Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-13

A JEFFERSON COUNTY MAN IN
LUCK.-Mr. A. E. Horton went from Fort
Atkinson in this county to California several
years ago, and has fallen npon very good
thing there, as appears from the following
extracts, taken from California paper,
which we find in the Fort Atkinson Herald:
Two years ago, New Town seemed to be
among the things that were. Only two
families were living here, and but three
houses were left standing. About this time
Mr.. A. E. Horton came this way and pur-
chased from the city three quarter sections
Ct land, adjoining the plot known as New
Town; and having it surveyed, called 1t
Horizons addition. A few months after,
little, wiry, rusty-looking man might have
been seen upon the streets of San Francis
co, with long tin horn in his hand, said
long tin horn containing New San Diego
and Horizons Addition, on paper-purchas-
ed by the little gentleman with the long
tin horn for the sum of 1910. Lots of pee
pie laughed at the rusty-looking proprietor
of the long horn, and said he was a fool,
who had thrown away his money and ma
ny quarter-sections had Trustees to sell
to all such real estate spooneys. When
Horton would she'll out the contents of that
long tin horn, and show. you where the
main street would run, and where his
wharf would be located, and offer to giUe
yon block of twelve lots just to help the
town along, you shook him off Indignantly
because he did not present you the deed, fully
reco rded. and all at his own expense; and
them ten to one, but that you would have
voted him bore had he rendered you the
deed in person instead of not transmitting
1t by mail.
Two years have passed away, and the
contents of that long tin horn describe, in
point of site, facilities for living, climate,
etc, the most comfortable, and one of the
most hourishing towns in Southern Cali
fornia, if not in the State.
met Mr. Horton yesterday. He looks
just as he did two years ago. | should
Judge that he had on the same suit of clothes
now as then. But he no longer packs
around that Apng tin horn. He rides be-
hind a good horse, and resides in an ele-
CANT mansion, with garden adjoining, con-
raining all kinds of vegetables and flowers,
and all kinds of young fruit and ornament
al trees and shrubs. There are two hum
dred and twenty-siX blocks in Horizons Adj
dition, each containg twelve lots, fifty by
one hundred feet Early in the history of
this town Mr.. Horton gave away some TWEEN
ty odd blocks, and sold twice that number
for few hundred dollars block. During
the past year he has sold over hundred
thousand dollars worth of lots at large fig
ures daily. Many blocks are worth and
held by him and others at from four to six
thousand dollars each, while none can be
purchased for less than two thousand each.
Mr. Horton has been very generous, and
has helped many poor man to get along
provided he seemed inclined to help him
self. He has given each of the denomlna-
tons piece of ground whereupon to erect
church, and has literally subscribed to-
ward the putting up of a pretentious edifce.
He is also about to give to the town Ii
brary, having already purchased thousand
dollars worth of books of Messrs. Bancroft
4 Co. and sent an order to Messrs. Harpers
for 81 900 worth more. He has also ten
dered the use of his wharf to the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, and it is believed
that the steamers of the line will touch at
San Diego in short time.