Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-26

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than this one. | also asked what
his opinion was in regard to this
city as health resort fer fasteners
and he said it was one of the best in
the world. BY the way he is one of
the Stickney brothers who lived
near Elder Abbott in eastern Iowa,
who used to preach in Delaware aud
Delhi and named their Youngest
daughter Cora" after q sister of
the Stickney brothers. Their father
died a few years ago but their
mother is still alive and we'll, and
enquired Of us about Elder Abbott
very earnestly wished very much to
learn his address SO to write to him,
One OF the Oldest Stickney brothers
has travelled all over the west and
was years in Alaska, where he is
still owns half interest in mine.
but is now partner with one of his
brothers in business here. II. told
us that Cotton was the prettiest and
heaIthiest town he had seen in all
his travels, so that corroborates
what any one can say in praise OF
Cotton.
Since writing you before l have
seen a variety of marble of Mt.
Slower, just at the edge of town.
There are all colors you can think
OF and is certainly a most wonderful
place. The little book tells about it
but it would take columns to tell all.
One of our County servers (have
forgotten what his office is) who has
filled the same position for years,
told us Mt. Slower was worth mil.
lions of dollars to this city The
main roads through the country are
oiled from one town to another, so
one does not have to ride through
sitting dust clouds.
We have never prospered in any
place as we have here. A. J. has
all he can do all the time at $500
to S2.44 per day. and more than he
can do, and B. A. Stone has been
forman Of the machine room of San
Bernardino r. r. machine shops for
some time and all the time he puts
in over time he gets time and a
half" SO you see he is getting along
all right and is general favorite in
the shops. You would never hear
him say word, but we have been
told by others who work there.
have just whispered this about BY.
ron, so you mustn't tell it.
They are grading and oiline
the new streets as fast az they can,
and as I have said before, sucll
streets are all the time after they
are oiled, just as the streets of Man
chester are just after they are sprink.
led before they get dry, only here
they only have to oil the streets once
a year and sometimes not that much
forgot to say that we never leltthe
least tremer of the earth here at the
time of the San Francisco earthquake
last spring and we have not had
any here since. Earthquakes have
never done any damage here. N,
o"e here knew of San Franchises
terrible calamity until we read it il
the paper. People here seem TIC
think the stricken city will never
be what it once was, at least taking
many, many years to be built as i
was.
The enclosed pod of Chinese
string bean" send you was grow
in the garden Of one of our neigh
bors. The grass l enclose is nui
sance; springs up everywhere ant
anywhere like weeds and is almos
impossible to get rid of it. I dom
remember the botanical name, bu
everybody calls it "ths Devil grass
The enclosed had roots longer bu
broke off as | was pulling it up
The tiny stem is the grass going tc
seed. l do not know how long i
would grow, but l have seen it sew
eral feet long, and many feet broker
off besides. Some people let theil
lawns grow to devil grass" as i
takes less water, and looks all right
during summer, but during winter
it shows dead leaves as the enclosed
This sample has not had much wa
ter so it does not look so fine.
i People are returning from noun
tains and seashore now, and familie.
are coming from the east to settl,
here, and for all there have been
so very many houses built here The
last two years, do not know of .
vacant house but several are now
being built.
l hope l have not over-wearied
you. | only intended writing a shor
letter but there are SO many inter
esting things to write of and onl,
mention few.
They are now building an cleo
trio railway from the Arrow Head
Sanatarian Hotel, which mentioned
in former letter (where they hav,
hot sulphur springs, boiling muc
springs, etc. to tho top of the
mountains and on lovely plateau
Just below high peak in beauti
full grove, is Squirrel Inn" a large
hotel and quite a settlement during
summer, where / believe the railway
is to terminate.
Well, | might as well stop herr
as any where. I cant begin to tel
half Of the wonders and beauty O
this sunny land. 1 am glad anc
thankful we are here; no cold freez
ing winter, no cyclones, or tornadoes
and a lovely climate.
Hope everybody is prosperous anc
happy in and around the old home
place.
I remain respectively.
MARY N YOUNG,
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