The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-01-11
H.P. Weaver, Former Citizen Writes
of His New Home. 81

H. p. Weaver appends to a business
note to the Herald, ordering the Daily
to his new address, the following:
Bradentowtb Fla, Jan. 2, 1912.
Editors Herald Well according to
promise / viii tfy and write you .
few lines of my Whereabouts in the
land OF sunshine and flowers. l lea
Waukesha, wis. the 29th Of August
| last to visit relatives In Nebraska,
remaining there some three months
with headquarters on a farm of 500
acres of brother-in-law, near the
town of Palmyra. There is money on
the farm when carried on as Is done
there. Everything moves by clock
work, and enjoyed my stay there
| fine. My next stop was at Lewis,
Iowa, where / have two brothers and
several other relatives. Some of them
in merchandise, restaurant and farm
hing. My next stop was at oskaloosa
my old home for thirty.two years.
Oskaloosa has grown and improved
a great deal since left there in 1900.
Surely | had a fine time while there
seeing old time friends. On Wednes-
day morning, Dec. 81, left oskaloosa
at 500 a. m. via the Iowa Central for
here, The trains were all behind
time from Oskaloosa to Jacksonville,
Fla. from one to one and ahalf hours.
Not being very good on descriptions
will not try to picture landscape,
ETC.; but will say that Tennessee Is
or was about the poorest state l
passed through. There is lots of room
in the mountainous country for moon
shining still. Well ] arrived at Tampa
Friday evening. the 2Sth. While
waiting for the train to Tampa form
Jacksonville ! telegraphed to the
folks here that | was there, and
would arrive at Tampa that eve and
would be in Bradentown the next
day. They got my telegram about
noon, so Wilbert took boat at 3:30
p. m, came to Tampa and after Wis
|iting three or four hotels found me
about 10 o'clock in bed at the MARI
brough hotel, and assure you it was
a great surprise to me. Gust think
[of it, Jan. I'd, and can hardly write
on account of flies). Then the next
day, before leaving Tampa, who
who should | meet on the street but
my daughter Olive. That was sur
prise No. 2. She came over on an
early morning boat. Wasn't glad?
Well, should say so. We got here
at our cottage about 8 p. m. and as l
was so tired that | was not long in
retiring for rest and sleep.
This Is a very pretty little city of
nearly 5000, situated ON Tampa Bay
and Manatee river. with beautiful
scenery. This is certainly a land of
flowers and sunshine. Although !
nave seen but little of the sun YET,
as this is the third rainy afternoon.
The thermometer was go above this
morning and l am writing this letter
on my lap out on the open porch. 3.
Everybody down here seems to be
here for the money. We will be here
FOR the winter Wilbert is looking
'or hotel, but it seems pretty hard
20 get hold of one now, as it is the
money. making season in that line.
Bradentown is growing rapidly,
buildings are springfng up hks mush
rooms. The city is full of palm and
orange trees. The flies are plentiful,
but as yet have not encountered any
mosquitoes.
With kind regards and best wishes
to one and all OF the Herald family
and its readers, am yours truly,
H. p. WEAVER.