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It was not until July. of 1873, ten years or more after the founding of the town that Edward March purchased from Pom- eroy Angel, and had surveyed ten acres in section 31, town 113, range 35, the present cemetery site. David Watson, a name still familiarly known to early settlers, platted or surveyed the tract. The first burial to be made in this cemetery was Julia Ann Long- bottom, and her sister, Jane Longbottom, this occurring in June of 1874. The next burial was that of Mrs. David Alexander, and
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the next was that of the body of Eugene Thorpe, a soldier boy, who, at the age of nineteen, and in 1868, was drowned in the Red- wood river, his remains being removed from their original resting place in the village proper to the soldier plot donated by William P. Dunnington in the new cemetery.
Among the early settlers, who had passed away, and whose remains were transferred from the village places to the new cemetery, were those of Mrs. Ellen Penney, William Beard, Bev- ery Brown, the Clark baby, Frederick Thurston, Bela Haliday, Rev. Charles F. Wright, Albert Werder, - Simmons, Dr. B. Bruce, C. C. Belt, Amasa Daniels, the Herriott baby, the two Fisk sisters and Valentine Apfel. The remains of the two Fisk sisters were first laid to rest in the old stockade, while the remains of Valentine Apfel were laid to rest on the brow of a small hill just south of the present cemetery. He was the father of Mrs. Roset Schmahl, mother of the Schmahl children, residing in Red- wood Falls, and other points in this state, and he passed away at the ripe old age of 90 years.
Among the children who passed away in the early days and whose remains were transferred to the new and present plot, were Baby Powell, Price Hollen, Coulter Wiggins and Minnie C. Jones.
On September 24, 1883, William P. Dunnington and Fred L. Warner purchased the remaining ground of the cemetery from Edward March and Catharine March, his wife, reserving lot 4, section 10, subdivision two for themselves. On September 27, 1884, Fred L. Warner sold his interests to Mr. Dunnington, and on May 25, 1899, Mr. Dunnington disposed of his interests to George L. Evans and Fred L. Warner, a few months later Mr. Warner closing out his interests to Emil Kuenzli, and the new owners were Kuenzli & Evans.
On March 15, 1910, there was a gathering of a number of public spirited ladies of Redwood Falls and surrounding country at the G. A. R. hall, and after going over the poor condition of the cemetery, it was decided to organize a society to be known as the Redwood Falls Cemetery Association. At this meeting Mrs. R. E. Fuller was chosen chairman and Mrs. Julia Glassco as secretary. A committee was appointed to draw up by-laws, and on March 26, 1910, they met at the home of Mrs. Cunning- ham, seven members being present. At this meeting Mrs. Phebe M. Fuller was elected president of the association, Mrs. Pearl Golden, first vice president; Mrs. Ella V. Philbrick, second vice president ; Mrs. Shella Lutz, recording secretary ; Mrs. Lela Pease, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Ida Fedderly, treasurer.
On May 15, 1910, the association purchased of Mary Shaver a tract of land, 43/4 acres, directly west of the old site, and bring- ing all of the property down to the road leading to North Red-
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wood. On May 28, 1910, the members met at the G. A. R. hall, where the articles of incorporation were adopted and signed, and ordered recorded with the secretary of state of the register of deeds of Redwood county. Nine trustees, Phebe M. Fuller, Alice F. King, Ella V. Philbrick, Shella Lutz, Pearl Golden, Alice Angell, Lelah Pease, Ida Fedderly and Nelina Mclain, were elected on this occasion, and the acknowledgment to the articles was then taken by James B. Robinson, who has since passed away. Mrs. Fuller was re-elected president, while Mrs. Alice Angell was elected recording secretary, Lelah Pease, actuary, and Ida Fedderly, treasurer.
March 28, 1911, the association purchased of Kuenzli & Luscher their remaining interest in the original tract, paying $1,200 for the same, and in addition assuming a mortgage for a small amount. The money for this purpose was raised by popular subscription of the lot owners, donations, etc., among the larger donors being J. Fletcher Skinner, of Chicago, formerly of Red- wood Falls; Mrs. Mary Shaver, of Seattle, Wash .; Anton C. Weiss, of Duluth, all former residents ; W. H. Gold, J. P. Cooper, Julius A. Schmahl, Frank Clague and the Woman's Club of Red- wood Falls.
Such was the foundation of the organization of ladies that has been the cause of transforming the grounds from a state of neglect and almost disgrace to the present beautiful condition. That these ladies are to be congratulated and thanked by every person having a regard for a proper care of the dead, is certain. All the money that was received was used in paying for the old and the new grounds, and for the improvement of the property. Since the ladies have taken the ownership a caretaker has been continually employed, a fine iron fence has been erected around the new tract, and granite gate-posts have likewise been added to the improvements. A granite monument to the memory of the Civil War veterans, buried in the plot, has been erected by the ladies of the Relief Corps. Since the corporation was formed Mrs. Golden has passed away and Mrs. Anna E. Ward elected to the vacancy, while Mrs. Angell has moved to California and Mrs. Mary Flinn elected in her stead. Mrs. Philbrick passed away in May of 1916, and Mrs. Alice F. King succeeded her as vice president, Mrs. H. M. Hitchcock being elected to fill the vacancy on the board of trustees. At the time of preparing this article the officers are: Mrs. Phebe M. Fuller, president; Mrs. Alice King, vice president; Mrs. Anna Ward, secretary; Mrs. Lelah Pease, actuary; Ida Fedderly, treasurer; and trustees, in addition to the officers just named, Mesdames Nelina McLain, Inez Luscher and H. M. Hitchcock.
