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The first marriage ever celebrated in the new colony was that of Captain Waite and Miss Lillian M. Shugart, the only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Shugart, pioneers of this section. The ceremony was performed by Rev. I. W. Atherton on April 5, 1872. There have been six children born to this worthy couple, the eldest of whom, a son, was accidentally drowned when two years and eight months old. The others are: Marion P., a graduate of Stanford University
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and now a broker in Los Angeles; Charles F., also graduated from Stanford and now connected with the Riverside Savings and Trust Co .; Lillian Martha, a graduate of Marlborough Institute; and Leilia M. and Mildred M., both attending the Immaculate Heart College in Hollywood.
Mr. Waite is connected with twenty-two corporations, among which we name the following: President of the La Mesa Packing Co. since 1894; oldest living director and one of the organizers, in 1885, of the First National Bank of Riverside, of which he was vice-president from 1885 to 1900 and then president until 1905; president of the East Riverside Water Co. for sixteen years; is director of the Artesia Water Co .; of the Pacific Lumber Co .; of the Loring Opera House Co .; president and largest stockholder in the Highland Domestic Water Co. of San Bernardino; director and stockholder in the coast line of the Santa Fe Railroad; assisted in organizing and for five years was president and is still a director, of the Riverside Savings and Trust Co. He has been identified with the orange growers' associations and other enterprises that have had for their object the advancement of the city's welfare and growth and never has been called upon in vain to aid all such movements. He has always been mindful of his duties as a citizen while advancing his own interests and has given of his time and means to beautify the city to make it the attractive place it is today for tourist and settler. In the early days of the colony's struggles he exerted an influence for good and was the means of bringing many settlers to Southern California. He has served in the city council five years, being elected from the first ward in 1906 and retired in January, 1912. During these years he was instrumental in building streets and otherwise beautifying the city.
Captain Waite is a member of Riverside Post, No. 118, G. A. R .; is a member of the Loyal Legion and vice-president of the San Bernardino Valley Division; he is a charter member of the Cham- ber of Commerce of Riverside and a loyal supporter and advocate of all of the progressive movements of that body. In their home on Mulberry street they are surrounded by comforts and luxuries that have been made possible by Mr. Waite's success in business affairs. As a man and citizen the captain is always the genial, refined gentleman, and now in the evening of his days he can look back upon a life well spent and with no regrets.
MARGARET HAZARD
An interesting talker and one of the pioneer ladies of the town of Elsinore is Mrs. Hazard, a native of England, born in Sussex county on February 3, 1829. She came to the United States with her parents in 1840, remaining in New York state four years, then
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removing to Rock county, Wis., and settling near Janesville. It was in that locality that Margaret Daws was united in marriage with Ezra Hazard in 1844. He was a farmer in that county and re- mained there engaged in his chosen occupation until his death, at which time his widow assumed the care of the place and carried it on until she decided to come to California in 1885. In company with Samuel Stewart she got together a car load of colonists from that vicinity and came to the Elsinore district, then a part of San Diego county. Here they found homes suitable and a climate very agreeable. So successful was her first venture along this line that Mrs. Hazard returned to Wisconsin the following year and made arrangements with another car load of people. She was enthusiastic over the conditions found in this section and, having sold out her belongings in Wisconsin, invested her money in property in this section and in Oceanside. In Elsinore she bought seven blocks of land and laid out town lots and was for a time engaged in the real estate business. She sold from time to time and now retains one block of her land upon which it is hoped some one will erect a sanitarium, which is badly needed in the little city.
Mrs. Hazard entered into the life of the place and was fore- most in the organization of the ladies' auxiliary of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, known as the Annex, and this body of women in conjunction with the board of trustees of Elsinore, laid out the plaza and planted trees and shrubbery to beautify the park. With her own hands she cared for the trees planted there and took a pride in aiding every movement for the upbuilding of the town. In 1891 she was appointed by the board of supervisors of San Diego county a member of the World's Fair Executive Committee to so- licit exhibits for the county exhibit at the World's Fair in Chicago, her district comprising the northern part of the county. She also attended the fair and settled some of her own personal affairs in Wisconsin on the same trip.
Mrs. Hazard was a charter member and served as president of the Women's Relief Corps in Elsinore. She became the mother of two children by her marriage in Milton Junction, Wis., with Ezra Hazard. The only one living is a son, Stewart B. Hazard, engaged in the stock business in Luverne, Minn. Since coming to Elsinore and taking up .her residence here Mrs. Hazard has been an interested spectator of the development of this section, has seen the rise and fall of property prices, and like many others, suffered financially when the "boom" burst; however she has not allowed that disaster to dismay her, but retains that optimism peculiar to the pioneer and hopes to see the place again become one of the leaders in this section of the county. In the evening of her days she can look back upon a life well spent and forward without fear, for her life has been guided by the tenets of the "Golden Rule."
