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On August 30 the following persons met at Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gresham's, at Lanesville to celebrate Mrs. Gresham’s birthday and also their wedding anni versary. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Lyskowinski and two chil dren, Wayne and Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Green and son Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zabel and two children, Dorothy and Mildred, Charles Tabler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Sims and two children, Dorothy and Clara, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bailey and two children, Florence and Richard, Louis Husgang and family, Dal Yeager and family, George Simler and family, Walter Yeager and family, Mr. and Mrs. Link Reagan and son, Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gresham and two children, Henrietta and Ralph, Pete White and family, Dr. and Mrs. Tea ford and two children, Evaline and Bernice, G. G. Schafer and wife, Mesdames Charles Messing, John Henry, C. Stanley, Charles Gresham, Will Arnold, and daughter, Lucile, Nannie Allen, Bob Allen, Mrs. Sallie Benson, Mrs. John Ehalt and daugh ter Edith, Misses Mary and Katie Eisert, Wilma Leitch, Helen and Georgia Benson, Cora Lee, Clara and Gertrude Girdley, Nellie Lotich, Lena Knoell, Marie Schafer, Messrs V. 8. Markwell, Allen Benson, Leslie Bry ant, Willie Hussing, Ivan Tabler, Frank Lotich and others. Ice cream, lemonade and cake were served. She received many useful and beautiful presents. All left at a late hour wish ing Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gresham many more such occasions. One who was there. James A. McRae Writes We are in receipt of an interesting and most welcome letter from our long time friend, James A. McRae, now of Los Angeles, California, where he is engaged in the real estate business. Mr. McRae inclosed a check for a suffi cient sum to pay his subscription to the Democrat up to Jan. 1918. Among other things Mr. McRae says in his letter: We always take pleasure in reading our home paper. While we are three thousand miles away, that does not signify that we lose interest, in our home county. If my health had not failed, I would have still been a resi dent of Harrison county. I like Indi ana, and also Indiana people. I think there is no better people on earth than Hoosiers. Los Angeles, has now a population of six hundred thousand, and growing very fast. The oppor tunities in southern California, for young or middle age men are great. There is no reason why men of the caliber of Bud Stover, Charley Webber, Ivan Eckert, and many others, that I could name should not make good, in this country. Fruit does exceedingly well here, and many parts of it is well adapted to Alfalfa. The ranchers tell me they cut seven and eight crops each year, and average about one ton at each cutting. The average price of the day is about twelve dollars per ton. Some years the price is higher. The Climate here is such that the poultry business is very profitable. There is never frost enough to freeze the chickens and they are usually healthy. The men who are in the poultry busi ness seem well satisfied with their business. There are men here that have as many as twenty five thousand chickens on their ranch. Eggs are always a good price here, the price ranging from thirty to fifty cents per dozen. And in winter I have known the retail price to be seventy cents. Feed for chickens is not much more expensive here than in Indiana. At the rate that Los Angeles is growing it will be many years before the poul try business can be overdone, if ever. There are so many thousands of tourists that spend part of each year here, and as that class, are consumers, and not producers, it will always have a tendency to hold prices at a good figure. My health has improved greatly since coming here. Business has been dull here for the last year, though it is some better now. My daughter, Edna, has been very sick for sometime, and is not much better at this writing. Mrs. McRae is well and is well satisfied. She has formed quite an extensive acquaintance and among the best people. The part of the city that we live in is largely a resident district. The most of the people own their own homes, and are of a sociable disposition. We have excellent car service and only eighteen minutes to center of the city. Should any of my friends, in Harrison county come to Los Angeles, I will be pleased to have them call and see me. My Residence No. is 4627 Kingswell, Avenue, Los Angeles, California. With best wishes to all, I remain your friend as ever, James A. McRae. Editor: Mr. McRae was for many years one of Harrison county's leading citizens. He taught school, was trustee of Taylor township, and County Clerk, and he has thousands of friends who will enjoy reading his letter. The Editor of the Democrat was his fellow teacher, taught under him when he was trustee, campaigned with him and was intimately associated with him for years, and we are sure we speak the sentiments of many of Harrison coun ty’s best citizens when we extend to Mr. McRae and his family our best wishes and our sympathy to his re spected daughter, Miss Edna, who is quite ill.
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Corydon Democrat
Corydon, Indiana, US
Wed, Sep 08, 1915
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