Authority. This article has been prepared by Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of state, from notes gathered by Mrs. Phebe
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M. Fuller. Mrs. Fuller has consulted the records of the associa- tion, with which association she has been intimately connected, and the records of the cemetery. She has also made a careful survey of the old tombstones, and has consulted with many of the old settlers.
CHAPTER XLV.
MILITIA COMPANY.
(Edited by Dr. J. W. Inglis.)
Company L, Second Regiment, M. N. G., is on the Texas bor- der at the time of the writing of this article, captained by its organizer, Capt. M. W. Hingeley.
In the spring of 1908, Captain Hingeley, then a bank cashier in Redwood Falls, did some strenuous work, first enthusing the citizens, then interesting the young men, and finally securing the necessary concessions from the city council.
As the result of efforts of the citizens of Redwood Falls, and other cities, three new companies were mustered into the state service, for the Second Regiment, which at that time had its head- quarters at Austin, with Col. A. W. Wright commanding. These companies were "K," "L" and "M." Company L was the Red- wood Falls company. It was mustered in on October 5, 1908, with the following officers: Captain, M. W. Hingeley (a regular army veteran of the Philippine service, during the Spanish-Amer- ican War) ; first lieutenant, Rev. C. S. Mork (rector of the Epis- copal church) ; second lieutenant, A. C. Dolliff (then, as now, a leading attorney of Redwood Falls). The company under this captain and these lieutenants did excellent work during the sum- mer, but during the winter interest decreased owing to the ab- sence of a drill hall, and at many times the company seemed on the verge of being mustered out of service.
Capt. Hingeley resigned to take up banking at Floodwood, Minn. Dr. J. W. Inglis was elected captain in January, 1900. It was while he was captain that the legislature passed the Armory appropriation of $10,000. This appropriation was later increased by $5,000. Company L was the first in the state to receive the appropriation. The citizens of Redwood Falls conceived the idea that with an additional amount an armory and theater combined, could be erected, so about $4,500 was raised by subscription. The armory was completed while Charles Galles was captain, in 1914, at a cost of $25,000, and the building is now free from debt. Originally the site west of the jail was purchased and deeded to Company L. It was found, however, that Company L had no
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existence as a corporation and subsequently the present site was secured. The site west of the jail will doubtless always remain public property, as technically the title probably rests in each individual member of the company at the time it was purchased. Captain Galles resigned while the company was on duty at Fort Snelling, in the summer of 1916, awaiting the call to the Mexican boundary, and the original captain, M. W. Hingeley was appointed in his place. First Lieutenant Mork was succeeded in turn by Clarence March, Theo. G. Olson, Chas. Galles and W. B. Clement. Second Lieutenant A. C. Dolliff was succeeded in turn by Frank Theiring, Charles Galles and John Lauterbach.
While at Ft. Snelling awaiting its call to the Mexican service, the company was constituted as follows: Captain, Myron W. Hingeley ; first lieutenant, W. B. Clement; second lieutenant, J. W. Lauterbach; first sergeant, Archie Horr; quartermaster sergeant, George Gaedy; sergeant, Oliver E. Steele; sergeant, William Peavy ; sergeant, Glenn Gold; sergeant, William Evans ; sergeant, E. L. Gallea; cook, Leroy Ewer; corporals: E. H. Bol- lum, John Mason, Harre L. Starr, William Carity, B. W. Rice, Art. Frank Baldwin, H. L. Jordan, Frank Welch, H. F. Warner, C. A. Lauterbach ; privates : Julian Stensvad, Floyd Jones, W. C. Morgan, Milo Jones, Harry Flathers, John Mowry, Walter E. King, Harry Dickson, John Sexton, Loyd Bobsin, Otto Voltz, Irl H. Starr, William Neal, Sewell Battin, Knute Nielsen, Earl Han- sen, Robert Fuller, Robert Johnson, Burr Bateman, Charlie Okins, E. C. Ahrens, Willard Simpson, Roy Kuck, Ira Rogers, Jacob Mc- Intyre, Bert Marsh, Fred Okens, Joe Wicks, Fay Parish, Claude Smith, Gideon Dashmer, Chauncy Welch, S. T. Edwards, George Thayer, Russell Bunch, Fred Ahrens, Leroy McPhee, Ben Everett, Luvern Schmidt, Frank Hammer, Harold Gray, Howard Hall, William Arnett, Roy Erickson, Connie Ackman, Albert Howard, Maurice Jones, C. G. Biggers, Vern Shoemaker, Bill Flathers. Since then the following changes have been made : Kuck, Chauncy Welch, Vern Shoemaker, sergeants; E. H. Bollum and Frank Baldwin, corporals; Ben Everett and W. C. Morgan. Glenn Gold is now regimental adjutant. The following have been released from service : C. A. Lauterbach, Henry Dickson, Harre L. Starr, George Thayer, Lloyd Bobsin, William Neal, Howard Hall, E. C. Ahrens. A number of recruits have been added.
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