West Coast Gazetteer &
Directory ~ Watsonville, California
Santa
Cruz County, an incorporated town of about 2,000
inhabitants, is situated in Pajaro Valley on the river
of the same name, 99 miles by rail south of San
Francisco, and 20 miles south-east of the town of Santa
Cruz. It is well laid out, with streets sixty feet in
width, shaded by trees on either side, and contains many
fine brick buildings and handsome residences.
The
place maintains three excellent public schools, with an
average attendance of five hundred and fifty scholars,
and also several churches, including an Episcopalian,
Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, Roman Catholic, and
Latter Day Saints. The secret and benevolent societies
are well represented by the Masons, Odd Fellows, Ancient
Order United Workmen, Knights of Honor, and Patriotic
Order Sons of America. Two papers, The Pajaronian and
Watsonville Transcript, are published weekly.
The
valley in which the town is situated is exceedingly
fertile, producing large crops of wheat and vegetables.
Fruits of different kinds are also grown in abundance.
Communication is maintained with San Francisco and other
points, via the Santa Cruz and Southern Pacific
Railroads.
Officers,
George A. Trafton, H. P. Brassel, W. E. Peck, L. V.
Willets, and J. S. Yoacham, Trustees; G. W. Peckham,
Clerk; W. S. Keal, Marshal.
Aldridge, Connell, & West, proprietors Golden Sheaf
Flouring Mills
Alexander A, clothing
Alexander D, general
merchandise
Anderson William, cabinet
maker
Aston Frank, undertaker
Attridge & Sheehy, general
merchandise
Bank of Watsonville, J N
Besse cashier
Benjamin C W, agent Wells,
Fargo, & Co
Besse J N, cashier Bank of
Watsonville
Bowie Adam, bakery
Boyter Thomas, proprietor
Farmers' Mill
Brassel H P, blacksmith
Breen Edward, liquors
Brown A V, dentist
Byrd William, liquor saloon
Chapman J C, watchmaker
Christiansen P, billiard and
liquor saloon
Churchill C C, blacksmith and
wagon maker
Cook C A, harness and saddle
maker
Cooper Thomas S, varieties
Corralitos Water Co
Cox C J, stoves and tinware
Crowner W E, watchmaker and
jeweler
De Martini P B, general
merchandise
De St. Paul G, liquors
Dougherty J F, hats and caps
Downing J, liquor saloon
Drussel D, butcher
Eaton R W, wagon maker
Estrada M, liquors and cigars
Farmers' Mill, Thomas Boyter
proprietor
Fell A W. photographer
Fletcher H S, postmaster
Folger P, proprietor
Watsonville Theater
Ford Charles & Co, general
merchandise and lumber
Friermuth G A, stoves, tin,
and hardware
Golden Sheaf Flouring Mills,
Aldridge, Connell, and West proprietors
Green Leo, butcher
Hamilton G S, harness and
saddle maker
Harris I W, saddle and
harness maker
Hetherington H, manufacturer
boots and shoes
Holbrook L D, notary public
and insurance agent
Hopkins Henry, carriage
painter
Hopkins James, Jr, saddle and
harness maker
Ingham James, wagon maker and
blacksmith
Jessen Conrad, proprietor
Scandinavian House
Jessen J. merchant tailor
Joseph H M, bill poster
Jury G, billiard and liquor
saloon
Keith W A, hay and feed yard
Kennedy& Allison, livery
stable
Kerns John, station agent
Kidder & McEwen, livery
stable
Koehncke A, barber and baths
Lee Julius, attorney at law
Lewis A, proprietor Lewis
House
Lewis A & Co, general
merchandise
Libby J L, dentist
Lopes M S, groceries, cigars,
and tobacco
Lorentzen L, proprietor
Western Hotel
Lynam J, boots and shoes
Malbech S, shoemaker
Mansion House, Jerome Porter
manager
Mardocco P, restaurant
Martin Edward, books and
stationery
Martin E J, physician
Mattos A J, groceries
Maxim Gas Co
McAdams A, wagon maker and
blacksmith
McKeon B, wagon maker and
blacksmith
McLean N, wagon maker and
blacksmith
Mooney James, proprietor
Washington House
Morehead G A, druggist
Morris M, clothing
Noble F W, druggist
Ottenberg J, barber and baths
Padrazzi S, billiard and
liquor saloon
Pajaro Brewery, C Pahmtag
proprietor
Pajaronian, W R Radcliff
publisher
Palmtag C, proprietor Pajaro
Brewery
Peck & Harrison, dry goods
and groceries
Peckham George W, publisher
Watsonville Transcript
Peckham H F, house and sign
painter
Peckham P A, paints and oils
Pratt Ethel Miss, manager,
Western Union Telegraph Co
Porter Jerome, manager
Mansion House
Porter John T, real estate
and commission merchant
Radcliff W R, publisher The
Pajaronian
Reynolds J W, carriage maker
and painter
Richards W S, general
merchandise
Rodgers W D, physician
Rogge William, shoemaker
Scandinavian House, C Jessen
proprietor
Schmidt J H, billiard and
liquor saloon
Seevers C W, dry goods, boots
and shoes, etc
Simmons S S, physician and
druggist
Slights E T, candy
manufacturer
Smidt Carl, cigars and
tobacco
Snodgrass T, harness and
saddle maker
Snyder K, liquor saloon and
restaurant
Steen A, barber
Stewart J W, cigars and
tobacco
Stoesser Otto, groceries and
hardware
Strebost William, shoemaker
Swain H P, dentist
Taylor C E, wagon maker and
blacksmith
Trafton & Jennings, groceries
and hardware
Tuck I A, groceries
Washington House, James
Mooney proprietor
Watsonville Transcript,
George W Peckham, puhlisher
Wells, Fargo, & Co, C W
Benjamin agent
Werner F, shoemaker
Westerfield J C, harness and
saddle maker
Western Hotel, L Lorentzen
proprietor
Western Union Telegraph Co,
Miss E Pratt manager
Wiener Albert, general
merchandise
Williams J C, horse-shoer
Wright & Sewall, millinery
and fancy goods
Yoacham & Tuttle, butchers
West Coast Gazetteer
Source: Disturnell's Business
Directory and Gazetteer, of the West Coast of North
America, W. C. Disturnell, Publisher, San Francisco,
California, 1882
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