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 42

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 42
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William E. came to California in April, 1876, going to Eureka, Humboldt County, where as night clerk he entered the Vance House, but before nine months had passed he was so pro- moted as to be put in full management. He was married in Eureka, March 12, 1879, to

Miss Emma Williams, a daughter of Hon. George Williams, who had large interests in sheep and cattle ranches. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley came to San Diego in 1880. He leased the Horton House, purchasing furniture and fix- tures, and started a first-class hotel, where other landlords through lack of knowledge or incom- petence had made perfect failures. This hotel was built by A. E. Horton, the " Father " of the town, in 1870, when jack rabbits raeed through the streets, with only here and there an isolated small house upon the town site. The hotel, which faces the Plaza, has a frontage of 200 feet on D street, reaching from Third to Fourth streets, and two and one half stories high. The house is sixty-five feet deep on Third street and 100 feet on Fourth Street, with a 200-foot wing extending back from the center of the building, and has 125 sleeping rooms. Mr. Hadley began with no financial backing, but with practical knowledge and with good common sense, and is now recognized as one of the best financiers and hotel managers on the coast, and owns the best property in San Diego. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley have two chil- dren: Fred E., born December 25, 1880, and Nell, born February 27, 1883.

Mr. Hadley is a member of I. O. (). F., Hum- boldt Lodge, No. 76, of Eureka, and of Centen- niał Encampment, No. 58, at San Diego.

OHN MITCHELL, of Oceanside, was born in Cuba, Ohio, November 11, 1833. His father, James Mitchell, was born in Penn- sylvania, in 1808. His grandfather, Thomas Mitchell, was born in Maryland, in 1785. His great-grandfather was a soldier in the Revolu- tion, and lived to be ninety-eight years of age. He was of English descent. His inother, Luana (Sattler) Mitchell, was born in Virginia in 1815. They had a family of five children, of which the subject of this sketch was the oldest. He was educated in the public schools. He engaged in farming for a time, and then became a stock-

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buyer, which he followed for twelve or fifteen years. He then came to California and located 320 acres of land at Fall Brook in 1876. There were very few settlers at that time in the coun- try, and these did nothing but raise a few sheep and a few bees. Mr. Mitchell remained on the farm ten years, improving and cultivating it. He planted oranges and other trees, and raised plenty of fruit and grain without irrigation. He was the first to demonstrate that fruit could be raised without irrigation. People came from San Diego and other places to see his farm, and his fruit was sent East as samples of what could be raised here. When he located the land it was considered to be worthless, but after ten years he sold it for $17,000. After selling out, he spent some time at San Diego, and then came to Oceanside in the fall of 1887. He has purchased property in Oceanside, San Diego and Otay. His home is on the shore of the Pacific ocean. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, which he joined about thirty years ago, and has taken the Commandery degree. He married Miss Josephine Moore, of Ohio, who was born in 1844.

R. HARRISON E. STROUD is a prom- ising young physician and surgeon of Oceanside, and in connection with his practice owns and manages a drug store. He is a native of Birmingham, England, born De- cember 22, 1856. The earliest knowledge he has of his ancestors is that they came from Normandy with William the Conqueror. The name Strond is one of the oldest in England. His mother, Annie L. (Layton) Stroud, was a native of England also. His father was a lamp manufacturer for many years. His mother's father was a wholesale dealer in Clure, near Windsor, England. His parents had a family of twelve children, of which the subject of this sketch was the seventh. It is said that the seventh son is either a fool or a doctor, and our Doctor, having his choiee, chose to be the lat-

ter, and the results have proven that the choice was well made. He received his education first in King Edward's School, Birmingham, which King Edward endowed. It is a magnificent strneture, built of huge blocks of stone three feet square, and the floors, both up and down stairs, are of stone. After coming to America he graduated at the State University of Colo- rado. In 1884 he engaged in the practice of his profession at Grand Junction, Colorado, and while there held the offices of County Physician, County Superintendent of Schools, and County Coroner. He was also surgeon of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. From there he went to San Diego, and in 1888 he opened his drug store at Oceanside, where he still continues the practice of medicine. He owns town lots and ranch land, and is interested in all that pertains to the well-being of Oceanside. He is a mem- ber of the Episcopal Church. The Doctor is not only a nice business gentleman, but he is a physician and surgeon of excellent talent and ability.

