Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-22
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SavERr HousE, Oct. 81, 1868.
Das Moines being the centre ofattractien,
tn. und nd.rsgned. in company with Messr'.
aniaker, Haley, E'dridge. Cameron, Laux,
Go,dfsich and Blum. the worthy represent
atias Of the /. o. 0. F.'s to the Grand
Lodge Of this State, took sleeping car for
the West. Our journey was quiet. save -
interrupted By disputes Of the colored boy
and Linken sale, the Iowa correspondent Of
the Chicago RepuJlieax, who was testing
the capacity of the colored race for suffer
ing. BY trying TO have him charge bis fare
to the Methodist church. The boy didn't
belong to that congregation, SO Link
came down, thereby increasing his weeks
expenses to $1.37i. Deliver US from .
night with . Chicago reporter who 10
around making black .and-tan speeches.
Morning found us At the Capital with .
capital app elite, visions ei hot rolls, coffee.
and choice steak lured Us on to this abode
OF discomfort The grand bodies Of masons
have been in session here and closed last
evening with . grand dance and banquet.
The affair was Gne ono and cost the Com
mandsry hsrs over $500. II was . credit
to the order and passed of in 6ne sty 10, with
the exception Of the banquet, where very
many Of the guests did not get . tths Of
what the house was paid for. A just cen
sure was paid the house by many Of the
prominent members. This same thing il
being further illustrated in the very
poor accommodations the Savery 10
giving to the Odd Fellows now
.toppin. here, and unless We mistake
not these orders will select for their
annual meetings hereafter some place
that has first class hotel accommodations
in fact, 40 well as in name so think the
members Of the orders, after their exps-
,iencs Of this year
We notice among those leaving this
morning our fellow citizens ID. b. Shelley.
J. E. Dixon and C. Stewart Els, represen.
tatives from the Chapter, Consistory, and
Commandery Of Davsnpsrt. They report
the different sessions - largely attended
and interesting to the craft.
The Circuit Court las just commenced
. two weeks session ard asa consequence
has called hithsr the legal talent Of the
State. That Of Davenport 10 represented
BY Judge Grant, Messrs John P. Cook,
Rogers, Whitcomb, and Whitaker. We
also notice our newspaper friend Ilobert -
one of :hs Jurors.
The Grand Lodge Of the |. 0. o. F. com-
menced its session TO day, nearly every
lodge in the State is represented. The
Grand officers, L. II. Wickersham, G. N.
w. p. Sharp, D. G. N. W. W. Moors'
G. j. W.. VIM. Garrett, G. Sec. and J.
B. Glenn, G. Treas. are oil present be.
sides many old and prominent members Of
the order. They met this forenoon and
organized, and will bs ready for business
this evening. Our readers NAV therefore
expect . report Of proceedings ~ soon ~
Saturday. They close with . grand ball
and banquet, which 10 expected 70 be the
biggest thing Of tho season and will cost
the order upwards Of $500, ~ now ex-
pscted.
The RAIDS have taken advantage Of these
| assemblies. and have called meeting Of all
the faithful Of the State, and christened il .
barbecue, which signifies "cursd barba-
rians." They are strainins every nerve to
make it = big thing, and may possibly get
several hundred together to listen to their
buncom5s and thu rder. and psy three dol :
lars day besides fare and incidsntale.-
This latter m sans soda water, chewing gum
and peanuts. They have their programme
| out with interminab,c committees, and
have go. their praying force out asking for
fair weather Parturtunt nsontes-we . hal
see whet they will bring forth.
Through the courtesy Of the Superintend.
ent of the Iowa Division Of the c., K. |. 4
P. r. r., our pass says Through TO the end
Of the track" This means about co miles
west Of Dss Moines, or more, - ws delay.
The trains have just commenced taking
passengers TO the other side, and leaving
them within . block or two Of the hotel.
which is an arrangement Of great convtn-
ience to the public.
A construction train with coaches At
tached leaves for the West every mornin 6,
and returns in the evening. making connss-
tions with ths trains for Davenport 80 that
two nights and day will take enc two hun.
dred miles across tho State and back again,
over one Of the bes! built and best man
aged roads in the West, and through - fine
a farming country as the sun ever shons
upon. This 10 no Dragging, but the simple
truth half told.
There is some fne chances for thriving
cities between Dss Moinss ard the end of
the track, ard many are already max ng
their way thitber and securing homes, and
preparing to make their piles.
The company are crowdlng the road
westward with oil possible dispatch. and ~
soon - the heavy work 10 done and the
summit reached, the rails will b laid at the
rate Of . mile per day. This great right
arm of the U. P. read 10 sure thing, in .
few months, at least, and Davenport 10 just
~ sure to be the great transfer depot sfths
Northwest
Matters local are Of misor importance
the city dull, writing moro so-and will
close with the expectation Of reporting
more fully At the close Of the Grand Ledge
such Of its proceedings Is may b Of inte-
rest to the Order and permitted to the pub
lie. ]. S.
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