Sacramento County
Biographies
ISADOR SCHAD
Among those many able sons of Switzerland
who came to this fertile land to build up their own business and live free,
independent lives is Isidor Schad,
a member of an old and much respected family in that country. From an early age
he showed himself to be a capable, industrious lad, always eager to do better,
larger things, with an exceptional trait of adapting himself to any kind of
work which presented itself.
Born September 13,1857, in the canton
of Solothurn, which is in the northwestern part of Switzerland,
he there attended school. When he was fourteen years of age he was brought to
the United States
by his parents, who located in Eldorado county, Cal.,
and there he attended school until he reached the age of sixteen, learning the
English language. Ambitious to do for himself, he soon found work on the Pierce
ranch in Solano county, a property comprising
thousands of acres, where he labored for about seven years, meanwhile
acquainting himself with the different phases of the work and learning the
country and its customs. He left this employment to join his brother Thomas on
the old homestead in Eldorado county,
as his father at that time needed them on the farm, and he remained there until
after his father's demise. It was in 1888 that he located in Sacramento
and bought out a restaurant; in the following year his brother Thomas purchased
an interest in the business, and their interests have since been conducted
under the name of Schad Brothers. Their place became
popular and dependable and was continued at No. 309 K
Street with increasing success for twelve years.
Subsequently they maintained a similar place at No.
424 K street, on the
present site of the large department store of Weinstock
& Lubin. The latter place was conducted for eight
years, and in the meantime Isidor Schad
purchased and operated the Fashion stables. He has always been a lover of the
horse, and although the stable has been sold he still keeps a few fine
specimens. During his years of business activity Mr. Schad
has worked steadily to bring his varied interests to the point of prosperity,
and in 1908, with the satisfaction of having won a hard-fought battle, the
brothers retired from the restaurant business in order to devote their time to
the development and reclamation of their land on Sherman island and to looking
after their large real estate holdings in Sacramento. Besides the interests
above mentioned, Mr. Schad and his brother purchased
a half interest in the St. Francis hotel, which they still own and which is
proving a profitable investment.
Mr. Schad
is serving his eighth year as a trustee and secretary of Reclamation District
No. 341, on Sherman island, having been a landowner on the island since the
project was started to reclaim the ten thousand acres. He also owns land in and
is trustee of District No. 1002, where the owners are reclaiming seven thousand
acres of land twenty miles south of Sacramento.
A Republican in politics, Mr. Schad is one of the
most public-spirited and zealous citizens in the city. In fraternal circles he
unites with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, in which he is most
popular.
Mr. Schad
was married to Augusta Grossherr, a native daughter
of Sacramento, where they make
their home, among many sincere friends, who ever find a most hospitable welcome
at their home. His only child is named Eleanor.
Transcribed by Sande Beach.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento
County, California, Page 539-540. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1913.
© 2005 Sande Beach.