Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-28
WEST ARD H0!
The city Of Tacoma.

The city OF Tacoma.
Tacoma is city OF the sunniest sun
shine. the most lovely homes and the
most beautiful roses. We began to
think that Tacoma was q suburb of
Iowa, SO many old friends came to bid
us welcome. "A happy coincidence was
experienced In that the first to call in
this far-away city was the gentleman
who was the very first one to welcome
US when we came as a bride from New
York into Iowa. One never realizes
what a. great state Iowa Is until jour-
neying about the country to find hosts
of Iowa people everywhere. and the
best Of 1t is Iowans are largely credit
to the state. But tosreturn to our sub
ject. Tacoma Is q terraced city like
Duluth. Street above street terraced
back on the hillside. To look UP from
one terrace to another seems appalling,
so steep are the slopes. The wood side
walks have elects, and the cement
walks are fiuted to save one coming
down at teadlong speed. Wheelmen
come down these declines. but it is only
the venturesome who attempt to wheel
up. The streets running lengthways of
For the first few days of our stay the
docks and warehouses We're alluring
spots. Think of a warehouse 100 feet
wheat! To see great ships unload and
load is quite a curiosity to prairie folk.
A map must be studied to realize what
a crooked. queer body of water Puget
Sound is. and at how many places YOU
can enjoy the beach, The Steilacoom.
beach won US completely and to camp
there month will ever be longing Of
our hearts.
We might as we'll confess that Ia
coma is the only place we ever saw
that we would trade Marshalltown for
and not ask anything Ito boot" Not
the city itself but its parks and re-,
sorts are what appeal to us. For a
few pence a day OF rest and recreation
can be had in woods. or on the beach,
or in the most Wonderful park in the
world-wonderful because just as Ma
ture made it. Two trips to Point De-
fiance Pork did not half satisfy our de-
light in this beautiful place of $40 acres
fresh from the touch of God, with here
and there bit Of work done by some
man who loves the beautiful and the
|Srestful. This piece Of land is mill
| tary reserve not now needed by the
government and donated to the city for
a park. 1t Is a point of land running
tout into the sound. The trees are mag
lnificent. some SO large that you have
to take two looks to see their tops.
Another delightful trip took in the
celebrated hop fields Of Puyallop. This
| is considered an especially interesting
4 place during hop picking time, wheE
Thousands of Indians come from all
| quarters of the sound to gather the har-
vest of hops. 1t is beautiful vine and
| 1.-The fields are very attractive with their
Regularly set poles and the vines creep.
Ling from top to top of the tall supports
There is a large Puyallop Indian res
ervation half an hours walk from the
Terminus of street car line and thither
4 wefwended our way one warm afternoon
4 to visit I he school and see If the Puy-
allop children like to go to school any
4 better than our Indian children like t.
4 go. In large building on the reserva
4 ton there We're $50 Indian boys and
,l!girls, from all along the coast and Alas.
ka, boarded, clothed and educated By
4 1.-The government. Some Of the faces
were as intelligent and beautiful as
Helen Hunt jackson paints them in hel
! stories. and some We're simply hideous
4 In the third grade We're two boys who
1 will be Indian giants when grown; they
4 We're large for their age and their heads
and faces We're frightful to look at
Softly whispering to the matron our
\ fear, she told us of her thrill on first
melting them, but she quickly won thefl
lhearts and no more faithful. obedient
boys had she ever had. Then this Won
an, who was teacher seven years be-
\ fore taking up her Indian work. said
You think them repulsive at first, but
4 there are no children so loving. so gentle
and submissive as these Indian children
Show them love and kindness and they
4 Will return it three-fold." From the kin
4 dergarten room to the eighth grade i1
l,schoo work. thru the living rooms ant
industrial work rooms. we passed. grow
ling more and more interested in ths
sleepy, lazy little creatures. The Indian.
4 do not take naturally to work ant
study, but you must not expect too
much" said the matron: this is oul
first generation to have school," Music
i and drawing they enjoy and do we'll
Drawing iS the Indians writing anc
I music is innate in most wild creatures
The Alaska Indians are said to be tn
I most intelligent of all American Indians
and the few children from there wer
Il proudly shown us. They We're from sh
I Father Douglass mislion and are devou
A Christians. The school has its Y. NJ.
a "A. and Christian leagues. The reserva
A ton has pretty church and many com
Portable homes. The tribes Of this coun
I try are evidently more civilized thar
the Iowa tribe.
The most restfu day of tn
Tacoma stay was a trip to Olym
I Ipia-the capital OF the state-at tn
head of navigation on Pugets Sound
The strawberries from Olympia are con
Isidered very fine, but we have seen n
berries that We're not fine. Such berrie
we never ate. Have often seen them s
large that five would fill the regula
Z berry box. and so meaty that 1t woul,
4 take five or six bites to make that berr,
a part of ourselves. Roses and berrie
4 have been constant themes of wonder
ment and praise. The English ivy grow
as beautifully as in Maryland and Vir
ginia.
We We're glad to have one rainy da,
to know what Washington rains ar
Hike. 1t wasa soft falling rain that n
one minded enough to carry an umbrel
la but ourselves. No one complains Q
the rain, but of the awful gloom of tn
rainy season. To live for months an,
. see no sunshine must indeed be hard I
I bear, and we would probably want t
: Inlay Indian eiver and trade Tafou: