
streets, keokuk. march'i? dly
MCSSH », rool H. BAKU i n
I OOTE Ac O
iurwardii'? and toraini-vMon Bltrrteiti,
AMI fillMHAL
Railroad and $
tea in boat Agents
EAST BL'ftLI MfiTO^i, ILL*.
QOTE A. CO. are the "oxtv FoawAanKas'
'»ti tlie Ea*f aide of the K»v'er their Ware-
hoii«e being connected with the Railroad Froizht
Hu i«e. atid but a
wrd Produce can
Csrs or Boats ••wttkovt
Ci.u»."
Tiiey also offW• "anperioi- indocerr.eo's*' to
jb.pperiand rtfrrhan's, b»irig a^jenS for the
treat U nioii E*pre»» Co»]atiy, Burhc^toa,
Maa'ifactory, the largf*t h»t of Sa-h, of »l!
size* and de-eriptions. ever otlered w#»t of the
Mississippi I'-ver, and. with ttieir fact i!ie«. are
bound to keep pace with the increasing want® of
i lie eoontry, from here to Council Blud'-. We of the above places
a e a k i n a i u a a a n e e n s o s u v i o u e a i u a s s e e a n d- i s a e
the Fort Des Moines Rifer tradedariag the com-• different atar'ing points. Passengers Irom the
Ing spring. .... We«t will find" tt«ia the shortest and most exnedi-j
DOORS. tiou-ro'iteto Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York
We have also a large assortment of Doors,em-
01
& S. CARTER,
diwly
Fee. 22,
Keok
Tbf iok of the Seaion lias Arrived.
rrHE MAY FLOWER, from the pen of
.L" Harriet Br-eeher Stowe, c.ui he found on the
GRAHAM & CAVE.
M-mprtes in For*?gnX*nds, by H. H.
t»toi»e Newsboy—eq'ia.1 to itie T-auiphgf
0 Katharine Ashton Journey to Cvutral Af
nca, by Bayard Taylor, For sale by
I I A I I A & A V E
n O W S A 1 A S
TAYLOR tc Mi KKB,
Success u ot Newt t. .v Stephens.
COHNElt Or \l\ AM) 12th STREETS
KLOKt'K, IOWA.
HERF' thev keep constantly on hand all
hinds of Plows, Wag
mis
b,5it
and Carriages,
style and out of the best quality
1 of materials. Wholesale an re'ail.
TAYLOR & McKEE.
March 14,1v! ditwil
Western Hotel,
(rORMLKl.Y Kr.OKUK HOTkX,)
LOCATED on the I^evee, below fkCain«St«
^inost couvetiient to the steamboat landing, ,ory maimer,
ilas been taken by the siibscribtr, (late ol j^eW York am
Pl.ceuix Hotel,) and has been thoroughly re- iftilly soli
paucd and well furnished. The entire arrauge
nients are made with a view to the comfort of
his ft lends and customers. He hopes, therefore,
by stiict attention tu busings to have a share of
public patronagu. The attendants speak the
EngU-h. German, aud French lanauapes. Give
ine a taii. JA AGNE-
March 15, 1S55. d&wtf
qr EELS COIENT,
io Plaster Palis, la hue order
Kti for saif uy CON^ AIL.K
Jeanuie De«««. Weatrrner, K**kakwid Dl« Vef
nou, For St. Ueit.
,_ J. M'K.EE, Q» tain L*koy Doduk.
Leave* Ikfpfijioi at,.( ck W unt evrry
s 2 W n y
u
prop«ry i« different parts ot th« eitf— kT
"uT'"T J?r
P«i siojti -wivMb^io ceil or buy «r« iaviled to Thiirclsy 'ar.d hVi- 'jly* KvwhX*'*'*
tbe.r ^MPBELL, Cant
K i
l^vrx
vr U frAJMELi
aai t.. vr,.. o. »a»ieui iinR''favts
$ JDANIEUS.
