Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1898-04-21

was united in marriage with Fanny
Vain on June 90, 1852. On the 1st of
October, 1856, he bade farewell to
England and with his wife and three
daughters sailed for America. He To-
Gated in Grant Co., Wis, engaging in
farming and stock-raising, where two
more children came to bless their
union. He represented Grant county
in the state legislature in 1867 and also
filled the offices of county commissioner
and county surveyor during his resi-
dence there.
| Early in the summer Of 1873 he re-
moved to Yankton, Dakota territory,
and was soon after appointed deputy
u. S. surveyor under w. P. Dewey, and
for several seasons thereafter was en-
gagged in the public land surveys in
this territoy, and as inspector of sur
veys in Colorado. In 1876, after
| treaty had been made with the Sioux
Indians for the opening up of wagon
roads across the great Sioux reserya-
tion to the Black Hills, he was appoint
ed to survey and mark the road be-
tween Deadwood and Bismarck. In
the following spring he moved to Swan
Lake, Turner county, where he en-
gagged in the mercantile business, and
for a number of years conducted
hotel, holding during this time the
position of postmaster and also that of
probate Judge. In the winter OF 1928
he was employed by the Northwestern
railroad company to secure a townslte
on the line OF their contemplated road
through the county, and was mainly
instrumental in securing the site on
which Hurley is now located. Early
in the spring he transferred his store
and other interests from Swan Lake to
Hurley and became agent for the
| Western Town Lot Co., owners of the
Hurley townsite, and retired from the
mercantile business in 1884. A few
years later he engaged in the real
estate and loan business in company
with his son, P. Allen. under the firm
name of Aliens Agency, which busi-
ness he continued up to the time of
his death.
On his removal to Hurley from Swan
Lake he was appointed postmaster.
which position he held until after the
change to democratic administration
in 1885. Was member of the consti-
ltutionaT convention which framed the
constitution for the state of South Dako-
ta and in 1883 was elected to the terri
torial legislature, and has also served
being chairman of the board several
years, judge of probate, surveyor and
Justice of the peace. He was for
several terms member of, and president
of the board of trustees of the town of
Hurley, and was ever foremost in any
enterprise tending to the upbuilding
of the state, county, or his home town,
being prominently interested in, and
for several years president of the
Hurley Building and Loan association,
and one of the incorporators of the
Bank of Hurley.
His long residence in the state ard
county had given him an extensive
acquaintance among the prominent
men of the state, and in political mat
, ters within the republican ranks his
counsel and ADVICE was considered OF
great weight ia all local matters. AS
o friend and neighbor none could be
better and he was always ready to ex-
: tend helping hand to one in need OF
assistance. OF a cheerful disposition,
looking on the bright side at all times,
his cohpanion.ship was sought BY all.
He buried his first wife, who had
been his companiontin all the trials
incident to pioneer life, in October,
1892, and on Sept 9th, 1895, married