CHAUNCEY HAYES is a leading citizen of Oceanside and Sonth Ocean- side, and one who has all the life and vim of a first-class active business man. He was born in Los Angeles, April 27, 1853, and was educated in Sonth Pasadena at a pri- vate school and afterward at the Santa Clara Col- lege. In December, 1869, his father removed to San Diego, and he read law in his father's office. He remained here until 1875, when he was married to Miss Felipa Marron, who was born in San Luis Rey, San Diego County, Cali- fornia, January 23, 1857. She was the daugh- ter of Silvester Marron, who was born and raised in California, and married Miss Lenora Osuna. After Mr. Hayes' marriage he removed to San Luis Rey, where he engaged in locating Govern- ment and State lands. He traveled all over the country in this business. Then he engaged in in farming and teaming and drew freight from

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San Diego to San Luis Rey. After that he en- gaged more fully in the real-estate business, and was Justice of the Peace, but resigned this office before the expiration of his term. From 1878 to 1882 lie was a mail-contractor, having several important routes in this county and in the northern part of the State. When he found that the railroad was going to be located here, he purchased 1,240 acres of land between Ocean- side and Carlsbad on the line of the proposed road and on the ocean front. He was Post master at San Luis Rey for a while under Post- master-General Howe in 1884. Abont that time the railroad was built from San Diego and Oceanside was started. He then removed his office to Oceanside and drew the petitions for all the road districts, the school districts, and made preliminary arrangements for the mail routes, and had them started. He had an inter- est in the Oceanside Star and put in a steam press and sold it to Mr. Whaley. On the eighth of March, 1888, he established the Oceanside Diamond, which he afterward sold to Mr. H. McPhee. It is now published at Perris, and is known as the Valley Union. While Mr. J. Chauncey Hayes has been so actively engaged in public and private enterprises, he has not been neglectful of home and its interests, and the command " Multiply and replenish the earth " has been faithfully obeyed by him. Mr. Hayes is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and a member of the Catholic Church. He has held the office of Deputy County Assessor, and is and has been for many years Deputy County Clerk, and is a Republi- can in politics. Oceanside has no better friend nor more solid active business man.

OBERT ALLISON, one of San Diego's pioneers, was born March 10, 1814, in Washington County, Ohio, his parents being Charles and Hester (Stull) Allison. The father, of Scotch-Irish descent, was a soldier in the war of 1812; the mother, of German de-

scent, was born in 1794, in New York State. They had eight children, four of whom are dead; the living arc: Robert, Josiah, Napoleon and George. Robert, the subject of this sketch, remained on the farm with his parents until twenty-one years of age, when he became a boatman, carrying produce down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers; in this business he continued about seven years. He then removed to Illi- nois, settling in Warren County, where he en- gaged in milling, sawing lumber and grinding flour. A year later he removed to Marion County. Iowa, and took up 320 acres of land. He built a log cabin ou it, fenced eighty acres, and in 1850 sold it. He then came to Califor- nia, crossing the plains with his wife and one child, arriving at Placerville in the latter part of September. Soon after he went to Sacra- mento, where he kept hotel for a few months; he then settled on a grant and followed farming for a few years. He supposed he had settled on Government land, but finding that he could not get a title, he returned to Iowa, remained a year and then once more crossed the plains to California, bringing with him 600 head of cat- tle. He settled near Vacaville, Solano County, purchased a grant and entered 320 acres of Government land. In addition to this he pur- chased 1,000 acres at $1.25 per acre here, and engaged in farmning and cattle-raising. He had over 1,000 head of graded cattle. In the fall of 1868 he sold out and removed to San Diego, purchasing 3,000 acres of the ex-Mission grant. He then bought cattle and engaged in ranching and butchering. His sons are now running the butcher shop.

Mr. Allison was married to Miss Tempa Waterman, born July 21, 1815, in Morgan County, Ohio, daughter of Allen Waterman, a farmer and a miller. They were married in 1837. They have had eleven children; three sons and one daughter still survive, viz .: Ben- jamin Franklin, born in 1848, at Red Rock, Iowa; Joseph A. and Josephine A. were born June 25, 1852; Juan M. was born March 12, 1857, in Solano County. California. Mr. Alli-

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son is a temperance man and a public-spirited citizen, ever ready to contribute liberally toward anything that will advance the interests of San Diego.

