The Redwood gazette., 1903-02-18
A CHARACTER SKETCH.

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Falls, and the boys aud girls Of the
early days of this city. who were
fortunate enough to come ipto ac-
quaintance that must have ripened
into fri nlship, with Charles Ed
gar March, heard of his death in a
manner that sent pang to their
hearts. To them it was a startling
reminder of the uncertainty OF life,
the immutable certainty of death
the conscience sting of one more
passed into that great beyond-the
darkness or light that we cali death
and the tears that fell over his
grave, or from the eyes Of the ab
sent friend who had heard the news,
were sincere, pathetic and warm.
Charles E. March was born in
Hokah, this State, on Jan. 2, 1863.
when the civil war was atits bitter
est point. The first five years Of
his life were spent at that place. In
1868 his parents moved to Red wood
Fails. and from that time until be
was married, in 1888, be counted
Redwood Falls as his home, and
even in after years, when his resi-
dence was permanently fixed at an
other point, he recalled his boy hood
and early manhood days in Red dwood
Falls as the happiest of his life
filled with events that he treasured
up and could never forget until
Time for him was no more.
His first years were spent in ac-
quiring the common school educa-
tion offered in the then frontier
town. He assisted his father in do
ing the janitor work at the school
for a wear or two, and afterwards
was janitor and attended school.
During these years and those that
followed his common school educa-
ton, Charles Edgar March won his
friends-friends that he loved, and
who loved him, and those friends he
told the writer less than a year ago,
were priceless treasures in the
album of his memory.
From 1877 to 1881 he was en-
ployed as a clerk in the general
merchandise store of his uncle.
James Mcmillan, then the largest
general store in Red wood Falls.
After four years as a salesmsn 10
Redwood he went to Minneapolis
aud found employment with the
wholesale house of John r. Corquin-
dale y co. He remained there for
SIX years, a trusted servant of a
large house, acquiring good knowl-
edge of wholesale business. A wear
later he was married to Miss Fran
ces E. Judson, the daughter of. a
minister OF Minneapolis, and who
has made for him an ideal wife.
After the marriage he returned to
his old home and worked for King
Bros. during the remainder OF that
year. The following year he ac-
cepted position as travelling sales
man for the North Star Boot &
Shoe Co., and later his headouart-
ers were established at Fargo, where
he resided up to the time of his de-
mise, and from which city he had
complete control of the North Star
Boot and Shoe co. business for all
OF North Dakota. creating for the
employing house business to which
they have always pointed to with
pride, and which, they say, stands
as monument to the push. pro
gress and enterprise of their de-.
parted servant.
In Masonic circles Mr.. March
was an active worker. He was made
a Mason in Redwood Falls. and after
he went to Fargo be rose rapidly in
the ranks, passing through the
chapter and the commandery Of the
York Rite. and being a past high
priest and past eminent commander
of the Fargo chapter and command.
cries. On the Scottish Rite work
he advanced through the stage Of
Perfect Master, the Knight of Rose
Croix, the Knight OF Kadosh, the
inspector inquisitor and master of
the Royal Secret. He was a mem
ber of Fl zagal Shrine, Fargo, and
was an active worker in that insti-,
tuition. The mammoth and mapnifi
cent Masonic temple at Fargo, one
Of theliAestsin thesWest. Isl in part