•i»£ ».*'» i j*
I2J! Groceries, Provisions and Produce,
m\lnOTA
I '•fii
A. 11 A W.
A 31 1 I. V U Jl K Jt
JVurih tide Main, ietw tu ~lh 4* hih 4^,
K#*ef* aH kitidt of (rwb and cheap Gi ocerieaai^
Pi ovuion* tor iaiiiily uce.
KEOKUK, IOWA: SATURDAY, MAY 12,1855.
1833.
xycssieibiB
KEOKUK AND Kii. K ISLAND
HAILBOAD M&rL LINE STEAMERS.
Tin Twn Fast Stcammis
J. M'kee aud Ben (anipbeli.
makiuic Daily trips, connecting at Rm.it
i lainift with iho Cara f^r the East, and with the
a**d,,y»|
a?»
Dav^njtort
R-* BaRTtr-TT,
«i.j|
Roclc iilatid every I ue»-
day, Thursday and SaturdMy Kvt*r,in^r«. Kfturn-
iL,tokak ev*ry
awi S'i'itiav
Wednesday, l-'nJay
For FntrtijiT or i'ASSAce, inquire en Roard,
Pfof T. HEAIC IIT, Arrant,
March, Apni 3 dtf.' Keoicfik.
185.1. 1853.
J8fsr^rj: a
ft. tnliiS Ah i Kjb'OKUi MAII. T.fMK
8fEAM£Kb.
TfliSoailv
rr"J
popular lif.f- ot will make r.^u-
mail p»cke!a to Ko.ic
^.,K
lar trips as »*nal «iirn:t i:hon? the tea- I ***•-.. ,,
son, cenneetioe i.' K»-ok.ik with fhe ?ular .iaitv i ^gR3!?'
Isl».Gai.kna «r.'d tT.
Vr*5toK-WK8TE»K£a,
Jul-'
and
Kt K,
"1 thnr speed and ^-commodahons.
fUfefiii.')
M.rch
filSSklLVANIA RAILROAD#
'j ..'••.'i K .• •:.* A'.
rrli„blt rouU
tie is al spared to oui.t Biock T«etht or kati.
Corjt» .uo.isI2.imi, on gold or patina who Fia/r Ct.a«s —Boots. Shoes i
'h*
LB
by which FREIGHT cau
to ku4
from tf(.
iirtal W„u
ntTWKtN
Pr4ce fnr-uiHir.g to th- d«f* |»rv Goods, fin bo*#-#) Furs. 7
e n u i o s o a e i a u s e s o n o o i i e 4 e S
km. on rLATiKA
for ail work wanatid. 2d Class.-Book* Ind' Static,-
|-Ui.ADk.I-r il asti
H. HOUSTON.
General Frei^hi Ajci.t, £!,d*de!phia.
L»-HBALiti'. A.toona, i'a.
J, ly
I v I i i i
u i
I
11
fvc.Ej i^au iiMongn Iran *. l.e! i,
I I#
P!
e'pliia and Fitt«burg,~THE MoRNINv
Mail TRAIN
Philadelphia for
TRAIN leavr-s Philadelphia for Pittsburg at'11,
P. M.. and Pittsb'trg for Philadelpbiaat !0 P. M.
The above tmes connecf at Pit'aLur^ with
Rail roads
to a*» rom
'^'on.
t"
P.-'j.biire
at_Tl-jj A. M.. h' Pi'f.burg tor Pfmaiieiphia at
1 A. M. THE FASTLINK leaves Phi!a.*lpbia
for Pittsburg at 1 p. M., an I Pit'sb-irg tor Ptnla
Idetphia at 1 P. M. THE Mt.Jl LXI'RLSs
St. Louis, Mo. Alton,
Gaitr.a «ad Ghic:»go. Ms.? Frankford,Ltiiog?on
did Looisville. K\Terie Haute. Madi«or, La
fn e*te, arid Indianapolis, Ind Cincinnati. Day*
ten *sprmgii:dii, Beliefontaine. Sunduskv, Toledo
Cleveland. Columbus, Zatiesviile. Mnsailloi. and
Wooster. Obt«$ aleo, wrh the 8teau» Packet Boats
from and to Nsw Tfci.kan
ViLi.fi, and Ci.srrxNATi.
