Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1908 — Letter from Merle Benjamin. [ARTICLE]

Letter from Merle Benjamin.

C. Merle Benjamin, who recently moved to California with his mother, Mrs. C. L. Benjamin, and niece, Marie Grubb, writes back to the Republican under date of Dec. 10th, as follows: “We arrived 0. K. in California and mother and Marie like It very much. We bought a nice five room house, modern in every respect and in good location. We have had a few rains but only enough to make things lively and bring out the grass. This is the greatest place to live on earth. Everyone has lost his head over the gold field which has been opened up 35 miles east of San Diego. Living expenses are not much more here than at Rensselaer. Things are on the boom and have been ever since Taft was elected. The climate is fine and seems to agree with the folks. I have a good place on working rentals and real estate with one of the oldest firms in San Diego. Please send the paper to our new address which is 250 Cleveland ave., as we can not get along without it Best regards to our many friends In Rensselaer.”