Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

n.y. 0uit AahO ivy PAVooOA -
as it does all visitors. 1t is clean,
laid out and attractive. The
streets are about $50 feet wide and
the blocks $50 feet square. The
Mormon temple block is enclosed by
a stone wall eight feet high. The
temple itself is closed to all except
the faithful. The tabernacle, how
ever, is open to sigh GERS. This
building is one of the wJnders of the
world. With a seating capacity of
1000 people, its acoustic properties
are such that a pin can be heard to
fall across the great room. A pipe
organ recital was given for the bene-
fit of the visitors. This organ, one
of the greatest in the world, was
made by Mormans in Salt Lake City
The material was all native except
the ivory keys. The erganist play
cd America" and by working a
single stop it was made to sound as
if a great chorus of human voices
took part in making the music. A
trip on an observation car gave an
opportunity to see all points Of in
terest. 1t will be remembe red that
the stone of which the temple and
tabernacle were built were hauled
on OK carts from the quarries forty
miles away. Not a nail was used in
the construction of the temple, all
parts being put together with wood
en- pins. A bath ia Salt Lake was
another incident of the trip. On
reaching Sacramento the whole party
m arched to the state house and
Ii listened to the addresses by the gov
ernor and mayor, to which response
was made by the Grand Sire. Seven
days were taken to make the
trip to San Francisco, ar
irving on the 18th day OF September.
The session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge was not an important one.
Wright, Of Pennsylvania, vas elect
ed Grand Sire, but as he was not
present on account of illness, Glenn
Il. Campbell, of Ontario, was wired
to go and install the gentleman,
which was done and the fact wired to
the body then in session. The Cliff
House and seal rocks were great at
fractions. C. Fl. thought the seals
one Of the most beautiful sights Of
tho trip. At Palo Alto a visit was
made to the Leland Stanford uniyer-
sity. The great hotel Del Monte
and it's beautiful grounds attracted
all visitors, No money has been
spared to make the place beautiful.
The grounds are plated and set to
all kinds OF trees, shrubs, and flowers.
At Santa Barbara be met L. HI.
Brown, a brother of Mrs. L. Bunker,
of this city. Los Angeles was made
the headquarters OF the party for
several days. SIDE trips were made
in all directions. A visit to Cata-
Iaine Islands 80 miles out was one OF
the interesting features. A ride in a
glass bottomed boat was a novel ex-
perisnce aud revealed a beautiful
sight. The growth that TAX es place
ia the sea is wonderful There were
what resembled trees reaching near
~ to the surface, all kinds Of sea ami
NAL life. Everything could be seen to
a depth OF So feet. The ostrich farm
another place OF interest,
Orange Grove avenue near Pasadena
is the winter home Of thirty-two
millionaires. All that money could
buy or hire to make it beauty spot
had been done, and tongue or pen
fall short OF anything like an ade-
quate description of the place. In
the San Joaquin valley he found an
old school mate, j. T.. Dunlap, who
lived in De Smst in 1882. Mr.. D.
has an so acre rancho of irrigated
land and 10 getting along nicely.
Mr.. ID. yasT@dy TO cut his fifth
crop OF aIraila for this season, and
it averaged "a tons to the acre, worth
So u ton. Back to Denver through
Tennessee Pass and the Royal Go rge
by daylight was one OF the pleasures
of the trip. al Ft. Collins, Col, he
visited q brother whom he had not
for twenty,fom years. Neither
recognized the other at first sight.
Here, also. be found j. b. Hall and
family, former residents Of this city,
who hare been doing nicely. AT this
place is located q great beet sugar
factory owned by the Havemeyers.
From TT. Collins home occupied
from Ii al q. m. Monday until 9:26
Tuesday evening. This story has
been cut shorter than told BY Tink-
ham, owing to lack Of space, but the
brcvity is no improvement. Tinkham
saw much country, some Of the poor
est and some Of tho best. He you'd
like % live on tbs coast four months
III the year, but "you ran say fos
me- said be, that, for 4 country
70 live ID the year around, SAN
nothinv f0 eouAi South Dakota