The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-03-04
CONGRATULATIONS SHOWERED
UPON MRS. ROSFT SCHMAtiL
Children and Grandchildren Gather Do Homage to the
Natal Day of Pioneer Resident of Minnesota
During History Making Uprising
Governor johnson and Other State Officials Send Letters of
Congratulaton Worthy Octogenerian Who
Can Boast Only Nineteen Birthdays

udl awakening, perhaps 10 OIl0rS IL
is the occasion of obstacles overcome
or hardships past and much longed
for and hoped for physical rest is
made possible. But to my mind the
acme of pleasure, Of personal graft
fication and satisfaction must be
when in the fullness of years one can
be surrounded by loving friends and
relatives whose love, affection and
kindness mean true, earnest, sin
cere, living appreciation. Such in
deed must now be your pleasant,
satisfying happiness.
Please accept my most hearty and
deep felt congratulations on your
nineteenth birthday representing
eighty years of opportunity for
motherly advice and righteous in
spiration.
Your children and your chiIdren's
children will have and will cherish
a fond memory OF you, sweet, per-
feet, eternal in duration. And that
is the greatest legacy posterity can
receive.
CLARENCE C. DINEHART
State Auditor Iverson penned the
following:
My Dear Mrs. Schmahl: Kindly
accept my sincerest congratulations
on this your nineteenth" birthday
Old Father Time has been very kind
to you; your children are honored
and respected; health and prosperity
have been boupteously showered
upon you. May earth's richest
blessings be yours to enjoy for many
years to come.
SAMUEL G.. IvERSoN
From Attorney General Young
was read the following:
Dear Mrs. Schmahl:--I have seen
in the newspapers the statement
that on Saturday you are to have
family reunion to commemorate
your nineteenth birthday. beg to
extend my hearty congratulations.
While was unknown to you per-
sonally, | am we'll acquainted with
your distinguished son. the Secre-
tary of State, and am daily asso-
ciated with him in carrying on the
State COY eminent. We of a later
generation can never pay the debt
we owe to the pioneers, the sturdy
men and women who laid the foun-
dations of our present great state.
They were obliged in the early days
to endure not only the ordinary
frontier privations, but also to
struggle for their lives with the saw
ages. / am advised that you are
one of the heroic ones who in that
day of trial conspicuously helped to
plant the banner of civilization on
Minnesota soil. At this unusual
milestone in useful life you are to
be congratulated not only on the
good you have accomplished by your
own efforts, but also on having
reared and contributed to the state
a family Of good citizens.
EDWARD T. YOUNG.
Col. R. I. Holcombe is one Of the
historians of Minnesota one who
had much to do with the markings
of the Minnesota valley, and for the
Minnesota Historical society. He
wrote the following:
Dear Madame: Il learn with great
pleasure that next Saturday, the
1 10Th inst. you will have reached
your 8Oth birthday, and that your
children and others of your kins-
people, and some of your friends,
will meet with you on that occasion
to celebrate this 10Th anniversary.
j / am a stranger to you and / do
not think you ever saw me. but
well know your record and personal
history and your general character.
AS one of the noble band of pioneer