Milford chronicle., 1920-01-09
81. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. p. l. Fitzpatrick, PastSr
HTTERSFROM MISSTIDHAM
San JOse. Calf
Nov z9. 1919

FNH' - ~N-Nr
Bly dear Col.
Here I an again jus ike Jack if
tne BOX. bObDing ~ ~ uuezpectee
friends % here in q great Pruue Sec,
ton Yesterday ] spent tle day OL
what they call a 4prune ranch leFery-
ihlng b a ranch here instead 0f a
farm, you know. Much ~ fle.r dis
gus ! went out 70 pick ~ come from
under the bare trees Why they last
Cd and looked ~ me just Ike Ile ones
We buy. and a. I dldnt know any d.f-
ference. what's the OifsZ They don g
pick the prunes FROM tse tes1 8gt
wait until they fall. then lie pickers-
up, mostly Japs VINO are camping on
the places, 30 10 work. They are paid
$50 per ton for picking, using boxes
instead Of baskets. as they Do fOr
everything here. Everything is bought
and sold by the pound. They laugh at
our buying by the BASKET. dozen. etc.
fThey dOHt know any better poor
things.j But 10 90 back ~ fIe prunes
After the Dickers carry tie prunes 10
what Is called the "dipper" Tals is a
big wire basket over iarge square
receptacle. containing solution Of
lye. into which the pruues are dipped
20 order 20 crack their ak.us. Then
they are spread on wire dricrs and
put out in the sun. T1is p1t alI. f9rI
before we get them they are mlred
thoroughly with black m9'as4es and
other stun until ! suppose WeNiO not
know the taste Of reai prune OIL
course you. Colonel. may know all
this. but ! didn't. so : am taking u for
granted that there are other home
folks like me.
San Jose Is pretty place. hOH ever
much cooler here than Ina Angeles. !
being about rs miles further n0rta.
There Was about quarter inch 0f ice I
tn the bird fountain ou the iaNu this
morning Some few n0we bloom |
ing. but most Of the plants and freeb
look very much like OIrs 30 autumn
! have been up % San FranciscO.
which city ! like very much this trip.
Have had very interesting time as
1 have been staying with 2 friend 100
3 japanese home for girls. This VIII
be something Interesting 10 teii tne
home missionary society a5 tiie home
- supported and controlled by the
National Society Of the country 81
z
little item for the ladies mi siOHary /,
meeting And what do y5I filHkz II
missed something thni I O.. .gess.i
wish 10 experience, eni o.
50 much fJr Ee " as
at O'Clock in -he n.0 .in@ 80 U1
Just slight quake tiey .3y 03- 3
didn't want TO miss eyeI tlf4l
GOigg 10 Paci0c Grove aln
giving, 80 hope o. have a9 e i,
resting 10 write 10 tne ciLEea.
! understand some o. mem ca.4y-s
.le letter about The Ostrcl Bar [
lrst ] must tell you hOw DIS spg0utcI
and sorry ! was for max ~ Nsr 4
he old Exposition GrOIil'.. N8f L
IN the site two years bei0.e is open d
Hg and was so surprised ~ fne x e-t ,
hings done IN such short q ma. And [
N, what destruction in The tour short q
fears since All the besuii ul palms 4
lowers, lakes, lagOOns ana those i'm 4
nense buildings have completely dis n
appeared with three exceptions. tis q
cademy OF Fine Arts. The ca a'fornia 81
Building and the Portland Building =,
ire still standing. but with ali the
beauty gone. These look {
10 iil kept that one would never rec
,gnize them. II was ike visiting AN 3
impty tomb or going back 10 the old a
chOol where you don't see a face Of n
he old schoolmates. Just such y
ceiling. 4
Now / must get on down 10 Pacific d
ir0Ye and that Thanksgiving dinner. o
10 goodbye again. 3
Very truly yours. I,
H. g. Stidham "a