St. LoeiSj Locio-
Through li' k. t» can be had to or from either
THUS. MOORE,
Aof.NT, Pussenger Lir es, PbiJadelphia.
J. MESK1M EN,
Alent. Passenger Lines, Pittsburg.
Feb. 1» 1
&!}.'•>. 1 v
nr.
w. .io\i,
•r to P. Miii^eriand,
Sus
we can fiH any ordtfs for common sized Sash or i I^UlCr ill Clocks, JltfllCS Ulld JCMClrj,
Doors, at alt times. All articles in our Une, sold kFto%D ^JIIEET,
on reasonable lertas.
(Next door »(»n-hr!e P^r«o!i«' Haukine Hiius«, i
KEOKUK. IOWA. I1
.a
Ths subscribe!
has just re-
ctived a large and beaatilul'
tock of Gold and Silver Watch- md
WAKM REPAIRING.
The subscriber being a practical watchmaker,
feel* competent repair the mot difficult and
delicate work that may be en'.ru&itd to his care.
All work warranted to eive satisfaction.
t.rrcrt Time.
The public miy rest a»»«ied that the correct
time is, and always will be kept by
Nov. !yd
J. HVXt JiiNSO.N. JaS, DJKWfcT.
merchant Tailors,
Tftird Street, In tmren A!tiu mid. Johnson,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
HAVE
just received, at their Fashionable Tail
oring and Furnishing Establishment,a choice
and excellent supply of broadcloths, Cassitneres,
Vektings, and Gentlemen's Furnishing Gootis of
alt desi liptiotis, aud
shall be done in'the mo
1 I *«*•{.)
yi:\\ lKY (iOOD« HOIMi,
RtlW, SHIEI.DS tc co. i
At ttW-oWf' nU of Fir-f-v. Aitwrson k Shi^lda, i
•m. b2, ifttn S.rttt, K ICOKL'K, IOWA.
I
»£AI.£H5 IH
Dry G**4a, Kit aw »»d», »»4
K woulJ inform the Merchants of Iowa,
ttiaf have a lar^e arid el«*caiit -t^ck of
G-»o.!s, *uita,ble for tHi« sKfaton'a tradf end will
I sell tin tn to ra»!i or prompt time buyers low
I aa they can purchase tti»*in in the w»tl. We are i
daily receiving, ami w ill coiitinue to jfreive ad
ditiooa to our ctock a? IIk- sfa»oa advftucec,
W
Dress Silln
In g'eat varietj, a»d Utrst pattMiic.
RKlU.ttHlfiLDt1 *. o
March 30J l£.'r d2mwly.
IVIW ll«LE
CORNEROF JOHNSON AND FiUST riTS.J
HY i
€Karlv«(i
TH!
a!Uj01J!lCe
o t-
ery, Ui v Goods (in bait's),' c.
•'Ifardware, Leather. Wool,
3j
i«f^,f,^ii»ww.o^,l,
t. ui Ir.m tl«: M«r.w L'Km,, i.,iu,uo,* .' u-o. 0. Kmid'".' I ^lro
A
100!!
Ci.ass.-—Anvils, Baggirte, i
ii'icoti and Pork fin bulk ,S 60 c. per luuib.
e n i &
4 !. Cl«ss.—Coffee, Fi-h, B?-J
ren an i Pork (packed Lard 40 c. per 1001k.
ami La*d Oil.
BiiiiihII. i
iHfdei takes i.-a an
W'UiKiiit mat he tia» Uhwii tlus very Sip i
popular Hmsp and inaae a ro plete renovation
ttrrempt.owtt^e ertin- |tre:ni»es. He in row pre
pared io receive tbe paW oua^e ot the iLUt aitd
believe® be cart meet the wants of all who desirv
a coo,! Hnusf.
