75C - PH - BRISTOL EIR FROM WARNER TO ST. ANDREW

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1ist.ed and Walker 1s referenced as residing at 201 Sycamore Street_. Walker appears to hcive been unmarried at this time, and lie 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 Fe Railroad, and is listed as a resident at the above aAdre33. In 1908, Edward A. and Minnie B. Walker are listed as living at 605 South Bristol Street. Walker is, at. this rime, referred to as a "rancher ". By 1910, Walker is listed as a "householder" at the Bristol Street address. Tnterestingly, Walker appears to have remarried, as his wife is now listed as Nellie Walker. Edward and Nellie Walker continued t:o reside at the Bristol Street address from 1910 to 1917, during which vears Edward is listed as either a ' "rancher" or "farmrr ". Tn 1918, however, Walker is listed as the owner of a poultry ranch. In 1922, Walker is listed as the owner of the Mode_] Poultry Farm° at 505 South Bristol. There is no reference to Nellie Walker in this year, suggesting that Walker was no longer married. In this year, Walker [loth 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 llirer.t.ory also indicates that Walker had remarried, and that his new wife was named Helen D, Walker. Edward and Helen Walker operated the Modci Poultry Farm from 1927 to 1928. In 1929, Walker is listed as Ole proprietor of "Banner Mills ", a feed and grain husinoss located at 605 South Bristol. Banner Mills was originally founded in 1894, by Fronr.is J. Ro (d)gers and it was originally located at 307 -309 French Street, in Santa Ana, Tile mill operated a 30- horsepower engine which could run on either coal or nil, to grind wheat flour, cornmeal, and a variety of stock feeds using the ' "Burr stone method ". Banner Mills was operated by Rodgers iiiitil 1921, when various crop failures and transport-at-ion innovations forced closure of the mill. City Directories do not list Banner Mills, as operated by Rodgers, after 1918. However, according to historian Jim Sleeper, the mill survived until 1921. Walker apparently purcliased the milling; equipment and the name of Banner Mills prior to 1929, at. which paint lie Began operation of El new Banner Mills al. the Bristol Street address. Banner Mills did, in fact., replace the Model Poultry Fram as a business, as no additional references to the poultry farm are found after 1927. Banner Mills is listed a "iced & grain" business in 1929, and it remained to operation until of least. 1945 when reference to it is dropped from City Dirrr.torics. 2 75C -771