The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-09-09

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would soon be up and around again.
Three hours later he became uncon-
scious and the friends who surrounded
his bedside in those last moments were
obliged to hold on and watch him
carefully to the last. The final death
struggle seemed to come peacefully,
and yet cruelty to the weeping friends
and relatives who witnessed the last
spark of life leave the man who had
SO materially aided in building up Nor
ton. When the news of the death
spread over the town general gloom
prevailed and as it extended outward
among the farmers and patrons Of the
big mill who had met Mr.. Waters so
often, and to his friends in Redwood
Falls, there was a general expression
of deepest regret over the death and
sympathy for the family.
The funeral occurred from the resi-
dence in Morton at two o'clock yester-
dav afternoon, it being under the di-
rection Of Antiquity Lodge No. 81, A.
F. & A. M. of this place, together with
an honorary list of pall-bearers COM
posed of Knights Templars in full
uniform, except swords. Rev. W. H.
Knowlton, rector of the Episcopal
Church Of Holy Communion, was the
officiating clergyman. The remains
were then brought to Redwood Falls
under the charge of the members of
of Antiquity Lodge, and placed to
rest in the Redwood cemetery. The
attendance of sympathizing friends
was enormous, all Morton and sur
rounding country, together with a
large number of people from this city,
being present at the exercises at both
the residence and the grave.
Frank Waters first saw the light of
day at Kent, Ohio, on the first day of
May, 1861, and when he passed away
he was but few months more than As
years of age, He attended the common
schools in Kent for a time, and at an
early age he moved to Massillon, where
he commenced his extensive appren-
ticeship as millwright. After acquir-
ing thorough knowledge of the work
ings of all kinds Of Touring mills Mr..
Waters built several mills throughout
Ohio, Indiana and Virginia, all before
he was 21 years of age. He settled in
Bolivar, Ohio, for time, erecting and
operating mill there, which was de-
stroyed by fire in the fall of 1876. The
mill property was not insured against
fire, and Mr.. Walters was left practi-
cally penniless. He again resumed busi-
ness as millwright and came west,
settling in Mankato in the fall of 1878,
where he built the now generally known
R. D. Hubbard mill at that place. At
ter experimenting the erection of that
big piece of milling property Mr.. Wat
ters was taken in as the partner of Mr.
Hubbard, and for long time the bust.
ness was run under the name of r. D.
+ Hubbard & Co., and for a time it sup
piled nearly all of the fine flour used
west of Mankato. In the spring of 1885,
he closed out his interests in Mankato
accepted proposition from the people
of Morton, whereby he constructed the
present Frank Walters mill of 800 bar.
rels capacity, commencing work on
that structure in the summer of 1892
Since that time his career is known to
the people of this section as one of the
busiest and most successful careers in
the west. During his millwright career
he built mill at Red Wing, Ovation.
ma, Rushmore, Worthington, New
Ulm, besides the two in which he was
interested.
He was made Master Mason short.
ly after he attained his majority. and at
the time of his death he was an active
member of the Blue Lodge at Mankato.
The Royal Arch Degrees were also con.
ferred upon him later, and afterwards
he was constituted Knight Templal
by Mankato Commandery. He was a
member of Redwood Falls Command
cry No. Is at the time of his death.
Mr.. Waters was married to Miss
Caroline Kline at Bolivar, Ohio, on
June 18th, 1876, and one daughter was
born to them-Maud L. Waters, who
was born at Cincinnati Nov. 11th, 1877.
Both wife and daughter survive him.
Speaking of him the Mankato Free
Press says: Frank Waters counted
his friends only by the limit of his &C.
quaintances. He was manly man, q
companionable companion. He never
obtruded himself upon others, and
while of a somewhat retiring nature,
he was possessed of most amiable dis
position and genial temperament. He
had a most tender heart. and the woes