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listed and Walker is referenced as residing at 201 Sycamore Street_. Walker appears to have been unmgrricd at this time, and he was probably renting at this address as he is not listed as a "householder". but as a "resident ". By 1905, Walker had married Minnie B. (maiden name unknown) and had moved to 212 South Main Street. He was employed as a baggage agent for the Santa A Railroad, and is listed as a resident_ at the above acldrezn. In 1908, Edward A. and Minnie B. Walker are listed as living at 605 South Bristol Street. Walker is, at this time, referred to as a "rancher''. By 1910, Walker is listed as a "householder" at the Rri.stol Street address . Tnterestingly, Walker appears to have remarried, as his wife is now fisted as Nellie Walker. Edward and Nellie Wa1kct continued Lo reside at the Bristol Street address from 1910 to 1917, during which years Edward is listed as either a "rancher" or "tfaTmcr " . Tn 1918, however, Walker j5 listed as the owner of a poultry ranch. In 1922, Walker is listed as the owner of the "Model Poultry Farm " at b05 South Rr i st of . There is no reference to Nellie Walker in this year, quggcsting that Walker was no longer married. In this year, Walker both expanded his poultry business and built_ the present residence. From 1922 to 1927, Walker continued to operate his Model Poultry farm, and was one of five poultry business operations in Orange County. The 1927 City Directory also indicates that Walker had remarried, and that his new wife was named Helen D. Walker. Edward and Helen Walker operated the Model Poultry farm from 1927 to 1928. In 1929, Walker is listed as the proprietor of "Bander Mills", a feud and grain buninons located at 605 South Bristol. Banner Mills was originally founded in 1894, by Froncis J. Ro(d)gers and it was originally lauatcd at 307 -309 French Street, in Santa Ana, The mill operated a 30- horsepower engine which could run on either coal or oil, to grind wheat flour, cornmeal, and a variety of stock feeds using the "Urr stone methW . Banner Mille was operated by Rodgers until 1921, when various crap failures and transport_at_ion innovat. ions forced closure of the mill. City Directories do not list Banner Mills, as operated by Rodgers, after 1918. However, according to historian Jim Slecper, the mill survived until 1921. Walker apparently purchased the milling equipment and the name of Banner Mills prior to 1929, at_ which point he hegan operation of a new Banner Mills at the Bristol Street address. Banner Mills did, in fact, replace the Modcl Poultry )"ram as a business, as no additional reforcnces Ou tho poultry farm are found after 3927. Banner Mills is listed a "feed & brain" business its 1929, and it remained in operation untii at ledgt 1945 when reference to it is dropped From City Directories. 2