An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day, Part 102

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1038

USA > California > Los Angeles County > An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day > Part 102
USA > California > San Diego County > An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day > Part 102
USA > California > Orange County > An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day > Part 102
USA > California > San Bernardino County > An illustrated history of Southern California : embracing the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the peninsula of Lower California, from the earliest period of occupancy to the present time; together with glimpses of their prospects; also, full-page portraits of some of their eminent men, and biographical mention of many of their pioneers and of prominent citizens of to-day > Part 102

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incorporations. In politics he is a supporter of the Republican party. He is a consistent member of the First Congregational Church of Riverside, and also a member of Riverside Post, No. 118, Grand Army of the Republic.

Mr. Hart was twice married : his first marriage was with Miss Ruth Emma Woodward in 1865. She died nine years later, leaving two children: Effie D. and Mary L. His second marriage was in 1884, when he wedded Miss Anna Woodward: no children have been born from this marriage. His parents, Samuel and Sarah S. (Potter) Hart, were natives of New York. His father was engaged in mercantile life, and was well known in the business circles of Cort- land County.

AMUEL C. EVANS, one of the most prominent inen of Riverside, and who has spent over fifteen years of an active busi- ness life in conducting some of the largest busi- ness enterprises in the colony, one of which is the Riverside Land and Irrigation Company, came to Riverside in 1874 and purchased a half interest in nearly 10,000 acres of land, known as the Hartshorn tract; the land is now known as the Arlington part of Riverside and Arling- ton Heights. Captain W. T. Sayward, of San Francisco, was the owner of the other half. These gentlemen in the same year commenced the construction of what is known as the lower canal, for the irrigation of their lands lying in the valley, and also the Temescal or Tin Com- pany's tract, which they had purchased, after spending large sums of money and meeting a strong opposition from the Southern California Colony Association, whose lands occupied the valley north of theirs. In April, 1875, the River- side Land and Irrigation Company was organ- ized. Mr. Evans was the prime mover in this enterprise, and in July, 1876, was elected presi- dent of the company, a position he has retained since that date. The company under his man- agement purchased the lands and water right of

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the Southern California Colony Association, in- cluding the water right of Warm creek and the entire canal system. This gave Mr. Evans the control of the entire water system of the River- side valley, and he extended the main canals some twenty miles, and bought thousands of acres of rich and fertile lands under the irriga- tion system.

Mr. Evans has also been a leader in other public enterprises. He is president of the Riverside Land Company, a director of the Riverside Water Company, president of the Riverside & Arlington Railway, president of the Loring Opera House Company, and a lead- ing stockholder of the Riverside Gas and Elec- tric Light Company and other incorporations. There has been but few really meritorious pub- lic enterprises established in the colony that he has not been identified with, and more often the real projector of them. He is a man of wonderful business talents, trained by years of business pursuits in the East, where he was the keenest business man in the county. He is a man of broad views, accustomed to business enterprises of large magnitude, quick to con- ceive and prompt to act; has proven a desirable acquisition to Riverside and Southern Califor- nia. It is to such men and their capital that Southern California to-day stands indebted for the proud prominence she has assumed upon the Pacific coast; their brains, energy and capi- tal have made possible the wonderful develop- ment of the past decade of years, developments that have shown the resources of Southern Cali- fornia as excluding any other section of the known world. Mr. Evans has not confined him- self to business enterprises alone, but has de- voted his attention to horticultural pursuits, and is at this writing one of the largest and most successful horticulturists and viticulturists in Southern California. The well-known Evans rancho, with its 160 acres all under a high state of cultivation, is one of the results of his labors; 125 acres of this tract is in orange groves, and thirty-five acres in vineyards. This inagnifi- cent property has been built up by Mr. Evans

for his four sons, and is divided into tracts of forty acres each and deeded to them. He is also owner of other improved property, among which is the well-known Rudisill tract, and the fine twenty-acre orange grove in Arlington. His success in orange-growing is noticeable, and in some cases seeins marvelous. He leaves nothing undone that tends to secure the most profitable results. The yield from his orange groves gives him from $300 to $1,000 gross per acre. As an illustration of what can be done in his favored locality, and under his sys- tematic and intelligent care and cultivation, the following is given: One of his ten-acre groves in 1888 is producing Washington navel oranges, from seedling trees that were budded when four years old. The trees are now in fine bearing, and the crop in that year averaged $500 per acre net for the whole teu acres! His raisin crop in 1889 netted him $100 per acre for the thirty-five acres. Mr. Evans has taken the saine prominence in the social circles of River- side, as in business circles. He is a member and strong supporter of the Presbyterian church of Arlington, a charter member of Riverside Lodge, No. 282, I. O. O. F., and also a member of the F. & A. M. Politically he is a sound Republican, never an office-seeker, but a liberal contributor in supporting the best element of his party.

