Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
LETTER FROM FORMER
WARREN RESIDENT
". 4 LARSON WRITES or coNDa-
TIoNs IN CALIFORNIA AND
JOURNEY no The WEST
Turhock. Calf April 10, 1914

Turhock. Calf April 10. ist4-
Editor Warren SheaE.
I rfink 1t is about thine for me- to-
write little letter for publication ia
EDur valuable paper, providing there
IS no objection.
When We said gpod-bEe to our many
friends at Warren, several, Including
ye editor, asked me to write Well, ws
have crrresponded Earh many, hur TO-
day, April 10, is 8 special memorable
day for me and my wife, not alone De-
cause it happens to be Good Friday,
but because 1T is just one year today
since we left Warren on OUR silver
wedding trip to our new home, as We
call ie- Yes. our dear friends In War
rem and vicinity certainly sprung
great double surprise ON us by enn-
b5nFng silver wedding and farewell
reception into one celebration God
bless you all. it shall long be ranaG-
hered with gratefuIness
Et is most too hate TO say auyrhing
about our Journey out here, but will
say it was very plea SAINT Our coast
train from Grand Forks came in one
hour hate, so our children eorhnnancsd
to- get sleepy. butt when we got onto
the train our tourist sleeper was ali
ready The only question was hew
to get rs1e children and all hand bag
gage on board, but by quick action
and some help from our porter va
made it IN time Then by tipping
the porter 20 CENTS he promised us his
best service- | believe VIE had no
less than thirteen grips and parcels TO
carry There were at least three or
four ltuncfl baskets punt mp by some of
our warm hearted friends aud Ihass
were ulnch appreciated Thank Faas
Yes, we had splendid accoulmodatlens
ON she Great Northern better than
ON nrest any road have ever traTsi-
ed We kept our same car thru 60
/ Portland and ali went hne At Port
1 land ali our baggage had to BE- trans
/ fsT-sa TO the Southern Pacific and
/ this was quite job We were lucky
/ however. To get sleeper engaged at
once although the train did not pull
/ out until after Hsfdnfght Our new
i porter was an old darky. and very
cranky He first took. MS FOR being
1 STsdes direct from the old county.
/ but sG1a eoREsncsd Isaszn thai
we're not so green Swsdes after all.
and unless he behaved. and treated us
as ae was directed, would see - it
/ that he had better hook for another
5Gb This had qgistfng effect on
/ him So Ee got ON friendly terms
t and then all went we'll AZ S,a---s=--.-
to We had TO change trains eoc l~Ta
tor the last time So on Aprll 18th
we got TO our destination at Turfock
4 Since We came ONT here, ali o. IS
have been in good health, IN fact Mrs
Larson and myself t,a-e greatly I'm
proved In health and strength, SO we
now feel very vigorous AS to the
/ children, they enjoy It very much
II There rs not day but they car be
OUT and play This hast winter Ee
have had NO frost nor sraaw IN This
valley, but We can see the SNOW near
IL all Ehe year ON the mountains to
the east During tine winter, when
we have our heaviest rasr In rhs raj
ley, the Snow falls In the mountains.
About so or 40 miles by arate viii
bring ns TO the SNOW Ia TWO hours.
From those snow mountains TO RE
east we get all our winter for 5rrisn-
ton TUrEoeE and Modesto colonies
certainly have a great irrigation sys
! tenn, claimed TO be the greatest on tue
coast The government has furutsa a-d
usfhnhons of dollars as fean TO bmiA'
lit, and the money will gradually be
: paid back in water tax Our wafer
: tax per acre 5s about $I.59 aov
: WEuHls talking about water. Will Sai
) that we have tine finest water all thrE
) 1fHis valley, and plenty OF IT. Thsrs
+ IiSs no guess work getting weah Tier,
) rs uIenrF OF water at depths raaesns
i from 10. 30, T5 to los feet. anFwts-.
person makes up his mind for
we'll This SOFT water gives a swee
taste to all fruit, and vegetation On
: alfalfa makes very sEsst milk am
cream Ar KINDS of melons ars, 10
= Y that reason. very sweet In flavor. TUE
lock melons are much In favor IN III
market The principal production
here are alfalfa, and dairy5ag. W
: find the feeding OF stock easy. Alta.
ia is the only feed for cattle, horses
: hogs, sheep and for chickens, usosns,
. The price Of land faside the irraga.s
district is from slel psr acre up !
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