T. BLACKMER was born at New Brain tree, Worcester County, Massachusetts, February 14, 1831, son of Lewis and Naucy (Keep) Blackmer, both natives of Massa- chusetts, and sterling New England people. They had twelve children, six sons and four danghters living; the subject of this sketch was the third in birth and the eldest son. Leaving New Braintree in early life, he resided in North Brookfield until he was twenty-one years of age, when he began drifting about until 1858, when he went to Chicopee, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1862, when he enlisted and was elected First Lieutenant of Company A, Thirty- seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, the entire company being enlisted from the town of Chicopee. The regiment went to Washington in July, 1862, where they encamped until Octo- ber 1, when they were ordered to the front in Virginia, under command of General George B. McClellan. Owing to severe illness he was obliged to resign in the latter part of Novem- ber, same year, and returned to his home at Chicopee, where he remained until 1867, when he went to Chicago and entered into the sale of inusical instruments, also teaching music. He did a profitable business nntil 1871, when the great fire of Chicago burned out his entire stock. In 1873 he came to southern California, living for thirteen years at National City, and doing business in San Diego. From 1873 till 1876 he taught music, then opened a music store in connection with A. Schneider, who carried a general stock of books and stationery. In 1888 he sold out his interest in the business, and now devotes his time to the closing of the old business. He has been somewhat interested in public affairs, and for two and one-half years has been County Superintendent of the Schools.

He also represented the county in the conven- tion which framed the new constitution of the State in 1878. The convention was held at Sacramento, and continued from September, 1878, to March, 1879.

Mr. Blackmer has two children, both married and residing in the East. His mother resides in New Haven, Connecticut, at the age of eighty-six years; his father died in 1871. Mr. Blackmer has always been a Republican, is active in all subjects of political advancement; is a member of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, is Past Master of San Diego Lodge, F. & A. M., and is now serving his second term of four years as Supreme Representative from Califor- nia to the Supreme Lodge of K. of P.

ARCO BRUSCHI, hotel proprietor, San Diego, was born in the province of Parma, Italy, December 26, 1840; his parents are natives of Italy. Marco was the youngest of a family of seven children, five sons and two daughters; he came to America in 1860, landing at New York; after a few days he em- barked for the Isthmus of Panama, taking the steamer from there to San Francisco. He went at once to visit a brother who resided at Colter- ville, Mariposa County, who conducted a gen- eral mercantile business. Marco entered his store as clerk, remaining about two years, when he went to the mining districts in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties, taking up claims and follow- ing placer mining for two-and-a-half years, then prospected in quartz mining; a company was formed and a crusher erected, but meeting with no favorable results he went to Colorado as manager of the Delphina mines. In 1869 he quit mining, and coming to San Diego started a general merchandise business under the firm name of Marco Bruschi & Co., which in 1874 was changed to G. Ginacchio & Co. Marco retained his interest and continued with the firm until 1880, when they sold their entire stock. They were the leading merchants in town and

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carried a stock of $80,000. After settling the affairs of the business, in 1883, Mareo leased ground and erected a hotel on the corner of I and Fifth streets, which he now occupies.

In 1882 he returned to his native country for a short visit and was married while absent to Columba Rossi, of Parma, Italy, on Deeem- ber 22, 1882. She returned with him to his California home. They have two children: An- gelino and Anton. Mr. Bruschi is a member of the Encampment of Odd Fellows, resident in San Diego.

PIRAIM W. MORSE, a prominent pio- neer and able business man of San Diego, was born in West Amesbury, Massachu- setts, October 16, 1823, in the house in which his father and great grandfather had been born before him. The building is still standing, over 200 years old. John S. Morse, the father of Ephraim, held many of the offices of public trust in his native town. The family originally were from England. Ephraim's mother, Han- nah Weed, was also a native of Amesbury, as was her father, Ephraim Weed, who was town clerk there for many years, as well as his son after him.