He-fe^pes-.-tnTsrclfsw appTicalTtrn 'lo the'trfflttJ'
n^MS and attenttou to the many warts of the
,r«velkr,
t'iir2p
pAta. ruouiug *r» connecUoo with the Uaiiroads Apri! 5. 55. dtf.
to Chicazo and the east
Tb--» lnj.' j^at pr»tr,teompo«e..l of the »eam- JOhllM)U,
5
to merit »i obtain a share of patroa-
tllk®n
in from
JSANN2K DkaKs, KSPEC'TFULLY• beg# leave
wli(.M «»am.-»aIuM!aie a sufficient Jt
Kioknk that she has just arriv
from lh» vicini' v of
CLEVELiSB. OHIO,
1
and South»-etern Sta'e, by a continuous Rail- be promptly attended to.
way'direct. This io*d al«o connects at Pitts-' A sample kept at her resilience, at the
bur^' with dai'v lioe of Steamers to all ports
'be Western Rtvets, and at Cjeveisuid and ban
d«*ky with Sieamers to all ports oiTthe N'.^rth-
om i
T. MASS?,
JLO*t03i.
be
fixtsbobg.
A
Apr4l2Tl£55, d3m
M. W. HttKI, n. !.,
S U E O N E N S
dosk,
*», W.d Jt-w t.iy &c., comprisinethi" late«t «tyle? antee all work
of Ladie:-' Brea Pins, Ear P.inga. Finger Rings, till all orders wi
Cull Pins, Gold Guard and lob Chains, Ke»,
Seais, Sii'er Tluu.hirs, (Xdd Slides, Snaps, We luvtte all persons to give us a call, at the
Studs, Gold Pens with or without holders, Gold sign of the Mammoth Shoe
Pencils, Pens and P*r,HI«
guarantee that their
April 5^ 1855. dly
1
of
CHAS. O. BUNNELL.
«s
to the «.tkens
nit ii
Where she has bfta ^ivinp le?a«!*a on tjie Piano,
and Melodaori, and woubl continue those servi
ce* to the citircna of Keokuk.
Order* for Car hart's Improved Melodeoba will
C'?y
April 10,1«
GaU
lo.d
m: WM. DOWNIXO,
Si. Louu.
CO
(Jfl!. S.
I) It
5t.
Lnji®.
MANKY, DBASE
WMOLKMLE DEAI ^Il I*
K.O o sandshoes,
i
Sip- 134. Mdin S'r^et. JP
ST. LOUIS, MO
RE nowVee-inrifa complete stock, suitable
for th^pririg trade.
March 6, l8oj. 2aid jL
Carriage Painting and
shipping Goods from auv point Eastoi S riage Fainting Business iu all its branches.
Pht adelphia. h» paitidiUir lomsrit package 'H«a i He is confidtnt that he can give »utire satiafac*
Ptnunn otma R,ulrotxd All Goeds consigued 'lion an.! hope-: to merit aud i eceiae. a share ot
to the Agent* of this Road at Philadelphia or i-uMif patroasge. W. H. EAELEY.
pjttsb'ifg. wilt be forwarded wiihout detention. Aarii It), lti^ d3m
P"*»f
Koofiug.
sparred
an^second coating dc ae to order.
Charge* modvrau and work warranted.
JAMES KNIGHT.
City of Keokuk, Iowa.
Office on Mum between Second and Third
Street*.
DR.
in addition to the usi
rnethod# of inserting artific ii
teeUi, iiu posseaaiuri of the fjrctMiw for I
thu eiiy
of mounting the "continuous gum letth"
so universally adjured for their beau'y, strength,
a n e a n i n e s s A e a n e e i e n e o w o
years in this style of work, be would unhesila
tn.gly recommend it to the public as possessing
manv and great advantages over aiiv other tyle
of work kii^wn to the profession. Th. se inter
ested ore re^pecttnliy invited to call and exao'
ine speeiroena of the different method* of mount
illg 'eetfa.
