Site #9 - Livery Stables

Owen O’Neil prop of Livery Stable A Street

Thomas Newton "Neut" Buckles was father of civil war congressional medal of honor recipient and later Judge Abram J Buckles

01/01/1874

LIVERY & FEED STABLE - FERGUSON & CREIGHTON, Prop. - A St. corner Jackson (formerly Graves & Buckles)

12/01/1874

LIVERY & FEED STABLE -- A Street, Cor. Jackson. Ferguson & Creighton prop

1875/06/01

NEW FIRM.--Messrs. Johnson & McComb, having bought out Messrs. Ferguson & Creighton, in the Livery and Stage

business are making additions to their establishment, advertise to-day, that they are ready for business at the old stand

The Solano-Napa News Chronicle (Vallejo, California) · Mon, Jun 7, 1875 · Page 3

Jan 25th 1875 O’Neil retires from business, having sold out W. E. Striplin. Competition he sells to James Hardie

Striplin builds a house on Jackson Street (at corner of B maybe not A) different livery possibly.

01/01/1876

--A splendid crossing has been laid on A street in front of McComb's Livery Stable. It is of the composite order, being built in sections respectively, of broken plank, old brick and stable manure.

Dec 30 1876 page 2 ad Having purchased the Pioneer Stables on A Street one door from Arcade Hotel Creighton & O'Neill p

1883/01/13

A Street. P.R. Willott - Proprietor. Arcade Hotel and Livery Stable

1883/01/13

Hamner's Livery Stables A Street, Dixon. etc. William P. Hamner, Proprietor.

1883/09/01

1884/03/01

--A trade was consummated Wednesday evening, by which there is a complete change in the livery business in Dixon.

Johnnie Lyons of Dixon and Jno. Gamble of Elmira, have purchased the stock in Brinkerhoff & King's stable, also in W.P.

Hamner's stable, and leased the buildings. Possession will be given on Saturday March 1st.

September

-CHANGED HANDS. P.R. Willot, for many years proprietor of the Arcade Hotel, has disposed of that property, to Mr.

Johnnie Lyons, and will give possession today.

--P.R. Willot, late proprietor of the Arcade Hotel, will shortly replenish the stock and take charge of the O'Neil livery stable.

--Johnnie Lyons has purchased two lots east of the Arcade Hotel, 50 x 140 feet, for $1,200. The lots were formerly the

property of J.H. Wilson, and the sale was made by W.A. Dashiell.

01/01/1891

ARCADE LIVERY STABLE, JOSHUA BRAYDEN, Prop. - A and Jackson Streets

1891/06/01

--L. Kumle has retired from the livery business. He disposed of his stable to J. Brayden and will hereafter devote his entire attention to the hotel business. Mr Brayden was already proprietor of the Arcade stable, and by the purchase of Mr. Kumle's stable he controls the entire livery business of the town.

Ads. BARNHARTS LANDING. Near Maine Prairie, Cal. J.A. FRENCH, Manager

DIXON ROLLER MILLS, J. LUKES, Proprietor. D Street, near Main, Dixon

WEST VALLEY LUMBER CO.--S.T. MOWDER, Manager --F.A.Hutton, Dixon Agent

1/1/1894

ARCADE LIVERY STABLE - BELEW BROS. - A and Jackson St.

01/01/1896

ARCADE LIVERY STABLE: LOUIS BELEW, Prop. A & Jackson Streets.

Not sure of date Watson and Kilkenny proprietor of The Arcade Livery Stables see ad

03/01/1899

--The Arcade Stables are now lit with electric lights.

05/01/1899

---J.G. Brinkerhoff brought a span of horses to town this week that are marvels for size and condition. The horses are grey and well thatched, weighing 1885 pounds each. The team is at the Arcade stables and is awaiting a purchaser. Lovers of well-built, and stalwart draft horses should not fail to see the team.

08/01/1900

AUCTION SALE -- on Saturday, Aug. 18,1900 At ARCADE STABLES, DIXON. 15 work Mules, 4 Jersey cows, 12 work &

driving horses, 1 Hay Press, 1 Header, 2 Harrows, 1 Randal Harrow, Three Header Beds, Three Mowing Machines, Two

Hay Rakes, 2 Cassidy Plows, 1 Bradly Plow, Ten sets of Harness, 1 Carts and 1 Buggy. Terms --All sums $25 or under,

cash; over $25, notes with approved security with interest at 10 per cent. C.L. Taylor. J.P. Martin, Auctioneer.

It was evident that the Arcade Hotel building could not be saved, and the volunteer fire department devoted Its attention to saving surrounding property.

The Fashion stables. Arcade livery stable and Odd Fellows' Hall, all adjacent to the destroyed building, were saved after

most desperate fighting on the part of the fire companies and others who volunteered.

04/14/1906

April 14:

--Arcade Stable Changed Hands. J.L. Brinkerhoff, `who for many years has been identified with the livery and feed

business at the Arcade Stable, sold out to Frank Robben on Tuesday. In all probability Mr. Robben and his brother, H. B.

Robben, who lately -became possessed of the Fashion Stable, will consolidate their interest, which will undoubtedly prove

an advantageous plan.

Mr. Brinkerhoff has no settle plans for the future, but it is probable that he may engage in farming.

11/01/1907

ARCADE LIVERY BUSINESS FOR SALE. Here is a business opening for some live man with a few hundred dollars

capital. I have examined the books and can recommend the concern as a good investment for the right man. It has paid

well in the past and will continue to pay if rightly managed. Price reasonable, rent cheap, five years' lease. The opportunity

is yours today. See me at once. J.R. Grinstead

11/01/1909

THE ARCADE LIVERY STABLES - WATSON & KILKENNY, Proprietors

01/01/1910

---J.R. Grinstead this week negotiated a sale, whereby the Arcade Livery Stable was sold to John McDermott.

