The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-09
Rev. Harry Thompson Writes an In
teresting Letter of Events in
the Far West.
GREAT CROPS ARE PREDICTED.
Splendid Weather in Arizona Makes Great
est Crop in Many Years Possibility
Preparations For the President.

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My Dear Editor:-It is a year ago to-
day since we arrived here and am
glad to say that we are all we'll with
much to be thankful for.
This is cagtain1y a wonderful coun-
try for health and growth, and if pres
ent indications are realized, I shall
soon have a household of grown up
men and women instead of children.
The growth of everything about us is
very remarka bic. Water has been
more than plentiful and the sunshine
comes to us every day, and with these
two essentials everything about us is
1uxuriant and beautiful. have about
two acres in alfalfa in two pastures.
One is more than sufficient to feed two
COWS, the other was cut on Nov. 18th
of last year, and the first crop this
year was cut and stacked April 18th,
and in two weeks shall have a second
crop heavier than the first. Some
that I planted between trees in almond
orchard is getting ripe. Oranges are
setting and are beginning to make a
fine growth. Olive trees are still full
of blossoms. Apricots will be ripe in
about three weeks. Almonds are full
size and are making fine kernels this
year, and yet am told we are about
three weeks later than usual with our
spring. Our shade trees and palms
have made fine growth in the past
year and promise to do even better
this year. We are proud of our home,
for as Milwaukee friend said to me
the other day, cit is one of the hand
soonest places on the eight miles of
avenue"
In my past communications I have
said little about our surroundings, so
perhaps little on this head might be
of interest. We are on Central avenue
which runs out 100 feet wide from the
center of the city to the foot of the
mountains and is the grand boulevard
of the valley. There are between forty
and fifty houses on the avenue outside
of the city limits. A street car runs
up side street for three and a half
miles and the sod is kept sprink1ed
winter and summer for this distance.
At the end of this street car line is a
government Indian school consisting
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about 800 Indian children are being
educated for citizens. The buildings
are fine, constructed by Indian labor,
even to the making of the brick. The
grounds are very attractive and beau
tifu1, furnishing quite resort for the
townspeop1e.
They have a very proficient band in
this school which plays every day at
the raising and lowering of the flag
morning and evening, and it is COM
mon thing for us to be greeted by the
sounds of music from this band when
we come out first thing in the morn
ing. Though we are two miles further
out, yet the carrying properties of the
light atmosphere are so rare that we
. can sometimes tell what they are
playing.
We have had very pleasant neigh
bors this winter. On the next lot
north a gentleman and his wife from
Hartford, Conn, and the next lot south
family from De1avan, Wis. Our
next nearest neighbors are from Chi
cago, Buffalo, N. Y; Minneapolis,
Mimi; and Baltimore, Md, and we re-
greet that we are to lose some of them
very soon. One young lady, daugh-
ter of an Ex-Governor of Illinois, has
lived in a tent all winter pitched in
the dooryard, in preference to living
she boards. Many others live in the
same way winter and summer. In
fact, where they take semi-inva1ids, it
, is no uncommon thing to see dozen
tents pitched in the yard around the
house, which is simply the place for
eating.
It is said this is the most effective
way of living to get the benefit of the
climate, i. e., for asthma and pu1mo-
nary troubles. Fortunately our neigh
borhood is free from this class of in
habitants.
The whole city is ag1ow at the pres
ent time, with expectation of visit
from the President. He is to be here
May 9TH, and the most elaborate prep
aration and decorations are being
made for his reception. Great good
is expected to come to the valley from
this visit. It is hard to impress peo-
pie of theCeast with the fact that this
, is a countrys OF inexhaustib1e riches,
both in agricultural and mineral re-
sources. All that is needed to make it
, the best part of the United States is
routes, storage and better railway
facilities,
Our good friend, Mrs. E. A. Reed,
has just left us for visit to Ca1ifor-
MIA, and intends returning to Kenosha
by the Northern route. With good
wishes to all old friends, am as ever,
Yours,
H. THOMPSON.