Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-03-11
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ling the Times, as we leave here
next week for Key West, and
will not ba in arv one ulace af-
ter tina. 10 g nu * 4 l.. receive
a copy. We have enjoyed read
ing the news of home very
much, and could scarcely realize
the billiards. and snow you were
having, while we were sitting
in the park in the shate Of
stately palms, surrounded by
beautiful tropical flowers The
climate here is ideal, and tn 8
can truly be called. the city
Of sunshine and fowers, ard
real estate agents. | have been
told there are five hundred of
the latter, and would have be-
'ieved it had they said twice
that number. AS there is hard
ly a business house that hasn't
at least one slowed away some
place, and at the mention Of
fruit or land, come forth ready
for business. They have even
taken possession of one church.
They say the only way you can
escape them is in the flying
boat, which shoots out over the
water, then up in the air out of
light, and there you loose them
haven't tried that as yet, as |
rhink | will have to take a few
bottles of "Peruna" to steady
my nerves. and perhaps harvest
a few bushels of wheat and
corn, as the price is one dollar
a minute and nothing less than
ten dollars considered. Many
have tried it and say it is worth
the price. We have met Mr..
and Mrs. J. M Fitzgibbon, for
merly of Mo. Valley, and have
had many delightful trips in
their auto, out in the country,
through orange and grape fruit
orchards loaded with golden
fruit. They have a young or
chard started, and in time, no
doubt, will have as pretty a
place as those surrounding
them. At present they are
harvesting their tomatoes from
the same ground set to orchard.
I'nusyou see the ground is not
idle while the fruit trees are
coming in to bearing.
Last week the county fair
was held here, and was quite
remarkable for several reasons,
one being that it was entirely
free, 10 admission whatever be-
ing charged. The expenses and
premiums being paid by the en-
terprising business men of the
county. Another, that it was
held in the spring as this is
practically the end of their
fruit harvest-a little later on
when the north is raising their
own vegetables. that will end
the vegetable harvest. In DC
tober, the seed time comes
again. The display of fruit
and vegetables was exception.
ally fine, but the stock did not
look good to an Iowan. 1t has
only been the last few years
though, they have tried to raise
stock here, as feed is very ex-
pensive, so little of any kind
being raised. They are now
experimenting with Spineless
Cactus, and think that will
solve the problem. | was told
by a man there were many
children who never saw cattle,
hogs or poultry, only at the
fair, and you would have be-
lieved it by the way they
swarmed around the enclosures
The second dav of fair was field
day, all the schools in the coun-
tv, from fourth grade up, TAX
ing part in the sports, and no
football team ever had more
enthusiastic rooters than came
with the home boys from the
different schools. Why not q
field day at our county fair?
am sure it would be enjoyed by
both old and young. Then
J came the baby show, $50 en-
| tries. Think of one mamma
pleased, and one hundred and
forty-nine displeased; but all
received a nice box of candy,
and the premiums, a silver cup
That also is quite an attraction
for a fair if any one can be
found brave enough to act as
Judge.
Now | imagine see a "hook'
creeping slowly toward this
letter, 40 will close before it
gets it. But old Iowa, with all
her floods and freezes, still
sounds good to me. Of course,