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 . fathers store. His educationwas completed by a course in Eastmans Busi-ness College in Poughkeepsie, N. afterwhich he engaged as bookkeeper in lumbermills in \^^est Virginia. In 1887 he joined hisfather in California and succeeded to the man-agement of the hardware business at Hueneme,where he also built up a small trade as aplumber. While in that town he rendered ef-ficient service as a member of the board ofschool trustees. On his re
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 . fathers store. His educationwas completed by a course in Eastmans Busi-ness College in Poughkeepsie, N. afterwhich he engaged as bookkeeper in lumbermills in \^^est Virginia. In 1887 he joined hisfather in California and succeeded to the man-agement of the hardware business at Hueneme,where he also built up a small trade as aplumber. While in that town he rendered ef-ficient service as a member of the board ofschool trustees. On his removal to Oxnard in 1898 Mr. Wit-man erected a ouilding in the new town andembarked in business as a hardware merchantand plumber, in which capacity he continuesat the present time. Soon the demands of thetrade necessitated the erection of a largerbuilding. In 1902 he erected a substantialbrick structure, 30x90 feet in dimensions. Thefirst floor gives him abundant space for thedisplay of hardware and plumbers supplies,and tlie upper story is rented to the city foroffice purposes. During April of 1903 hemoved his stock of goods into the new build- * /.
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