ArH
,i ie
lg55#
d^wiy
ODELL & MATLESS.
*i*CFACTi:fcEM« *NP lVAt.ER»'1W
Boot§ and $liof«,
Opposiie bmitli's Banking House,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
0ALEB ODELL having associated with him-
setf Mr. L. Matless, in the Boot and Shoe
business, the new firm is prepared to do a more
extensive bus'oess than eu-r heretofore They
have jus: r« »ed a verv larc^ a«%ortment for
(spring aud tnHmtn.r Trade,
Including all desir«.!»le st\le« and qualities for
La«tie«, *Misse», Gejiiiemen, Boys, aud children,
which w iil be sold as low for cash as any dealer
can sell fhem.
We intend to pav pirtlrtdar attention to
Custom Work,
wr employ none but the very be*t hands, I
plenty
ot them, in order that we may guar-
Repatrinu
done with neatness and dispat
111'wanted—A
WOfk
They are constantly receiving the
and Philadelphia Fashions* and re-
pecriHiy solicit all who desu e good work and
the best material to give th«m a call.
HUTCHINSON fc DEWEY.
J. W. SCKOGGS'
LUMliKii YAKD, KEOKUK.,
On Concert street, between 4th and 5th blreefa,
ine'w.'h ne'dtness 'Ind dispatch. I
ODELL & MATLESS.
March 3d, 1S55 d&wly.
Fifty Lots for Sale.
^.JANDSOMKLY located ou Morgan. Fulton,'
and Franklin Streets, continued: One-filth i
n/s-'cond s,ret,t'-
Keokuk, April 2U, 18d5. 5wd
BEN. F. DODSON.
MLIU UAXV
T.11LOR,
No. 5, Third Street betvvt .^ain and JohnaoD,
nost approved and satisfac- i -rr rrno
are constantlv receiving the T\ ^'f8 as^or'me«» of French, Eng.
Feb.Sth, 1855. dly
All th. werM IPs reeding
THE
rnTth nf Miiii street. A large assortment of' alt h? productiona.
ler.jiut receiv-! Ldmber attdShinrlae, of best q'jality, always on snd pathetic, sad soothing, sparkling
swV'Tii«. to.' han4. d&wly &s<lif|»efl«*« *a CrRAHAMjJj^hS V E.
Ottumwa House,
th«
thj
pare
Abo,_4 TnresUers, «'Uhout tUe Sej,.
them that be haa^de valoable improvements
May 9, ifcjj.
Spring
r|^imining.fA.
rpil E uuiersicf'ed havutC rented t!ie second'
story o'tl.e Plow and Waeon Factory (Main
I and l^th Stree's) designs carryiriff on tbe Car-
ng
style of Mole bkm Hats for IHjf..
Iish and American Cloths, Ca-siinerea, and
V#Mings of the very finet quality, and the mast but not with out much trouble.
la.-hionable patterns which he will make up to] more like death than swooning, and yield
order at the i-bortent notice, in the latest style.—
AI«o a (food assortment oi bbirls always on hand
«hc lAt*
ts| BMUMlestH
Yaoai fern.
reader wiiitindthid work possesses the
same attractive features that characterise
They are alternately witty
1 A DOZEN mea^s fine fashionable)Silk Hats
A v/ of the latest sprtug and summer style for
sale cbeap at
Stovei! Stem!! Stores!!!
Jl'STiu
received, and for sale by the undersign
ed, the City of Keokuk, a great variety of
St. Louis aid Cincinnati Stoves, am one which
may.be found the tine new patented
Ehk S'ove,
The Golii.n
THk West,
i This experience gave me rene wed courage
W(juld have
hurrit'd
she
j,y
I
N° 51.
WAPELLO county, IOWA.
