Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-06

Daniel Bradbury, member of COM
pany A, third Iowa cavalry, called on I
us at Mr.. Sinclair's home. Mr.. Brad |
bury is now assessor of Mesa county, |
and although he was very busy while
we were there he had time to speak a
good word for Colorado. Mr. Sinclair
also thinks Colorado near enough per-
lection to suit him, although no one
would object to having more water
there.
From Mr.. sinclair's we drove out
to Mr.. SIMPSONS fruit ranch. Mrs.
Sampson treated us to some of their
best apples, which we found very fine
favored Mr.. Sampson formerly liv-
ed in Ottumwa.
Before leaving Grand Junction II
called on John Whitmore at the round
house. Mr.. Whitmore formerly lived
near Batavia and is a brother to Al
bert and Marion Whitmore, who still
reside near Batavia.
When we reached Salt Lake City
we were among strangers, but found
all very courteous and friendly. The
first place we visited there was Tenn
pie Square, which contains the Nor
mon temple, tabernacle, and assembly
hall. We were in the tabernacle and
heard the great pipe organ. Some of
the other interesting features of Salt
Lake City were the city and county
building, a structure which is equal to
the capitol buildings in some states;
Brigham Yonug's grave, which is COW
cred over with slab of granite weigh
ing about seven tons; the monument
of Brigham Young, on one side of
which are engraved the names of the
pioneer Mormon settlers in Salt Lake
Vallefiy, Utah; the Eagle Gate, which
was formerly the entrance to Brigham
Young's private grounds-however,
| the gate has been rebuilt by the city,
so not much of the original gate re-
mains except the eagle.
There are number of more interest
ing sights in Salt Lake City, but we
were especially impressed with the
cleanliness of the streets.
The streets are very wide with tele-
phone poles in the center, and clear,
sparkling water flowing along eacn
side next to the curbing.
We left Salt Lake City in snow
| otOt saw oioW Ou tllc SlOuuu d.
most all the way to the snow sheds in
| California. At Truckee, California
there were about fourteen inches OF
snow. However, our first visit after
leaving Ogden, Utah, was in San Fran
cisco, which is in warm climate.
While there We visited Chinatown
also took ride on the observation
car, visiting the Cliff House, from
which We saw the seals. One sea-
there is claimed to be thirty years old
He is called Ben Butler
/ Leaving San Francisco we came IL
Los Angeles on the Coast Line Rail-
road, stopping one night in San Jose
then visiting Uncle David Ulery il
King City. He formerly lived neal
Competine.
Uncle David had been on hunting
expedition few days before we wer'
there, so he treated us to some fin,
venison and wild honey. He and BIZ
wife think there is nothing too goot
for Iowa people.
We went out to Hugh Ulery's ranch
and he presented me with one of tn
largest pears ever saw When cook
ed it made dessert for eight persons.
Uncle David's son Lyman Ulery.
, also living near King City. He is no,
!, a strong, healthy business man. Will
: We were there he had nine eight-hors
teams blowing with gang plows on hi
> ranch.
The land in this portion of Califor
MIA seems to be owned by a few men
:, 1t is said there is one man who cal
drive from Los Angeles to San Frar
: cisco and sleep on his own land a
!, most every night.
Before leaving Kings City we cal
. ed on Albert Williams and family
;, Mr.. Williams formerly lived in Bats
;. . via, Iowa. He now has comfortabl
= home and a nice family in Kings Cit,
> After leaving Mr.. Ulery's we went t
Santa Barbara, then came to my 81:
= ter's here in Los Angeles, arriving NJ
II vember %.
Our uncle, Saml Bowman, and wifi
! from Hedrick, Iowa, have been her
h almost month before we came. The
= are next door neighbors to my siste
y Mrs. Susie Hartnett. In compan
=. with my sister and Uncle David an
!. wife we have visited few places {
= interest since coming here.
One of the prettiest places we hay
6 seen is Hollywood, a suburb of Le
G. angeles. 1t is level country an
ID has numerous young orange orchard
" When we visited Santa Catalina |
"a land, we went over on a rough SO
and we along with almost all the re-
of the passengers had the experient
= of sea sickness. Our crowd all excel
Uncle Sam'l Bowman and wife, mac
the most of their opportunity of &c
ting sea-sick.
While at the island we took a rit
in a glass bottomed boat in which v
could see plainly to the ocean BIZ
where the water was fifty feet dee
On a nice day we can see throus
about one hundred feet of water.
On Thanksgiving day we visited Il