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One of the most important, if not the most important enterprise in Santa Rosa, is I. De Turk's winery. The buildings ocenpy an entire block between Railroad and Adams streets. Mr. Isaae De Turk is. we believe, a native of Penn- sylvania and commenced planting vines in 1863 and laid out a vineyard of twenty acres near Santa Rosa. Hle increased' this vineyard, and added a wine cellar. Later, to take advantage of the great quantity of grapes coming in from small vineyards in the vicinity, he established a branch winery in Santa Rosa. The Santa Rosa winery soon exceeded the home place in extent of business. A few years ago, the building be- ing wood, was partially destroyed by fire, and water being scaree, the contents of the vats were used to extinguish the flames. Mr. De Turk immediately rebuilt with brick. This building is the lower one in the rear of the main and larger cellar, and is 100 feet by 66 feet, two stories. This building is also of briek, and like the first one two stories high, but has more elevation. The two buildings with the yard,
offices and distillery oceupy the entire block, and the capacity of the establishment is 1,000,- 000 gallons, and the estimated stock of wine on hand at the beginning of this year was said to be 700,000 gallons. The cooper's shop, which is necessarily a large establishment, is on the block opposite to the winery. The winery is said to be the largest in California, that of Sena- tor Stanford, at Vina, excepted. The crushing room is furnished with two crushers and stem- mers each having a capacity of six tons an hour, fed by tramway trucks running up from the scales. The distillery is in a detached building and is fitted with two stills, one for pummace and one for wine. Mr. De Turk has been for years recognized as one of our leading viticul- turists. For two terms he has held the honor- able position of State Viticultural Commissioner for his distriet, and has always been respected as one of the most experienced and practical members of that body. The wines of Mr. De Turk are well known all over the United States, and it is no uncommon thing to see a train load of cars leave his warehouse loaded with wine for Chicago, St. Louis or New York. Mr. De Turk has gained a reputation for the purity of his wines, and has always been an uncompromising opponent of advocates of stretching, flavoring. coloring and other schemes of that demon of the wine cellar, the so-called " chemist." Mr. De Turk's great specialty is his clarets, but it is hard to decide whether his choicest product is his claret, or his Riesling or his brandy. Mr. De Turk makes sweet wines, both red and white, and sherries. Santa Rosa may well be proud of its enterprising citizen, Isaac De Turk.
ยท The Santa Rosa Roller Flouring Mills has a capacity of 200 barrels of flour a day, besides grinding meals, feed, etc., and would be a credit to any city of five times its population. This mill affords a home market for much of the grain raised on Santa Rosa's fertile plains.
The Santa Rosa Woolen Mills is an enter- prise of primary importance to this place, as it opens up a home market for the immense wool product of Sonoma County. The looms are of
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the latest design and the machinery of the most improved kind. It employs forty hands, and has a capacity of using 1,400 pounds of wool a day. The fabrics it turns out are first- class.
The Santa Rosa Tannery is the largest in Sonoma County ; its yearly product is 850,000. This industry is of great importance lere, as Sonoma is a great stock-raising county.
The Santa Rosa Planing Mill is an im- mense establishment, and of great importance, as it is so near the great lumber regions of So- noma County and as there is a large demand for the tanks, easks, ete., which it manufactures for wine and water purposes, besides the im- mense amount of building material it turns out.
The Gas Works have a capacity of 20,000 cubic feet a day. They use a Cummer engine, of 150 horse power. In the electric light de- partment are four dynamos with a combined capacity of ninety-seven lights. They are run- ning eighty-tive lights now. They use the Thompson & Houston system. They intend soon put in an incandescent dynamo to run several hundred lights at a much less expense to the consumer. The late John A. Paxton was pre- sident of this corporation at the time of his death. A. G. Murdock, secretary and super- intendent, and the Santa Rosa Bank, Treasurer.
SANTA ROSA OFFICERS.
