Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-09-03

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senii-weekly, and several weekly and
monthly journals. The Spol1essnan's
Review, published mornings and the
Spokane Chronicle, an evening paper,
carry full associated press reports,
having leased wires directly into
their editorial rooms. The Spokane
Press, also published evenings, and
other. publications specialize on agri-
culture, education, trade, horticulture
mining and religion.
There are several public libraries
and 40 churches, g mode-l fire de-
partment, police department, health
department, the latter being source
of pride for her citizens.
Stringent sanitary laws, rigidly en-
forced, ably augment the healthful
conditions provided by nature, SO that
contagion is kept at a minimum. An,
isolation hospital is maintained at
River Crest, but it, in no way re-
sembles the pest house found in other
localities, being modern three stor-
led brick building, located on the
banks of the river, among sheltering
pines, with flower gardens and vel
vety lawns surrounding it. But enough
of this, for the present. Old Iowa
suits me better because it is my
home. 1t is where I have always lived
and en- well suited always in Man
chester, only for the fact that my chill
dren are here in the west to stay and
at our age it is quite natural for us
that we should wish to be where they
are the most OF the time allotted to
US here on the earth, from now on. Il
Sunday, the tenth of this month, to-
gether with Ned Griffith and family,
we made an overland trip in his Ford
car to Priest River, Idaho, distance
Of over a hundred miles, then back
after we had taken dinner with our
Fern, who resides there and
This most delightful trip took us
through perfect panorama of green
wooded hills, productive fields and
ranches, on through New
port, across the free ferry, along the
north bank of the Pend Oreille' river,
past Albany Falls. which are close
IN the roadside, and near Ferns
nome. and 1t is on this same road that
we come to the two mile bridge which
IS said to be the longest bridge in the
world made of wood.
There are scores Of wonderful trips
~ automobile in from few hours to
/ day or more, but it is doubtful. if
my is more pleasant that the run
rom Addy to Priest River, when the
'oads are in good condition and at
his season the route is especially
beautiful. The twisting roads, thru
he dense forests and the sparkling
stream running closely along the
Dad side is a sight for the eye and
on the route we come right
lown upon Diamond Lake, a majes-
ic sheet of water, and we were lost
n wonder and stopped for a while to
ponder and ruminate,. for Diamond
lake is surely rightly named. Some
me has said, 1T is Jewel of Nature,
let in an emerald mounting" Al
hough placid as a summer sea. An
abandoned saw mill and lumber camp |!
hanties, little further on, add to the
part of it. We also pass
ID Loon LAKE, the little Pend oreille
axes and several others along the
DAD way. ~ !
The Spokane Fair begins the first
lay of September and lasts three
lays, so we expect to attend and to
top at Lysle's home for few days
is he has promised to take us foi
Iangman's Creek to locate the family
if beavers, the real producing an
NAL, which they say are making their
headquarters there. Hangman's
Creek is between Spokane and Fort
Wright and the saying is. that 1t
vas thus named many years ago be-
,ause so many horse thieves and out
avs were executed there. have
,ften crossed the bridge, but am
anxious to see the home OF the beav-
,rs, which, they say, is invaded by
he wary strangers at present, and a
colony already formed, trees felled
Ind dams built, they having been at
.racted hither by favorable climatic
conditions, natural resources and SUI
oerior scenic environments, hence,
hey have selected Spokane as their
future home, and are already busily |
engaged in constructing a suburban
aabitation that promises to be one o.
The most thriving and interesting ad-
litions to the city. These new corners
are tribe of real tree chopping, dam
building, fur producing beavers and
were discovered few weeks ago by
a party of friends during jaunt up
Hangmaf's creek, and when inter- !,
rupted were ,industriously telling cot
ton woods and willows with which to
make ready for approaching winter.