The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-07-17
FROM WAUKESHA.
Interesting Letter From Former
Oskaloosa Citizen.

Dear Herald: to promise
will try and write you, giving you and
our friends in and about Oskaloosa,
glimpse of our new home, etc. We
Wilbert, daughter and /, as you all
know left Columbus, Ohio, last spring
year ago, going from there to Cleve-
land. Ohio. We liked Cleveland quite
well. Cleveland is busy city and
growing rapidly. was told by parties
who ought to know (and l doubt it
not) that the increase in population
there is at the rate of over 1000 a
month. There is lots of wealth in
Cleveland and it is spent with a lavish
hand, Wilbert had a good position
there as inside steward at the Hollen-
den Hotel, the largest and finest one
in the city, but was not content to be
on a salary and concluded to put an
add in the Hotel World looking for
a location to go into business for him.
self. since which time, except for the
past two weeks, has been correspond
ing and investigating quite number
of hotel propositions and finally set
tied upon the SchGitz Hotel at this
place. So we commenced packing up at
Cleveland one week ago last Monday
and last Monday at 1850 p. m Ollie
and | bid farewell to Cleveland via the
Lake Shore G. Michigan Southern and
wisconsin Central for Waukesha, ar
irving here at noon the next day. VIII,
bert came several days in advance of
us. So We are all now ia our new home
in Wisconsin and are well pleased
with the outlook Waukesha is fine
city for its size, not quite so large as
Oskaloosa, but is more cityfied. 1t is a
splendid little city. Quite number of
costly churches Quilt of stone.) The
Catholic church is the finest, the NJ. E.
is next. A very fine court house and
iail. There are quite number Of sum-
mer resort hotels here that are excel
lent and Just out of the city a short
distance in the famous Fountain
SPRING Hotel, known almost the worlo
over. which has nearly 900 rooms for
guests. There are lots of springs in the
CITY. The original Hygeia Pavilion
that was on the Worlds Fair grounds
at Chicago, was brought here and Set
upaOver one of the springs in the city.
1t is now 1.-THE water) in public use
and of free access. 1t is quite a sight
TO see this pure, crystal water boiling
up from the mother earth and through
the marble built reservoirs.
The Schlitz Hotel is the best Local
ed Of any in the city for commercial
trade 1t was built four years ago and
is as neat as a pin and has all the
modern improvements. 1t is located al
what is called Five Points, the inter
section of five streets. This and one
other. the National" are the only ali
the year round hotels in the city
There are lots of nice residences,
lawns and parks. Wilbert and I took
a 20 minute ride on suburban cars out
to Pewaukee Lake and went fishing.
Caught few black lass, but it proved
too cold and windy on the water for
fishing The next day, Thursday, we
all went on the suburban cars to- Mil
waukee,. 20 miles distant Round trio
tickets soc and a one hour ride. Mil
waukee'is quite city, over 2S5, 600 cen
is next. A very fine court house ana
Jail. There are quite number of sum-
mer resort hotels here that are excel
ming factory here. They are now BUSY
canning peas The company have in
l 200 acres of peas. They are cut with
reaper and are hauled to the factory
like hay loads and its capacity to
Warm weather is quite backward,
with plenty of rain We were all sorry
to learn through the HERALD of the re-
cent deaths of r.. p. Bacon, L. ]. Allen,
Geo. H Baugh and W. w. Haskell, ali
good, time-tried and honorable citizens.
With best wishes to all as ever
Yours Truly,
H. P. WEAVER