E u n e s i n e a v i n e e n u f
cbnsed the above would rr«pec.t
inform the traveling commanity and
ibhc eenarallv tbat be has rettited and
reiiovai»*d thf Hotis^, and isnow
to o(Tier a« g»od acf-oriiiuodationg
Conuerted with thi» House is
A Good oral CommotfioU'
Wtiere wdl b«* kept at all
of OaU. ("orn
and efficient 0»tier
THOS G. GIVEN
OHumwa, May T, t8SS. w&lawdtf
KAi/uu.^ a i'Al tAl IMPROVED
Oram Thresher, Separator and Cleaner.
'Y'ilL si bscriber has us dwr cititslruciion a num
A bei ot these popular aad unequaled aiaehtnes,
Which have in variably taken the preferer.ee
wherever introduced, over ad other machines
now in use, for light draught, simple conatruc
ti. D, speed in threshing, durability, aud put tint
the grain in perfect tne dms tabh- order. Iain
manufacturing two aiz«s, land 8 horse power.
tcred wide ovclr tf»e*plTfo#,
iids we down
rie» the renjeajhrauctf^Jif^lJ^j™
laU ly sung --carry
man against ti.at dretd ^*h»dow|
Nutnaiiuw iiuug c!o«jr ou ma tO-Qi,
^arknes*, too, deepening iQto ite
blackufsi, and tb« cbillyiog
it on mj heart agaiu—* ae
hurried after roe, telling oie the Jad
dving, and 1 was lu buck imrred'
II
wanted
do
nn,
country will afford to all those who may ta»ar thought to An© CuJliba', i ordered remf
him with a call his cori«tant attention will lip ,1 ,• ,i -j- i
given to render the-t.v of all rr.n.forUble. 1^^'°
Mou»* beinjt larg« and commodtoui bp flat'er*
1
arator. Thf above machines are warranted to
give satisfar'iuii.
The sub»criber is thankful to bis former pat- ofsin, and I had been hers from the powe#
i ron» for their liberal patrooafte. ai.d would inform
i lor the pnsseiit season. LetlerH of mquirv i i_
promptly ar*&weretL Ordem far machine u should hrefttliC the ame air with hor, to gUMd
be sent in early. and protect her. I never asked myself
r0WI
Style ibr
1855.
AX the
Mew York
IIaI
I^niporiiim.
Hit IA1 ST BETWEEN and 4ib.
C. SHKL1)! wo ili!
f!:
11 y* an
:ik au
neurice to the citizens of K.eok ik auj
vicinit),!hat l.e has established himself at
cation to business and a desire to pleas, the pub-
Keokulc, for the manufacture and sale of Hats, were no hopes BUoh a& other men have. I
Caps, Furs and Htraw Goods, and will open jjjj
Ready Pay, Quick Sale? and Small Profits She was lying back in an easy chair, hov
Geots mstdrop and examine the spring
SHFLPON»S HAT EMPORIUM.
April 25,1855. wly
Wcjj
A. C. SHELDON, Hatter. |1loud
n giv** perfect aatistactlon, and money, I bt-lieve that aU my power The darknuss gathered closer and closer.
Lr
And Hs 1
iri a
first rate
saddle hsrse.or horie' before 1 ascertained her malady With subjugation, and by tinwearied Ubora^f
SI and buggy. that almost second sight of a practiced mercy and good "moni yoir fellow men. I
Apply to WM. H. WILLIAMS* physioian—her wonde rful beauty, struck
,,
i mt', Not merely because it was beauty,
but because it was a face strangely lamtliar
to me, though new strangely speaking
of a former kve, altho', in all my practice,
I had never lovedLinan or weman indivi
dually.
