Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-09

a pound, and the latter, five cents
pound. Audubon has evidently
never heard of such high-handed ex-
travagance!
In order that my children may
have some chance to develop their
musical talents we have a music
teacher rooming with US, and shares
her room with my-two eldest daugh-
tiers. so the girls have free instruc-
ton. This instructor is right nice
eastern lady (my wife does not see
me write this) and as long as the
arrangement goes along as smooth
ly as at present, have no desire 20
change, and of course / could not
afford to pay cash for such instruc-
ton, as l am man of very modest
means.
But / will say right here, IL we
cannot live in California on the re-
turns of my labor-I work part of
the time-together with the income
from our little Shelby county farm,
we will move back to said little
farm, where / know that we can get
along real well, but possibly our
former neighbors would not want
us back because we are so high
toned"
Yes, California beaches are fine.
We visit them occasionally, but it's
rather hard on the eyes to see the
sights. Those one-piece bathing
suits the ladies wear play havoc
with mans eyesight, and / have
had a pair Of glasses fitted, that I
may have some protection from the
dazzle. remember seeing a little
phrase in one Of the local papers
last summer, which read:
Some men go to the beach for
the swimmin',
And others go for what they can
see of the wimmin'."
Now, Mr.. Shelley, don't think /
want to insinuate that this was the
reason you stopped at Long Beach.
! know very well that you stayed
there because you considered that
place the most ideal climate of
Southern California.
And even the street dresses some
OF the women wear are somewhat
short at both ends, and the prevail
ing styles of short skirts and three
quarter stockings have caused many
young man driver to run his car
into the curb, according to mem
Der of the police force. I have no
ticed this in going to and from my
work, when boarding street cars, 1
always let the ladies take the lead)
and on several occasions I have seen,
well, no matter what / have seen,
but if / hadn't have been man
with a strong heart the sight might
have proven fatal. This not only
happens in Hollywood but also on
Main street.
Mr.. Shelley also speaks of his gas
bills, which were somewhat lower
than mine. do not know what the
quality of the gas was at Long
Beach, but here in Los Angeles it
seemed to be of very poor heating
qualities, and one consumer is quot
ed as saying that the Los Angeles
Gas Co. furnished such poor quality
of gas that he believed it consisted
of only sewer gas mixed with air.
This is possibly the reason for my
meter running so fast.
notice Mr.. Shelley states that the
bungalow he and family occupied is
located in fine part Of the city.
He also, evidently, did not want to
live among the common class of
people," as he was on an equality
with the millionaires, in their man
sions. He quotes prices on some of
the necessities of life, and l will
quote few Milk sells here for 16
cents a quart, or cents pint,
which is higher than in any large
city in the Union. Good, fresh fish
is % to 80 cents pound; new po-
tatoes from four to six pounds for a
quarter; pork chops, 45c; bacon
from 80 to 55. cents; eggs, about
35c; butter, 45c; bread, two for
Csc. Will say that at Van Mugs
eggs can be had for about Csc a
dozen. presume Mr.. Bailey will
contradict these figures, as the
quotations are not taken from Main
street.
/ am somewhat inclined to stand
in with Jake Ruhs: that Mr.. Bailey
and Mr.. Shelley must get some
Commission" for boosting Cali
fornia so. Wish 1 could have been
let in on this, but possibly the ma
tive sons did not 'see me coming"
consequently / have to come across.
1t would have been grand, however,
If / could have Joined in on this
great boosting. Possibly in this
case we would not have to impose
on Editor Hoogenakker's good ma
ture by gobbling up so much valu-
able space in his paper. We might,
in such case, have had our own
paper printed,
! would suggest the name for
such publication, "The Southern
California Booster" with e. e. Bail
ey, editor, and Shelley & Hansen, as
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