Southern Pacific Railway Company for a great many years, and on leaving the railroad service located at Santa Paula, where he was active in business and civic affairs until his death. 

Retiring from the railroad service in 1888 and locating in Santa Paula, he operated a planing mill for one year, and then erected a one-story building on Main Street and was proprietor of a billiard hall. In 1910 he retired from business, and lived in Santa Paula until his death on June 17, 1916.

According to the Index to Business and Credit Directory for Ventura County, 1920…The following were proprietors of Billiard Halls and Cigars in Santa Paula: W.P. Fields, O.E. Gaertner, John F. Kuenstler, N. Taketa and R. Yokota. 

While the founding proprietor of the hall located at 932 E. Main Street, named Santa Paula Billiards is thus far unknown. Read More…

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