In 1849 Mr. Morse joined a company of 100 persons, mostly his neighbors, to come to Cali- fornia. Purchasing the ship Leonore, they sailed from Boston February 4, and landed at San Francisco July 5. After disposing of the ship, Mr. Morse went up on Feather river and mined for gold until March, 1850, when he was taken sick and returned to San Francisco. After re- covery he came to San Diego on a sailing ves- sel, in company with Levi Slaek, bringing with them a general assortment of merchandise. They opened a store in what was then called New San Diego, in a building which, as well as the stock, was shipped from Boston. This building when set up measured 20 x 30 feet, and they slept in the loft thereof. In the fall of 1851 Mr. Morse went East by the way of

Central America, and married Miss Lydia A. Gray, and returned with her to San Diego; and while he was absent East, his partner, Mr. Slaek, was killed by the Indians. He was visiting the hot springs at Warner's raneh, in company with other white men, when the Indians engaged in a revolt, and killed all of them. The Govern- ment troops thereupon went out from San Diego, subdued the Indians, brought baek the guilty ones, and they were hung.

Mr. Morse formed a partnership with Thomas Whaley, whose sketeh appears elsewhere, and they kept a general supply store in one of the old adobe houses in Old Town. Three years afterward they divided their stock, and Mr. Morse took his share across the street and carried on business there alone until 1859. He then engaged in the sheep business at Palomar, in partnership with Joseph Smith; they eulti- vated about 100 aeres of land, and kept about 3,000 sheep and 100 head of cattle. In 1861 he returned to San Diego and resumed mercan- tile business, and also aeted as agent for Wells, Fargo & Co., on the northwest side of the .Plaza. In 1869 he sold out to Whaley & Crosthwaite, and moved down to Horton's addi- tion, and operated in real estate, mostly on his own aeconnt, and fortune smiled upon him most kindly. In 1870 he assisted in establishing the first bank in San Diego County, which was finally merged into the Consolidated Bank. When first started, Mr. Morse was elected its treasurer and one of the directors, and is now vice-president of the Consolidated National Bank, and president of the Savings Bank of San Diego County. In company with Mr. Pierce he built the Pieree-Morse bloek, and in connection with Messrs. Whaley and Dalton, the Morse. Whaley & Dalton bloek, two of the largest and most substantial business bloeks in the city. He has built a residence on the cor- ner of Tenth and G streets, which is a cozy and delightful place. On the premises there is a palm tree, planted in 1872, and now measuring nine feet in eireumference around the trunk.

Mr. Morse has been prominently connected

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with nearly all the public enterprises inaugurated in San Diego; among others may be mentioned the San Diego & Gila Railroad Company, which in 1856 made the first survey from San Diego to the Colorado river; the San Diego & Los Angeles Railroad Company, which made the first railroad survey between San Diego and Los Angeles; the Fort Yuma wagon road, built over the Jacumba mountains at a heavy cost: the inauguration of the enterprise which culmi- nated in the building of the California Southern Railroad, now a portion of the Santa Fé system; and the San Diego Fiume Company, which, at a cost of over $1,000,000, has brought water from the Cuyamaca mountains, fitty iniles dis- tant, to supply the city of San Diego, and for irrigation.

Mr. Morse has been elected City Treasurer several times; has been Justice of the Peace, Associate Judge, City Trustee for many years, and County Treasurer. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has been treasurer of the lodge here for twenty-one years; is a mem- ber of the Unitarian Church, a liberal citizen and a useful business man.

Mr. Morse's first wife, a daughter of William Gray, was a native of Amesbury. By that marriage there was one child, Edward W., born in San Diego. Mrs. Morse died, and Mr. Morse afterward, in 1867, married Miss Mary C. Walker, from Manchester, New Hampshire. She is a member of the Unitarian Church, and of the Woman's Exchange and Ladies' Annex to the Chamber of Commerce.

ILLIAM GOLDBAUM is one of the leading merchants of Oceanside. He was born in Grabow, Prussia, July 12, 1855. His father, L. Goldbaum, is a commis- sion merchant at that place. His mother, Rebecca (Marks) Goldbaum, was born in Prus- sia. They were the parents of seven children, six of whom are living; four of them now re- side in this vicinity-two in Oceanside and two

in San Luis Rey. Mr. Goldbanm was educaated at a college in Ostrowo, and when through with college he became clerk in a wholesale shawl and silk store, where he remained five years. In 1877 he came to San Luis Rey, California, where he remained for seven years, and clerked for several different stores. He was clerk for his brother for four years, but in 1887 he bought his brother out and continued the store at San Luis Rey, and also opened another general merchandise store in Oceanside, both of which he is still running, and numbers among his customers the best people of the city, and enjoys a good business, his trade extending several miles out of the city. He resides at Oceanside. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias, to the Odd Fellows, and also to the En- campment. His brother Albert has charge of the store at San Luis Rey, and his brother, Max is with him in the store at Oceanside. Their stock fills a double store. They are good business men and have been quite successful.