II. W. Byington, Mayor; II. Il. Churchill, Clerk; W. F. Russell, Attorney; W. N. Seawell, Recorder; Jacob J. Lowery, Marshal; E. F. Woodward, Treasurer; R. McGeorge, Assessor; W. J. Steadman, Street Commissioner. City Council: J. W. Warboys, Orin Howell, W. J. Doggett J. F. Smith, L. W. Burris, Wm. Doran.
Conneil meets in regular session, in city hall, first Tuesday of each monthi.
Police Force -- Night Patrol: I. B. Charles, E. Gardner, W. S. Mead, S. R. Yoho.
Public Library: C. E. Hutton, President; R. M. Swain, Secretary. Mrs. Binkley, Lib- rarian. Open every day (except on Sundays), from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 o'clock r. M.
Board of Health: Dr. R. Press Smith, Pre- sident: J. J. Lowery, Health Officer.
Fire Department: J. A. Doubleday, Chief Engineer; W. Il. Lee, First Assistant Engineer; J. K. Piggott, Second Assistant Engineer; W. J. Steadman, Fire Marshal.
Board of Education: J. D. Barnett, l'resi- dent; George Hall, Secretary; L. E. Hood, As- sessor and Colleetor.
Santa Rosa Board of Trade: A. P. Overton, President : B. M. Spencer, First Vice-President; S. I. Allen, Second Vice-President; J. W. Warboys, Secretary; W. E. McConnell, Treas- urer.
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PETALUMA.
CHIAPTER XXVIII.
TOWNSHIP HISTORY-ORIGIN OF NAME-CHRONOLOGICAL-BUSINESS INTERESTS-CHURCHES-THE PRESS.
LSEWHERE mention has been made of the earliest residents and founders of Peta- luma. Also an epitome of the record fur- nished by the Sonoma County Journal from August, 1855, to August, 1866, gives the prog- ress made up to that date, and the names of most of those identified with the founding of Petaluma. We now give a resume of the most important events historic of both Petalumna Township and the city of Petaluma.
The origin or meaning of the word " Petalu- ma" is yet a mooted question, but it is agreed that it is an Indian word, signifying either "duck hills," or "little hills." Petaluma is situated at the head of navigation on the Peta- luma Creek, a tide-stream that is an arm of San Pablo Bay. The first authentic history extant of the navigation of this creek is, that it was ascended in 1776, by Captain Quiros and a party of explorers, with the expectation of find- ing in it a connecting channel between the bays of San Franeiseo and Bodega. The next anthen- tic record of a visit to this valley is that of Father Altimira, in 1823, in search of a place to found a mission. In 1836 General M. G. Val- lejo built the first house in Petaluma Valley. The building, a large adobe structure, now fast crumbling to ruins, stands in fair view three miles eastward of Petaluma. While as early as 1850 there were but a few Americans in the neighborhood of the present site of Petaluma, 16
mostly engaged killing game that abounded here in great profusion, yet the first permanent locations were made here for business and trade in 1851. Some time in the latter part of 1851, or the early part of 1852, the first move was in the direction of platting a town and of- fering lots for sale. The location was happily chosen, for the head of navigation on the l'et- aluma Creek was to the vast scope of rieh agri- cultural and grazing lands lying baek of it what the Bay of San Francisco was to the balance of the State. As population poured into the sur- rounding country it accelerated the growth and business of Petaluma. This growth has been of a steady, healthy character, and now when having reached a population of over 5,000, it ean be truthfully said that Petaluma is in as prosperous and thrifty a condition as any other city of its size on the Pacific coast. Its growth has not been spasmodic and forced, but healthy and permanent. For an interior eity of a little over thirty years' growth, the people have rea- son to be proud of Petaluma, and feel that her future growth and development will not be a discredit to her past history.
Turning to the journals of the day we eull the following, which we give in the chronologi- cal order in which we find them recorded:
November 7, 1856-Rev. A. A. Baker, pastor of the Congregational Church, makes a plea in behalf of improving the l'etaluma cemetery.
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December 5, 1856-Mr. J. Dickinson, broth- er of the afterward famous Miss Anna Diekin- son, was teaching a private school in Petaluma.