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HENRY M. STREETER
No more worthy citizen has ever made his home in Riverside than the Hon. II. M. Streeter, who came to the colony in November, 1875, and who has been very closely identified with its numerous interests ever since. He was born in Heath, Mass., March 18, 1829, into the family of Charles and Rhoda (Rice) Streeter, both natives of that state, where they spent their entire lives, dying at North Adams. When their son was an infant of one year the family removed to North Adams and here the lad grew to maturity and received his schooling in the common schools until the age of eighteen years. Leaving school he learned the trade of tailor and worked at it for about ten years, when he decided to make a change. Securing a position as express messenger and mail clerk with the Boston and Albany Railroad he gave his entire time and attention to the duties of that position for the next ten years of his life. With money which he had saved during this time he concluded to embark in business on his own account and accordingly he returned to North Adams and purchased a hotel business which he conducted with moderate success until he came to California. His decision to locate in Riverside was made to avoid the rigorous climate of New England, influenced by reading the glowing accounts given by Nord- . hoff in his description of the country, also by the fact that Mrs. Streeter had an invalid brother who had settled here the previous year, having come from Chicago on the advice of physicians and being very well satisfied with local conditions. Upon locating here Mr. Streeter bought forty acres of land, part of which he put in alfalfa and the rest in oranges. With all of the early settlers the fruit business was purely experimental and likewise problemental and he met with the usual successes and failures that the others had to contend with. However, he developed a valuable property, upon which he has since made his home. To perpetuate his identity a street was named in his honor.
In Cairo, Ill., March 11, 1868, occurred the marriage of H. M. Streeter and Miss Amelia S. Noble, a native of Springfield, Vt. No children have been born to them. In politics Mr. Streeter has always been a Republican and soon after he settled in the new colony, in 1879, he was persuaded to become a candidate for the state assembly, and although the county was then strongly Dem- ocratic he was elected by a close vote. He served in the session of 1879 and again he was a candidate for re-election for the full term in 1880; was elected and was very active in the session of 1880-81. In 1890 he was elected to the state senate from this district and served until January, 1895. He did valiant service in the interests
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of his constituents in the creation of Riverside county. In 1886 he was elected a member of the board of city trustees and was made chairman of that body, serving with E. W. Holmes, M. Hoover, W. H. Haight and W. P. Russell. He was elected one of the presi- dential electors from this congressional district in 1888. In August, 1898, he was appointed postmaster of Riverside under the Mckinley administration and served until April 1, 1903. In all his public life he has ever been considerate of the interests intrusted to his care and his actions have always been open to investigation.
Mr. Streeter and his wife have been members of the Con- gregational Church for many years. He has seen the city and county of Riverside develop to its present prosperous condition, and in all uplifting measures he has been a participant. Now in the evening of his days Mr. Streeter can look back upon a life well spent, and forward to the future without fear, for he has lived his life according to the teachings of the "Golden Rule."
HON. ASA W. WOODFORD
None of the prominent pioneer families of Virginia displayed to a greater degree the qualities of thrift, courtesy, honor and stability of character than that represented by Colonel Woodford. The attributes noticeable in his own career came to him as a heritage from a long line of patriotic ancestors. With just pride he claims kinship with two of the most illustrious generals, Howe and Woodford, of the Revolutionary war. The history of these men is in part a record of the conflict in which they bore so illustrious a part. For a considerable portion of the struggle General Woodford commanded one of the ten brigades of the army south of the Hudson and his keen ability as commander won the highest praise of the commander-in-chief of the army. Several generations later another prominent representative of the family, Gen. Stuart S. Woodford, held the post of ambassador to Spain.
Notwithstanding the prominence of the family its members were not seekers of wealth nor financiers, and the earliest recollec- tions of Asa Wesley Woodford are associated with scenes of poverty and self-denial. In a humble home two miles west of Philippi, Barbour county, Va. (now W. Va.) he was born May 20, 1833, being a son of John Howe and Nancy (Minear) Woodford,
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the latter a native of the Old Dominion. The Minear family came from France to America during the colonial era and some of its members served gallantly in the struggle for independence. The only school which Colonel Woodford ever attended was held in a log cabin on Pleasant creek. Through habits of close observation and thorough self-culture in later years he has acquired a fund of information not always possessed by graduates of leading educa- tional institutions. When seventeen years of age he was employed by a cattle drover and felt very appreciative of his wages, which (to revert to an idiom of that period) consisted of "thirty-five cents a day and no dinner."
