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EDMUND MILLER
Early in the year 1898 Edmund
Miller, a native of Ogle County, Illinois, came to Stockton to visit his
brother, S. M. D. Miller, a machinist employed in local shops for a number of
years. He worked in a machine shop for
two years in Stockton, then was recommended to Mrs. J. R. Cory by an intimate
friend in whose home he roomed, as being trustworthy and familiar with farm
work and in 1900 was employed on the Cory farm.
Shortly before Mrs. Cory’s death she requested that he remain on the
place and assist her daughter and he has since continued in the management of
the property.
As he was accustomed to
stockraising, after a time it was arranged that Miss Cory and himself would increase the stock and operate the farm on
shares. They then engaged in dairying
for several years, in the meantime purchasing a number of black Percheron
mares. From these Mr. Miller raised many
fine colts, some of which were sold at good prices. Among them were several excellent stallions,
and he was largely instrumental in improving the quality of the work stock in
this vicinity. Mr. Miller exhibited at
the State Fair at Sacramento two years, winning each time on all of his entries
either first or second prizes. He also
had driving stock, among them a stallion that he bought as a small colt, which
was both speedy and handsome, winning the first prize at the State Fair. He was called Stam
Boy, being a son of Stam B. and grandson of old Stemboul and on his dam’s side a great-grandson of
Electioneer. The horse business becoming
dull and the care made difficult on account of floods Mr. Miller finally
disposed of the pure-bred stock. Owing
to the numerous overflows from the diverting canal the land is now unsuitable
for purposes to which he would otherwise devote it and the management of the
property is beset with great difficulties at the present time.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
524-527. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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