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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 817
highly esteemed by the community. He is yet
unmarried. In partnership with his brother
Herman he owns a large store on Third street,
between C and D streets, and they each also
have a third interest in the Western Hotel at
Marysville.
nia Brewery and of a saloon adjoining, was
born in Germany, the son of Louis and
Rosinia (Link) Sieber, natives of the fatherland.
His father died in Woodland, California, in
1887, and his mother in Germany, in 1878.
He came to California in 1874, by the Isthmus
of Panama, and he is now prospering in the
business already mentioned. The capacity of
the brewery is 1,250 barrels of keg beer annually. As long ago as 1858 this institution was
presented with a cannon by General John A.
Sutter, and is still preserved there in the beer
garden adjoining the brewery and saloon.
Iu 1881, at Marysville, Mr. Sieber was united
in marriage with Miss Flora Keltnauer, a native
of this State, and they have three children:
Francis, Charley and Lonis, Jr. Mr. Sieber is
a member of Oriental Lodge, No. 45, I.0. O. F.
Mot SIEBER, proprietor of the CaliforESB AR
F. FRISBIE, a farmer of Sutter County,
dates his birth June 1, 1834, in Canton,
A 9 St. Lawrence County, New York, a son
of Theodorus and Matilda (Clark) Frisbie. The
father was born October 9, 1804, at Westport,
New York, was a farmer by occupation and
died in the town of Antonin 1879. The subject’s mother was born February 24, 1807, at
Fort Ann, New York, and is still living at Canton, at the age of eighty-four years.
In 1859 Mr. Frisbie, our present subject,
came by water tu California, landing at San
Francisco November 24. Thenhe went by way
of Sacramento to Marysville. Then he lucated
in Sutter County, He was upon rented land
until 1866, when he entered a quarter section,
which he still occupies, on the Meridian road,
about five miles from Marysville and four from
Yuba City. In 1883 he visited his old home in
New York State. He is a member of the orders of Knights ef Honor, United Workmen,
Chosen Friends and Patrons of Husbandry. In
the Workmen order he has passed the chairs; in
the order of Patrons of Husbandry he was Mas
ter of Yuba City Grange, No. 65, for five years;
has been Chaplain to the State Grange six years,
and Overseer one year, and is now Deputy State
Lecturer. In 1862 a company of cavalry was
organized at the Butte Mountains, of which he
was appointed Second Sergeant.
Mr. Frisbie was married in Yuba City, in
1871, to Miss Mary J. Shingledecker, a native
of Michigan, and they had two sons: Earl
C., born June 16, 1872, and Charles A., July
16,1877. Mrs. Frisbic died in May, 1888, and
for his present wife Mr. Friabie married, in
Merced County, June 1, 1889, Miss Edith S.
Shriver, a native of California.
W. CARPENTER, President and manaC ger of the Farmers’ Co-operative Union
® of Sutter County. This institution commenced business in 1874, and was incorporated
the year before. Their property consists of a
bank building and three warehouses, the total
value being about $30,000. In their warehouses they have stored as much as 16,500 tona.
This is one of the greatest enterprises in the
county. In June, 1888, the company received
a commission for banking, and they organized
with the following board of directors: George
Ohleyer, Secretary; B. F. Walton, William
Sanders, A. H. Wilbur, J. H. Kitnball, James
Littlejohn, and C. R. Boyd, Cashier. They do
a general banking business, have a working capital stock of $50,000, with $20,000 paid up.
The business amounts to $500 a month. The
enterprise was under the management of George
Ohleyer for thirteen years.