Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-01
LAND OF PERPETUAL SUNSHINE
Mr.. John Stoll Finds California CIimate
All That Could Be Asked For.

PASADENA, CAL, March 25. 1908.
EDITOR CENSOR: Having been in Pas.
adena some time, | viii write a few
/ lines to the censor, and in that way
all our Vernon county people will know
we are still alive. This surely is the
| finest winter climate a person could
1 find. On arriving at Pasadena DR..
Bickford met us at the S. P. depot and
we were taken to his ever welcome
home and given full possession while
we are to stay. This hospitality has
| been highly appreciated by us. We
| find our uncle and aunt Biekfords) we'll
and hearty considering the seventy
wears they have lived. We also spent
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Wagner at their home in Los Angeles,
and found them all well and satisfied
with California. They say they want
to make old Wisconsin a visit, but
would not want to winter there. DIR.
Bick ford and his wife have taken us on
many long jaunts and kept us busy
sight seeing. Having lived here for
twenty-three years the doctor knows
all the places of interest. There are
many flower gardens and nice hotels
and homes The Hotel Raymond is in
a flower garden, very beautiful. In
fact Pasadena is one grand, beautiful
garden spot. Pasadena has never had
a saloon, of which the citizens rightful-
ly boast.
walked up to Mt. Wilson on the
trail of nine miles. | started in sun
shine; when about half way up was in
rain awhile, then snow three feet deep.
| ate my lunch and came back the wa
gon road in about two hours where the
sun was shining and it was summer
again. We find plenty of oranges, lem
ons, Strawberries, peas and new pota-
toes. The scenery on Mt. Wilson was
the grandest | ever saw. You people
in Wisconsin may eat all the oranges
and drink all the lemonade you wish,
there'll be plenty left.
We went to Carona, a small town
east of Pasadena, to visit some cousins.
While there we went out to visit Noah
Joseph and wife. Thy are near the
seventies and we'll and happy. We had
good dinner and an enjoyable visit.
They remember many Vernon county
people, and through the columns of the
CENSOR, have kept pretty well posted
during their residence of twenty -one
years here. They have a spring of
pure water which is appreciated in
California. On this trip we saw one
orchard of 1900 acres of oranges and
lemons. We have visited William Pier
and family, formerly of Richland coun-
ty, and had the opportunity to pick
oranges and lemons, of which he nas an
abundance. Last Sunday we visited
the famous Adolphus Busch gardens.
Many hundreds of people go there when
allowed to enter. 1t is the finest gar
den in the west. wic,Ied that J. r
Spellum might have been here and
helped me remember names OF trees
and shrubs. | presume we would lose
the balance of the hair on our heads in
the attempt. We also visited the Caus-
tons ostrich farm, where we saw 153
ostriches from ten days to twenty-five
years old. They have the finest birds
there are anywhere. Southern Calf
ornia has surely got the climate, and
have enjoyed car stay here. Had a
splendid visit, lived well and gained in
pounds daily. Taft seems to be at the
top of the bunch, and gaining ground
all the time. Yours truly,
J. E. SToLL.