Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-03-14

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Their average life is 68 years.
No wonder it is a paying busi-
ness.
We were down to Ocean Park
a few days last week to hear
Ferullo's Italian Band. He is
the noted Italian band direc-
tor, and is very fine with So in
struments, we went to hear this,
and incidentally to see 'The So
ciety Circus" at Venice. 1t was
really the circus from Midway,
given in the auditorium by the
society ladies, for some chari-
table benefit. These ladies took
in the money and passed the
red le ronade and peanuts.
| enjoyed an afternoon visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt and
also with Mr.. and Mrs. Dickin-
son, and have promised soon to
spend the day with Mrs. Nellie
McGavren Clark. Their people
are all very much in love with
California.
We spent yesterday with Mr..
and Mrs. Davidson, of Pasadena
the family consisting of Mr.. &
Mrs. D., and a beautiful white
Angora cat. The cat is a real
beuty but no pet, he will not be
handled. They costly. Ihave
seen them Il ast S1,OOO.OO
and the lady said she would en-
JOY a common barn yard cat
much more, as she could make
pets of them. l wish you could
enjoy this yard of Mrs. David
sons just for one day; all kind
of fruit and flowers, rosebushes
like trees. In the yard is
a date palm, set out IL years
ago, and at that time 3 it. high,
now is 4 # in diameter and 80
feet from branch to branch and
higher than the house. We en-
ioyed its shade all afternoon, as
lit was like a summer dav. AS
usual, carried home with me
an arm full of flowers.
On Friday we made the trip
up Mount Lowe. Leaving the
station on a parlor observation
car, we pass through Altadena,
the wealthiest suburb of Los
Angeles, through Rubio Canyon
to Echo mountain, an elevation
of 2,200 feet, here we leave this
car at this pavilion and enter a
car to climb a long incline up
Echo mountain, this incline is
5000 feet long and in direct as
cent is about 400 feet 62 per
cent. in every 100 feet. The
car is attached to a cable, ma
king accidents impossible. The
view is grand from this noun
tain. Here was once a beauti-
full hotel, but now in ashes. an
observatory and the worlds
fair searchlight, &C., from here
starts the electric read to The
Alpine Tavern. This road winds
round and round, sometimes
seeing Z tracks in looking down.
When we reach Alpine Tavern
we are 5000 feet high and the
view is simply grand, overlook
ing as it does this beautiful
valley, and beyond for miles
out on the ocean. We have
dined here, and spent several
hours walking 300 feet up to
Rainbow Springs, returning and
walking same distance up an
other mountain to inspiration
point, then start on our home
ward journey.
we were intending TO attend
the Christian church in the
city this morning but was pre-
vented from going so attended
church here. DR.. Emmeth, Of
the Baptist church, he being
the great worker of the Y. M.
C. A. in Los Angeles; and the
choir is finer than in the city.
Last Sunday we were to hear
Rev. Frank Dewitt Talmage.
D. D., noted as the son of
his distinguished father.
| go to Hollywood tomorrow
for two days then we go to
Ocean Park where we have rem
a cottage during March but
will receive my mail here as
we will be here every few days.
| am getting anxious to be
getting around so as to think of
starting for home. Love to all.
Mrs. Emma Russell.