Tulare County Biographies

DECATUR HIGGINS

Transcribed by Kathy Sedler

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        In the present complex state of modern civilization the purveyor of food 
for the multitude is an important factor. The grocer, the baker and the retail 
dealer in meats are as useful members of society as the financier and the 
professional man, even though they are not so widely known.
        Decatur Higgins, proprietor of the Pioneer Meat Market, located in the 
city of Visalia, California, was born on a farm in the state of Missouri, April 
19, 1889. He received a good practical education in the public schools of his 
native state, after which he entered the employ of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company 
of St. Louis. . During the three and a half years he was with this company he 
heard much about California, which influenced him to seek his fortune on the 
Pacific coast. In 1908 he located in Tulare. Six years later, in 1914, he came 
to Visalia and opened the Pioneer Meat Market. His previous experience, his 
judgment in the selection of meats, and his well known reputation for fair 
dealing have enabled him to build up a lucrative business.
        While in Tulare Mr. Higgins was married to Miss Mabel Green, a native of 
that place, who has made many friends in Visalia. Mr. Higgins is a democrat in 
his political affiliations, but he is not especially active in political work. 
He is a member of the Visalia Rotary Club and belongs to the Masonic fraternity. 
During the ten years of his residence in Visalia he has shown a disposition to 
aid every movement for the general advancement of the community interests.
 
Source:  History of Tulare County and Kings County, California � Kathleen 
Edwards Small & J. Larry Smith, Vol. II, Chicago, The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1926. p. 287