A brief resumé of Mr. Evans' life previous to his advent in Riverside is of interest. He was born in Fort Defiance, Williams County, Ohio, in 1823. His father, Dr. John Evans, was a native of Bourbon County, Kentucky, and was prominent in professional and business circles in Ohio and Indiana, as a physician, merchant, trader, and large real-estate dealer. Mr. Evans spent his early life in attending the public schools of his native county. In 1840 his father moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and there continued his business operations until his death, two years later. The death of his father threw the management of his business affairs upon Mr. Evans, as the acting executor of the estate. Although but nineteen years of

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age, he had received a good education, and he rapidly advanced in business talents that be- came stich a marked character of his after life. In 1845 he entered into mercantile life with his brother in Fort Wayne, which was conducted for the next three years with varying success, but not such as he desired. In June, 1848, Mr. Evans closed his business at Fort Wayne, and located in New York, and for several years was engaged as an agent for some of the largest mercantile houses of that city. In 1855 he again embarked in business under the firmn name of S. C. Evans & Co. Mr. Evans was the manager of the business, and in 1860 be- came the sole proprietor, and also established a branch in Kendallville, Indiana. In 1865 he sold out his mercantile establishments and pur- chased a controlling interest in the Merchants' National Bank of Fort Wayne, and in 1866 was elected president of the bank. He con- ducted the affairs of that bank for the next ten years, being one of the soundest and best con- dncted institutions in the State, and under his able management regularly declared and paid an eight per cent. dividend to its stockholders, free of a three per cent. tax. He was also prominent in other enterprises, and largely in- terested in real estate. He was one of the pro- jectors of the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railroad, and was the contractor and builder of fifty-two miles of the road-bed in Indiana, a work involving nearly $500,000. When Mr. Evans became interested in Riverside, he closed up the affairs of his bank, of which he owned all the capital stock, surrendered his charter, transferred his capital to the Pacific coast, and established his residence in the colony.

Mr. Evans has a family consisting of a wife and four children. He has been twice married; the first, in 1845, was his union with Miss Anna Almira Forsyth, of Manmee City, Ohio. She died in 1861, leaving two sons: John, who married Miss Jennie Crawford, and Robert R., both residents of. Riverside. His second mar- riage was in 1865, when he wedded Mrs. Minerva C. Dawson, nee Catlin, a native of

Vermont. There are also two sons by this marriage: Samnel C., Jr., and Pliny T. Both are graduates of the University of the Pacific, and are now engaged with their father in busi- ness pursuits.

APTAIN JAMES PUBLICOVER, one of the early settlers of Riverside, who has for the fourteen years preceding 1889, been identified with her hortienltural and build- ing industries. Upon his arrival in Riverside, in 1875, he purchased a ten-acre tract at the foot of Main street, on the south side of Four- teenth street, and engaged in horticulture, plant- ing citrus and deciduons fruits, grapes, etc. He also established himself in business as a painter, and in 1878 opened a paint-shop on Main street, and conducted the enterprise for three or four years. He was successful in his operations and built up one of the valuable groves of the colony, but in 1886 the increasing demand for desirable villa and town lots induced him to sub- divide his tract. He extended Main and Orange streets, and opened for building some of the most desirable lots in Riverside; his tract is known as Victoria Place. The Captain is now occupying about five acres of his original tract; the remainder has been sold and many pleasant homes added to Riverside. He has been a strong supporter of all enterprises that have built up the city, and was one of the original stockholders of the Odd Fellows' Hall Association, and other incorporations that have directed their attention to building. Mr. Publicover is a strong sup- porter of schools and churches, and was one of the first trustees of the Baptist Church in Riv- erside, and prominent in establishing that so- ciety in the city. In political affairs he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. Cap- tain Publicover is well known to the people of Riverside, and his lite among them has been such as to gain their confidence and esteem.

