Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

which was more than Los Angeles ac-
cording to population. At this time a
number of large business blocks are
going up here in this temperance town
which refuses to license saloons.
We arrived here at Long Beach, Mon
day morning. December 4, 1911. That
seems q long way back but it was only
seven weeks ago. Yet it was before
the "Cold January Of 1912" Stopping
at the Pier for few minutes to see the
waves Of the Pacific dash against the
shore, we met our neigbbor Mr.. Gard
ner who came up smiling as though he
were In the midst Of a political cam
paign. Then we fastened to the
Polytechnic High School where the
young lady was admitted as member
of the senior class and entered upon
her work the next morning. fairgrounds
and buildings for the High School cost
$3.50. 900. Thirty-six teachers are en-
ployed and 800 pupils are enrolled. In
the Ward schools l35 teachers are in
structing 3.400 pupils. When we in
quired about tuition, the Principal said
they never charged any to pupils COM
ing here from the East. But when it
came to books only Q fragment of ten
dollar bill was left after buying what
were necessary. What roar there
would be at home If Mel Graham. vern
Culver and other gentlemen with picnic
families had to buy the school books.
We like free text books, free shows and
free passes; and we have learned
at some expense that some people like
free newspapers. This city is located
twenty miles south of the big city and
on The longest and finest Beach on the
coast. Ia . short tine after the tide
waters 70 out an auto may run over
the sAnd o. . lady may walk over it
without soiling her white slippers.
Thsn nothing is left by tho waters that
Is o6snsive either, to sight or smell.
Long Beach b q pretty place and has .
populaalou d twenty thousand. b
twsea ~ walker and the strsst IL the
''ssaaias Bou|evard," or The Pike
whidh a given over to amussanents for
the pleasure OF tho citizens and the
tourists. The city expends 90. 900 .
year to provide . band Of twenty Ave
men to give free concerts every after
noon and evening, during the entirp
year. Come and see as and wen take
you to the concert and go down the
Pike, together.
We are nicely located in a pretty
cottage on American Avenue within
walking distance Of the Pier. the High
School dsd The MsthodiSs church:
When we came the porch was covered
with an ever blooming vine. while
roses, geraniurns and Gala lilies de-
corated the yard. Some Of these have
since been injured by the frost along
about Christmas. But. many of the
flowers still remain and the grass and
trees are green. Before we engaged
our rooms we insisted we must have a
fire of our own which we could increase
or diminish according to our own plea
sure or necessity. So the landlady
bought US u brand new heating stove,
and suggested we had better telephone
for sack of kindling and sack Of
wood. We didn't know just what it
meant but we decided to take her ad-
vice even il we should have q supply
left over for next winter. When it
came we sized it up and figured out
that it would take just twenty sacks to
make q cord such as daddy used to cut.
But as the bill was only sixty five cents
we didn't make any complaint to the
Mayor about extortion. BY reference
to our fuel account we find that the ex-
pense of keeping our stove warm and
ourselves comfortable has averaged
about fifteen cents q day. We have
had delightful October weather. On
Christmas night and q few others about
that time the temperature run down
below freezing and did some injury to
the oranges and the flowers. The
warmest days we have had were the
last two Sundays, January IA and 81,
when the mercury was above 80 de-
grees. The weather this winter is
unusually dry, something like our
summer last year. The farmers are
looking anxiously for rain to start the
oats and barley which haye been sown.
We are assured by old settlers that
the weather this winter has been much
colder than usual but we have thought
nothing about it. We have had no
chills except when we have read Of the
weather down at home and thought of
the corners at the Courthouse, Tricks
store and Bagley's Office. Then we
remembered with pleasure that for once
in our lives we were missing the bitter
cold weather. For the Information Of
anyone who may not know the reason,
let us remark that the weather is fine