1875/11/01

The German Lutheran Church - The plans for the German Lutheran Church will be ready in the course of a week, when the

contract will be let, and work commenced immediately. Geo. Frahm has informed us that the tower will be higher than the

one on the Baptist Church the two spires will give our town a City-like appearance from a distance.

INFORMATION FURNISHED.

Ed. Tribune:--- Please allow me a little space to give the information desired by your correspondent, in last issue, under the

head of "Information Wanted." Your correspondent needs to be informed, for he is most egregiously mistaken in nearly all

of his statements.

According to his statements, the Germans subscribed about $1,000 towards building the Congregational Church in Dixon.

Now, the truth of the matter is this:

The whole amount of subscriptions amounted to less than $1,000 and of this amount, our German friends subscribed about

$150, part of which had to be collected by law. The Congregationalists went on building, still they needed about $1,000 to

complete the Church. About $600 of this amount was paid by three individual members of our Church, the Balance($400)

was obtained from a Society in the East. It is further stated by your correspondent that when the Church was completed,

and the Germans came with their pastor and applied for admission, they found the doors closed, and were told that they

could not enter. That statement is not correct. The Germans, as everybody knows, who knows anything about the matter,

worshipped in the Brown Church once a month for a considerable time; and they could have continued up to the present

time, without a dissenting voice. But for some reason, best known to themselves, they moved their worship to the Methodist

Church. At to our German friends having been "swindled" by their Christian brethren, we fail to see it. A Member of the

Con. Church.1876/04/01

April - 1876

THE GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH. Mr. Frahm has kindly permitted us to inspect t the plans of the new Church, which is shortly to be erected on Second street, in this place.

02/01/1885

--N.B.S. Coleman is preparing a half block in the Ferguson & Coleman addition with the expectation of erection a handsome two-story frame dwelling at an early day.

5/1/1901

---One of the most important changes in the ownership of town property that has been made in Dixon in many months took place this week. By the transaction the well-known Coleman residence becomes the property of Henry Petersen and the residence of the late Paul Snyder passes into the hands of the Misses Coleman.

---T.C. Horigan has leased the Snyder property and will take up his residence there within a few days.

1901/08/02

---J.R. Madden has in the yard in front of his residence two palm trees that have attained a height of nearly thirty feet. The trees are sixteen years old and are in bloom for the first time. The blooms are of a creamy color, resembling ferns in shape and wave lightly back and forth in the breezes that stir them.

---The family of Henry Petersen are preparing to move into their newly acquired Coleman residence on third street. Mr. Petersen says he has not moved his household effects for forty years and the leaving of the old homestead is almost like taking his departure from the community.

1901/09/01

---Jasper Kattenberg has in contemplation the erection of a fine new residence on his premises on A street.

4/1/1903---J.D. Johnson is erecting a private stable on his newly acquired premises on the corner of First street and Broadway.

(WH- not the Manning house corner everyone thought)

10/01/1903

---J.H. Petersen and Rowland Moss are beautifying their homes on First street by the construction of a neat wire fence on the street front.

---Our types made us say last week that Dr. L.P. Hall is making a two-story addition to his residence on Third street. The addition is two rooms, not stories.

3/1/1907 ---Last Friday(Mar.23) Rowland Moss moved into the residence lately purchased from Tim Horigan.

1909/11/01

---On Saturday, November 13th, from two to six o'clock, at the home of Mrs. A Kirby, corner of Third and Mayes streets, the Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society will give an Autumn Leaf Tea. It is probably on account of the bashful timidity of the gentlemen that they are not often present at these tea affairs, but their presence would be appreciated along about sandwich time. All are cordially invited.

---R. Moss has purchased the Mrs. Story property adjoining him, and now has an abundance of room.

1/1/1916

There was almost a 4-cornered birthday party, Tuesday. It was the birthday of A. Kirby, R. Moss and Dr. L. P. Hall, all living on corners and cornering on each other. R. Moss furnished the music for the day, treating himself and family to one of the latest victrolas.

10/1/1916

W.R. Madden is pulling the old rink building on 2d street down and taking the old lumber to his ranch south of town where it is to be used in the construction of sheds for the 100 head of young Herefords which he will receive from Montana next month.

1916/11/01

ANOTHER FINE HOUSE FINISHED. R. Moss and family moved into their re-modeled house on Third street last week and are now comfortably domiciled in one of the best homes in the county. It is a two story structure with basement. The latter contains a billiard room, shower bath, laundry, furnace, cedar closet and store room. The first floor has two large living and dining rooms, the feature of which is that the ceiling is of art glass; two bedrooms, kitchen and bath, reception hall and side and front porches with Terazza floors. On the top floor are two bedrooms and sewing room, which occupy about one-half the floor space, the rooms being screened and glassed in for open-air sleeping. The other half of the floor space is a sort of roof garden with pergola, and at one corner is the glass enclosed conservatory. The outside finish of the house is a patent asbestos-cement. The re-modelling of the house, done by F.I. Peacock, has run to a cost of over $10,000.

