The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-08-29
fred |. Warner
Called By Death
Well Known Resident of Red
wood Falls Dies Friday after
Long Illness
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
Secretary of State Writes of Life
OF His Friend And Companion
of Earlier Days

Funeral services for Fred. L.
Warner were held at the Church
Of the Holy Communion Mon
day afternoon and interment
was made in the Redwood Falls
cemetery. The funeral was en-
tirely in charge of the Masons
of Antiquity Lodge No. 81 of
which Mr.. Warner had long been
a member and was very impress
sive. Rev. n. de M. Darrell Of
the Methodist Church, a men,
Der of the order, gave a short
and very impressive address.
Pallbearers were DIR. Penhall, H.
G. Schmahl, Geo. Drake, w. H.
Gold, c. Y. Everett and G. E.
Mckay. The funeral hymns were
sung by Mrs. Ward, Miss Starr
and Messrs. Smith and Darrell.
Fred. L. Warner was born at
Berlin, Wis, fifty-nine years ago
and for many years of his life
was closely associated with the
business life of Redwood Falls,
coming here when young man.
His death followed a long illness
due to a complication of diseases
and occurred at the hospital at
St. Peter last Friday night, Au-
gust "a, at eleven o'clock. Mr..
Warner is survived by his wife,
one daughter, Mrs. Earl McPher-
son, and a son, Douglas Warner,
all residing in Redwood Falls,
and his eldest son, Tom Warner,
of Washington.
At the request Of the editor,
Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary of
State, an old and staunch friend
of Mr.. Warner, wrote the follow
ing article Of the life of this
man who leaves many friends
and admirers throughout Red
wood County, where he helped
make history during the years
of his early manhood.
Mr.. Schmahl says:
Shortly after William P. Dun
nington was appointed register
of the United States land Office,
then located at Redwood Falls,
there came to this city, then a
village, young man full of en-
ergy-social and business-Who
was to cast a notable influence
over the old town in the years
to come. Fred. L. Warner, a
brother-in-law of Mr.. Dunning-
ton, came in from the family
home at Lake City at the re-
quest of Mr.. Huntington for the
purpose of taking charge of the
clerical work of the then unus-
ually busy land office, Mr.. War
ner being a notable penman, and
an excellent young man for cler-
ical and other work. The moment
Mr.. Warner reached the town
he was popular with the young
people and the old people. Ev-
-erybody liked him. He had a
way of recognizing everybody
that made everybody say a good
word for him. He was free with
money, and his heart and purse
were never locked. He was will
ing to lead or follow in all events,
whether they might be social,
business or for the boosting of
the town, and in the latter he
seemed to be at his best.
When the land office was re-
moved from Redwood Falls to
Marshall new officers were des-
ignated, and Huntington & War
ner became a real estate and
loan partnership, with Mr.. War
ner doing the work, furnishing
the energy, while Mr.. Dunning-
ton was, in his easy life, the di-
recting head. Naturally, two
men who were always more or
less interested in politics, would
take or continue a hand in the
game in their new environments.
and for years there conferred
around this dual group the Re-
publican politics Of Redwood
county. They did things. They
made and unmade men. Mr.. War
ner himself was for two or more
sessions of the legislature the
first assistant clerk of the house,
and came very near being the
chief clerk, a position highly
coveted. During his tenure of
office at st. Paul he was as popu-