{Side note} P.S. Upper & Lower berths from here to Chicago $42.00

Feby 25th Mailed letters this am to Mr. Smith & Effie. went to Union Pacific. to see about our tickets, we can leave right here from Riverside for home without going to Los Angelas saw in the paper that arrived this am, (Wed Feby 20th Herald) that on the 19th & 20th. the worst storm of the winter, all over Ontario, street cars & trains all blocked, and in the Burlington paper it said. the mail man had to walk with the mail to Freeman on the morning of the 20th. roads drifted so bad also saw in the Riverside paper that the wind storm here on Sat. night damaged the Orange show to the amt. of $200 000.

Feby 26th. Posted a letter to Grandpa called to get trunk lock. that I left to get repaired, not done yet. Paid Gas Bill it was $5.25. from Jan 5th to Feby 5th for both cooking & heating we thought it would be more as we used it quiet a lot. was over in the Park. in the afternoon, weather was fine got tired & went to a picture show at the Rubidoux it was pretty good. called a Ride for your life. a western picture also the comic one was good. called the Travelling Barber. it was a Barber shop on a motor cycle side car. and was very funny.

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