03/01/1920

AUCTION: At the Arcade Livery Stable, Thurs. April S. Will sell contents of the Stable, consisting of buggies, spring

wagons, single, double and work harnesses, and horses.

11/01/1922

There is some complaint about no good place in the town for the hitching of horses in the rainy months. Because of muddy

roads in some sections, persons have to use horses, and there are still some folk without cars, and a hitching place on

some paved street has been requested. One party suggest the west side of the old Arcade livery stable.

1923/08/01

ARCADE LIVERY NOW LUMBER YARD. Fred Hutton has leased the old Arcade livery stable property on A Street for a lumber yard and has already received his first shipment of stock.

02/01/1936

DEATH OF MRS. LOUISE WILLOT. Mrs. Mary Louise Willot, who had been in a San Francisco hospital for over ten years,

died last Saturday at the age of 86. The body was brought to Dixon for interment,

Mrs. Willot was a sister of August Fischer of this place. The Fischers located in the town of Sacramento, which had many

crudities in those days. Her father built the first all-brick house in the place, at O Street near where Crocker Art Gallery is

now located. From there they went to the Winters section. Miss Louise became the wife of Peter Willot who finally located

in Dixon, where he bought the Arcade Hotel and livery stable from Lyons. He later sold the Hotel to L. Kumle just before the

big fire. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Willot continued to live in Dixon in the house now occupied by August Fischer.

Three children were born to the Willots, two dying several years ago, and lately the supposition is that the missing son,

Frank, is also deceased. (They lived on the lot south of the Livery Stables-WH)

07/01/1936

FORD GARAGE WANTS MORE SALES SPACE. Chas. McGimsey is trying to lease 35 feet adjoining his garage on the

west, in which case he would tear out the old building and replace with a sales and store room and a more attractive

frontage. A tear-down of the old livery stable that has little use and yearly becomes more "decrepit" and unattractive would

please a lot of people. The old building, once one of the best of the old-time livery stables, is out of harmony with present

growth and progress, but what is worse, a had fire hazard, endangering not only adjoining property, but building more

remote, a high wind sweeping its roof afire would scatter burning shingles far and wide, especially to the south. This is a

very desirable business corner, and every opportunity should be taken advantage of to replace the old with the new.

02/01/

ANCIENT LIVERY BARN WILL BE TORN DOWN. Best news of the week for many of those residing in the south part of

twon is that the old livery stable is going to be torn down, thereby being removed as a fire hazard. Arrangements were

made with the wrecking company that is tearing down the high school building to do the work. The old building was erected

over sixty-five years ago, but who was the first owner seems to be uncertain. Even Frank Newby, whose memory carries

back the farthest among the local old-timers, was stumped. He recollected it being owned by O'Neal, then Pete Willott and

Rochfort, J. McComb a one-time owner, and Watson and Kilkenny, Watson being the last to hook up the tugs and place the

whip in the socket, business finally petering out to hiring rigs for funerals only. Jim Campbell said right of the bat that he

thought a man named Graves was the first owner but he wouldn't bet on it. Homer Brown said a man named Hinman, who

was one of the high-toned men of the town in his day, but others said that is wrong for Hinman's livery stable, one of three,

was where the J.J. Clark and J.Q. Brewen homes are located, Anyway, Noah wasn't the first owner.

02/01/1939

LIVERY STABLE DRAWS CROWD. The sensation of the week was the breaking out of fire on the roof of the decrepit old

Arcade livery stable Wednesday afternoon. For a brief time people were loath to believe that the building was afire, but

began smiling when it was found that such was the case and rushed to the scene prepared to see a finish to the place. But

the fire department did its duty, arriving with the same alacrity as if it were a modern structure well worth saving. Soon

came the head of Bert Mack shoving up through the roof from the inside with a well charged hose and sloshing out the

shingle flames. Not with any enthusiasm did the firemen combat the outbreak but took no chances as they realized that

with a north breeze blowing a nasty fire could result once the old hulk got under full flame and scattering shingles over a

portion of the town. The fire started on the roof from sparks that fell from the chimney running up from the court room of

Justice H.E. Hoyt, who had probably consigned one of his red-hot decisions to the stove. It may have been just as well that

the fire was doused as a light wind was blowing. The fire was discovered in a rather odd way. Mrs. Sedgwick was passing

by the lumber yard when something fell onto her hat, then to the ground--a bit of burning shingle. Looking about she saw from whence it came, forthwith hurried to the office of Justice Hoyt who occupies a bit of the old building for court use. "The

roof of your building is afire!" she explained. "That so? Come in and sit down," commented the venerable Justice as he

coolly leaned back in his easy chair. Some one else also discovered the roof afire, turned in an alarm, warning the Judge.

"Come in and sit down, he again responded to the informant. Then came the fire department, and he realized that there

might be something wrong after all.

Louis McDermott of San Francisco has been spending the week in Dixon, coming up to check on the fire which brought the

old livery stable into the news last week.

from 1939 to 1957 empty?

1957 Frosty's to open November 1

This is taken from the SE Corner of N. Jackson and West A Street looking west. You can see on left of photo Ferguson's Hardware and across Main Street to Palace Hotel, both corner of N. First and A Street (center of town intersection)

W johnson and McComb to Oneil creighton NW corner block 1 not A and Jackson