Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1888-02-10
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
Los ANGELES CAL, Jan. %.

pNh VI N'"' s''y 'N'N'N'S
like to hear from what is known
as the land of eternal sunshine,
| will try and yive you a few items
that may be of interest. Eternal
sunshine is not applicable to this
country just now as we have had n
little more than fifteen inches of
rain within the past week, with
good prospects for more. Could
some of you Just step over and see
the loads of mud we are compelled
to carry on our feet you would
think we were all real estate
agents, as it sticks equal to shoe
makers wax. There is something
peculiar about the soil here; some
places it will not get moist down
more than five or six inches in
depth, while in other places that
many feet, which makes it some
what dangerous travelling, as these
places are just as likeli to be in
the middle of the street as any
where, as you will see when l re-
late little incident to which |
was an eye witness. One evening
after it had been raining all day
and the streets in many places
were running streams, very deli
cate lady her avordupoise being
about 225) came driving down one
of the principal streets in her lit
tie buggy, evidently intent on
taking her husband home, and
seemed to be as happy as q queen
in May, when her horse went down
to his name in mud and water.
The lady gave neat little yell
and whipped her pony in vain en-
deavor to get hiEl out of the hole
He succeeded in pulling the bug
gy in up to the bed. Her screams
brought several gentlemen to her
assistance, who with great care
placed her on the street car track.
She had gone but a few steps
when she fell into another hole,
gave few founces, and sank to he1
waist in mud and water. Then
she yelled in earnest, which soon
aroused tie neighborhood. After
twenty minutes hard work she
was safely landed on the sidewalk
and sent home for repairs.
We hear a great deal about the
cold weather in the east and north
and of hundreds freezing to death
which makes US almost feel like
passing few resolutions, yet we
were not forgotten altogether by
the cold as the grount froze sever,
al nights and we had ice to the
thickness of window glass, in very
low places from one fourthto one
half inch thick; the old inhabi.
tants say the coldest since 1864. A
great many lilies, palms, bannan.
mas and shrubery were badly dam
aged, in fact a great deal killed
There has been no damage tc
fruits reported yet except straw.
berries, which were cut little
short, yet l had the pleasure OF
eating some very fine ones the frs
day Of January. The old settlers
say the cold is caused by so many
northerners coming here, yet
find great many as anxious tc
get away as they were to come, anC
swearing it is the last place OF
earth.
There have been a great many
asked me what kind of place it il
to live and what is the cost of liv.
ing here compared with living il
Missouri. To these [ will simply
state few facts and let them ar.
rive at their own conclusions. Sc
far as | am concerned the longer
stay tie better [ like it here, yet
there are great many that can no.
stay here at all especially those
affected with throat or lung trou-
BILE, as there is more complain
about colds than any place l evel
saw, and about the first thing ole
settlers will tell you is to be care
full about taking cold. The water
is not good here; it is very hard
then add to that the rust in the
pipes and hydrants, also a little
alkali and you can Judge for your
self. The fact is a great many
can't drink it at all; but wine i:
very cheap here and that is goot
enough for a democrat. However
those best acquainted with us
know my better half is on the
other side of the fence, conse
quently suffers great inconven
ience from not having good water
AS to the expense of living here i
is about double that of living il
Missouri, which is caused by the
great rush here, and the little pro
vision made for them. They are
Ipouring in yet by the thousand.
every week. Rents are enormously
high; houses like our best house.
in Kirksville will rent for $50 t
s75 per month, and nothing in thu
shape of house for less than 81:
to $40 per month. [ think it /
good place for young man, or
man with capital, but do not con
slider it The best place in the worlC
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