The Monte Vista journal., 1920-02-07
Long Beach. California.
January 20, 1890.

NJ. James ConaaI.
Monte Vista Journal;
p-as Sir
No doubt yoa are aware that
ihsrs ate a few "Montcites" out
here that would iike TO hear from
homo occasionally. Mrs. Clark says
the Journal must have quit because
va do not receive H. She likes IN.
Journal for tho reason that II gives
minut.iy each wcok tho weather re-
port. clubs. parties. and the price OF
potatoes tsomstimcs).
Potatoes arc Ss.:s hero and they
say they viii Eo to ioc. We are
nicely located with everything com
pl~ts and modern. Our room is six-
teen BY twenty divided into five.
When the bed goes down wc Get into
II and whom II goes up We got out.
After arriving here had to be-
shown. Kcilar showed mo where to
got tho bcst cigars In town. Davis
and Acts took me- down on the Pike
where thcre Ia lots Of cats and svcry-
thing for sale. from . mosquito leg
to the running gcara OF . whale.
Davis gave mo . chew OF tobacco.
after I asked him for Il. I don't
chew much. but spit lots. lie then
Informed me to read tho signa which
were mo splitting allowed on side
walks. streets. or water" 10 I
watched Davis and Nets and discov-
crcd they swallowed the brine. but
not mo. 80 Davis said "How do
you like itf" I said alright" a. I
was splitting In his coat pocket. Now
what do you think! lie got no,
about that and said he had lust
bought that suit and raid ninety dol
lars for Il.
French and Keilar took us over
to Rodundo Beach the other day and
We saw Mr.. and Mira Willis Fassett.
Davis and Meta. am like Davis;
] can't swim. but I went in and he
didn't. He said he had arranged to
take icssons from the Instructors
first. I am thinking about the les
son business. too. You soc these IT,
structors are dandy looking ladies
with no surplus attire. Yeu could
put ono Of their swimming suits in
your vest pocket and have room for
. toothpick. To get into the pool
you 60 through a gate. give up your
valuables which are put into . lock-
boz. and you hang your check
around your neck. You pay for
sweater and go into an individual
dressing room. Now one party from
Monte Vista got this far all right;
he then undressed and put ON his
sweater and stepped out into the
hall and his door snapped shut be-
hind him. He remarked to . stranK-
er In the hall that he had had trou-
BILE tn getting that sweater over his
head and It was too tight. but per-
haps II would stretch after he got
Into tho water. The stranger said
oh. you've got both feet In the
same pants leg. Take II OF and put
II on feet first" But the Goor was
shut: 10 tho stranger kindly offered
the use OF his room. You see We
fellows from cold climates who are
used to bathing in the dish-pan ara
not supposed to be posted on bath
house rules and bathing sweaters.
Now as for me. got along pretty
we'll. When I got to the edge Of the
pool just said Who's afraidf"
The water was alive with Monte
folks. Mrs. Fassctt was trying to
hold willis on top OF the water So
he wouldn't get wet. French. Kel.
lar. Mrs. Dnbney. Mrs. Black and
the sanderson fraternity were float.
ing around like pun balls.
I always thought o. l.. Sander
son was a truthful man. but I 20,
that out OF my head pretty quick
He bobbed up with his head two fee.
out OF the water and said Jump In
waters fine and not deep"
obcyed. / did not know that swim.
ming pools out here we're q part Of
the ocean fenced in with a roof over
It. j have been told the ocean has
no bottom and now believe II
Thafa Naa no one In sIuha ~