Cambridge has also had eight mayors, viz:
| 1. F. M. Livingston. 2. Mont. G. Rodearmel. 3. D D. Hayes. 4. John B. Breezley. | 5. D. D. Hayes. 6. C. Bidwell. 7. John C. Kinsell. 8. U. M. Johnson, present one. |
Cambridge has two mills, one creamery, two elevators, two water tanks, two livery stables, and two church buildings. One is a new church, one year old, and is called the Norwegian Church. It is a nice though plain building. The Methodist Episcopal church building is a fair building, not quite so fancy as the Norwegian church. There are about fifty-eight members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Cambridge and twenty at Center Grove. Of the civics the following will indicate their membership: I. O. O. F., 30; G. A. R., 41; Masonic, 42; A. O. U. W., 18; W. R. C., 32; I. O. G. T., 38.
The number of cars of stock and of grain shipped from Cambridge during the last four or six months could not be ascertained, as the station agent refused to give the item for the public. Why is this?
For the business men see " Directory" in index.
The creamery that was to be is a settled fact, as Richardson & Paine are preparing to conduct the business to the satisfaction of the farmers who may favor them.—(Elwell, March, 1887.)
FIRE AT ELWELL.
Friday afternoon, about two oclock, smoke was discovered pouring out of the house owned and occupied by Nate Pace, at Elwell. The villagers were soon at the scene and with the assistance of a number of persons who happened to be in the immediate vicinity, it was thought the flames were put out; in this they must have been mistaken, as about half-past four Mrs. Pace had occasion to go up stairs, and on opening a door was driven back by the dense smoke, and m a few minutes the whole building was in flames, and it burned to the ground. The household effects on the first floor were saved, while those on the second, consisting of beds, bedding and clothing were burned. The building was valued at $600 and insured in the State, of Des Moines, for $400. The value of burned household goods foots up in the neighborhood of $200 and were insured with the above company for $100.
Mr. Pace was away from home at the time of the fire and was sent for and arrived just in time to see it fall in. It is probable that the house will not be rebuilt as Mr. Pace was in town Saturday trying to find a house in which to live, we did not learn for certain but think his efforts were unsuccessful.— (Cambridge Herald, May, 1886.)