Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-10-11
THEIR dOl | gI /
Parents Of e. u. Woyerhaeu-
ser, q This City. Will
Celebrate Today

lett the lev0e yesterday afternoon she
had on board . party OF about fifteen
on their way 10 Rock leland. H.. to
celebrate on Friday the golden we'd
ding Of Mr.. and Mrs: Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, Who were among the
party, sayD the st. Paul Pioneer
Presa While the ReJeEhaeuser homo
hes besn in St Paul for a4numbsr Of
Fyesrs, the celebration will be held in
the old homo at Rock Island, where
for moro than . quarter Of century
4r. Weyerhaeueer directed operations
and laid tho foundation for the
enormous Business which be nov
10 the history Of the development of.
the logging and lumber business Of
the North vest the name of Weyer-
hseu3er has been prominent for many
years. and while this industry is
now in the decline in this section Of
the country. that name will continue
to be one of the foremost in the bust
ness for some time in the North
Pacific coast states, where the industry
is still dourishing. -
Born in Nieder Saulheim, Germany.
Nov. 81, 1884, son of John and
Katherine (Gabel) Weyerhaeuser, the
head of the family received his educa
tion in Germany and immigrated to
this country in 1852 and located in
the northeastern part of Pennsyl-
vania. In 1855 he moved to Coal Valley,
ILL.,, and engaged in the lumber and
grain business, and 1t was while in
business at that place that he was
married Oct II, 1854, to Elizabeth
Rlne1al ..-
ae left Coal Valley in 1860 and
moved to Rock Island, where he en-
tered into partnership with +. c.
Denkman and bought the Rock Island
sawmill which was operated by the
firm Of Weyerhaeuser & Denkman,
From this beginning in the busine.s
of manufacturing lumber, Mr.. Weyer-
haeuser's interests began to ex pand
aud as a result Ct his personal atten-
ton to the business he is now &C.
coun ted one ef the greatest Of. the
lumbermen Ct the country. In 1891
Re moved to St. Paul to be nearer the
center Of his business interests, and
built home at 266 Summit avenue,
where he has continued to reside
since
Mr.. Weyerhaeuser' numbering
interests are centered principally in +.
Weyerhaeuser & Co, of which he il
president, bat he Ia also interes ed II
a number of other companies engaged
lin~various phases Ct the lumber anc
logging business. and own vast tracts
of timber lauds in Mirnesota, Wiscon
sin, Washington end Idaho. In look
ling after this widely scattered bust
ness he is assisted by his sons
although he keeps IN touch with the
whole himself.
The party of about tifteen, which
left on the steamer, was the vanguard
of the gathering at Rock Island
which will be in the nature Of
family reunion az we'll as celebra
ticn cf the golden Wedding. TIL
celebration will be held at the hom
Of Mrs. 8. i. Davis, one. Of tn
daughters. in the old homestead il
Rock Island. Toe other children, all {
whom will be present. are: John T
Weyerhaeuser and f. z .Weyerhaeuse
of St. Paul, G. A. Weyerhaeuser {
Little Falls and r. N. Weyerbaeuse
Of Cloquet, who will be accompanied
by their wives and children. Th
daughters, besides Mrs. Davis, &
whose home the party will meet, u
Mrs. J. b. JeWett Of Chicago and MR.
W. B. Hill Of Poughkeepsie N. Y.
The steamer which took the part
down yesterday was decorated wit
twigs whose leaves had turned TT
golden hue of the season While a
those who are to be present were M
in this party it was thought MOI
appropriate to make this journey Q
the river which has PLAYED an in
! portant part IN the fortunes OF tt
Weyerhaeuser family, and in
steamer bearing the family name.