Mr. Publicover was born in Cape Canso, Guysboro County, Nova Scotia, in 1827. His

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father, Captain Peter Publicover, was a native of Nova Scotia, bnt of Prussian descent. He was a farmer and seafaring man, owning and commanding vessels in coasting and in deep- water trade.

The subject of this sketch received a fair education and followed in the footsteps of his father. He became a practical farmer and a thorough seaman, and npon reaching his mna- jority was placed in command of a coasting vessel; and as he became more experienced en- gaged in foreign voyages to various parts of the world. Nearly thirty years of his life was spent as a master. In 1868 he established himself in mercantile business, but three years later found him again on the seas pursuing his old calling. In 1875 he returned from the seafaring life, and decided to seek a home in the Golden State, and selected Riverside as the place best adapted to his purpose.

In 1863 the Captain was united in marriage with Miss Henrietta Kennedy, a native of Port Hilford, Guysboro County, Nova Scotia. They have but one child, Anita.

ILLIAM FINCH .- Among the promi- nent and well-known horticnlturists of Riverside is the subject of this sketch. A brief resumé of his life is as follows: Mr. Finch dates his birth in Rensselaer County, New York, in 1821. He was reared and schooled at his native place near the city of Albany, and followed the occupation of his father, which was that of a farmer. His parents, Cyrenius and Minerva (North) Finch, were both natives of New York. In 1850 Mr. Finch started for the great West, and was among the pioneer settlers of Minnesota. He first located in Ramsay County; thence went to Hennepin County, near Fort Snelling, where he was engaged in agri- cultural pursuits and stock-raising. He was a representative man of his section, and took a leading part in building np and developing the resources of his county, and was prominent in

its government, holding positions of honor and trust, serving as the County Commissioner, and as a member of the Board of Supervisors.

In 1876 Mr. Finch decided to seek the genial climate of the Pacific coast, and in that year he came to Riverside and remained until the fol- lowing summer; during that time he purchased a twenty-acre tract on Bandini avenne, at the corner of Cypress avenue, and commenced his preparations for engaging in horticultural pur- snits. He returned East in 1877, and the next year brought his family to Riverside and estab- lished himself upon his land. He is a man of practical knowledge and industrious habits. Mr. Finch entered heartily into his new calling, and combined study and research with his ex- periments in horticulture. His mistake he discovered early, and promptly corrected, and he soon had one af the most productive groves and vineyards in the colony. At this writing he lias a ten-acre orange grove in good bearing. The trees are mostly seedlings, but he has a fine variety of budded trees also, comprising Wash- ington Navels, Mediterranean Sweets, and St. Nicholas. As illustrating the success that at- tends orange-growing in Riverside, when con- dneted with the intelligent care and attention such as he devotes to it, we note the following facts as regards the yield from his orange groves :

His ten acres planted in 1867, 600 seedling trees and the remainder budded, when from six to eight years old commenced to give a con- siderable yield, and from that time have given an increasing yield of an average from one box per year from one tree. The balance of his land is producing deciduous fruits, raisin grapes, alfalfa, etc., but is being rapidly planted with young orange trees.

Politically Mr. Finch is a Republican, and has been a strong supporter of that party since its organization in 1856. He is a consistent member of the Universalist Church, and is presi- dent of the board of trustees of his church in Riverside.

Mr. Finch has been twice married, first in 1844, to Miss Angeline Kelsey, a native of New

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York. She died in 1879, leaving seven children. His second marriage was in 1881, when he wedded Miss Phebe Kelsey, a sister of his first wife. No children have been born by this mar- riage. The names of Mr. Finch's children are: Emma, Frances, Helen, Cornelia, Chiarles W., Myron and Anna. Helen is the wife of Will- iam L. Tanner, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cornelia married Dr. Quincey A. Low, of Wa- basha, Minnesota; Anna is the wife of 'Thomas R. Cundiff, a sketch of whom will be found in this volume. Charles W. married Miss Berta Battles, who is the street superintendent of Riv- erside; Myron married Miss Flora Pryne, who is residing in Minnesota.

