The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-03-13


Catalinas Island last evening where they
spent couple of days with George
Weaver. former Mankatoite, who is
running hotel there. Mr.. and Mrs. B..
will go to Riverside this afternoon to
spend couple of days and will then
Join Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard at Santa
Barbara where they will spend couple
of weeks. Here the Hubbards and Bretts.
will separate, the former going ahead to
San Francisco and the other points en-
route home via of Salt Lake and Den
Yer. They will reach home abount the
first of April, while the Bretts will not
return ts9 Mankato before the 10th or
18th. Mr.. and Mrs. John Diamond ex-
pect to reach home in the course of two
OF three weeks.
Judge Buck and daughter are at Pasa-
dena. 1t is said that the Judge is in
poor health. Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Rose
are at sanatarium short distance
from Pasadena. Mrs. Rose is said to
be improving in health gradually and all
who know her certainly hope that she
may continue to do so. Mrs. Barr and
Mrs. Hunt expect to call on the Roses
Saturday.
We had the pleasure of dining with
Mr.. and Mrs. Barr last evening and en-
joyed the visit very much. OF course'we
had ''few" of that innocent but wholly
uncertain game of "63" and it seemed
like old times barring the results. Mrs.
B. and your humble servant don't usually
or didn't formerly-get the worst of
the game, but we got most beautifully
walloped last evening.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Barr are looking
and feeling well. While they like Los
Angles very much it is not Mankato to
Them Their old ties of association and
friendship still cling to them and while
they see many friends here during the
winter there are those Eat the old home"
whom the heart still pines to meet, and
old scenes that the eye longs to look up
on They well return to Mankato in
May to "pack up, and Los Angeles will
become their permanent abode. Mr. Barr
is nicely located in business and ne en-
joys his work The firm of which he is
a member has wholesale saddlery and
harness establishment The business oc-
cupies a building 66xl00 three stories
and basement.
Los Angeles is one of the most rapidly
growing cities, if indeed it does not stand
at The head in this respect, of any city
in California. 1t is, however, very dis
agreeable here just at present, owing to
the fact that most of the principal
streets are all torn up. The job of as
phalting done here few years ago was
not of the best, and as result the work /
is being done over again. The city is
full of strangers. 1t is estimated that
there are fully 10000 tourists here at the
pIcScHG Cliue. lhc PiIiieiPoi hoCCio oic
fuHl to overlooking and most of the
smaller ones are up to their capacity.
In about three weeks the winter tourists
will begin to leave for their homes, and
there will be a scramble for sleeping
car accommodations.
We expect to leave Los Angeles for
Catalina Sunday morning. Will spend
the greater part of week ON this beau
tiful island and migrate to Redlands
and Riverside for a week. Will then
spend few days at San Diego and start
homeward via Salt Lake, Colorado
Springs and Denver. reaching Mankato
about the 10th of April
We had the pleasure of attending re.
ception rendered to Admiral .Schley by
the chamber of commerce Tuesday eve'
ming. There was a vast throng present
to do honor to the hero of Santiago
and there was great pleasure as well as
much satisfaction in the opportunity af-
forded to meet and greet this dlstin-
guished naval officer. Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard, Gen. Baker and son, James, and
Messrs. l. and H. A. Patterson were
also among those present.
The country throughout California
never gave promise of a more bonntiful
harvest in fruits and grain than the
present season. The rainfall has been
plentiful and timely, and all are locking
forward to good times. L. p. n.