1919/11/01

HEARING ON TOWN PAVING. According to the resolution now running in the Tribune, an opportunity will be given those who want to protest against the present paving plan, or make suggestions. According to present plans, curb to curb paving will be from E Street--the Mills house corner--south on First Street to

about the north corner of the driving park; from a few yards beyond the Lehe house on the west side east to the high school corner; from the First National Bank corner to the depot, and from the depot south to the Kerr poultry house on A Street; from the postoffice corner east along B Street to the northwest corner

of the high school block. The side streets that are to be paved full width are Mayes street east from the old Presbyterian church corner to the Hall-Petersen corner; and Second and Third Streets from Mayes Street to B Street. From the Mills house corner on the north side of the railway track to a connection with the state highway the paving will be 24 feet wide. Gates at Crossings Will Be Operated Day and Night. Two more gate tenders of the Dixon railway crossings are to be put on by the S.P.

9/1/1925

C.E. Schmeiser, one of the valley's most successful ranchers and supervisor of Solano county, has bought the Casey property on the corner across from the high school grounds. The house will be immediately moved to the Schmeiser alfalfa tract adjoining the west limits of the town of Dixon. A house of ample size and all modern conveniences will be built on the vacated lot. Vernon Schmeiser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Schmeiser, has some plans as well under way by which he will become the lessee and occupant of the ranch with its big, family-sized house north of town.

10/1/1925

The old Casey house finally "arrived." Mostly intact too and ready to be shaped up on the Schmeiser tract west of town. Through some of the streets it left a trail of branches of trees, the movers unhesitatingly using the saw or ax to remove obstacles for the house occupied the street almost full width. It is an old building, too, to be gallivanting around the country, John Collier saying that he lived in it in 1874, when he came to Dixon, and it was not new that year.

10/1/1925

Because of too much trouble and expense in re-painting, the steeple of the old Lutheran church is being removed.

12/1/1925

(Dr. Hall home 3rd and E Mayes) At the home of the bride's parents at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon (Dec. 3) Miss Marie Hall and Vernon Schmeiser were joined in wedlock by Reverend E.L. Rich of the United Church. The bride was attended by Miss Elda Schmeiser, sister of the groom, and the best man was Ralph Moss. Mrs. Moss, aunt of the bride, sang "O Promise Me."

8/1/1927

Robert McKenzie has sold his house, which was the former Foster place to O.W. Jones and sons, who rents land in District 2068. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie have bought the Summers property opposite the R. Moss corner and plan to erect a $15,000 house.

10/1/1927

Excavating has begun for a house for Max Cowden on the corner east from the Dr. Hall house.

Carpenters are now rushing the grammar school extension. Considerable excavating had to be done for the extensive basement features.

The framework of the English style house for Robert McKenzie is up. It covers a lot of ground, as the garage is connected thereby adding to the ground area: This will be one of the finest homes in the town.

2/1/1930

---Golf Links: Several of the younger element were at Ralph Moss's golf links on Sunday trying out their clubs. Most of them learned how easy it is to miss the little white ball, and that there is a lot to learn about distances and the proper placing of a shot. The rains prevented working of the town links by tractor this week. A flock of sheep have been turned in to eat down the grass.

1930/02/01??

GOLF CLUB ORGANIZED.

Dixon Golf Club is now assured, and will start off with a nine-hole course on the combined Daley

and Town of Dixon tracts on the southeast outskirts of town. The land leased for three years at a nominal

rental, the holes have been marked, some fences will be moved, the ground prepared and each "green"

will be leveled, sanded and oiled to a diameter of 20 to 30 feet. The cost of joining has been set at $10

with annual dues of $10. This includes a family when the members are under age. A green fee will be

charged others.

3/1/1931 Hall Park…

The club house committee has moved the barn from the Mrs. Petersen premises to the northeast corner

of her field near Tee One and will have it fitted up for everything that pertains to the game. As it is in line

with radical slicers the front windows will be heavily screened. The club house will be about 28x16 and

large veranda.

04/01/1931

Construction of the house for Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schmeiser was begun last week when a machine scoop dug out the excavation for the basement. The house is located at the northwest corner of the Mrs. Petersen field on the east of her home property. The house will be Spanish style, nine rooms, with large basement. (The cost; $16,000. A.R.)