- ILLIAM R. RUSSELL, one of the ear- liest settlers of Riverside and for many years a leading horticulturist of the colony, is a native of Holt County, Missouri, born in 1840, son of John and Margaret (Oiler) Russell, the former a descendant of a prominent Southern family and a native of Kentucky, who early in life settled in Ohio and was there mar- ried, his wife being a native of Virginia. In 1840 he moved to Missonri and settled in the county where the subject of this sketch was born. When William was fourteen years of age, his father crossed the plains for Califor- nia, locating in Solano County, where he en- gaged in stock-farming and the dairy business. lIenry, a brother of William, had preceded the family to this State in 1846; he came as a member of Fremont's command and partic- ipated in the Mexican war; he died in Solano Connty in 1862. Mr. Russell was raised as a farmer and stock-grower, being associated with his father in that enterprise until 1869, when he returned East and for the next five years was engaged in various occupations in the Western states. Returning to California he songht a desirable place to locate; and in 1875 he came to Riverside, purchasing upon his

arrival a ten-acre tract in Brockton square, and entered into horticultural pursuits. He fully improved that place and sold it for a good price in 1881. He then bought twenty acres on Arlington avenue, three miles south of Riverside, where lie established one of the finest orange groves and vineyards in the col- ony, built a fine residence, etc. He sold that place in 1889 to J. H. Dole and established his residence in the city.

His long residence in Riverside and connec- tions with her industries has made him well and favorably known. Politically he has always been a stanch Republican and a strong supporter of the Union during the days of the civil war. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and affiliates with the Riverside lodge. He was married in 1881 to Miss Mag- gie Hays, a native of Indiana. Their children are: Nellie N., Ralph R. and Killie, all natives of Riverside.

USTIN E. KEITH, owner of the repre- sentative orange properties of Brockton Square, in the Riverside colony lands. His tract is located on Bandini avenue, about one- half mile west of Brockton avenne. At that point he purchased ten acres of cultivated land in 1877 and commenced its improvement, which he has steadily advanced since that date. Upon his arrival in Riverside, in that year, he estab- lished himself at his trade of boot and shoe maker and, in addition to his horticultural pursuits, worked at that calling. He is an energetic and industrious man and has made a success in his pursuits. His early efforts in horticulture entailed the loss of time and labor, for many of the decidnous trees put in did not prove sufficiently remunerative in their products. His orange grove now contains about six acres, three and a half of which is in seedlings, about fifteen years old from the seed. These trees are very productive and give an average yield

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of $350 per acre. He has also a vineyard of two and a half acres, producing raisin grapes that give a yield of $150 per acre.

Mr. Keith is a native of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, and dates his birth in 1837. His parents, Nahum and Maria (Pratt) Keith, were both natives of that State and descendants from old families of colonial times. He was reared in Middleboro, and at an early age learned the trade of boot and shoe maker, after which he followed that calling as a journeyman, estab lishing himself in the business, which he con- dneted for some twelve years previous to com- ing to California in 1877. He is a thorough mechanic, not only at his trade, but is a good amateur carpenter, as many of the improvements in his comfortable cottage home are the work of his own hands.` He is a good neighbor, a desirable member of the community and a strong supporter of schools and churches and other organizations that tend to increase the welfare of his chosen section. On political matters he is a stanch Republican.

In 1858 Mr. Keith was united in marriage with Miss Frances Dean, a native of Middleboro, Massachusetts. The three children from this marriage are: Edward R., Lizzie M. and Anna F. Lizzie M. is married to Harry F. Skinner, a resident of Riverside.

TTLEY PAPINEAU, manufacturer and dealer in harness, saddles, buggy robes, etc., and proprietor of one of the leading business establishments of Riverside. His pro- ducts are well known in the county and his trade mark " O. P." is a sufficient guarantee for first-class material and workinanship. The subject of this sketch is a native of England, dating his birth in London, in 1846. The first ten years of his life was spent in that city and at Canterbury in attending school. In 1856 he went to Australia and joined his father, who had preceded him to that country in 1852. His father located in Sydney, and there Mr. Papin-

eau engaged in schooling until the summer of 1858, when he removed with his parents to Melbourne, Victoria, and attended school there until seventeen years of age. He was then ap- prenticed at the harness and saddlers' trade, and after serving his apprenticeship worked as a journeyman in that city until 1874.

