A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . town he wasemployed as deputy district attorney. In 1893he came to Escondido, where, in addition to hisprivate practice, he has served continuously ascity attorney and attorney for the First NationalBank. Working in the interests of the tax-payers, he took an active part in the liquidationof the Escondido bonds, which amounted to$350,000 principal and $150,000 his efforts, acting in harmony withothers intimately connected
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . town he wasemployed as deputy district attorney. In 1893he came to Escondido, where, in addition to hisprivate practice, he has served continuously ascity attorney and attorney for the First NationalBank. Working in the interests of the tax-payers, he took an active part in the liquidationof the Escondido bonds, which amounted to$350,000 principal and $150,000 his efforts, acting in harmony withothers intimately connected with the matter, hehad the indebtedness settled for $208,000, andthe burning of the bonds was made the interest-ing feature of a ceremonious occasion and ap-propriate celebration on the part of the water system also has received thoughtfulattention on his part, it being his claim that thewater belongs to the land and the two are in-separable, through which stand he has donemuch in behalf of the land-owners. The Willard homestead in Escondido con-sists of eight acres, improved with a neat resi-dence and with an orchard of fruit and a meadow. e^^^^ 4^***^ HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of alfalfa. In 1879 Mr. Willard marriedMiss Emma Gregg, who was born on the Sand-wich Islands while her father, Hon. David , was officiating as minister at Hawaiiunder President Lincoln. Previous to his serv-ice abroad Mr. Gregg had been a prominent at-torney and leading Republican, and for a timeacted as superintendent of the United Statesmint at Carson, Xev., where he died. The fam-ily of Mr. and Mrs. Willard comprises fivechildren, namely: Dora and Eilna, who aremembers respectively of the classes of 1906 and1908, Liniversity of California; Frankie, who isattending Pomona College; Alexander Greggand Reba, who are students in the local family are identified with the EpiscopalChurch and prominent in local society. Whileliving in Nevada Mr. Willard was initiated i
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