Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-11-17
! Dear Chloe and Family

Dear Chloe and Family:
Have been thinking of writing you
ever since we have been in Los An
geles, but have put it off from time
to time. sent you card when we
were in Columbia Falls, Montana, al
SO one from Leavensworth, Washing
ton, then another from Seattle. ri
wrote you Il letter while we were at
Kern, Cal. at John Youngs. We stay
ed there three weeks. How are you
all. Lev and l are well and have
been feeling fine, most of the time.
Have had good time SO far and are
still enjoying ourselves.
This is certainly fine country,
no mistake. Lev thinks he has
struck the Garden spot of the
World, and would like to live here
always, but l differ with him. Can't
say l would want to make it my
home. We had a fine visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Demps Elder, also Mr..
and Mrs, Anthony Robinson while
we were at Columbia Falls, Montana.
Then visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Lyman at Kalispell, Montana. Went
to Leavensworth, Washington, where
we stopped with Mrs. c. j. Sutton, al
SO Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Simons. Mrs.
Sutton went with us to Seattle where
we visited the Exposition which was
certainly fine. From Seattle we
went to Portland, Oregon. We Wis
ted several places in Oregon, which
IS fine country.
| Then we went to Corning, Califor
MIA, where we visited Mr.. and Mrs
Joe Simons, also Mr.. and Mrs Eu
1 gene Knowles and Lucia Hunt. From
there we went to San Francisco. al
which place we stayed one week ant
took in the sights. Visited China
Town, part of San Francisco
where we saw the Chinese at al
| kinds of work. Also visited the OPP
ium Dens. which is something ter
: .ible to see Went to the Chinese
) Temple of Worship, took trip on
IN the ocean which was grand. W.
went out into the big timbered wool
where we saw some of the giant tree
From San Francisco we went t.
Santiago, then to herman, Cal
where we stopped three days witt
!, some South Dakota friends. Mr.. an
Mrs. Elliott and Mr.. and Mrs. Murph
S Then we journeyed to Bakersfield
y Kern. Cal. where we stopped wit
: Mr.iand Mrs. John Young for tire
6. weeks and of course had delightfr
i time and SO much fruit, everythin
in abundance. Here we met lot @
S lice people, John and Maggie's neigh
:, oors. John has fine farm Of 16
acres. Has a ten acre orange grove
ten acre vineyard, seventy acre
s in Alfalfa and the rest in corn an
garden vegetables. They are gettin
: along nicely. All of their boys ar
= at home.
We stayed several days with sh
that was Minnie Lont. Neither sh
b or her husband are we'll. They ar
IN ranch but would like to sell out
Last Sunday we took ride in tn
glass bottom boat where we coul
; see one hundred feet down into tn
ocean. Could see gold fish, silve
b 'ish and in fact all kinds. The larg
} est were the whales. There wer
also large seals. They would com
{ up to the dock pump and take fis
from the fellows hands. Then no,
they would fight.
We will stay in Los Angeles thi
I winter, but intend being back Their
lext summer. Trusting this will fin
you we'll remain,
Respectfully,
Mrs. L. j. Lillibridge.
If the person or persons who h1v
s The cards and letter mentioned b
Mrs. Lillibridge, will kindly retur
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