The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-07-31
ENJOYS LIVING IN
SUNNY CALIFORNIA.
Former Heppner Resident
Writes Entertainingly of
Present Home and Sur
roundings.
Dear Editor:

You, no doubt, as we'll as many
others will be greatly surprised il
reading this letter written bv one
from whom the most of you have no
heard for many day.
You see l receive the Gazette Times
each Monday and read the home new
with much interest and some way
during the past few months | have
had longing to write letter to bt
printed within its columns. to let yot
know, both how appreciate reading
about you all and also about ouI
whereabouts. etc. During these busy
rushing. whirlinR days, we get sc
little time to write and exchange
greetings with relatives and friends.
The only ones in Heppner from whom
| ever have a personal message are
my brother and his wife. But having
this opportunity and pleasure each
week of hearing from some of my
girlhood friends, through the agency
of "The Gazette Times, thought
perhaps, that you in return would en-
JOY hearing of me and mine, at lesst
once in ten or a dozen years.
1t will have been eleven years next
Xmas since | left my old home town.
Seven years ago this Fall we were
home for several weeks on a visit as
we weres.on our way from Cold Wis
consin to Sunny California.
My mind is often turned northward
and long maay times to see the old
familiar places and faces, Although
to be frank with you | would not ex-
change the pleasure and the health we
enjoy living in the climate of South
cru California with that which we
have had living in other climates
We are perfectly satisfied and care
never to leave the southern part of the
Golden State to live elsewhere.
You say that | am not boostsr of
Morrow county. Whv should | be
now? My brother is because he has
never lived here). I'll not say more
on that subject for fear, Mr.. Editor
that you will not publish my letter
| know how loyal the most of YOU are
to Morrow county and rightly so.
Heppner has changed a great deal
and so has its people since | was
there. Many Of the dear friends and
yes some loved ones too have gone on
to their eternal reward. Some have
married and settled down right around
their home nests. Others have moved
into different climates and surround
ings, s)me near and some far away
from relatives and friends, gone
among strangers as | have done.
While the rest, who do not ut present
live among the hills of HeDpner and
it's vicinity, have, | understand, be-
come Webfooters' ard have sought
the wet streets of Portland. Don't
tell them that | said so-you know |
spent a few years in the Willamette
Valley mvself and enjoyed them, too;
in fact, the webs have not all yet dis
appeared from between nv toes. 1t
was there within the halls. of old
Portland University that ] met my
fate. | have fond recollections of
Portland and especially so of Univer-
sity Park. Mr.. Wentworth, | think,
would say athe same, at least, he
would hate to say otherwise, even if
he does not like so much rain. You
ought to see the Oalifornians stay in
when few drops of rain fall. They
seem to think that a cloud has burst
ed.
l see many strange names in The
Gazette 7 ines" which by the wav
has changed its name too: still there
are some verv familiar names men
toned in each issue. always enjoy
reading it's pages.
When Mr.. Shut was editor of
"The Times l often, sent University
Notes" to him to pay my subscription
fee for the home news while / was in
attendance at the University. This,
of course, streng thened my interest in
the home paper and, no doubt, is the
source that now, after the elapse of
nearly eleven busy, flying years,
prompts me once more to speak
through it's agency to my home folks.
will refrain from further retro
spect. Although the memories of
home and my girlhood DAYS are ever
sweet to my mind, the memories of
TODAY will be just as sweet. yea,
sweeter tomorrow than those of yester-
day are today.
|, with nv congenial companion
and five dear, lively children, are
happily located in the city of Corona.
which is the second largest city in
Riverside county, having population
Of six thousand inhabitants. Corona
is a Spanish name and means crown.
The country around about us is
very beautiful indeed-the valley
with its large orange and lemon
groves; its vast fields of grain and
alfalfa which yields on an average of
nine tons per acre annually and its