Excerpts from a limited edition,
compiled by Donna Howell
March, 2008 not available in stores
The ranch was located on the east side of East Street. In the 1880's East St. ran from Broad Street past the cemetery (now Memorial Hall), north past Hospital Lane (now Elm St.) To Auburn Ravine Creek, (now Palm Avenue) . When Hwy 40 was built in the 1940's, East St. was cut off, but remained East St. on the north end until renamed Auburn Ravine Road to Elm St.
The ranch was established by R. S.Futhey within the now city limits of Auburn in 1884 with 48 acres valued at $1,000 and the buildings at $600.00. In 1888 the lot value had gone up to $2,000 and the buildings now $1,000. The property was now listed in the name of Mrs. M. E. Futhey. Robert died Nov. 6, 1885 at the age of 54 yrs and 8 months.
In 1892, the Hollenbeck Bank on Main street went bankrupt. The settlement for Mrs. Futhey was listed as .30 cents.
Their son, Edgar was born Dec. 1, 1870 and passed away in Berkeley, June 12, 1918.
Ed built the first bridge crossing the creek at what is now Auburn Ravine Road and Palm Ave., known then as Futhey’s bridge. The bridge was a big improvement. In the summer, sometimes people would bypass the bridge and ford the creek with their horse and buggy to get the wheels wet so they would swell up and become tight again..
By 1912, E.A. Futhey was living on College Tract Lot No. 4. In 1913 he was living on Finley St, possibly the same place? His last employment in Auburn was Placer Hardware in the American Block. Mrs. Fulthey lived on Los Altos Tract which is now Landis Circle. By 1918, there were no Futheys listed in the voting register.
The next owner was Dr. Frank Liste Horne MD and his wife Mable Claire. His first office was in Newcastle in 1911. .By 1915 he had an office in one of the Opra House store fronts. In 1929, an Arthur Horne, farmer and d wife Harriott (their spelling) were listed. A deed dated Feb. 24, 1920 shows grantor Mrs. Mary Futhey , a widow, to Dr. F.L. Horne for Lot 10, Block C in the Los Altos Tract for $50.00 in gold coin.
The Futhey home was located on a hill where the present Placer Credit Union building is now. Everett Ludwig eventually bought the ranch in about 1930 and ran it as a dairy for nearly 35 years.