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WILLIAM H. LAINE

 

 

      WILLIAM H. LAINE.--An experienced, progressive farmer, who has proven that he can also be an enterprising and successful merchant, is William H. Laine, of Perkins, Sacramento County.  He was born in Iowa, in Anamosa, Jones County, on February 25, 1867, the son of James and Lucy (Garrett) Laine.  They came to Sacramento in 1885, and were ambitious and industrious farmers.  They are now both dead, mourned by many.

     William H. Laine attended the rural school, and then helped on the farm, as most boys did in those days; and since then he has dealt in live-stock.  For six years he was with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, in Sacramento, and followed the electrical trade; and then he engaged in the live-stock business.  He is fond of outdoor life, and is a devotee of camping.

     In 1922, seeing the need of something better to take the place of the tabooed saloon, Mr. Laine opened a store and a parlor for soft drinks; and he added at once to his popularity.  He married Miss Cora Harvey, of Monterey.  One daughter is named Ethel and is now Mrs. Arthur Cartier, and another daughter, Stella, is Mrs. Charles Hughes, while the rest of the children are Verna, William, Irvey and Edith.  In politics, Mr. Laine is an Independent, free from party trammels; and this enables him, when lending a hand to favor any man or measure believed to be best for the community, to exert an effective influence.

 

 

Transcribed by Priscilla Delventhal.

 Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With Biographical Sketches, Page 989.  Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.


© 2007 P. J. Delventhal.

 

 

 



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