The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-08-07
Another Letter from J. W. Reese
Yakima, Wash, 7, 25, '19,


Angeles. We left there about July ist
and went north with H. NJ. Hammond,
having fiue roads and fine trip. The
Hammonds left US at Portland We
stopped at San Francisco for few days
and took in the. town with all its beau
titul parks. We also visited Lise Ham
mond, who is still serving in the U S.
Navy at Mare Island.
We stopped at Portland and made a
side trip up the Columbia River and we
saw some Of the most wonderful seen
cry Of Nature that we have seen. There
were beautiful water falls running over
them, one falling as far as 62O feet.
From there we went TO Olympia,
Wash where there is fine represen'
tation Of good citizens from Taney
county. We camped there for a few
days and visited some Of our old friends.
Among other, remember Adam John
son, P. w. Johnfon, J. c. Johnson, IT,,
Sears Jackson, Nath Wright, Eli Blair,
G. w. Brown, and lots Of Others whom
! can't call to memory just now. One
night we invited several down to our
camp and am sure near twenty five
Missourians we're there that night. l
tell you il looked like a Taney county
picnic.
Well, from here we went to Seattle,
and camped there for few days and
saw some great sights, such as the
Animal Park where the fine camp IS,
and also the locks that let the great
boats come in from the ocean into the
the fine lakes that lie within the city
The city is about twenty feet higher
than the ocean, and Lake Washington
is right in the city and is about twenty
miles long and six wide. While here I
visited with J. c. L. Mcknight and fam
ily. His boys are nearly grown and he
Is married and has four other children,
three girls aud a boy. We also saw
Mrs. Wells, and Mrs, Aurelia 'Teslinger
that used to be Aurelia Dicus. ! also
tried TO find Bert Johnson, son OF j. W.
Johnson, but could not find him. Last
Monday before leaving, We went to the
ship yards and saw them launch two
large ships. They were Of 1000 TONS
Just after noon We turned our head
toward home, and sayl / believe my
old car is like the Missouri mule; il
travels better toward home.
The next place we stopped was north
Of Yakima where my starter got out oI
shape and we had to stop at Ellensberg
for about day and have 1t fixed. This
was my first car trouble except some
tire trouble, which always comes, but
have had but little THAT as / keep my
tires in good shape.
Then we went over to Yakima, where
we found another bunch Of Missourians
We found John Byrns, Bud Clark, c. A
Floyd, Frank Roberts, and others. We
are nov a, Floyd's, and will start to
morrow Oh another stretch toward home
We found all these folks here are doing
fine, and well enough. except Butct
Melton's small boy who is sick lot o
the time. Some Of the folks are lit
tie home sick, but think they will ge
over il as this is a very fine country
I believe / like it better than any place
except the orange groves Of California
Say, forgot to tell you about las
night c. A. Floyd aud / went Il
town before night and laid in a suppl,
Of ice, and then invited all the Mis-
souri folks in 10 an ice cream supper
and am sure there we're more thai
thirty at FIovd's that night. We all at
ice cream until il you hear Of the buncl
having to have the doctor, you nee
rot be surprised. The young folks ha
nice social and all went home abou
twelve O'Clock.
Yours as ever,