The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-04-24

HARLAN r. HALL.
was asleep, went TO arouse him and
dfseovereE he was dead Dir. Hall
although IN failing health rad been
around as usual. Besides his duties
as clerk OF the senate committee ON
general legislation he prepared week
ly legislative, letter. which Eas been
appearing In this and other mewspa-
pers throughout the state
Was a Native of Ohio
Mr.. Hall was born Aug. 81, 1893, at
Ravenna, O.. He was the son az Ly-
man Fl. Hall. Who published and edited
newspaper at Ravennz. He learned
I the printers trade i'm his fathers
office when young and 80 got cary in
touch with the work which he fol-
lowed as career After going through
the local town schools he went to
Delaware, O., where he attended the
Wesleyan college and Was graduated
IN 1861. 1t was while I'M college that
ne met Harriet g. Lamb, who becaHne
his wife the year after he graduated
After returning from college to- his
native town Mr. Hall worked - EnH
printing shop. After peraprming Gle
days duties hee applied himself tor the
study of the law in the evening He.
passed an examination, Was admired
to- the bar and formed partnershipa
with o. P. Brown, then a leading lilw
yer of Ravenna and a member of the
state senate of Ohio.
Came West for Wiflss Health.
Mrs. Hall was suffering from pull
nronary consumption and fin October.
1862, the young couple came, to Min.
+, neS0ta, believing the climate would be,
. beneficial for the invalid. This proved
correct, for Mrs. Hall recovered from
the disease and lived unuii year or.
two ago. On arriving in ST. Paul Mr..
Halt secured a. position as compositor
on the st. Paul PreSs, but only worked,
In that capacity for four days.
The legislature met that winter and
there was spirited fight for the pub
Tie printing. Frederick Driscolg sought
the position OF public: printer: He,
started the Union and got the official
printing Mn Hall was EMPLOYED by-
Mr.. Dr1scoH' ans. reporter and editorial
writer of the Union and he, continued
to attend to~tfte same duties when the
| Union was absorbed by the st. Paul
Press
I'm 1864 Commodore Davidson. who
operated a line Of boats on the Mis-.
sfssfppi, bought out the Daily Pioneer
and I'll. P. Hall and John x Davidson
were put in charge of the paper III
q few months the Pioneer changed
hands again and the two young mell
left it with fair capital for those
days.
Pounds st. Paul Dispatch.
With the money he made from this
deal Mr.. Hall entered into partnerships.
| with David Ramaley in 1868 and es
tablished the Dispatch. After pub
lishisg the paper for eight years they
!. sold it to syndicate, having in view
the establishment of new morning
newspaper. In the meantime Mr.. Hal
1 had established the st. Paul Newspa
per Union for the purpose of furnish
| ing cooperative sheets to the country
press. In 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
lie ran for three years, then disposing
OF it. During couple of years he
was associated with telegraph news
company, with headquarters in Chi
cago. He then established the st.
Paul Morning Call, which had brief
career, in the early ninetfes4 Later
he purchased the st. Paul Trade Jour
nal, which he conducted eight years.
This was the last publication with
which he was identified
Mr.. Hall was the founder OF the
Minnesota Editorial association and
was member of the executive com
mittee. He also took a prominent
part in politics, but the part he played
was mostly that Of an active worker
for others.