November 20, 1857-The Petaluma Ilook and Ladder Company was organized.
July 17,1857 -- The Congregational Church, Petaluma, was dedicated - Rev. J. A. Benton, of Sacramento, delivering the diseourse.
August 13, 1857-At the close of terin of the Petaluma public school, Mr. James Den- man, principal, delivered an able address.
May 14, 1857- A draw-bridge was completed at the crossing of the Petaluma Creek, on Washington street.
January 15. 1858 The first flour-mill of Petaluma commenced operations.
On the 12th of April, 1858, the California Legislature enaeted a city charter for Petaluma.
On April 23rd, 1858, the first city election was held and the following officers elected :
Trustees: W. L. Anderson. Wmn. Elder, Sam'l. Tustin, E. B. Cooper, Wm. Ordway; Recorder, William Haydon; Treasurer, L. Lam- berton; Marshal, J. II. Siddons; Assessor, Moses Arms.
Ordinance No. 1, formulated by this Board of Trustees, was promulgated on the 21st of May. Of these, the first officers of the city of l'eta- Inma, W. L. Anderson and E. B. Cooper are the only ones now living.
June 25, 1858 -- MeCune's Block, and several other substantial buildings completed in Peta- luma.
July 4, 1858 -- This was a memorable natal day in Petaluma. The eloquent orator, Colonel E. D. Baker, delivered the oration. There were banner presentations by the ladies of Petaluma to the Fire Engine and Hook and Ladder com- panies, and also a banner presentation to the Congregational Sabbath-school.
September 24, 1858-The Congregational Church procured a 600 pound bell.
October 8, 1555-The Baptist Church pur- chased a bell weighing 1,000 pounds. It is the bell used by the San Francisco Vigilance Com- mittee in 1856.
June 17, 1859 The steamer Rambler, built to run between Petaluma and San Francisco, was completed.
July 1, 1859- Colonel E. D. Baker and Le- land Stanford addressed a Republican meeting at Petaluma.
August 12, 1559-The corner-stone of the l'etaluma briek school buikling was laid with appropriate ceremonies.
September 2, 1859 The ladies of Petaluma presented a banner to the Petaluma Guards.
September 23. 1859-The celebrated traveler, Bayard Taylor. lectured in Petaluma.
October 14, 1859-Announcement was made that a new journal, the Petaluma Argus, was to be published, J. J. Pennypacker, proprietor.
December 9, 1559 -- Dr. T. A. Ilylton, a pio- neer physician of Petaluma, died suddenly while crossing the mountains to Nevada Territory.
February 10, 1860-St. John's Episcopal Church, Petaluma, was consecrated.
November 30, 1860 The schooner Elsie J. Uline, twenty-two tons burthen. built at Peta- luma, was safely launched.
December 21, 1861-A savings and loan society was organized.
April 26, 1861-A tannery was started in Petaluma by C. Il. Bailey.
February 4, 1562-Dr. S. W. Brown, one of Petaluma's most respected and esteemed citizens, and a sterling patron of education, died very suddenly.
April 9, 1862-The Legislature amended the city charter of Petaluma.
September 17, 1862 The Ortega claim to the Arroyo de San Antonio grant finally rejected.
April 15, 1563-J. C. Bradbury was found dead in his room. Ile was a brother of W. B. Bradbury, the noted composer of music. Mr. Bradbury was an architect, and built the Congre- gational Church in Petaluma and the Two Roek Clinrch. He had many friends, and was his own worst enemy. Ile sleeps in an unmarked grave in the old cemetery.
June 3, 1863-The Petaluma Guards pre- sented a sword to Captain P. B. Hewlett.
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July 4, 1863-Hon. Newton Booth delivered the oration at Petaluma.
December 23, 1863-Artemus Ward (Charles Brown), the celebrated wit, leetnred in Petaluma.
December 23, 1863-Petaluma for the first time was lighted with gas.
May 26, 1864-MeNear Brothers built a briek warehouse 150 feet square.
