History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . , thus letting the ground rest a yearand materially increasing the yield. The motive power for operating the ranch isfurnished by five eight-horse and mule teams. A woman of unusual energy and business acumen, with the faculty of gettingon harmoniously with all her employees, Mrs. Hemenway is highly regarded in thewhole community, and her generous, kindly spirit leads her to take a pub
History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present . , thus letting the ground rest a yearand materially increasing the yield. The motive power for operating the ranch isfurnished by five eight-horse and mule teams. A woman of unusual energy and business acumen, with the faculty of gettingon harmoniously with all her employees, Mrs. Hemenway is highly regarded in thewhole community, and her generous, kindly spirit leads her to take a public-spiritedinterest in all the neighborhood affairs. She is endowed by nature with a strong intui-tion and is a very accurate judge of human nature; thus she is able to select help thatshe can depend on, and with the success that comes to her she is more and more enjoy-ing the increasing business, and apparently does not mind the cares that big businessbrings, but, on the other hand, she is not content unless she is actively at the helmguiding and directing the operations. She is well read and well posted and is aninteresting conversationalist. Would we had many more women like Lydia Buch-heim Hemenway!. ^^^^^^^c^ (^- r^^C-i^.i.^.yi^Z-c.^^OyY HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY 839 WILLIS F. MITCHELL.—A hard working, highly intelligent, successful youngranchman, whose honors have been increased through a meretorious naval record in theservice of his country, is Willis F. Mitchell, son of Superintendent W. G. charge of the great Irvine or San Joaquin ranch. He is really best known by thefamiliar name Bud Mitchell, and as such is about as welcome a native son, where-ever he goes, as anyone in Orange County. He was born at Tustin, on August 11,1896, one of three children, and enjoyed the most favorable home advantages under theloving care of his mother, who was Emily Sarah Green before her marriage. His olderbrother was Ralph John Mitchell, who served in the World War as a ser
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