. History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present .. . in Huron, S. D. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war,in 1898, he enlisted in Company K, Brookings, S. D., but was takensick and did not see service. Since taking up his residence here Mr. Jerde has erected overone hundred houses in the Valley. Among the buildings which showthe structural qualities for which his work is noted are the following:The J. W. Hollister, H. L. Hart, L. P. Or
. History of Pomona Valley, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the valley who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present .. . in Huron, S. D. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war,in 1898, he enlisted in Company K, Brookings, S. D., but was takensick and did not see service. Since taking up his residence here Mr. Jerde has erected overone hundred houses in the Valley. Among the buildings which showthe structural qualities for which his work is noted are the following:The J. W. Hollister, H. L. Hart, L. P. Orth and A. R. Curry resi-dences; Opera Garage; Auditorium of the Kauffman School, in Po-mona; the Orange Packing House at Riverside; bank building atPuente; E. W. Stewart residence at Chino; P>ank Wheeler residence,Claremont; College Heights Orange and Lemon Association ware-house, Claremont; Pomona College gymnasium; the Michael andLeon Johnson residences, on Foothill Boulevard. Mr. Jerde alsobuilt five houses as an investment of his own, and, as may be imagined,had no difficulty in disposing of same, his name being a guarantee forgood workmanship and material. As can readily be seen, he has been. d^^r^j^ HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY 357 an important factor in the upbuilding of the Pomona Valley and sur-rounding territory, and as such he is known throughout Southern Cali-fornia. A man of broad understanding and ideas, he is always to bedepended on when the progress of his district is at stake, and his influ-ence has been felt as a man of action in the recent years of Pomonasadvancement. Fraternally, he is a member of the Masons, havingjoined Huron Lodge No. 26, F. & A. M., and he belongs to PomonaLodge No. 107, Knights of Pythias. The marriage of Mr. Jerde united him with Jessie Waltz, anative of South Dakota, and she has been a true helpmate to him, bothsocially and in civic matters. Mrs. Jerde is active in the auxiliarybranches of the Masons and Knights of Pythias, and with her h
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