Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-03-14
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES
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California Letter.
Huntington Park,
March 4th, 1907.
Dear Folks at Home::-
| must take time this morn
ing to tell you of the Iowa pic
,iic. We are so busy doing moth
ing, that we really haven't time
for any thing. This gathering
az Iowa people was started some
IL years ago at Pasadena, by a
few Iowa people who had come
here to spend the winter, and
it was a great pleasure then to
meet once each year with the
Iowa people who had come here
from "dear old Iowa" to make
this their home. Each year
tins custom of meeting togeth-
cr was continued, until now it
is a recognized holiday, and on
Yesterday, Februday 27th, we
attended the Iowa Picnic, and
met fifteen thousand Iowa peo-
pie. mingling together.
This meeting was held in
East Lake Park, which is one of
the most beautiful parks of the
CITY. containing 81 acres.
While the older people were
visiting, the children enjoyed
t. emselves feeding the white
and black swans on the lake.
Each county in the state was
represented and marked by a
tanner. Under a cluster of
beautiful shade trees would be:
Harrison County," and there
each one from that county was
expected to register, and the
same for each county. The
aame of the counties were in
large letters so the people had
notrouble in locating their coun-
Aty I always do enjoy myself,
but / believe this was really the
very best time / have had since
l came to California. 1t seems
TO me that eyerv one who ever
lived in Missouri Valley and is
row in the west were at the
picnic, and the messages am
carry to you would fill a book
cf good size.
The other afternoon we start
ID out to find an art studio, and
we're fortunate enough to locate
the Chicago artist Judson. He
laas lived here several years,
a,d devotes his time to painting
California scenes exclusively
These paintings are very inter-
esting, especially his marine
scenes. From here we walked
down and through the Arroyo.
Tnis building overlooks the
most beautiful section of the
Arroyo Seco and the wide ex-
nanse of the San Gabriel valley.
Here we leave the car and walk
through the Glen. We wound
in and out through paths with
tn, most beautiful trees, and
came to arustic bridge which is
below the high trestle bridge.
After crossing this little stream
Won are in a little grass covered
valley, dotted over with small
cottages, and there seems to be
81 sacredness about this quiet
little spot. 1t is the summer
home Of the Holiness people,
End here they meet during the
summer months to worship.
Coming out into the open
we find ourself near the ostrich
7 lrm. This we also visited.
]lere are 153 fine birds. They
lluck their plumage every nine
I, 1onths. 1t seems cruel to me
1 rob them of the only beauty
taey have, and they are any
ling but handsome. King Hen
Nv VIII and Queen Alexandra,
IRE the finest pair, costing some
100000. This is an unusual
price, but he is different from
:!l others. All his small feath-
ers are black and curly, just as
hough they were on a ladies
hit. The male bird is black
4 .maie brown. The male bird
covers the nest eggs at night
2 I'D part Of the day, while the
rlother bird walks around du-
+ ng that time enjoying life;
hey cover their eggs 80 days,
then the eggs are put in an in
r,.,hator for 10 dave. thic ic IN