July 21, 1864-Rev. Doctor Bellows aeknowl- edges the receipt of 82,000 from the ladies of Petaluma in aid of the Sanitary Commission, for the relief of Union soldiers during the civil war.
September 8, 1864-The steamboat Ware- house, owned by Colonel Joshua II. Lewis, was burned, together with a large amount of freight.
April 20, 1865-Petaluma was draped in mourning on account of the assassination of Lincoln. There was a funeral procession, and Professor E. S. Lippett delivered an eloquent oration.
It may not be inappropriate here to quote the following tribute from the Petaluma AArgus of April 20, 1865:
" Fullness of speech may not be indulged, while a sable-clad nation weeps at the tomb of its mighty fallen. Pearly drops from humid eyes speak a language that tongue cannot utter, nor pen indite; the language of the heart as it lias been since the stars sang together on the mornof creation. As Mary knelt weeping by the sepulchre of the world's Redeemer, eigh- teen hundred years ago, even so now a nation mourns at the tomb of its saviour. The harsh notes of trumpet-tongued courier did not blazon his fall, but from where the boisterous Atlantic hurls its erested waves against Plymouth Roek to where the placid l'aeifie laves our golden shores, the swift-winged messenger, with the rapidity of thought, and the low cadence of sum- mer winds, told the story of the assassin's deed; and searce had the vanlted areh of Ileaven been cleft to receive his noble spirit up on high, before around a million hearts sat unmanned manhood weeping, as it is seemly that women alone might weep. Never since the earth reeled as if rocked by a mighty tempest, and the vail of the temple
was rent in twain, has mankind, universal, bled in the representative of principle so pure, so lofty, and so God-like in their adaptability to all the wants and requirements of humanity, the world over, as in the person of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Not like the meteor's fitful gleam athwart the sky, fading into the dark chaos of night, has been his going out; but as the bright orb of day sinking to rest behind the western hills leaves its last golden rays illumining the mountain gorge, and beetling eliff, so too will the light of his pure self-sacrifieing devotion to justice and freedom, irradiate the dark corners of the earth, and the history of his life, and the story of his death, will be assigned a place in the world's archives; will be read by the glare of lamps, trimmed by servile hands, and do the bidding of those who claim to rule by right Divine; will be studied by peasants on sunny plains and Alpine hills; and yet farther on, where day and night comes and goes but once a year, the fur-elad Laplander, by the amber light of the Aurora Borealis will read the story and pray that the assassin who struek him down, inay be exiled to some frigid elime, where even the rays of a polar sun may be denied him. A chieftain has fallen; his grave is in the hearts of his countrymen; let those pay lieed whose foul tongues, in unbridled license, have aspersed his name! The assassin has done your work! Leave us alone with our dead!" Thus had the mighty fallen !
" Hush, the Dead March wails in the people's ears ; The dark crowd moves, and there are sobs and tears ; The black earth yawns ; the mortal disappears, Ashes to ashes, dust to dust ; Ile is gone who seemed so great- Gone; but nothing can bereave him Of the force he made his own Being here, and we believe him Something far advanced in state,
And that he wears a truer crown Than any wreath that man can weave him.
Speak no more of his renown, Lay your earthly fancies down, And in the vast cathedral leave him.
God accept him, Christ receive him."
June 15, 1565-The corner stone of the new
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Methodist Episcopal Church was laid, Rev. M. C. Briggs officiating.
December 7, 1865 -Vice- President Schuyler Colfax visited relatives in Petaluma, and was waited upon by a large delegation of her people, to whom he delivered an eloquent address.
June 25, 1566 -- A fire occurred in Petaluma destroying several buildings, among them the Franklin and Sullivan hotels.
August 30. 1866 The boiler of the locomo- tive that was used for the carrying of passen- gers and freight between Petaluma and the " Haystack Landing." exploded at the Peta- luma warehouse, killing the engineer; Dodge, . the warehouse keeper; J. II. Lewis, the owner of the building, and a boy named Thompson. Several others were injured.
