The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-04
THE OSTRICH FARM AND OTHER
SIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA.
912B East 25th st.


Los Angeles, Cal.
Dear Opinion Readers:
] will take few moments this morning,
while l sit by my open window with nc
fire whatever in the house, to write to
you again. | am very comfortable this
lovely morning and it was too warm with
my oil heater going so put it out. 1t
sounds rather queer to think of it being
too warm withoutb having heat of some
kind and / can hardly realize myself after
being accustomed to the cold winters
we have, that such is the case. The
climate here is certainly fine so far, and
they that live here and used to live back
east say that our summers are much
warmer than they have here for although
it gets pretty warm in the middle of the
day it cools off at night. 1t was quite
cool nights and mornings most of January
but now it is very much warmer.
Everything seems to be going on with
us about the same. We go to SOME new
place of interest when we can. | think
since / last wrote we have visited the big
Ostrich Farm and the Zoo. The ostriches
were very interesting and powerful look
ing birds We saw them hitch one to a
wagon and race around the track and
when they stop they put little cap over
their heads and then they will stand ana
If anyone wishes they can get in the wagon
and have their pictures taken. Saw
many beautiful things made from the
feathers. ] he egg of the ostrich is about
as large around as a 2-quart pail and ]
should thinl, from the weight of it, il
would weigh or 3 lbs. The Zoo was
also very interesting. They have 700
varieties OF Lirds and animals. We went
TO call on Jennie Corter but found she
had gone up to Bakersfield so have not
seen her and Mrs. Corwin has also moved
so do not know where she is. Have seen
Tom Hawkins folks again. They like
better than ever so guess they will decide
TO make their home here, but Mrs. Haw-
kins has had one quite hard sick spell but
was feeling much better when. we were
there. We also have been TO see Roy
Burroughs folks and they seem to like
fine They have a fine home and have
put up 2 houses to rent About the
middle OF January we took a trip to
Redlands and saw the Sherman-Indian
school which was great, where all ages
of Indian boy and girls are taught many
useful trades besides their regular school
ing and the buildings and grounds were
very beautiful. On our way we stayed
two nights nth Ed Rogers people and en-
loved our visit there very much as they
used to be cur neighbOrs when We lived
in Fremont 1t rained some when we
returned home so could not see quite as
much as We intended. We wanted to
90 to Smiley Heights which is very beau
tiful they say and gives a splendid view
Of Redlands and the Orange groves and
San BernardinO Mountains 1900 feet
high But on account Of the rain we
only got as far as the town Of San Ber-
nardino and took closed car from there
bacl, to Los Angeles, but on our way We
could see immense orange groves for
miles and a little back on Old Badly Mt,
We saw the snow and for Wills the sun
shone on it and it certainly made a beau
tiful picture with the snow-oovered
mountain and at the foothills, the bright
yellow orange groves and while | am
speaking Of oranges we can buy them here