Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-30
.Gr.nd'Forks Pioneer Now Re
siding In San Diego, Calf,
Ha. Sent The Herald . J:
Communication Containing
Many Items Of Interest.
Geo. b. winship.

san DleRp, GAIL, Oct. Io'-~AI HaS
been 1ongs long time since I tackled
this typa-wrter, and, I am in doubt
at thesinceptApn Of this effort, whether
not i shall pound out anythlns
worth publishing. I must
edge that I have been derelict u
summer as an occasional correspond
ent OF the Herald; but the season here
has been so pleasant and the attrac-
tions at the beaches and mountain re-
sorts so aIluring, that we yielded 10
thor fascinating influence and devot-
Cd ourselves almost exclusively to rec
reation and pleasure.
Here it is near the, close of October
and the year 's2 rapidly finishing It's
course! Astounding. How rapidly
time passes! Only a few years ago !!
was 4 boy with e~xubeiant energy and
ambition; now l am old,
and toothless, with a gradually mar
rowing horizon of life. Only a few
weeks ago it was spring. and we plan
ned to do lots Of things hat We nave
not done. Among them was a trip to
Grand Forks and Incidentally to at
tend the G., A. r. Encampment at
pes Moines; but when the time came
to pack up and 60. we deferred the
packing from week to week. Then
some little thing interviewed, and first
we knew the summer was gone. Of
course we might go now. but we won't
The fear hat our little tootsy-wootsies
mtght' got cold before we returned i'm
psls us to abandon the trip. for at
least another year. which will soon be
Both Mrs. winship and 1 are en-
joyin9 good health. Mrs. ". has lame
spells internationally, but her general
condition is excellent and tho pleas
urss Of life are enjoyed to tho limit.
Tho present reason has been excep-
tionauy pleasant, due in some degree
to tho near proximity of Mrs. Tomp-
kins and family. who have recently
become residents of San Diego. They
live three doors from US, and until
school began, We had some very en-
ioyable motor trips. Mrs. T. and her
three children and Mrs. Winship and
I5comfortAbly I'LL our car, and with
well-filled baskets of food, We have
put In some delightful days this sum
mer. Every week We took a major
trip and minor ones Intervening. Our
longest stay was at La Jolla, where We
& occupied cottages for q season. I did
have its good effects. The ,Tompkins
!. children are good swimmers. The
boys. now ten years old, are a lively
pair, good athletes and we'll behaved
children. Mrs. Tompk.ns certainly
has done a good job in heir training
Miss Lora, also, is athletic, a good
swimmer and graceful dancer. She
il a student I'm tho high school and is
a very sensible and modest young
lady.
On my way tdown town, on tho cor
ner of Eighth and "B" streets, is 8
large garage which bears in conspic.
uous letters the sign, Liberty Garage
BY w. T.SFranlGin." This Is the sam,
VT. Franklins that was formerly II
the saloon business in Grand Forks
East. Grand Forks and st. Paul. Loca
option in '89. drove him out of Crane
Forks to the East Side: thence to st
Paul a few years later. where fou;
years ago "old prohib" nailed his bus
mess to the Cross. He lost heavil.
when the order came to CLOSE up,
md simultaneously his health CAV
out. For three years he was a help
less invalid, and sought relief in trav
els here n there. He got some relic
In, Cuba and the Isle of Pines. an,
about a year ago same to San deg
to 1--we permanently, He began to picl
up when he same here: he could no
be idle very long: he must de some
thing 1to.occupy his mind. Orchard.
chicken ranches. roo6ning houses, an
apartment houses we're on his list o
vocations. While Specializing an,
scheming on what Kind of bushes
to tackle. the garage business ~referre
to, tumbled into his thands, and be
s%sechingly asked him to invest an
manage it. He did; he quickly close
the deal. and on the 1st Of March be
came the proprietor. He expected
g~ood-paying business, but it is prov
Ing to be a bonanza. The first mont
Melted him over $500. second mont
500. and since then from $500 t
500 has been the mpnthly net in
come. bill" is 'uck1ed to death,
and tho genial smile. which went int
rstirement after the prohibition driv
Of 1913, has emerged from Its ave {
gloom n again is doing business 6