The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-10-17
Wisconsin People In California.

In an interesting letter from G.. E.
Parish to the Stoughton Courier, written
from Los Angeles, CAL, mention is made
OF number of people known to our
readers 4
Theodore d. Kanouse, formerly super
tendent of schools of Dane county and a
prominent worker in the prohibition
ranks, is the present Prohibition candi-
date for governor of California. Mr.
Kanouse has nice home atkGlendale, a
suburb of this city, where heRowns a val
| liable ranch. He is highly. respected
and one of the prominent citizens of the
state. ~r-~-~~- ~'.''
Thos. Lormer and VIM. M. Doud and
families reside in Pasadena where they
have very comfortable homes, command
ing magnificent view of the mountains
md surrounded with handsome homes
, and orchards fruited deep. The former
has large oil and mining interests and
the latter is also doing we'll financially
while not working like an ordinary lab
orer in the vineyard. Both families are
greatly enamored with the climate and
financial prosperity Of this land of sun
and gold.
Richard Green, formerly grain and
stock dealer of Middleton, who was re-
lated by marriage to the late Thos Beat
oil. He has just finished handsome
stone and frame residence costing about
$4,000. Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, formerly
OF Edgerton, are spending the winter of
their lives here. Mr.. Carter was director
of the Edgerton bank at the time that
institution was wrecked and lost quite
hno vIyIx- n1C 0~tx -
Edgerton, while a resident of Oakland
has an office in this city where he spends
part OF his time. Baird Bros, also for
merly OF Edgerton, are successful COM
mission merchants here.
The writer of this article is just able
to be out after three months of serious
athlete in appearance. weighing only 113
is fighting the battle of his life for re-
stopping at the Hotel Corona, one of the
best family hotels in the city, where
there are also number of other former
Badgers and among others lady whose
maiden name was Mary l.. Crawford, a
former student of Albion Academy, who
will be pleasantly remembered by num-
Der of Courier readers.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Hutson are expect
ed to arrive in the city in few days and
we trust that Jim will find here, it not
the fountain OF youth. at least the foun-
tain of health for which like myself he
for so long has vainly sought and mourn
ed because he found il not
This city is truly the Mecca for inval-
ids, pleasure seekers and persons whose
financial circumstances will enable them
to leave the bleak northland during the
winter months. While hundreds OF
houses have been put up during the past
year, vacant houses are scarce and the
rush of tourists is already so great that
rooms are scarce in the hotels and lodg-
ing houses. Living expenses are high
and increasing and the tide of prosperity
is so great that labor OF all kinds COM
mands big wages, even bod carriers are
now receiving s4.00 per day and the sup
ply is not equal to the demand. Mark
my prediction, in twenty years Los An
geles will have over 100000 population
and in fifty years the Pacific coast from
Santa Barbara to the Mexican line will
be the most thickly settled portion OF
the United States outside of few of the
great cities like New York and Chicago