The Delta independent., 1918-11-29
WRITES LETTER TO NIECE.
FROM CALIFORNIA

Miss Marriet Bridges has received
the following interesting letter from
her uncle, frank Bridges, Of La
Grande, Oregon, who with his moth.
er and wife is spending the winter at
Los Angeles, California:
Los Angeles. Calf, Nov. II. 1918.
Dear Marriet:
Your very welcome letter came and
I read it with great interest. Glad
you all have kept we'll and escaped
the "flu" which has been very bad
here. l think there are about 500
new cases daily and fifty deaths
day on an average. However. 1t is
getting lighter all the time and they
think by next week they will open
the schools, churches and picture
shows which have been closed for
six weeks.
Last Monday the city Of Los An
geles celebrated in great style over
the signing of the armistice. The
streets we're filled with perfectly
wild throngs of people; every auto in
the city had tin cans, buckets, boil
ers, and anything that would rattle,
tied to the back OF the auto, and then
every auto loaded, even girls riding
ON the fenders-all waving flags and
yelling by the tens of thousands, and
blowing horns. and even raggine
right down Broadway. Edith and J.
went I'D for a little while, we couldn't
stand the noise, so came home. There
we're 1000 ladi.s with flags in on
rarode and the cid town certainly
was painted red. One old German
smoke about the kaiser in a friendly
way and they halted him on the
street and got some yellow paint and
painted his auto bright yellow. 1t
cost him 5000 to paint it. They also
fined him q forget how much,) and
gave it to the Red Cross.
Awfully glad the war is over
Four years is a long time. III bet
1t seems long to the boys over there
see lots of army boys here every
day. as we are not far from camI
where there are $4,000, and only 10
miles from an aviation field. go py
there often and see them flying. Ihe
other day Edith called me OUTSIDE
and there were thirty-five flying
over Los Angeles in formation ike
geese fly, in sort Of w shape.
They we're about a mile high and
we're very pretty to look at, but very
"scarey" looking.
Los Angeles averages one death
day, 1 think from auto accidents;
one killed and five hurt. Some things
I like 1t best in the small town. Here
YOU never can cross the street with
out having to first look cross-eyed'
then start; then jump back, then start
then hurry little, then go slow.
then hump your back. then draw IN
your abdomen, jump sideways. smile
little. then almost cuss, then take
a ew long steps, then dog trot lit.
tie. turn pale with fright, then red
with anger. then stand still. then
half way across get caught between
two street cars and flatten out like
jellyfish, then hurry some more
then look down, then up, then side
ways, then leap for the sidewalk
while an auto Just nearly scallops
vour kidneys. There Is no use OF
Wednesday night prayer meeting.
You face what you think is eternity
30 many times you feel like the boil
ed down essence of religious fervor,
a stupendous monument OF Proviaen.
tial grace, and you long for the quiet
| streets of the quiet little town where
people have time to speak as they
pass by. Crossing street in Los
Angeles is no place for fat man
believe me!
Well, Marriet,, your papa says you
are thinking OF going away to school
Why don't you finish up there and
get your diploma? Only one more
year. Seems like I would finish
there first, but maybe you have
plan which suits you better. was
lust thinking OF Lucille iris who
did not e. the last year in hish school
and then went all but the )asf yenr In
college. so she hasn't anv diploma
although she has had really all but
tho las. year in college hope
uht reyer you go you will ,io well
and ue satisfied. Only sorry we
could not have you with us we
.lope 10 some day later on when we
are settled. We would be more
pleased than you realize to have a
big. long visit with you. I can't tell
when can see you. but hope to be-
fore long.
With my dearest love.
UNCLE FRANK