Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-13

copied some Dimensions, length 444
feet, width 81 feet, debth 3S feet,
capacity 1000 tons. They are
made Of steel. Oil is used as fuel
for the engines.
Outstanding characteristics inn
pressed lis in these various rides,
Paved streets and roads are every
where, A lady said to us 1t Is hard
to get off from the pavement, true
for all our stay and travel on side
walk and in road and street, in every
town, We hardly stepped of Q
pavement. Orange groves surround
Los Angeles with many walnuts ana
grape vines, and much of common
agriculture. Los Angeles is fast be-
coming a great metropolis OF South
ern California, with many growing
cities and villages surrounding. 1t
is said that Los Angeles with O ra-
dius Of fifty miles contains a popuia-
ton of 1000, 600, people.
Though on a vacation we attended
church every Sunday, Il own and
ether denominations. The church
buildings are grand in structure, In
stone or brick. This is true OF the
Congregational, Methodist, Presby-
terrain, Baptist and the Christian
now building, at Long Beach. The
churches were generally we'll filled,
the sermons strong and loyal to the
gospel, and the people cordial. the
music, though in summer, was in
spring, both chorus choirs and
quartet ehoirs,
| visited the famous Mems S. >.
Bible class at Long Beach, held in a
lafge public hall, ait $50. 1t IS
said to have a membership Of 1000,
and the attendance in Wi inter- larger
than in summer, though my Sunday
there the attendance was reported
1864, Besides the lesson given in
the form of an address, by the Chris
tian minister, many attractions In
the opening are used to draw and In
terest men.
Mountain Home readers will be
particularly interested in a listing
of those we met. We would like to
tell of many delightful favors and
expressions of gladness shown by
those we met, and surely it was one
of our greatest joys of our visit to
see and talk with them.
In Los Angeles I'VE were at Dr.
Hawley's, all at home including Mrs.
Hawley's father, Mr.. Peterson and
hrother's wife, Mrs. Peterson, Mary
Charles and baby Hawley. We saw
Mrs R%osenheim about to move into
her own new house close TO her sis
ter's. Found Mrs. Swan, Ora, mar
ried, and Georgia.
Then there were DR.. and Mrs. Car
Johnson and her cousin, Miss KATE
Gordon. Mrs. Johnson Is daughter
~ our Mrs. RhOades and has visited
here frequently. We met Mr.. Dense
and Mr. Griffith in the Rosslyn no
tel. and we called on u way home
hot ween trains on Mrs. Densel liv
inc in Salt Lake. At Long Beach
saw Mr.. Whitbeck at his work in {
drug store. Saw Mrs. Honga at he
home. and her married daughtet
visitirg Also visited with Mr.. ant
Mrs Wilbur and their mother Mrs
Hall Old timers here will remem
her George Cole and wife. Mrs
cole lives in Long Beach were at he.
home. Mr.. Cole died, and Mrs. Col
has a second time become a widow.
On our way home we stopped a
riverside. 65 miles from Los Angelo
bet ween trains to visit a u~niversit,
ola ssmate of Mrs. Mason's, Miss Alfc'
halliday. and with her visited tn
clan wood Mission Inn, covering
h,oct and built to include most o
,bo characteristics of the SpanisI
missions along the Pacific. 1t is 8
noted as to cause travellers an
tourists ITO stop for a visit,
The months vacation granted b
mr. trustees has been full to tn
hrim of good things, to make us bet
fer for our work, and home agar
rdabo and Mountain Home "look
goodn. and the faces of the peopl
too.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Harris an
A.4a~in Orappn .baua hao