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86.	Solano sprouted food, good times in 1864 / Delaplane, Kristin [349] [ECHOS-1997-349] According to the 1864 assessment, the total value of property in Solano County was $2,629,185.12. The taxes would come to $90,766.33. About 1,000 tons of wheat and 200 tons of barley were stored in Lewis Pierce's warehouse in Suisun that early fall. In addition, a large quantity had already been shipped to San Francisco. Detailed record - Similar records
87.	Early Solano was off to races for holiday / Delaplane, Kristin [348] [ECHOS-1997-348] In 1864, for the Forth of July, Benicia had a two-mile horse race, starting at the Solano House, for a purse was $200 and a boat race between Fanny of Suisun and Lightening of Benicia. The boat race started at the Montezuma Slough and ended at the Benicia wharf. Detailed record - Similar records
88.	Plenty of attorneys to fill 'old courthouse' / Delaplane, Kristin [347] [ECHOS-1997-347] Times were good in the spring of 1864. It was noted at this time both the hospital and county jail were empty. Perhaps that was due in part to the number of attorneys in the area. Attorney M.H [...] Detailed record - Similar records
89.	Civil War-era Solano full of commotion / Delaplane, Kristin [346] [ECHOS-1997-346] The New Year's news was about the "great Christmas fight" in Silveyville. A Suisun man, a "pure Union man," was visiting those parts when a drunk "Secesh Smith", also know as "Curly Headed Smith", started looking for a fight. Detailed record - Similar records
90.	Elmira a quiet town but for trains, gunfire / Delaplane, Kristin [345] [ECHOS-1997-345] In 1883, Elmira was a relatively quiet place except when the trains came through. Therefore, citizens were more than a little alarmed to hear gunfire one day. It turned out that it was the result of the town's constable, McKinney, firing on an escaping prisoner Napa Jim. Whether or not Constable McKinney hit his target is unknown. Detailed record - Similar records
91.	Solano County life goes on at its own pace / Delaplane, Kristin [344] [ECHOS-1997-344] In 1883, the big fall event was the huge Christian Church state conference at Oiler's Grove, which lasted for many days and brought in churchmen and followers from many areas. The Davis House in Vacaville, always a hub of activity, hosted Professor Hand of the firm Rham and Hand in Woodland for about a week. Detailed record - Similar records
92.	Prosperity causes changes in Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [343] [ECHOS-1997-343] In the summer of 1883, Sen. Buck, a prosperous fruit rancher and state politician, was having a large fruit wagon built by blacksmith and wagonmaker Hugh Cernon. Buck had just been elected to be one of the vice presidents of the State Horticultural Society. Detailed record - Similar records
93.	Solano County communities busy in 1884 / Delaplane, Kristin [362] [ECHOS-1997-362] The popular saloon owned by A.B. Miller, at the corner of Bush and Depot streets in Vacaville, was the scene of a major shooting in December 1884. Louis Sohn was killed - most felt deservedly so. Sohn was greatly angered when Nap Broughton's widow married J. Walter A. Gilmore, because Sohn had been determined to run her ranch himself. Detailed record - Similar records
94.	Mail-order business was plumb hard work / Delaplane, Kristin [342] [ECHOS-1997-342] During the Depression Era . . . "The farmers weren't shipping much [...] Detailed record - Similar records
95.	Area fruit growers faced prosperity, ruin / Delaplane, Kristin [341] [ECHOS-1997-341] 'The golden age of the fruit business was 1880 to 1897. I think that apricot orchard of my great-grandfather's paid off. They started getting refrigerated cars on the railroad for shipping the stuff. Detailed record - Similar records

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