The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-04
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Judge and Mrs. Lorin Cray re-
turned yesterday from an extended
trip to points of interest in the south
west, having enjoyed delightful
vacation. Mr.. Cray was found at his
office in the National Citizens Bank
building this morning, having re-as-
Sumed his duties as president Of that
institution, and in an interview with
The Free Press he said:
1--WE left Mankato February 80, and
were delayed four hours between here
and Sioux City by the cold and snow
Even the sleeper in which we were
l,traveling froze, and we were obliged
to go into another coach. There was
no snow south of Omaha We spent
two weeks in San Antonio, Texas,
which is fine resort for tourists in
the winter
"At San Antonio one gets closely
in touch with the troubles in Mexico.
We met a surgeon who had treated
Villa, when he was wounded in the
leg, and also met General Trevenio
and his wife. He is one of Villas
fighting generals. They were refined
and apparently cultured people. Mrs.
Trevenio could talk no language but
Spanish. She is a young, healthy and
handsome woman, the mother of ten
children.
at is quite evident that much of
the planning and plotting by the diff
ferent factions in Mexico takes place
on this side of the border There are
many secret meetings among the
Mexicans in San Antonio. We were
called on by a. Miss DiaZ, whose
father is a nephew of General Diaz.
She is very bright and lady-like
young woman.
I'VE hade a delightful visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Broderick-the latter
was formerly Miss Mildred Mitchell
of Cresco They are now nicely To-
Gated at San Antonio, From there we
travelled 1900 miles to Los Angeles,
and with Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer
started ON an automobile trip, cover
ing about a thousand miles. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Patterson took us in
charge for several days and showed
us Los Angeles and vicinity very
thoroughly. We met many pleasant
acquaintance while there. We
journeyed by auto to Ramona, where
we met DR.. Daniels, formerly of st.
Peter, and at Ontario we were en-
tertained by Mr. and Mrs. George
Barr, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swan, and Dr.
and Mrs. E. J. Davis. We also met
Mrs. John G.. Mobiles. From Los
Angeles we went to Redlands, where
we visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Davis,
formerly Of Lake Crystal, and Mrs.
Barnes, formerly Miss May Spencer
Of this city. Both have beautiful
homes, overlooking picturesque
valley. We then went to Riverside,
and spent the day at the celebrated
mission.
"On Easter Sunday sunrise services
were celebrated on the top of Mount
Rubideaux, and were attended by
several thousand people. We drove by
auto through the mountains to San
Diego, the scenery being fine all the
way. At San Diego we visited Judge
and Mrs. Charles Andrews, DR.. and
Mrs. J. w. Webster, and other FORM
er Mankato residents. We also wit
messed some interesting flights dur
ing a competitive contest by govern
ment flying machines at Coronado
Beach. Possibly two dozen machines
took part, and there were no acct
dents. Several United States war;
ships were in the bay. We visited
Charles Austin and family at Chulu
Vista, and later We crossed the line
into Tijuana, Mexico, which seems to
be the Monte Carlo of the western
coast We then travelled by auto up
the coast to Los Angeles, where We
separated from the Palmers. We went
from there by rail to Porterville.
California, and visited Mrs. and Miss
Mitchell, formerly of Ceresco, who
have a very pleasant home and fine
fifteen acre orange grove. We then
spent a day in San Francisco and
travelled by the bay to San Jose, where
we visited Henry Humphrey and fam
lily, formerly of Lake Crystal: Mrs.
Charles A. Payne, Mrs. McGraw, both
formerly of Mankato, and also with
other friends. We then went to Eu-
gene, Oregon, where we visited w. E.
Young and family, and Mrs. D. P.
Young, formerly of this city, all of
whom are very pleasantly located.
We also met Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Baker, formerly of Amboy, who have
a fine ranch four miles out of Eu-
gene. Next we iourneyed to Portland
and Seattle, but because of the rain
and cold we did not stop, but came
east to Miles City, where we visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Spencer, former
ly of Mankato, who have a delight
full home there. He is busy attending
to his duties as superintendent of $50
miles of the Milwaukee railroad.
From there we came directly home,
and found that North Dakota and
Northern Minnesota were pretty cold,
with the ground white with snow at