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ANTONE J. RATTO
An enterprising California merchant
who well deserves the enviable patronage with which his efforts to serve the
community have been rewarded, is Antone J. Ratto, the popular dealer in staple
and fancy groceries, as well as various kinds of provisions, at 1329 East
Church Street. A native son, proud of
his association with the adopted land of his parents, he was born on June 24,
1893, in Stockton, the eldest son of the late G. B. and Patrina
Ratto, natives of Genoa, who had come to California
in the early eighties. They were pioneer
farmers on Roberts Island, where Mr. Ratto owned a ranch of 275 acres and for
many years farmed extensively. Mrs.
Ratto passed away in Stockton in 1913, and four years later Mr. Ratto closed
his eyes to the scenes of a world he had worked to make better, leaving his
estate to his four children, among whom our subject is the eldest.
The latter had been closely
associated with his father in the management of the farm, and continued to
direct the operations necessary there until the estate was disposed of in 1921,
when he moved to Stockton. Eighteen
months ago he invested in his present store, and from the first he has so
prospered there that he is about to expand his business, and move closer to the
business district. Through practical
acquaintance with the conditions of the trade, the wants of his customers, and
the means of meeting their legitimate demands, Mr. Ratto is making a success in
this field.
A Republican in matters of national
moment, but a broad-minded nonpartisan when it comes to supporting the best men
and the best measures for the locality in which he lives and prospers, Mr.
Ratto has served on the election board on Roberts Island for several terms, and
is as popular in civic endeavor as he is in trade. He is a member of the Stockton Druids.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1493. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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