Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-08-06
MRS. ELDER WRITES FROM THE
WEST.
iitor Manchester Democrat

MkS. ELDER WHITES FROM The
WEST.
Editor Manchester Democrat
Sunday after dinner, July 9th. and
the noon tide OF the hot summer day
is past and when all nature slumbers,
and the shadows on every leaf, begin
to show the waning hours and ! feel
like exclaiming: Oh. radiant, and
divine afternoon what foods of
beauty gladden. the earth, in the first
hours of days decline, and still, this
lovely afternoon / had one other
bright and shining light to cheer me
on my onward way.
The Manchester Democrat came as
"a ray Of joy and gladness. always
look for it on the noon train Sunday,
and am SO disappointed when it does
not happen to put in an appearance
on that day, as it completely fills the
afternoon to peruse its contents for
verify scan every line and word with
in its columns, even the ads contain
ed therein.
have various, miscellaneous clip
pings OF pioneer days in and around
Manchester. AS you know / came to
old Delaware county in 1858, and If
agreeable will occasionally send you
one for the By-Gone Days column and
! also cut clipping from the Spok-
ane Daily Chronicle regarding DR.. =.
W. Stanton Of Ames college, Iowa,
which will enclose. II there is
anything in these western papers
about any Iowans, notice it the
first thing.
l wish to thank. you so kindly for
this treasure, The Manchester Demo-
crat for do not know what should
do without IT.
Kindly inform me when am in
debted to you for subscriptions for l
do not wish to be without it.
The weather is very warn here in
Washington, especially here in this
little burg, entirely surrounded by
foothills and mountains which form
kind Of basin, but the nights are
simply grand and one can usually
sleep with comforter or two over
them with ease and comfort.
In speaking OF DR.. Stanton and
party, OF Ames, at Mantle Park, would
say this park is situated in Spokane's
south side and embraces ninety acres
Of groves, lawns and gardens and is
truly heavenly place to entertain
guests. s. HI
I. The sunken gardens. the green
houses and the Zoo are also especial
attractions. often visit those parks
when am at Lysle's home.
will give you description Of
Spokane briefly, as I have time this
afternoon and stayed away from
church and Sunday school to write
letters. And, as the poet says. 1T any
thought of mine, or sung or told, has
ever given delight, or consolation. We
have repaid me back a thousand fold"
since I came West by the presence Of
your good paper in my little home on
the banks Of the Colyille river.
A little more than forty years ago
a score Of pioneers settled around q
little trading post on the banks of the
Spokane river. Half a dozen log
houses, a couple Of frontier stores,
and ferry were all the evidences OF
civilization. Today modern city Of
$4,000 population, healthful in loca-
tioin, beautiful in architecture, pro-
gressive in spirit, inexhaustible in
natural resources and metropolitan in
appointments, marks the spot where
Indian and plainsman formerly met to
barter, beside the foaming cataracts
of what is known as Spokane Falls.
In its Transformation from pioneer
settlement to twentieth century city,
two remarkable features have char
acterized the growth of Spokane,
while its building has been rapid and
expansive it has ever been on sound
and substantial basis, solid, perma-
nent
Today its splendid buildings, broad,
wen lighted streets, magnificent
bridges and beautiful homes bear
mute testimony to the dream Of the
pioneers who forty years ago visioned
q city Of which their posterity should
be proud. Her citizens were never
discouraged by set backs. Their faith
in the future OF their city never fall
tered. They builded carefully, sys-
tematically.
Due to the spirit of its founders,
and to fire which swept the city in
1889, Spokane missed the shanty stage
in its construction. Her streets are
fianked by brick, stone and concrete
structures, which would be credit to
a city many times its size and many
years its age. There are no tene-