3/1/1936 SWIM POOL OPENS APR. 18.The swimming pool will be formally opened on Saturday, April 18, with a special celebration, the main idea of which is dedication of the tract on which the pool is located as the "Hall Memorial Park," A bronze plate containing the name will be placed by the pool trustees. The Halls

not only gave the few acres for the pool park, but had it landscaped last year, with trees set out, and Mrs. Hall has, this Spring, had a large amber of shrubs and other ornamentals planted. This means that the pool area will in the course of three or four years become the most attractive of the three excellent parks of the town. The swim pool trustees have been named by the Town Board as follows: W.J. Weyand, manager; J.L. Kilkenny, J.Q. Brewen, R. Moss, J.M. Cowden, assistant manager; Stuart Grady, secretary; Walter Lewis, attendant. A request has been made of Red Cross headquarters for a swim and life-saving instructor for the third week in May.

Also…Hanke house corner of 2nd and E Mayes? …---Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell have leased the former J. Schroeder house recently bought by Amiel Peters in order to bring Mr. Mitchell closer to his work at the high school.

5/1/1936

ALL SET' FOR 61ST MAY DAY. Over Forty Horses Here--Sixty Pens Stock--Fine Floral Show--Fireworks--Horse Show--Sports, Entertainment.

TOWN RECEIVES ANOTHER PARK. Hall Memorial Park was formally dedicated on Sunday afternoon (April 26) lathe uses of recreation for the people of Dixon so long as the town endures. The exercises look place near the bronze marker on which are inscribed the following words:

Hall Memorial Park Accepted and Dedicated April 19, 1936, in grateful acknowledgment of the public

spiritedness of the donors, Dr. and Mrs. L.P. Hall.

The brief and very appropriate dedicatory address was made by Rowland Moss

10/1/1937

The former Mrs. harry Petersen house will soon be a pile of old lumber. Ralph Moss's original idea was to

make over the big house and started in with that plan, but cost of the proposed changes was so much

more than anticipated that the young man finally concluded to tear clear down to the ground and build

entirely new. In the meantime some of the old lumber is being used in the erection of a good-sized store

house.

4/1/1940

F.O. Van Wagner, of this place, is now owner of the old Lutheran church on Second St. He is undecided as what he will do with the building, his First thought being to turn it. into an apartment. house. Good lumber was used in the building which is celled throughout with grooved material instead of being plastered—and is still in good condition. Van Wagner also owns a Few lots in the east par( of town.

The imitation pipe organ bearing the trade mark of Fmpey, was bought by Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Weyand and presented to the Catholic Church.

Obit: N.B.S. COLEMAN. Napoleon Bonaparte Coleman , one of a family of eight, crossed the plains from Kentucky and Tennessee in 1850; He worked for the late Louis Gottheimer, was associated with him in grain buying, was six years with John J. Clark when he ran a store in what is now the Gerlach store; He was in the cannery business with a brother, his last merchandising in Dixon being with John Q. Brewen. From here he went to Davis, opened up a grocery, finally retired to a small place in the outskirts of the city; His heart began to weaken some time ago. He spent a month at the Mrs. Anderson hospital on the west side, then at the home of his sister, Mrs. Alvin Kerr.

#14 Carriage Step - 210 East Mayes Street (272)

A carriage step is a block of stone placed near the edge of the street usually in line with the front doorway of a home, it served as a steppingstone to help passengers as they climbed in and out of carriages.

Dixon May Day celebrations began in 1875 as well as the Dixon May Day parade began. It’s the longest running fair in the state of California. 146th year of Dixon May Fair and parade in 2023. The oldest state affiliated parade in California featured at the Dixon Driving Park. This land was purchased from Peters N Peters.

Dixon May Day featured parades, baseball games, track meets, the May Pole dance, and the May Queen. May Day was a community affair sponsored by the Dixon people. Before 1900, The Dixon Driving Park featured harness racing event and the churches took their Sunday school classes on picnics to the Thompson Ranch south of Winters, or the Agee Ranch on Putah Creek to keep the children away from the evils of betting and beer.

The Band Pavilion was converted into California Mealalfalfa warehouse at the corner of First and E Street in 1920.

The location of the May Fairgrounds is south on East Chestnut and First Street. The Mayes family operated a rolling skating rink at the band pavilion north of the post office in 1913. (????? WH I don't believe this is correct. The skating rink was on East Mayes and 2nd next to the Madden Breeding Stables )

A second carriage step is located on the north side of the street. The Manning home on 141 South First Street was built in 1895 (WH don't believe this date is correct). J.D. Johnson lived in this home (this is incorrect, he lived one block to the south) and owned J.D. Johnson hardware store in 1877.

W R Ferguson East A Street rock house JD Johnson’s home may have been W R Ferguson’s home one in the same. North east corner of Mayes and South First not sure where we got this info...Possibly a Manning home.

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