When the young cattle-herder had proved his trustworthiness he was selected for the important task of assisting to take a drove of stock to Philadelphia, a distance of four hundred and fifty miles. The trip was made during the winter of 1849 and he walked both ways, the return journey being made in eleven days notwithstand- ing the handicap of snow and mud. Twelve years later he traveled over the same road to Philadelphia and drove six hundred head of his own cattle, which he had sold to the government for the com- missariat department of the Union army. Not only was he the first man to attempt to drive stock from his part of West Virginia to the eastern markets during the Civil war, but he also continued to be one of the large dealers in stock and frequently supplied the gov- ernment with beef cattle. In his dealings with the north he was successful, but a different condition of affairs met him in 1863, when the Confederate generals, Jones and Imboden, swept across West Virginia in their disastrous raids. General Jones took from the James Pickens farm in Barbour county a herd of two hundred and fifty fat cattle belonging to Colonel Woodford and these were slaughtered for the sustenance of the Confederate soldiers during the march to Gettysburg, but the owner of the cattle received no pay except the Confederate money that proved absolutely worthless.
At the opening of the war Colonel Woodford favored the Union cause with all the ardor of his. nature and he voted against the ordinance of secession. With customary enthusiasm he quickly raised a regiment of soldiers in Ritchie county, W. Va., all pledged to fight for the government. It was the understanding that he was to act as colonel of the regiment, but he was superseded by Col. Moses S. Hall, whereupon he gave up all thought of active service and resumed the cattle business. After the war he voted the Demo- cratic ticket. During 1868 he was elected to represent Lewis county in the West Virginia legislature and in the session of 1869 he assisted in formulating the first code of the new state. Twice he was elected sheriff of Lewis county, W. Va., and in 1882 he received the Democratic nomination for senator in the tenth district, but at
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the polls he was defeated by Captain Coburn of Barbour county. In 1892 he was a candidate before the Democratic convention for governor of West Virginia. During April of that year he made a speech at Grafton before the Democratic mass convention and re- ceived the highest praise of William J. Bryan, then a member of congress, who commended the address as that of a statesman in advance of his party on financial questions. The views he then held became the leading plank in the national Democratic platform adopted four years later.
Although a resident of Elsinore since 1904 and owning one of the most beautiful places in the locality, Colonel Woodford retains extensive interests in West Virginia and still has a part of the old Barbour county homestead where he was reared. His principal holdings are in Lewis county, where he owns a valuable estate of more than one thousand acres on the Westfork river near Weston. One peculiarity of the farm is the presence of a natural gas fire in the fields and it is a common sight to see his splendid herd of Hereford cattle gathered around the fire to enjoy its warmth. Now. as always, the cattle represent the finest specimens of their breed. The farm has been a center for the upbuilding of Herefords and its influence has been felt for good throughout the country. On several occasions shipments were made from the farm to the markets of London and Liverpool, but the Colonel found the busi- ness unprofitable owing to the sharp competition abroad and of recent years he has limited his sales to the United States. In addi- tion to other enterprises he erected a large flour mill at Weston several years ago and thus founded an industry of great value to the subsequent progress of the community.
The marriage of Colonel Woodford took place in 1854 near Flem- ington, Taylor county. W. Va., and united him with Miss Rebecca Cather, daughter of Rev. Jasper Cather, a pioneer minister of the Baptist denomination. Three children were born of the union who still survive and there are also three deceased, Flora S., Clarkson J. and Bruce S. Iris Columbia, who was born in 1855, resides in the city of Baltimore. Phoebe Jane, born in 1856, is living in Warsaw. Ind. John Howe Woodford, born in 1864, is now located near Elsi- nore, where he owns a fine ranch of sixty acres under cultivation to fruit and grain. The wife and mother passed away in 1885, firm in the faith of the Baptist Church, of which she and the Colonel had been communicants from early life. Since 1864 the Colonel has been actively identified with the Masonic Order. During later years he has traveled extensively and has visited the principal cities of the United States as well as the old world, but he finds no climate more agreeable and no environment more beautiful than that of Elsinore, the chosen home of the twilight of his successful career.
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DR. KELITA DAVIS SHUGART
Among those men to whom Riverside owes a debt of gratitude, and one who was considered one of her most public spirited citizens was Dr. Shugart, who was a California enthusiast in every sense of the word. He was true to his friends and of these he had many and they were numbered among all classes. He was born in Ran- dolph county, Ind., April 13, 1829, and died in Riverside, Cal., May 10, 1897. Between these dates was spent a life that was devoted to the uplifting and healing of his fellow men.