I roused the lady from her faintness,
It was
ed to my treatment stubbornly, re
mained with her for jpany hours but
when I left her she was better. I was
second bidding, In
meat, as it seemed me, 1 was
tooiu again, it was dark. /'*r
Tlie lady was clyia^j now, paralyzed
Irom hor fet*t upwurda. I aaw uve death
mount higher ami higher thai faint,
bluish ring with whieto death marrios some
th# of his brides. 1 bent every energy, ever]?
lllcdicine,
himaelf that he oan give general Mgu&icitun t«» cheiuist would prepare them. .She open~
h»« gueats. .. td iter eyea full upon me, and the whole
room was filled with the cry of "Murder*
er
S'aW,
Win .11»«.., c»d supply '"*r. Wy had ,p*m
aid Timothy y, and a trusty feverishly in her death trance. I alone
•Her, knew fruin whence that cry had c^me.
not
ab'»u? the.lMh ot Maach a large and complete i i „f t„..„
stock of the above gods of the latest and most
tlt^t waa with dilticulty the
But I would not yield, and I never
quailed nor feared the result, i knew the
powers i had U battle with, and I knew,
loo, the powers I wielded. They saved
her, The blood circulated again through
her veins, the faintn«-si gradually dispera-
ed, the smiueu eidc flung oil its paralya»,
I and the blue ring faded wholly Xfom hrr
limbs.
Tlie lady recovered under my carer—
And care such as mothers'lavish on ttpir
children I poured like life blood on her.—•
I knew that her pulses beat at my biding,
II knew that I had given her book her life,
which else had been forfeit, and that I wai
her preserver. I almost worshipped her.
It was the worship of uiy whole being—
the tide into which the pent-up »entimeiH
of my lonj£ years of unloving philanthropy,
puured like u boundless flood. It was my
her_.niy de8tm)-
WILLIAM MtCLURE, whether i luved as other men or nu 1 u«v
It'/'&w*
coull!l1y*
A S A S I I A S
The
of
Golden
Hart,
The
The
Qi een
or
Chaimnqi. Prikehii.nce.
Improved Cincimi.Ui
The
Pkcmii jis,
Hfating
Duni.t
Ac and all the lat*st styles cf
Stoves,all
Oven,
Pablor
and
of which may be found at
our Wholesale Stove Depot, No. 11, Main Street,
nea*- the Levee, and at our old stand, No. 65,
Mam Street, The above Stoves have been se
lected expressly tor thi* Market, and we (latter
ourselves that we cau offer greater inducements
to purchaaeis, than any oilier house north *f St.
1#U1S.
Tiemember the Numbers, It and C3 Main St.
We have also a laige assortment of Tin Ware,
got up by the lest workmen which we cfT--r tr
sell at a very email advance oncost, also, a grent
variety of Sugar Kettles, Hollow Ware, tc., ate.
Give us a call and not only
save youh monkv,
bu invest it right. J. C. ESI'ES.
April 4 1 ~j.') wly
•flB 1 L.
1 1
un Dt kens 11 oust bold Words.
Iffy Confession.
Lunciudui.
wilentiy to my spirit now sp° kc to iat in her
profession, chiefly among the poor, and "This is bis portra'," ahe eoatiiwiaj^
without rtmuneration. Had 1 ever ec- opening one of the cases.
**ved
mortf But 1
Uiat I
saw in her—my deliverer Irom the curao
0f
deaUi. I asked no more than to be
fa her Vlioe to
i er tircamedL of her loving me again. I
i did not even know her name nor her Mtt*
idition she was aimpiy the lady to
i die one and only woman of my world 1
never eared to analyze more than this.—
I Jdy love was part of mv innermost being,
i and 1 could as soon have imagined the
e&rth without ita'suh as my life without the
lady. Was tbia love such as other men
feel? 1 know not. 1 only know there
qUtituon my heart of the future I
kuCW
fasbionahle atyle. Having been connected for pilJCSS.
