The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-06-20
Enjoys a Pleasant sojourn At Whit
tier, California.

johnson at the post office here. he
told me of many Oskaloosa people
who lived in Whittier. He took me
first to the Whittier National bank,
where his son is cashier; found MIN
looking we'll and financially in the
same fix. He next introduced me to
the president OF the bank, j. Allen Os-
nun, very pleasant man to meet. He
then took me to his Office and intro
iuced me to his partner, an oskaloosa
man, and then to the hardware store
of Owen Kenworthy and brother, A.
G., also from Oskaloosa, and to j. A.
Caster, formerly of New Sharon, then
to his carriage and drive to the coun-
try and showed me large English wal
nut ranches. oranges and lemons, which
products bring the owner from 5000 to
$500 per acre. In closing | will say
that he showed me his home which is
good enough for a millionaire, but
didn't ask him whether he was or not.
Among Old Time Friends.
Next day | met Comrade Robert G.
Hyatt, formerly of Newton, Iowa, and
cousin of John c. ryatt of oskaloosa.
He gave me a drive over north WHIT
tier, ]. T. Thornburg, another Oska-
loosa man, ran me down and inquired
IL my name wasn't Doak. He invited
me into his buggy and drove me out
about two miles to where he owns al
English walnut ranch of II acres of
trees nve years old, one OF the finest
ranches of good healthy trees / have
seen in California and heavy laden
with walnuts. He will gather one
thousand dollars worth of nuts from
them this year and between tn rows
he has four rows of corn, potatoes,
beans, cabbage or pumpkins planted,
which are looking well and have good
color and have had no irrigation yet.
He will turn on the water in July. He
dug some potatoes which were of good
size to eat. When he wants 1t to rain
it costs him just 90c an hour for TWEEN
ty-fiye hours rain He invited me to
ride with him Saturday, June 8. We
made a drive of twenty miles, start.
ing out ON the Whittier ana Los Al.
geIes Co. road The first place of
note was Mrs. Strong'S fine walnut
ranch, from which last year she ship.
ped six and one.half car loads of nuts
Next We passed the last home of the
governor ulder Mexican rule, large
ADOBE mansion and a steel post and
board are erected in front with the
Inscription, "Eli Canine Real, the last
house of the late governor under Mex
icla rule, Don Peo Plea" This stands
near the San Gabriel river and / very
ancient.
In the San Gabriel Valley.
In one night the San Gabriel river,
during high water, changed its chan
mel more than a fourth of mile at
this point. The water Is very clear
and has swift current. can see the
sand moving In the bottom of the riv-
er. Here on the sandy river bottom
lands the little Japs have large fields
of strawberries looking fine, from
which nice berries are picked every
month in the year. We next passed a
large tract of land called the Montabile
Land, whose products are largely gar
deling of all kinds. V. E. Terrell,
formerly an OSkaloosan, has fine
ranch and residence ald lawn which
is very beautiful His ranch is in
dewberries and grape-vines and is very
productive. yielding a large income.
We find almond trees next heavily lad
en- WITH nuts. war shown land here
that rents for $50 per acre and the
renter makes money. How does that
SQUAD to an Iowa man? George Cross
has large fields OF Strawberries and
plants out acres of tomatoes for winter
marketing. We next stopped at Jack.
son & Smiths large green house with
flowers haven't space to mention,
Outside of their gain house is nearly
forty acres set with all kinds of roses
and different kinds of flowers in bloom
II. B. Sanderson has home which we
next came to, of about two acres. He
Il
has one acre in violets with trees OF
different kinds, and the house on the
other acre, and they nave a nice in
come from the same. d. O, Stewart
mas fine residence, lawn is grand
and ne is one Of the few who are ia
the real estate business. We passed
more than d thousand acres Of straw
berries looking fine during the day
J. T. Thorburg ranch of seventeen
acres would sell at the present time
for s 5000. He has fire home in
whittier. I would just say that all
Oskaloosa people are doing well.
Got Copy Of the Herald.
J. A. Caster | met at the postoffice
He had just received the Thursday
Herald which gets here on Sunday az
ter it's issue. perused 1t and II
looked very homeIike. It has been
cold and cloudy most of the time since
have been in California. but today
the sun shone brightly. | am wearing
my winter underwear and sleep under
enough coverings to keep one warm
In an Iowa winter. Oats, wheat and