December 20, 1866-Tiburico Vasquez. the afterward notorious banditti. was arrested by city marshal. James Il. Knowles. for burglar- 1 izing a store. County Judge C. W. Langdon, sentenced him to four years at Sau Quinten. Ile served his time out, and developed into a full-fledged robber. Ile paid the penalty of his crimes on the gallows at San Jose about 1875.
January 3, 1867-A publie library was or- ganized under the auspices of the Odd Fellows society. It was finally merged into a city library, and now has several thousand volumes.
January 10, 1567 -- Win. Ordway, one of Petaluma's most widely known and successful mechanics, passed away.
April 4, 1867-The convent, school of the Catholic Church was duly inaugurated, and for many years was a prominent educational institu- tion under the direction of the Sisters of Charity.
June 13. 1867-The ladies of the Congrega- tional Church presented the Petaluma Guards, Captain James Armstrong commanding, an elegant banner.
August 1, 1867-A planing mill and sash factory was put in succesful operation in East Petaluma.
September 12, 1867-Petaluma lost one of her oldest and most enterprising citizens, by the death of Captain T. F. Baylis.
September 26, 1567-The eity of l'etalumna added a new engine to its fire-department.
September 26, 1867-Professor E. S. Lippitt started a high school in Petaluma.
October 10, 1867-Solomon Pearce, a highly respected citizen, met with a railroad accident iu Napa Valley, which resulted in his death.
March 12, 1565- A soap factory was estab- lished in Petaluma.
June 25, 1868. -- E. Z. C. Judson ( Ned Bunt- line) delivered a temperance leeture in Petaluma. July 16. 1568 -Petaluma was scourged with the small pox. There were ten or fifteen deaths.
July 23, 1868 Petaluma had a pottery in successful operation.
October 1, 1868-Petaluma was visited with a disastrous fire. The American hotel and sev- " eral other valuable buildings were destroyed.
October S. 1868-Uriah Edwards fell a victim to the small-pox. He was an old and honored citizen, having served the county in the State Legislature.
October 22, 1868 -The Mutual Relief 1-soci- ation of Petaluma was organized.
September 9, 1869-Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb visited Petaluma.
March 15, 1870 -- AA company was organized to build a theater. A fine edifice was erected and opened to the publie on the 10th of October.
April 9, 1570 -- Petaluma lost a good and valuable citizen by the death of Dr. Wmn. Bur- nett. He was a State Senator at the time of his demise.
January 21, 1571 --- Louis Barnes (colored) died at a ripe old age. He had been a slave the most of his life. Ile was esteemed by all who knew him.
July 22, 1871-The corner stone of Odd Fellows Block was laid, with appropriate cere- monies.
November 11, 1871 -- Captain J. S. Cutter, one of the firm of Baylis & Co., passed away. He had been a good and useful eitizen.
March 23, 1872 Petaluma was visited by a destructive fire which swept away $75,000 worth of property.
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April 20, 1872 -The water companies of Petaluma were consolidated, and action was taken to secure a larger supply of water.
May 18, 1872 -- This was a season of great im- provement in Petaluma. The estimated cost of the buildings erected was $225,000.
June 22, 1872-S. Levy, one of Petaluma's largest dry goods merchants, died.
July 6, 1872-A joint-stock manufacturing company was formed in Petaluma. A full ont- fit was purchased and a woolen mill was set in operation.
September 13, 1872-General Joseph Hook- er visited Petaluma, where he spent several days, the guest I. G. Wickersham, and family.
October 25, 1872 - The new Washington Hotel was completed and opened to the public. January 10, 1873 -- The Miranda claim to the Arroyo de San Antonio grant, on which Petaluma stands, was finally confirmed by the United States Supreme Court.
April 25, 1873 - Simon Conrad, one of Pet- aluma's most energetic mechanies, who carried on a large blacksmithing establishment, died.
June 27, 1873-Petaluma was visited by a destructive fire, and the American Hotel and adjacent buiklings were again reduced to ashes.
July 4, 1873 -Petaluma was again called upon to part with one of its respected and pioneer citizens, Dr. J. L. Bond.
