Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-02-07

the attractions usu; Il ou y.
such places. There is a fine
auditorium where the noted
Italian band gave a sacred con-
cert. 1t was lovely; thirty
pieces in the band. That large
reinforced cement hotel which
partially fell, is being rebuilt,
but / do not think would want
any of it in mine.
We took a run down to San
Pedro on the water-such a
beautiful day, l could not stay
off the ocean. | do not think
much of the town San Pedro;
do not like the looks of the
place or people. They have a
fine harbor. A number of YES
sells were in and so many large
lumber vessels were unloading.
Here is where Uncle Sam has
expended over $1,000,O0O on a
breakwater, which is nothing
like complete. When finished
it will be two miles in length.
1t is to make a safety harbor at
this place, that is, a place for
all vessels to anchor i'm time of
storm. At the end of this
breakwater is Dead Mans
Island, so called when the Span
ish were owner Of all this coun-
try. 1t was their sacred ground
and unless a Catholic they
would not allow you to be
buried. Two of our soldiers
were killed and bg- led on the
only spot to - foand near,
which was this island. Others
were also buried here in those
days, and now this little home
of the dead is crumbling away,
and it will only be a short time
until the great waters of the
Pacific will be rushing over
their silent home, and the
world will know them no more.
[ came home from Long
Beach, bringing an armful of
roses and Gala lilies which Mrs.
Belcher gathered from her
yard. These hedges of lilies
are the most beautiful things
here. Next are the palms and
pepper trees, but there is every
kind Of tree and flower and
each one looks prettier thin the
other.
Sunday we attended the Inn
Presbyterian church
and listened to an eloquent
sermon by Rev. Hugh Walker,
D. D. | am getting a great
deal of religion. We have been
to The Holy City, and also
heard James O'Neil in "The
Voice of the Mighty" He
took the part Of John the Bap-
tist and l wish you could see
this dramatized. 1t is surely a
great RELIGIOUS lesson.
Now that the weather has
settled we are seeing Los An
geles with our auto, in the res
idence portion and it is much
handsomer than looking from a
car window. Do you remem-
Der Francis Murphy, the tenn
perance lecturer. He lives at
Los Angeles and will lecture
down here at the park this
week. This Huntington Park
has the making Of a very pref
ty place. Of course it is new
yet. Mother has the loveliest
place here. She says when |
return to the Valley | will want
to come back here as every one
does. l will not be able to get
home quite as soon as | eX-
pected, as the weather has
prevented my going around.
We go to Ocean Park Tuesday
in the auto. This will be a
lovely trip, through orange
groves, etc.
We enjoyed the Grill menu
from the Alexandria hotel.
They were pretty and also the
room. The floors are Of mar
BILE. Each table is in the "swas-
tika," Indian good luck design,
pillars of Indian design, Win
dows small glass but represent
ing Indians out on the plains,
as also the ceiling. No lights
are in the room, it being lighted
from above some way. The
halls are all marble, leading up
to the beau iful marble lobby.
Around the rotunda and all
parlors are carpeted and fur
nished in green. Now | do not
know whether this is a chap
penstance" or not, but every
hotel, opera house, ETC., | have
been in has been finished in