The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-04-03

Sunny California.
I Los Angeles, California,
March Is, 1908.
| Editor Advance:
After some delay I will endeayor
to give some further detail of cur
trip.
We have visited Long Beach, which
we have enjoyed very much, as it is
one of the cleanest places we have
| visited on the coast. Streets and al
leys are kept as nice as any cement
t1oor, and the hotels are large and
reasonable in prices, with accommo-
dating management, and their daily
volume of business is great, number
ing from 300 to 400. Long Beach is
u miles from the city, and is reached
by electric railway and Salt Lake
and Southern Pacific lines, all COM
ing near the beach on nicely paved
streets. Seats and shade are found
all round the depots for the comfort
of tourists. ;.
At Long Beach we met Geo. Hor-
ton and sons Leath and Lee, and
their families. They were residents
of Worthipgton some years ago, but
who now enjoy the Long Beach eli.
mate and prefer this place to all
others they have been in since leav-
ing Minnesota. We also met Henry
B. Tibbetts, who will be remembered
by many Worthington people. He
is now living at Long Beach, holding
good position as inspector of street
car lines running along the coast and
beach. was somewhat surprised
when he walked up to me and called
me by name.
Another Mobiles county man, I. V.
Barton, lives here and owns very VAL
liable property, including the Delmar
hotel, which fronts the beach and is
a very handsome structure and which
is run by Mr.. Barton's sou. Mr.. Bar
ton has retired from business and has
a very pleasant residence on Amer
lean Ave-. at Ne. LIZA,
! We might write a great deal about
what we have seen and the many
people we have met in this city and
other places. We have met Mrs.
Ruprecht and daughter, Of Bigelow.
They have rented rooms at 548 East
Pieo St., this city. We also met Mr..
and Mrs. R. A. Cummings. They
live at Topeka Heights. They have
bought very handsome place. They
lived at Rush&ore at one time and at
Worthington for some time. They
left three years ago and have been in
almost every coast town.
On the 18th of last month we at
tended th5 Minnesota picnic at East
Lake Park and from the number
one would think most of Minnesota
had come to California. A. P. Miller
and family, I. E. Wells, Will Lang
don, 81. G.. Free, and R. A. Cum
mings and family, all of Worthing-
ton. were there.
On the Oath of last month we took
the Tilton trolley trip of 100 miles to
Huntington Beach, aud 80 miles
along the beach line to different
points, to Pasadena and Ostrich
Farm and through the great orange
orchards, which was great sight for
tenderfeet, as we are called in Cali
fornia. We also visited the old
Spanish Gaberal Mission, erected 1856
years ago, and Gaberal's residence
still stands and is kept for the sight
seers to view. |
On the 3rd of this month we went
to Corona, IS miles away, and there
visited with Worthington people.
We met Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Har-
ding, Mrs. S. A. Harding and son
Chester, Mr. Newkirk, DR.. Barber,
Mr.. B. Goodrich and daughters, and
Mrs. n. Anderson, all we'll known in
Worthington. We surely was we'll
entertained and enjoyed our stay in
Corona. It is a very fine place in a
beautiful valley. Many fine orange
groves are to be seen in this vicinity.
There are Il fruit packing houses in
Corona, 10 of which are at present
running. The shipment Of fruit from
Corona this year will be large. |
won't state the number of cars that
Is estimated will be shipped out this
year as you might think I was stretch