a term of vears with one of the largest whole- Oue day I went to see her aa usual.—
*a!e manufacturing bouses in New York will en- £hu
Silt
fully luv'ued'to ca^l'ancfeiaiii-
°f ^0—1 did not ask for h^p-
was R0W%
able me to sell mv roods at a lower price than i •. i.- t.k
any herein the trade. I hope by close appli-
old babiL of
share of their patronage, and derin^. and I so often wondered, who ift
that comes .withm the legit.-
wat a"lM, reacmbled,
her
b^0l'e- a"d
but still kept up fflf
vis,l,n3
hcr
furjier iedUb'
1
by her for a lott^ time this day, WlA-
and where I had meb
llOW for 1
wa*S
elsewhere. Mv motto is, I.I bad seen her some time in the past.—
r,.rm.rabered
foUtfht
ohligfd to leave her, to attend a poor can lighten the blackness
workhouse child,
I bad not been goat long—earry^ng
wfth me that fair face lying in its death
like trance with all i^ golden hajr. scat
hvi'-ut,
f«rtaia
°P
lion of looking,
1
,l olf
and more lives, and lightened more the humbly, lor the lirst tune 1 was able *o
heavy burden of human suffering, the make tuy confession. I told her al! My Wre
dreadful shadow grew Litnu r. (for Herbert, but my fierce fury of te rupee.
1 was called suddenly to a dying lady, my sin, but also how^unintentional, ijjjr
Hu name was given ine, neither was her i atonement. And then, in the depth ofmjr
station in life nor her condition told me.— agony, I turned to implore belt forgt^*
without caring »o ask ques-j nesa.
pnyabl^ in cub or iu approve ialb or labrr? tious carcfnl only th hen I. \V hen 1 reao.icd sai t, wfvptn?. "It WM
\?DW niMiq lor building, and the remain !er in payments of the houxe, 1 was taken into a room where grievous dea llv deed-but you ha?e ezpiftl*
one^two, three, and four years witn ten per cent,
famting tit on the bed- Even 1 ed it- You have re^nted in deed bf wlf
thftt
it all—enveloped in a
\,
wlutt' d"pery.
Aprt! 25,13^5. a ly drawn along the bide of her chair, with
A soN table
vh
om.
drawer partly open. Without any intee
saw that
letters,
it
in
was hiled-witi*
two different handwriting, and
that two miniature eases were layieg
among them. An open letter, in
lay a tress of sun-bright
which
h«ir, was
on
her
knee, it was wjiUeu in a hand that made
me start and quiver. I knew
the writing,
though at the moment I could not recog
nize the writer.
Strongly agitated, I took the letter
my hand. The hair fell across my fingers.
The darkness gathered cluso and heary,
and there burst from me the self-accusing
cry of "Murderer!"
"Ho, not murde-ed," said the kd^ sor
row fully. "He was killed by accident.-*—
This letter is from him—my dear twin*
bro her Herbert—written the very day of
his death. But what can outweigh the
blessedness of death while we are innocent
of sin!" .4^
As she spoke, Ibr tome etrange faney
she drew the auze drapery rouud her
head. It fell about her soft aud white aa
foam. I knew now wRere I had seen her
before,
lying as now with her sweet faoe
turned upward to the sky looking, ea
now, so full ol purity and love calling me
the.,1 to innocence a* now to reconciliation.
kea
mcu MS iHUUWVUVv m- «vn wvr owvvmv.mmo'
Hcr angel in her Ikenefcs had oncespol
to me through the waves, as Herbei
do forgive you, my friend, as Herbert*!
spirit would forgive you. And," in
^ayr tone^'my beloved husband, «bs
will return to me to-day, will bltsa Jtn
too fof preserving me to him"
The d&rknesa fell from me as she kissed
my hand. Yet it sfill anadea my life hot
ub
a warning, not as a curse—-a
past, not a destroying present.
aud active good among* our fettow
can destroy the power j|0
and repentance in deed JMl
in the iile-bngjefforis of a vm
remove the curjK.- of pnotahrj
Work and love—by these Ml
pardon, and bv^Uicac Hind
v
erffli
briive1/'
and
k^eli^y