DWARD W. BUSHYHEAD, one of the most prominent pioneers of Southern California, was born in Cleveland, Ten- nessee, March 2, 1832, the son of Rev. Jesse Bushyhead, a Baptist minister. His grand- father was a Cherokee Indian, whose Eng lish name was Bushyhead. The maiden name of his mother, a native of Tennessee, was Eliza Wilkerson.

The subject of this sketch began to learn the printers' trade in 1844, working in the Indian Territory and at Fort Smith, Arkansas. In 1850 he crossed the plains to California, stop- ping near Placerville, El Dorado County, where he engaged in mining, and a year afterward removed to Tuolumne County, and followed min ing there for two years, and afterward in Cala- veras County. In the latter place he engaged in printing until 1868, when he came to San Diego, bringing with him the printing-office material, with which was started the San Diego

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Union. Soon afterward it was purchased and published about one year by C. P. Taggart and Mr. Bushyhead. Then Mayor Gunn bonght Mr. Taggart's interest, and the company estab- lished the daily edition. In 1873 Mr. Bushy- head sold his interest also to Mayor Gnnn, made a visit to the East, and then worked on the Union here until 1875, when he was appointed Deputy Sheriff. This office he held until 1882, when he was elected Sheriff by the Republican party. He was re-elected in 1884: was nomi- nated both times by acclamation.

He is now a member of the printing firm of Gould, Hutton & Co., having purchased an interest in their business July 1, 1889. He became an Odd Fellow in 1864; and he is also a Knight Templar. He built his residence at number 1146, corner of Third and Cedar streets. Was married in 1876 to Mrs. Helen C. Nichols, who was born in the State of New York Angust 13, 1839. Mr. Bushyhead is a hard worker, a generons man and a warm-hearted friend.

RAFFI was born at Fontana Chiosa, Italy, November 11, 1845, his parents being natives of Italy. Being an enterprising boy he left his native country at the age of twenty-one years and came to America, landing at New York and starting immediately for the Isthmus, taking the steamer from there to San Francisco, where he landed after a comfortable voyage. He fonnd friends there and with them went to Colterville, Mariposa County, where he followed placer mining, at which he met with no more than reasonable success. In 1868 he left the mines and went to Snelling, where he entered service as clerk, but after two years he went to San Diego city and immediately opened a grocery and fruit store on the plaza, changing his location as the city advanced and improved mutil 1886, when he came to his pres- ent stand at 557 Fifth street. He carries a stock of fine groceries, valued at about $8,000.

Mr. Raffi married Mary Verlague April 8,

1882. She is a native of France, but then resided in San Diego. They have three chil- dren, two daughters and one son. Names in order of birth being: Italie, Angust and Eliza- beth.

HOMAS HOGUE was born in Greenville, Georgia, February 29, 1824. His father, Jonathan N. Hogne, was a native of Scot- land, and settled in New Baltimore, Maryland, and from there reinoved to Georgia. His mother, Sarah (Brady) Hogne, was born in Philadelphia. They had a family of twelve children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the youngest. He was educated by his father, who was a school teacher. After his edu- cation was completed he removed to Arkansas, where he was a farmer and carpenter for awhile, and in 1852 he started across the plains for Placerville. He got there in the spring of 1853 and engaged in mining, which he followed for five or six years. He found plenty of gold and took out for his interest $35,000 in tive months. He still retains interests in the mines. He then engaged in the photograph business. He was in San Francisco at the time of the Vigilant Committee, and took pictures of the prisoners for them. At that time Judge Terry was in prison for stabbing a man and his picture was taken along with the rest. Mr. Hogne went from there to the Sandwich Islands and took many views of the scenery, and sold them in San Francisco for a large sum of money. At this time his health became impaired by the chemicals and he quit the business. He then speculated in mines in Australia, Nevada. An independent company volunteered their services to the United States to operate against the In- dians. Captain Vasha was their captain. He was a nephew of Colonel Dave Buel of Nevada. Mr. Hogne was in the service about eighteen months. In returning to his ranch, and while qnite near it crossing the creek he was shot by the Indians. The ball entered his side, tore its way up

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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