Mower County transcript., 1907-04-17

HARLAN r. HALL.
was asleep, went to arouse him and
discovered he was dead. Mr.. Hall,
although in failing health, had been
around as usual: Besides his duties
as clerk of the senate committee on
general legislation he prepared a week
ly legislative letter, which has been
appearing in this and other newspa-
pers throughout the state.
Was Native of Ohio.
Mr.. Hall was born Aug. 27, 1888, at
Ravenna, O. He was the son of Ly-
man H. Hall, who published and edited
a newspaper at Ravenna. He learned
the printers trade in his fathers
office when young and so got early in
touch with the work which he fol-
lowed as a career. After going through
the local town schools he went to
Delaware, o., where he attended the
Wesleyan college and was graduated
in 1861. It was while in college that
he met Harriet G.. Lamb, who became
his wife the year after he graduated
native town Mr.. Hall worked in the
printing shop. After performing the
days duties he applied himself to the
study of the law in the evening. He
passed an examination, was admitted
to the bar and formed partnership
with o. P. Brown, then leading law
yer of Ravenna and member of the
state senate of Ohio.
Came West for Wife's Health.
Mrs. Hall was suffering from. pull
monary consumption and in October,
1862, the young couple came to Min.
nesota, believing the climate would be
beneficial for the invalid. This proved
correct. for Mrs. Hall recovered from
the disease and lived until a year Or
two ago. On arriving In ST. Paul Mr.
Hall secured position as compositor
on the st. Paul Press, but only worked
in that capacity for four days. s 5. 4.
The legislature met that winter and
there was a spirited fight for the pub
lie printing. Frederick Driscoll sought
the position of public printer. He.
started the Union and got the official
printing. Mr.. Hall was employed by
Mr.. Drlscoll as reporter and editorial
writer of the Union and he continued
to attend to the same duties when the
Union was absorbed by the st. Paul
Press. AZ. zs j,
In 1864 Commodore Davidson. who
operated line of boats, On the, Mis-.
sissippi, bought out the Daily Pioneer
and H. Hall and John x. Davidson
were put in charge of the paper. In
a few months the Pioneer changed
hands again and the two young men
left its.'with a fair capital for those
POUNDS ST. Paul Dispatch.
NJ With the money he made from this
deal Mr.. Hall entered into partnership
with David Ramaley in 1863 and es-
tablished the Dispatch i. After pub 4
fishing the paper for eight years they Il
sold it to a syndicate, having in view
the establishment OF anew morning
newspaper. IN the meantime Mr.. Hall
had ablishedI the ST Paul Newspa-
per Union IOT$ LIE EapllI4 XOl,BLHInlSll- Il
ing cooperative sheets to the county
press. n January, 1878, he started
the ST. Paul Globe, which he owned
seven years, selling It to Lewis Baker.
His next newspaper enterprise was
a paper. called the Daily News, which
he ran for three years, then disposing
Of It. During q couple of years he
was associated with a telegraph news 4
company, ith head dquarters in Chi
cago. He then established the St
Paul Morning Call. which had a brief
career, In the early nineties Later
he purchased the st. Paul Trade Jour
ma, which he conducted eight years
This was the last publication with
which heEwas identi fed. s5ss ,ss;s8
Isl Mr.. Hall was the found Ter OF the
Minnesota Editorial ssociation and
VS. member Of the executive com
NIT * also took prominent
part in polIt tics. but the part he played
80 mostly that of an actiye worker
~ others