The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-10-29
F. Il. BREWER DISAPPEARS
He Leaves His Partner, G. c. Ken
ney, About 5000 in the
LurCh.
The Amount of His Indebtedness
Thought to Be The Cause of
His Disappearance,

An announcement in the last issue
of this paper made by G. G. Kenney
whereby that gentleman announces
himself as alone in running the photo
graph gallery at the end Of Second
street was the key to the leaking out
of the fact that F. H. Brewer, partner
of Mr.. Kenney ever since that gentle
man came to Redwood Falls a year
ago last spring, had sensationally dis
appeared.
The disappearance practically oc-
cured about month ago, or just be-
fore the county fair in September last.
At that time Mr.. Brewer was in Gar
rison, S. D., where he was running
photograph gallery in a tent belong
ing to his partner, Mr.. Kenney, who
was to have half of all the proceeds
of the tent-photography carried on
during the summer months. Mr..
Brewer sent his partner the tent from
that point, but forgot to return him
other property belonging to the gal
lery, or practically to Mr.. Kenney.
Mr.. Kenney waited for week or
two after receiving the tent before he
suspicioned that there was anything
wrong with Mr.. Brewer. He then
commenced making inquiries regard
ing him and found out that he had
left Garrison, and gone to Sioux city,
after which Mr.. Kenney was unable
to get further trace of him. He thinks
that Mr.. Brewer is either in Missouri,
where he has relatives residing, or in
Indiana, where there resides young
maiden with whom Mr.. Brewer is said
to be infatuated.
Mr.. Kenney was seen regarding the
announcement that he was in the pho
tography business for himself, last
Saturday. He admitted that such
was the case but when asked as to
what had become of Mr. Brewer he
was reluctant in answering the ques-
ton. When pressed he gave more or
less of the facts regarding Mr.. Brew
er's disappearance, as we'll as his pre-
vious career. He stated that Mr..
Brewer came from Mankato where his
father and a number of brothers and
sisters resided. The family was an
excellent one and Mr.. Brewer was al
ways supposed to be on the square.
He met Mr.. Brewer in Mankato and
the two agreed to come to Redwood
Falls and buy out the photograph
gallery Mr.. Kenney now owns, former
ly owned by Geo. M. Keene of Man
kato. They came here year ago
last spring. One of the partnership
stipulations was that Mr.. Brewer, in
summer time, was to take tent owned
by Mr.. Kenney and go on the road for
the purpose of increasing the business
of the firm. For this Mr.. Kenney was
to equip him fully with lenses, cam
eras, ETC., all necessary to the business
of photography. They also decided
that during the winter period Mr..
Brewer was to operate a gallery in
Wood Lake. Aibuilding was erected
= in Wood Lake for the latter purpose
and Mr.. Brewer conducted quite an
active business in the same last winter
When spring opened Mr.. Brewer
took the tent and commenced a tour
of the west. He wrote to his partner
that he was doing fairly we'll, although
seldom, if ever, enclosing any remit.
tances for Mr. Kenney's share of the
r profits. He continued.maklng differ.
ent towns in western Minnesota and g
number in South Dakota up to about
Sept. Goth last, when he pulled uE
e stakes at Garrison, and went to Sioux
> City.
: Mr.. Kenney stated that Mr.. Brewer
had got the best of him to the extent
of $500. OF this amount, he stated
y $500 was for cash advanced to him