Yolo-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Schluer, Otto 1861 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory (1913)

OTTO SCHLUER

    Sturdy principles that form the basis of all true success have governed the
resolute activities of Mr. Schluer and contributed to the commendable degree of
prosperity achieved by him. It is characteristic of his quiet, home-loving
temperament that he prefers old friends to new, familiar scenes to the most
beautiful that are strange to his eyes and the accustomed routine of work-a-day
activities to the most thrilling adventures pen could depict. Possessing such
mental endowments, it is natural that he selected a location more than forty
years ago and has never removed therefrom; natural, also, that he selected an
occupation in boyhood and continued at the same trade until he retired from all
business activities. Almost ever since he crossed the ocean he has made Woodland
his home and among the old settlers of this attractive city he has a large
circle of stanch, true friends.

    As his name indicates, Mr. Schluer comes of Teutonic ancestry. Himself
likewise of German nativity, he was born in Hanover September 20, 1846, and in
that province he attended school. Following the usual German custom, he left
school when fourteen to take up a trade and during the next few years he served
under a baker in Oldendorf, Prussia. Coming via Greytown and the Nicaragua route
to California in 1866 immediately after crossing the ocean to the new world, he
secured his first position as a baker in the Washington bakery on Third street,
Sacramento, but in 1867 removed to Woodland, then a village of very
insignificant proportions. Opening a bakery on First street (then Mill street)
in November, 1867, he conducted the first shop of the kind in the town. Later he
removed to Main street and continued in the same business until 1905, when he
sold out his interests and retired.

   While devoting himself with assiduous industry to the baker's trade, Mr.
Schluer did not remain oblivious to the opportunities offered to investors in
farm properties. During the '80s he bought a brush-covered tract of eighty acres
situated three miles north of Woodland and this farm he still owns. However, it
presents no resemblance to the original acreage, for under his capable oversight
it has been cleared, developed and made very productive. Forty acres have been
planted in a vineyard with twenty-two varieties of wine and raisin grapes. The
remainder of the farm is under cultivation to alfalfa. Hog-raising also forms a
profitable feature of the farm activities. The purchase of the land has proved a
wise investment on the part of the owner, who feels a just pride in the valuable
tract and in his own association with its upbuilding. As a citizen he is
interested in all movements for the benefit of Woodland and rendered efficient
service in the capacity of city trustee. For some years he has been a
stockholder in the Yolo brewery. The only fraternal organization with which he
holds membership, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has been benefited
through his warm interest in and active connection with its lodge at Woodland,
to whose philanthropies he has been a generous contributor.

    Coming to the United States in early manhood, Mr. Schluer remained unmarried
for some years thereafter, but on January 5, 1873, he was married in Sacramento
to Miss Annie Dinzler, a resident of Woodland. Of the union fifteen children
were born, twelve of whom are now living, namely: Matilda (Mrs. Ditmer), Edward,
William, Ralph, Norman, Annie (wife of A. Schindler), Carl, Alge, Aileen,
August, Shirley and Otto. The older sons and daughters have left the parental
roof, but the younger children remain and brighten the home with their happiness
and cheerful presence.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]


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