July 25, 1873 - The last member of the old firm of T. F. Baylis & Co., Captain D. Sullivan, paid the last debt of nature.
January 2, 1874- Petaluma was again visited with a destruetive fire.
Jannary 23, 1874 -E. C. Thomas, a promi- nent citizen of Petaluma, and a son of Rev. E. Thomas who was killed in the General Canby massaere by the Modoc Indians, died in Peta- luma.
March 13, 1874 -- Rev. John L. Stephens, who had grown up in Petaluma, was most foully murdered in Ahulco, Mexico, where he had gone as a Protestant missionary. Ilis remains were brought back and now repose in Cypress Hill Cemetery.
May 1, 1874 Charles Cobb died, who was long a machinist in the foundry of C. P. Hlatch, Petaluma.
May 22, 1874 -John J. Ellis, formerly a citizen of l'etaluma, and once sheriff of Sonoma County, was frozen to death in Nevada Territory.
September 25, 1874-The First National Gold Bank of California was organized at Petaluma, with I. G. Wickerham as president, and II. II. Atwater as cashier.
January 1, 1875-I. P. Lockie, one of Peta- luma's valned citizens, passed away.
Jannary 1, 1875-The new Methodist Epis- copal Church was formally dedicated.
Jannary 15, 1875-Petaluma lost an old-time and valned citizen in the person of Deacon Jacob Gilbert.
July 6. 1875 -- The corner-stone of the new Catholic Church of Petaluma was laid with be- coming ceremonies.
September 24, 1875-C. B. Thomas, a son of Ezra Thomas, killed in the Canby massacre by the Modoe Indians, died in Petaluma.
March 3, 1876 -- The centennial building of John Pfun was completed.
April 21, 1576- - Captain C. M. Baxter, long acaptain on the Minturn line of steamers plying between Petaluma and San Francisco, died.
May 19, 1876-The Petaluma Catholic Church was formally dedicated.
July 14, 1876 -- A. C. St. John, a prominent dealer in improved breeds of stock, died.
September 22, 1876- Win. Elder died, who was one of Petaluma's most respected pioneer merehants.
September 29, 1876 -A. G. Medley, who was one of Petaluma's earliest jewelers, died.
December 29, 1876-Win. B. Spear, a prom- inent capitalist of Petaluma, died.
January 19, 1877-Stephen Payran, long a resident of East Petaluma and for many years a justice of the peace, died.
April 20, 1877 -- Petaluma has an exciting time in deciding whether or not a colored boy answering to the unusual name of " Jones," shall be admitted to the privilege of her public sehools.
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June S, 1877-Parker E. Weeks, an old-time resident of Petaluma. passed on.
August 24, 1577 -- " Cogniac," a Norman stallion that acquired the title of the - man eater," killed a man at the Petaluma Fair Grounds. Cogniac took the man and shook him like a dog would a rabbit, until he was dead. The horse was valued at $10,000. but he was a terror to Immanity.
October 12, 1577-F. D. Colton, long a law- yer of prominence in Petaluma, died in San Francisco.
February 22, 1878-J. N. MeCune, a former resident of Petaluma, but for many years a commission merchant of San Francisco, died.
March 15, 1878 D. D. Cardle, a lawyer and one of Petalmina's pioneer citizens. died.
June 14, 1875 N. O. Stafford, a pioneer res- ident of Petaluma, died at Tustin City, Los Angelos County.
August 9, 1878 --- J. M. Bowles started a new flowering mill in Petaluma.
September 6, 1878-Martin Harr, the mann- facturer of the celebrated saddle-trees bearing his name, died.
September 6, 1878 -- Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the eminent pulpit orator, delivered a lecture in Petaluma.
October 18, 1578-Petaluma sent 81,597.25 to the yellow fever sufferers of the South.
November 29, 1578-Daniel S. Lane, who for eight years had been a principal writer on the Argus staff, died.
November 14, 1979- Captain Edward Lata- pie. long of Petaluma, until elected county sheriff, died.
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