Yuba County
Biographies
EDWARD F. HEISCH
Among the serviceable establishments in Marysville is “Heisch’s” Confectionery and Cigar Store, at 131 D Street, conducted by its proprietor, Edward F. Heisch. He is a native son and a patriotic American, and was born at Sacramento, on December 12, 1878, spending his boyhood and school days partly in the capital and partly in Amador City. He came to Marysville in 1893, and also attended school here. As a boy of eight years, he commenced to carry papers for the Marysville Democrat, with which he was connected for eighteen years, for a time as printer’s devil, then as the boy in charge of the mailing list, and later on as manager of the paper for four years. For ten years he was a clerk in C. L. Bowen’s grocery store at Fifth and E Streets, and later he was with E. C. Coats in the Tourist Garage.
On November 18, 1917, Mr. Heisch opened a confectionery store at 131 D Street, making it a point from the very beginning to carry a line of high-grade candy, cigars, ice-cream and soft drinks. He specializes in the Golden Pheasant, Wilson’s and Buckhart’s candies. The cosmopolitan character of Marysville suggests the wide range of tastes to which such an establishment as that of “Heisch’s” must cater; but Mr. Heisch’s varied experience, together with his never-failing desire to render the best of service, has enabled him always to meet every demand and has insured his success. He is a public-spirited man, and his fellow-citizens are not slow to observe and encourage just that quality.
In 1899, Mr. Heisch was married at Marysville to Miss Anna G. Wheeler, a native of San Francisco. He belongs to Yuba-Sutter Parlor No. 6, N.S.G.W., at Marysville; Lodge No. 783, B.P.O.E.; and Court Pride No. 34, Foresters of America.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 696
EDWIN A. HUNN
Prominent among the experienced, enterprising and progressive contractors to whom Northern California owes much of its material development is Edwin A. Hunn, the leading brick contractor of Yuba and Sutter Counties. A native of Illinois, he was born at Chicago on May 7, 1890; and he was two months old when his parents brought him to San Francisco, in May of that year. There he was reared to manhood, and there he received his education; and his first work was that of an errand boy in the shoe-store of Koenig Company. Later, he was in the employ of the Crane Company, and the Levi Strauss Wholesale Company, and after the great fire of 1906, he learned the trade of the brick mason with Harry Drake, one of the leading brick contractors in San Francisco, and there worked at that trade, helping to rebuild the stricken city.
In 1919, he came to Sutter County and bought a ranch of ten acres, a part of the Littlejohn Tract on the Franklin road, which he planted to peaches; and he has done practically all the brick contract work in Yuba and Sutter Counties since he came here. His work has been of the highest order, and has included the Virden Cannery, the Marysville Post Office, the Matthews Garage, the Wicks-Werley Hotel, the Baldwin residence in Yuba City, the Chase residence in Marysville, and many other attractive edifices. He has also installed fireplaces and tiling in many of the best houses. Mr. Hunn was one of the organizers and builders-up of the Marysville Brick Company, serving as manager of the company the first year, until the plant was completed and in good working order; and he is still a member of the board of directors. He also showed his public spirit by subscribing for stock in the new Marysville Hotel Company. Mr. Hunn is one of the enthusiastic “boosters” for the twin counties. He has great faith in their future, and claims that Marysville has all the advantages necessary to become a large city. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, Marysville Builders’ Exchange, and Marysville Lions’ Club.
In San Francisco, on September 30, 1916, Mr. Hunn was married to Miss Elizabeth Harnack, a popular lady of San Francisco; and their fortunate union has been blessed with one daughter, Beth Bernice, also born in the bay city. Mr. Hunn is a Mason, a member of Enterprise Lodge No. 70, F. & A.M., Yuba City.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 699
MARTIN COSTA
A successful rancher of the Yuba foothills is Martin Costa, who operates the ranch whereon he was born on January 20, 1880. He is the third son of a family of eight children born to Joseph C. and Mary Dolores (Gomez) Costa, the former a native of Pico, Azores Islands, and the latter of Sonora, Mexico. Joseph C. Costa came to California in the early days; and his wife came with her parents when she was a year old, in 1853. Her father, Manuel Gomez, homesteaded a 160-acre ranch near Challenge, where he resided until he died. Mr. and Mrs. Costa purchased a ranch near Challenge, where the father passed on in 1915.
Martin Costa received his education in the district school adjacent to his home. From early childhood he was taught the rudiments of farming, and after the death of his father he became a joint owner of the old home place with his mother. In partnership with his brother Frank Costa, he also operates the old Gomez place, where they do an extensive business in raising livestock. They also engage in the lumber business to some extent. For the past eighteen years Mr. Costa has been identified with the Foresters of America.
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p 699