Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-10-22
RAMBLES In CALIFORNIA.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 10, 1855

DAN JOSE, oCC. 10, looO.
FRIEND TIMMoNs I'm the first placeI
must thank you for the compliment in
your paper of the 18th Sept. I have
had good luck and am enjoying the best
of health so far. / only wish some of
my Perrysburg friends were with me so
they could enjoy and see what am en-
joying and seeing.
This city is known the world over as
the garden spot of California which is
really true. No matter what street you
are on or where you go you can see
flowers and trees, of all kinds, growing
the year round. The city is lighted
with six 1000 candle power Electric
lights, placed upon an iron tower 200
TT. high, in the heart of the city. and
lights placed upon ten masts, from 80 to
100 feet high, five lights to each mast,
which makes you feel rs if it is full
moon on the darkest night.
This city has 90 churches, public
schools, 1 Normal school. hotels, A
banks, . theatres, public halls, foun-
derry, flour mill, 9 planning mills, silk
factory, 1 canning factory, business
houses of all kinds, about 100 saloons,
a beautiful park in the center of the
city the Court house is of Roman
Corinthian style of architecture, with
facade over 100 #. wide and so #. high.
The structure is surmounted by dome,
on top Of which every visitor is permit
ted to go, where you get grand view
OF the city. The streets are broad and
we'll laid out, with street Car lines on all
the main streets. The ater that supplies
the city, is piped down iron the Moun-
lsihs and i. clear and cool and soft.
Groceries and provisions are about the
same il. price Ms hack east-sugar being a
little cheaper. Wood and coal aie high.
Wood sells from So to So cord; coal from
81 10 Sl4 per ton. Otherwise living IL
very cheap in the city. When l am in
the city il costs me only 40c. for three
meals and % for furnished ro ON per
week.
find good many old maid, here, and
such old bachelors aS you and can live
in high clover here if we desire to do 40.
Come West, old man am camping out
in the mountains most Of the time; Just
got back with party OF sif, aud had so
much fun that we had lost day and date,
so we had to come to the city to hnd out
il it WAS Sunday or Monday.
Such men M Mr.. Geo. Button, who has
nobody to care for and plenty OF dr-i,
ought 10 come onl here and live like king
and feel like hghting-cock. That is just
what am doing now,
/ have found only one drawback here so
FAR, and that is The fees The people tell
| me will get used to them alter awhile
| Well, have got acquainted will, them 4,
but not used TO them--Tso l am prepared to
say "dod gast the lees"
The weather is delightful, not cloud to
be seen. am getting somewhat tanned
out In the sun every day.
Now, | wish Yourself and half a dozen
others that might name we're here to GO
along. We would elect You Capt, ID. X,
H. could furnish the law on trespass and
keep us ont Of trouble N. L. II could be
made to do double duty as banker aud
chaplain, and preach ua sermon each
evening while around the "campfre,'
that ia not kept in bottle, Then Mr.
Boz. T., who ia known as the beat cook IN
Perrysbnrg, could be 80 thoroughly utliz
ed az to prevent his spinning yaros. Six
meals day is REQUIRED up in the noun
| iains.
Ny friend, Mr. Chas Oeckel, who anne
| oui her with his wife and daughter about
three years ago, from Toledo, more dead
than alive, has recovered hi, health again
He is doing rushing business with hi'
wood, coal and feed yard, lie says he
would not move back 10 Toledo, II the cit,
would present him the best block In thu
city. He believes in health.
II this don't find the waste basket, you
may hear from me again.
Yours Truly,
HENRY Lucas,