The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-03-14
EDITOR TAYLOR DEAD
1. G. Taylor Dropped Dead Thursday Of
Last Week in ONCE at Alexandria
From ApopleXy.
Funeral Services Conducted Sunday by
Knights Tsmplar Of City--Yery
Large Attendance.
President Graham Presents Needs Of
Dakota University for Work on the
New Building.
/. c. TAYLOR DEAD.
The Well Known Alexandria Editor
Died Thursday Evening From
Stroke of Apoplexy.


Thursday evening TELEPHONE mes
sage was received in this city that
L. @. Taylor, Of Alexandria, had
died suddenly as the result OF
stroke of apoplexy. The news was
received withsome doubts, as moth
ing had been heard of his i'll health
and the report could hardly be ac-
cepted as true. Mr.. Taylor was the
editor Of the Herald and had been
to his business during the
day and had made no complaints as
to his feeling badly and the news Of
his death came with startling force.
He had been in and out OF his Office
as the occasion demanded and about
5 O'Clock passed a citizen on the street
with whom he conversed few min
utes and then went Immediately in
to his Office, being but few steps
from the door. He sat down in his
chair and almost Immediately fell
to the floor in an unconscious con-
dition. A physician was sent for
and also his wife. Before either
could arrive Mr.. Taylor was dead,
living but few minutes after fall
ing to the floor. He did not utter
a word before the stroke came, and
the employees in the Office were hor-
rified beyond measure at the sudden
ness of the call Of death
MI. Taylor was we'll, konwn in
Mitchell and has frequently been
here on business and social matters,
it being but two weeks since he was
here to attend party given by the
Eastern Star. He was highly es-
teemed by his friends in Mitchell
who have known him for a good
many years.
MI. Taylor was born at Syracuse,
N. Y, Sept. Is, 1854. When but
ten years Of age he became quarter
masters clerk, serving in the civil
war under his father, but sickness
compelled him to give up the work
and he returned home. He lived
at Cincinnati, Ohio, for eight years,
and in 1875 he entered the news
paper business at Bryan, Ohio. He
edited the Charloute, Mich, Repub-
lican from 1878 to 1883. In the same
year MI. Taylor came west and pur-
chased the Alexandria Herald, which
he has conducted ever since. Mr..
Taylor has the distinction of being
the first auditor Of South Dakota,
being the first to serve after the
state was admitted to the union.
Several years after he was prominent-
ly mentioned as the republican candi-
date for governor. Mr.. Taylor filled
a high place in the journalism Of
South Dakota and was a man who
spoke his convictions clearly ,,and de-
finitely. His loss to Alexandria will
be keenly felt and his hundreds OF
friends over the state will regret
exceedingly to learn OF his demise.
The deceased leaves a wife and one
son to mourn his death. The sor
has been in Minneapolis for some
time and passed through the city
this morning in company with his
Uncle, w. L. Taylor, on their way
| to Alexandria.
A large delegation of Mitchell peo
pie went over to Alexandria Sunday
noon to attend the funeral service!
over the remains of the late L. G
Taylor. The deceased was membe
of ST. Bernard Comandery, K. r., O
this city, which had charge of th'
services. There were about twenty
five Sir Knights and twenty Mason
in the party which met at he asylum
and marched 20 the Milwaukee depot
where a special train was in waitin
to convey them to Alexandria. Th
State Band accepted an invitation t
escort the Knights and Masons t
] Alexandria and headed the line t
the depot. There were two coac
| loads of people, number of friend
and acquaintance going down, in
cluding representation from th
Eastern Star Chapter.
| On arriving at Alexandria the lin
of march was followed to the Masoni
! hall, where the visitors were greete