The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-03-28
|. F. ROBINSON DEAD
Passed Away at His Home in This City
after a Long Illness Last
Saturday Morning.
Cancer of the Stomach the Cause of
Death Funeral from the
Presbyterian Church.

The death OF l. +. Robinson, one
of the oldest settlers of Redwood
county, occurred at his home in this
city at 6 o'clock last Saturday even
ing. Cancer of the stomach was
the cause of his demise. Mr.. Rob-
inson had been suffering from this
disease for quite a long time past,
and last fall he was obliged to quit
his work as janitor of the court
house on account Of the rapid pro-
gress of the incurable disease. Sew
eral weeks ago the cancer assumed
a dangerous stage and those who
met Mr.. Robinson, knew that he
had but a short time to live. On
last Saturday morning a final sink
ing spell occurred. Shortly after
breakfast he spoke few words and
they were his last. He gradually
sank into Inconsistencies and slow
ly passed away.
The funeral was held from the
Presbyterian church, of which Mr.
Robinson was a member, commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock Monday morning,
Rev. L. F. Badger officiating, and
the Sunnyside club choir furnished
the music. The church was filled
with relatives and friends of the
deceased and the floral. offerings
were numerous. The interment oc-
Cured in the Redwood Falls GEM
etery.
With the passing away of Mr..
Robinson the county loses one of
the men who has been closely iden-
titled with its history. He was born
at Springwater, Livingston county,
New York, on June 10th, 1888, and
was consequently nearly 6S years
old when be died. He was one of
family of fourteen children, twelve
brothers and two sisters, and of
that number only three brothers
and the two sisters survive him.
When still young man, he moved
from New York to Illinois and a
few years later came to Minnesota,
settling in Fillmore county. There
he married Miss Helen Hammer in
1869. Shortly after the ceremony,
Mr.. Robinson and wife moved to
Saratoga, Lyon county, this state,
and in the fall of that year, they
came to Redwood Falls.
He was among the first justices
of peace of Redwood Falls township
and was elected county treasurer
year or two after he came to
Redwood Falls. He held that office
for six years. The most memorable
incident of his official career, was
that which occurred during the his
torical blizzard commencing Jan
uary 7th, 1873. At that time it
was the duty O. county treasures
to travel about the county for the
purpose of collecting the taxes. On
that day Mr.. Robinsons had been
driven to the Folsom farm in New
Avon township by F. G. Shaver, and
after transacting the county bust
ness at the Folsom farm, he started
on foot to the Whelan farm in
Willow Lake township. He had
walked only few miles when the
storm commenced. 1t grew into
such proportions that Mr.. Robinson
could not tell which way to move
and he buried himself in a snow
drift. Here he remained for three
days without food, except such sus-
tenance as he obtained by chewing
piece of rawl hide cut from his
shoe pack. When the storm was
over, he worked his way out of the
drift, walked to farmers home
and securing horse came back tt
Redwood Falls. Arriving here he
collapsed and was under the doctors
care for some time.
On his retirement from county
office he worked at various jobs I'M
til several years ago when he was
elected janitor of the court house
to succeed E. A. Lyman, a position
which he held up to few month:
of his death.
Mr.. Robinson was of a genial dis
position, entertaining manner, anC
a person who made friends wherever
he went. In his earlier days he tool
an active part in city and county
affairs and Notwithstanding his &C
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