This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRETT, COX, KELEHER, SHORT, McKAY, FAIRFIELD, BULLOCK, FOSS, HANNA. JANSSEN, RYAN, WALSH, SMITH, ROHNER, ELLERY, SWEASEY, HENRY, BALDWIN, POLLARD, WEEK, WALKER. HENEY, BIGALOW, KELLY, BULKELEY, BARBAR, CLARK, HANNA, DeHAVEN, HAVENS, BROCK, WESTMORELAND, Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hEBBAIB/1267 Message Board Post: Taken from: Pioneer Days in California Historical and Personal Sketches by John Carr Eureka Publishing Co. Book and Job Printer 1891 Eureka, CA 1866 “The Town (is) governed by a Board of Town Trustees.” The following named gentlemen composed the Town government in 1866.” R. W. BRETT, President of the board and James M. COX, John KELEHER, James M. SHORT, and Allan MeKAY as Town Trustees. “The City Marshall was David FAIRFIELD; Assessor, N. BULLOCK; Treasurer, T. H,. FOSS; City Attorney, James HANNA.” “The principal mercantile houses were on First Street, viz: JANSSEN and Co., P. H. RYAN, Thomas WALSH, L. C. SMITH and Co., ROHNER and ELLERY, W. J. SWEASEY and HENRY Bros.. M. H. BALDWIN was in the harness and saddleery business. John POLLARD kept a shoe shop; WEEK and SHORT a drug-store. WALKER also kept and drug-store. The post office was also on First Street, with Charles HENEY as post master. C. E. BIGALOW ran a blacksmith’s shop. There were two hotels, both on first Street – the old Lick House, recently pulled down, then kept by Tom KELLY and the Russ house, kept by E. BULKELEY.” “Eureka supported at that time two doctors – Dr. BARBAR and Dr. CLARK; and six lawyers – James HANNA, J. J. DeHAVEN, Judge HAVENS, Walter. S. BROCK, Charles WESTMORELAND and A. C. LAWRENCE.”