Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-08-24
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John a Stoyeil, 4 Former Well
Known Attorney Dies Al ST. FssS
Alexus Hospital. Nh
Resident OF Bismarck for Nearly Thir.
~ YearsWellS Known
Throug State.

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John a stogelll, for nearly thirty
years aTesident OF Bismarck, died at
the hospital at 1245 o'clock today Of
"a complication Of troubles. He has
been at the hospital for some weeks.
removed there when his condition be-
came such that he needed constant
medical care and attention. He was
enfeebled condition when first taken
there, and so wasted had his Vitality
become that any hope of improvement
was Abandoned. During this morn
ing he grew rapidly weaker as the end
approached, and he died quietly and
easily at a little before 1 O'clock.
For a number of years the deceased
was among the brightest and ablest
members of the legal fraternity inSthe
teerr.itotry of Dakota. As a criminal
lawyer he had few superiors in the
northwest. Coming to Bismarck IN
the early seventies, he took place with
the brightest lawyers Of the new 5coun-
TRY. All through the territory he was
known. He was concerned in q legal
matters that took him over all parts
Of Dakota, eastt to Fargo and south3t toc
Yankton. He served several terms as
prosecuting attorney Of Burleigh
county, THE duties Of which he per
formed with Drilliancy and skill k i Inl
his legal business he was Drought into lfte
contact with the brightest minds OF
the teritory. Conyiyial and social q in
his tastes, the temptations that beset
his pathway, and the weaknesses and
frailties which are too often sadly evil
dent in the composition Of the bright
est minds, lured him from the success
which promised 50 splleenrdEidlly at5the
beginning of his career. In his death
there is brought back the remembrance
ofthe genius which shone 80 brightly
in the early days with sorrow q Thy the
frailties which cost him SO dearly, and
charity o the weaknesses that ended
his career att the early age OF 52.
JohnA. stoyell was native Of
Maine, where his father was 4 lawyer
before him. and held position on the
bench OF that state. He graduated in
the law and came west, settling first
at Anoka, Mimi, where he was engaged
for E " sofin the practice@of his
profession. II was at that place hs
married, and from there hs
brought his wife to Bismarck theme
new seftlementso Of the far frontier. ii
came with his wife and infant daughter
no Bismarck IN the fall of 1873, and be.
gan his career in the new town. -
grew with the toWnSand becalnea wei
known figure through the territory
Aside from the law, he engaged Il
other business and will be remenabered
as ont Of the partners III the livery
firm Of Malloy & sHoyell ~ the earl,
eighties. His wife and daughter re
moved to Minneapolis in the earl,
nineties, and remained there unit
they died, Mrs. stoyeIl succugnbinl
after a long and painful illness, ami
Minnie. Mrs George SeWelI, after
brief married life o year Oh so.
The funeral Of the deceased Will TAX,
place from the hospital at O'clock to
morrow afternoon. As number Of law
yers, officials aud Did time friends
the deceased will meet tonight to max
what arrangements can be made il
igiyethe remains fitting %interment-