Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-10-11
JUDGE KIDDER'S DEATH.
He Passed Away While in an Unconsciou us
COndition-Erief Sketch of His Life.
st. Paul Pioneer Press, 3D.

He Passed Away While in an Unconscious
Condition-Brief Sketch of His Life.
St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sd.
Jefferson Parrish kidder, an associate
Justice of the supreme court Of Dakota,
and judge of the fourth district, includ-
ing the eastern part of the south half
of the territory, died at the Merchants
hotel at 1875 last evening, from intlam-
nation of the bladder. About two
weeks ago he wrote his old friend, w.
II. Shelley of st. Paul, to secure room
at the Merchants containing two beds
and to be ready to stay at the hotel for
a few days, as he (the judge was com
ing here for the purpose of receiving
medical treatment. Arriving in st.
Paul the services of Drs. Murphy and
Ritchie were enlisted and an operation
for stone in the bladder was performed
The operation was believed to have been
successful until l o'clock yesterday
morning, when the patient was seized
with violens pains. 1t was then Sem
that Inflammation of the bladder had
set in, and at the earliest moment the
physicians were notified. a brief glance
satisfied them that the case was hope
less and only a short time elapsed be-
fore the Judge became unconscious.
Stentorious breathing quickly followed.
The disease gained headway every hour
and it was recognized yesterday after
noon that the end was near. The prime
cause of the attack is stated by the ply
sicians to have been the failure Of
Judge Kidder to suspend sessions of his
court in order that he might leave the
| bench when nature demanded. He
kept his court in operation from the
time it was called until it adjourned
sometimes for six hours without ceSsa-
ton. 1t may, therefore, be said that in
a measure Judge Kidder died a victim
| to his devotion to his official duties.
Messrs. Shelley, Maj. Pond, Col. Fish
and others did everything possible to
relieve the sutferings of their friend
and they could only congratulate them
selves that he was in all probability un-
| conscious of the struggle between life
and death. During the evening Mr.. S.
S. Eaton and G. l.. Grant dropped in,
the first wife of the latter having been
the adopted daughter of Judge Kidder.
When the judge died an undertaken
was notified, but it was undecided at
midnight when the funeral would take
place, as adyiceS are awaited from the
judges son, who has been telegraphed
at Vermillion, Oak. He was expected
in st. Paul at noon to-day, when ar
rangements for the funeral will be
made.
At midnight kilograms were sent tc
Chief Justice Edgerton, S. w. Kidder
| j. w. Carter, Canton, Dakota; Dana
White, Washington, ID. G.; and Alexan
der Mckenzie, Bismarck, notifying
these gentlemen of Judge Kidder's
death.
jefferson p. Kidder was born in 1914
at Braintree, VT, where he received {
common school education; was trained
to agricultural pursuits and taught
school. He prepared for college at tht
Orange county grammar school; gradu
ated at the Norwich university and wa:
tutor therein. He received in 1913
the degree of master Of arts from tn,
university of Vermont; studied ant
practiced law; was member of tn,
state constitutional convention of Yer
mont in 1921; was Il member of tn,
state senate of Vermont in lS47-4S; wa.
lieutenant-gcvernor of Vermont il
1S53-54; removed to st. Paul, Minn., il
1857; was elected a provisional delegat
from Dakota territory while visiting
there in 1859; was member of th
Minnesota house of representatives il
: 1861 1853 and 1864; was appointed il
1865 as associate justice of the suprem
court of Dakota territory, and removed
there; was reappointed in 1869 an'
again in 1873, and resigned after harin,
discharged the duties of that Office fo
ten years: and was elected to the forty
fourth congress as republican, receiv