As a boy he was reared in Randolph county and attended the public schools of his locality until he was twelve years of age. Accompanying his parents to Cass county, Mich., he continued his schooling in the select schools of that place. It was his desire to become a physician and he became a student with Dr. Bonine of Niles, Mich., who afterwards became a noted army surgeon. He finished his medical studies in the Keokuk (Iowa) Medical College in 1858, continuing practice in Iowa, in Tama county, in the vicinity of Belle Plaine, from 1853 until 1860. He then moved to that city and opened a drug store, which he conducted until he came to California in 1870. In the meantime he made two trips to the mines at Gold Hill, Colo., on account of his wife's health, who was greatly benefited thereby. While in the mining region he carried on his practice with the success that his wide experience justified. On account of Mrs. Shugart's delicate health he decided to seek a milder climate and accordingly joined the North party, who were looking for a site to found a colony in Southern California, arriv- ing in August and immediately took stock in the original associa- tion. Having accomplished the desired end he returned to Iowa and disposed of his interests and started with his family for their new home, arriving at San Bernardino on December 7, 1870. Hle was the first treasurer of the Southern California Colony Associa- tion and later was vice-president. He was a man of considerable means for that day and his financial support to all measures for the upbuilding of the new country was considered a bulwark to the company. He entered into the spirit of the times and the life of the community and it was but a short time ere he had built up a large practice in this locality. Although he had made up his mind he would give up his calling upon settling in a new location, never- theless persistent calls upon him again drew him into service and he met with financial success. He bought the second lot sold in the colony and his was the fifth family to locate here. His original place was bounded by Ninth and Tenth and Mulberry and Lime streets and here it was that the first orange trees of this section
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were planted March 1, 1871. In 1875 he traded this place to H. M. Beers for the forty acres where the Sherman Institute now stands and $4,000 cash and the water right. He partially improved this place, but finally sold it and purchased ten acres from L. C. Waite at the head of Mulberry street and here he erected a comfortable home, which remained his residence until his death. He was al- ways interested in educational matters and was a member of the second board of school trustees in the colony. In politics he never was an aspirant for official honors, but he served as a delegate to many Republican conventions and was chairman of the county convention of 1876. He was the first to urge the organization of the Universalist society here, that being his religious belief.
Dr. Shugart was united in marriage in Michigan on July 25, 1852, to Miss Martha T. Reams, who was a native of that state and was the youngest of a family of fourteen children born to her parents. Her father was of French, and her mother of English extraction. She took an active interest in her new found home and was greatly benefited by the change from her former place of resi- dence in Iowa. She survived her husband until November, 1903, when she passed away, mourned by her large circle of friends and relatives. To this worthy couple two daughters were born, Lillian, Mrs. L. C. Waite and Leilia R., who died in 1872.
Dr. Shugart was a prominent Mason, holding membership in Evergreen Lodge, No. 259, F. & A. M .; Riverside Chapter, No. 67, R. A. M., and Riverside Commandery, No. 28, K. T. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the California State Medical and the Southern California Medical societies and of the San Bernardino Medical Society, of which he was one of the principal or- ganizers. The doctor was a conspicuous figure in Riverside, was always well groomed, wore a silk hat, and was always the genteel and refined gentleman wherever he was seen. His death was a severe loss to the city he had seen grow from barren wastes to a world-renowned city. He could truly say "All of which I saw and part of which I was."
DANIEL C. TWOGOOD
As a pioneer of Riverside, Mr. Twogood has lent invaluable aid towards its development, his well directed enterprises and unwavering faith in the future of the community having encouraged his fellow citizens to confine their efforts to the opportunities pre- sented in that field. He was born December 14, 1835, in New Orleans, La., where his father, Donald H., a native of New York state, was engaged in contracting. His mother, Eliza (Edwards)
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Twogood, also a native of New York state, died in Upper Alton, Ill., in 1839, while the family were en route to the north. Daniel was then but four years of age. The father continued to New York state, where he placed his children in the care of a relative and he then returned to New Orleans to continue his business and while there met his death a few years later. This son was reared to young manhood and obtained a common school education at Lansingburg, near Troy, N. Y. In 1856 he went to Marion, Iowa, where he secured employment as a clerk in the mercantile store of Parkhurst & Marion, resigning one year later to engage in farming near Belle Plaine, Iowa, where he had previously bought a quarter section of land. He continued on this place until 1864, when he sold the farm and moved into Belle Plaine, and with his brother estab- lished a grain elevator business which was successfully carried on until 1870, when it was sold and he started for California.
After arrangements had been made Mr. Twogood started by rail for the coast, traveling to San Francisco, then a five days' trip. From there he went to San Pedro by boat, thence to Los Angeles by rail and finally by stage to San Bernardino, where he was obliged to wait three days ere an opportunity, in the form of a loaded lumber wagon, enabled him to proceed to Riverside, his destination. While he stopped in San Bernardino the people there tried to discourage him in coming to the new colony, saying there would never be any water in that part of the country, as it was never known to run up hill, for this section of the county was higher than the then countyseat. However, he had determined to locate in Riverside and their pleadings were of no avail. Arriving here he was informed that he had only to pay the government price for a parcel of land that had been reserved for him by the founders of the colony. This consisted of eighty acres of land located in the southeast part of the colony.
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