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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 . to these in-terests named he is identified with others- ofequal importance, among them that of the Pro-tective Alutual Building & Loan Association, inwhich he serves as president. He takes an act-ive interest in all measures for the promotionof business enterprises and is ever found readyto respond to the call for the benefit of his ex-perience and ability. In San Francisco, in 1877. Mr. Rule was unit-ed in marriage with Miss Alice M. Cros
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 . to these in-terests named he is identified with others- ofequal importance, among them that of the Pro-tective Alutual Building & Loan Association, inwhich he serves as president. He takes an act-ive interest in all measures for the promotionof business enterprises and is ever found readyto respond to the call for the benefit of his ex-perience and ability. In San Francisco, in 1877. Mr. Rule was unit-ed in marriage with Miss Alice M. Cross, a na-tive of Placer county, Cal., her birth having oc-curred in the vicinity of Auburn. Her J. Cross, was one of the early pioneersof California and is now making his home inNapa county. Mr. and Mrs. Rule are the parentsof three sons, of whom Frank Kennett is en-gaged in business in Los Angeles, a member ofthe Rule-McDonald Company; Orville Re>- isassociated with his father; and Gerald Ashlev isin the employ of the Salt Lake Railroad. Thehome of the Rule family is located on West\\ashington street, where the evidences of com-. aJL^/^ (K. f^^J>^ HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL fort and elegance bnlli of the exterior and in-terior reflect the refined and cultured tastes ofits occupants. i\Ir. Rules association with the different or-ganizations of the city in all avenues of activityhas been such that he is accounted one of themost enterprising factors in its development. Heis a devoted friend of education and is unstintedin his support of all measures to advance suchinterests, and as president of the lilirarv Ijoard fortwo years was instrumental in l)rin^ing aboutmany beneficial reforms. A stanch Republicanhe has always taken an acti\-e part in local af-fairs and at the time Air. Eaton was electedmayor he w^as serving as chairman of the Repub-lican central committee. He has also served forseveral years as a member of the Republicancounty central committe
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