The Mankato free press., 1919-08-15
EDITOR PASSES
COLIN F. MACDONALD DIED
SATURDAY EVENING
HEAD OF ST.Ct OUDT|MES
Long In Newspaper Profession;
Was Veteran of the
Civil War

st. Cloud, Mimi. August 11.-Colin
F. Macdonald. editor and publisher
of The st. Cloud Times for the past
forty live years, died here at S:45
o'clock Saturday night following IN
attack. of cerebral hemorrhage July 29
Mr.. Macdonald was born in st. An
drews, Nova Scotia, September 2S
1913. He was a son of John A. Mac
donald. assistant surgeon of the Sec
ind Minnesota cavalry during the
Civil war. DR.. Macdonald came tC
America in 1916. After living for 9
time in Pittsburgh, DR.. Macdonald
brought his family to Minnesota, set
Ting at Belle Plaine, in Scott county
in 1S45. on a pre- -emption claim.
After a rudimentary education in
the Minnesota schools c. +. Macdon
aid entered the office of the Belle
Piaine Enquirer sticking TYPE" The
Following year he. with his brother
the late Representative John Il. Mac.
donald, established the Shakopee Ar.
gus. In this enterprise Mr.. Macdon
aid purchased the first new press
used at ST. Anthony Falls, that of the
st. Anthony Express.
Entered War When Youth.
The following year, 1868, when h6
was nineteen years old. Mr.. Macdonald
responded to the call of President
Lincoln for volunteers and enlisted
in what afterwards became l com
pany, Ninth Minnesota volunteer in
A al> &c. l.
was commissioned a lieutenant.
In 1866 he returned to Shakopee anf
formed a partnership with Morris c
Russell in the publication of the Ar
gus. But this venture did not prove
profitable and the following year Mr.
Macdonald moved to st. Paul and be
came compositor on the Daily Pho.
neer, where he remained eight years
Believing that there was field il
Central Minnesota Mr.. Macdonald
came to st. Cloud and purchased The
Weekly Times in January of 1875
the paper having been founded il
1861. He turned this into a daily OF
September 27,1SS7 The weekly fea
ture, however, was retained. His wa
the first daily printed in st. Cloud
Sixteen years ago he disposed of
part of his holdings to Fred Schil
plin and the company was incorpor
ated on June 1, 1907, as the Time
Publishing company, with Mr.. Mac
donald as president and Mr.. Schilplin
as secretary and treasurer. A stancf
democrat throughout his life Mr.
Macdonald has always conducted /;
democratic newspaper.
Was Active In Politics.
In 1875 Mr.. Macdonald was elected
to represent Stearns county distric
in the state senate. He was re elect
ed in 1873 and 1880 During this per-
iod he was member of the only two
courts o. Impeachment in the stat,
of Minnnesota-one for the trial o
Judge Sherman Page of Austin, ant
the other for the trial of Judge E
st. Julian Cox of st. Peter. He was
Cne of the four delegates at large
from Minnesota to the National Dem
ocratic convention at Chicago in 1884
when Grover Cleveland was nomin
ated. He had served for many year.
as a member of the Minnesota state
central and congressional commit
tees.
Mr.. Macdonald was mayor of st
Cloud in 1888, and re- elected in 1884
and 1885. In 1885 he was appointed
by President Cleveland a receiver o.
public moneys in st. Cloud. Ho held
this until 1890 and was re- appointed
in 1894.
Commander of Department.
He was elected commander of the
department of Minnesota Grand Ar
nv of the Republic for the year 1905
1906. He is a member of the Min
nesota commandcry of the Lnval Le-
gion of the Unitod States. For e;gh-
teen years he served as a member OF
the st. Cloud \rb'ic library board
and for fifteen years was it's presi-
dent. and he is alsn p member oI
the Stearns County Old Settlers AS.
sociation.
Mr.. Macdonald was appointed by
Governor Burnquist a member of a
commission to erect a memorial to
the fallen heroes OF the North at the
Vicksburg national cemetery. This
commission selected memorial
which was dedicated few years ago
He also was appointed by Governor
Burnuuist a member of commits :
sion to write Minnesota's part in the
European war, but this honor he de-
clined because if his ADVANCING years
Mr.. Macdonald was married Octo-
her 27, 1868, to Julia l. Lord. daugh-
ter of Dr. Charles Lord of Shakopee.
She died in 1876. He was married
again February 10, 1881, to Elizabeth
NJ. Campbell. daughter Of Edward
Campbell of Forrest City, Meeker
county. She died five years ago
Charles F. Macdonald secretary OF
the Duluth board of trade: Attorney
Edward A. Macdonald of Marquette,
Mich; Misses Marjorie and Jessie
Macdonald Of st. Cloud are his sur
viving children.