In that year he emigrated to the United States, and upon his arrival in California located in Stockton. The next year he decided to seek a home in Southern California, and came to Los Angeles, where he obtained employment at his trade with Bell & Green, and later was manager of a well-known harness shop of William M. Osborne. In 1882, seeking a desirable location in which to establish himself in business, he came to Riverside, and in February of that year opened a harness establishment on Main street, between Ninth and Tenth streets. May 1, 1890, he removed to the new store on Eighth street, in the Daily Press building, and Mr. Papineau, by the excellent character of his work and materials and liberal dealing soon secured a large patronage. Mr. Papineau is well known in Riverside and throughout the county as well as in Los Angeles. He is a thorough mechanic and first-class business man, and by his industry has built up a profitable trade. He is a pro- gressive citizen and has proven a desirable ac- quisition to the business and social circles of Riverside. Mr. Papineau is a strong supporter of schools and churches and has for years been junior warden of All Saints' Episcopal Church of Riverside. He is also prominent in the fra- ternal societies, being a member of Evergreen Lodge, No. 259, F. & A. M., also a member of the lodge, encampment and eanton, I. O. O. F., and also a member of the Rebekalı degree lodge of the same order. In political matters he is a supporter of the Republican party.

Mr. Papineau is the owner of a pleasant resi- dence on the corner of High and Ninth streets. He was married in 1880, wedding Miss Mary Hunt, the daughter of John and Mary (Rudd) Hunt, well-known residents of Los Angeles. Her parents are both natives of England.

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From the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Papineau there are three children living, viz .: Lou A., Alice H. and Glen. The first child died in 1884, at the age of two and one-half years. The par- ents of Mr. Papineau, John and Elizabeth (Richardson) Papineau, are of English birth. His father spent many years in business pursuits in Australia, but he is now a resident of River- side.

AVID G. PARKER, D. D. S., a popular dentist of Riverside and well known in professional circles of that city, is a native of Alabama, where he was born in 1850, bis parents being Peter and Nancy (Blackshear) Parker; the former a Northern man by birth, a descendant of the old colonial families of Mass- achusetts, by occupation a planter; the latter of German descent, the arrival of whose forefathers in this country antedates the Revolutionary period. When the Doctor was a mere lad his parents moved to Mississippi, settling in Clarke County, where he received his education, closing his studies at the Marshall College in Marshall, Texas, at the age of eighteen years. He then learned telegraphing and accepted the position of telegrapher and station master on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad at De Soto, Mississippi, where he remained for several years; during his spare time he educated himself and devoted much attention to the study of dentistry. He is pos- sessed of untiring energy and perseverance, characteristic of. and undoubtedly inherited fron, his New England ancestry; and, being de- termined to educate himself in a profession that he had chosen as a life occupation, he songht the schools of the North, and in 1880 went to Indiana and entered the Indiana Dental College at Indianapolis. He graduated with honor from that institution in 1882 and received his diploma as Doctor of Dental Surgery. He then established himself in the practice of his profession at Opelousas, Louisiana, where he re- mained until 1887. His failing health prompted

him to seek his home in a more desirable climate: accordingly he came to California and located at Fallbrook, San Diego County. He resided in that place until the fall of 1888 and then established his residence at Riverside. He came to that city with the reputation of a skillful and educated dentist, and established his office in the Hamilton block on Main street, between Eighth and Ninth streets. He is a gentleman of kindly, genial disposition and courteous in manner, and at this writing is fast gaining a lucrative practice.

Dr. Parker has cast his fortunes with River- side and is building up a comfortable and pleas- ant home on Cridge street in Hall's Addition. In 1879 the Doctor was married to Miss Lulu D. Blackshear, a native of Alabama. They have three children, namely: Ashton J., Theo- dore K. and Mary Lulu.

HARLES F. PACKARD .- Among the well-known residents of Brockton square in Riverside is the above mentioned gen- tleman. He is the owner of twelve acres of land located on the east side of Bandini avenue, about two and a half miles south of the busi- ness center of Riverside. This land was pur- chased by him in 1876 and its improvement and cultivation carried on by his direction until March, 1881, when he established his residence npon it. The first planting of trees was largely of deciduous fruits, but he has in later years caused most of those to be removed and re- placed by citrus fruits. He has three acres of old trees that are in good bearing; the balance of his land, except about two acres in vineyard, is in budded trees, of the Washington Navel and Mediterranean Sweet varieties. Since 1881 Mr. Packard has personally attended to the care and cultivation of his orchards, and has also been engaged in the nursery business, furnishing some of the most approved nursery stock in the valley. He is a successful horticulturist, and is rapidly building up one of the repre- sentative orange groves of his section.

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Author: Lewis Publishing Company Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1038

Author: Lewis Publishing Company
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1038