Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-16
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Spokane, Washington.
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Spokane, Washington.
Oct. 25th, 1905.
Dear Friends of Mo. Valley.
AS | know through you and
your friends, that much about
Spokane will reach the Missouri
bottom people, | am going to
write something about Spokane
in which | am very much inter
ested.
Spokane isthe best place any
where on this earth, to live in.
AS some of you have children,
you will be interested to know
about the public schools. There
are twenty-three public schools,
with twenty-three public school
buildings, and the school system
is one of the best in the United
States. Everything, such as
books, and other supplies, are
furnished free to all pupils
our High School is a beautiful
building, as you can see in the
picture on this sheet. There
are siXty-seven rooms i'm this
building, and a beautiful audi
forum. There are severalpri-
vate schools in the city, and i'm
the surrounding towns are coli
eyes, universities, normals and
one may go to fine colleges and
schools without leaving t h e
State. There are also business
colleges in this city.
If you have poor health, this
lis a good place to come to, to be
treated, as we have seven good,
clean hospitals, with a large
number of capable doctors, MUIR
ses, and plenty of fresh, crisp
air.
You need not sit without a
daily newspaper to read, for we
have three daily newspapers.
You may take car rides all
around the city or out on some
suburban line, to pass away the
time. There are seventy-four
miles of street railway and sew.
enty-eight miles of suburban
electric lines.
We have fine stores, a beauti.
full court house, and a splendid
Carnegie Library to beautify
our city.
There are ten beautiful parks
with few signs of "keep off Of
the grass" to spoil the smooth
rolling lawns.
The most beautiful feature O
Spokane is the Spokane River
!, which flows through the cen
ter Of the city, and the fall'
add greatly to the beauty of the
city. This river furnishes tn.
greatest water power west o
Niagara. 1t furnishes the pow
err for the street railways, an,
. lighting for the city, and ais
}. the power and the lights in tn
Occur d'Aline Mining District
AS some of your citizens arr
;, interested in milling, it woulo
{ pay them to come to Spokane
The power of the Spokane fall
furnish power for mills, such a
! flour mills, and lumber mills
! There are flour and lumber
= mills right here in the city, AM
: they ship flour and lumber al
!: over the world.
The fruit i'm this country
very fine. We have apples an
o peaches, etc. A common peac
d box will only hold forty-eig
S of the largest peaches. An az
pie which was exhibited at tn
J. Spokane Interstate fair weighe
22lbs.
. Spokane people are rcligiousl
inclined. We have fity-nin
q churches, and still need more
y You can attend church out her
5 and hear good sermons.
You will have no trouble t
@ Ireach here, because, when tn
: Canadian Pacific is completed
J. there will be four TRANSPORT
O mental trains through Spokane
l. | am wiling to answer an
v questions directed tome.
Hoping to hear of your CON
e ing, | remain, a former low
O resident.
Ell Merle Sherwood,
g e, G30, Sharp, Spokane,
e Washington.
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