The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-28
DIED

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At his home in Vernon township, Grant county.
| s. D., on Friday afternoon, March 2i, 1909,
Hon. Albert L. Partridge. in the Seth year of
his age.
While the friends of the de-
ceased had been for some time
aware that his health was failing,
nevertheless the news of his
death, as such news always
comes, came with a shock. Mr..
Partridge was one Of the first set
tiers of the county, and his life as
man and exemplary citizen dur
ing these years has been such as
to command the respect and es-
TEEN of all those who were
thrown in contact with him in
business, politics or social life.
He was a man of the strictest in.
tegrity, and his word was as good
as bond; his private life was
clean and free from reproach,
and his influence was at all times
to be found on the side of virtue
and truth. Mr.. Partridge was
born near Cleveland, Ohio, Sep
tember %, 1846. His father,
Daniel Partridge, was born in
New York, and emigrated to
Michigan at an early day, and
from there to Ohio, and in 1853
moved to Iowa and located in
Delaware county, where he still
resides. Mr.. Partridge was but
seven years of age when he
moved with his parents to Della
ware county, Iowa, where the
remaining years of his boyhood
were spent, and where he was
educated, attending the public
school of his vicinity, which was
held in log school house. He
lived with his parents until he
was twenty three years of age,
but began teaching school at the
age of twenty, being appointed
assistant in the public school of
Colesburg. In 1869 he located
in Bremen county, Iowa, and
there engaged in farming, buy
ing farm near Horton. In the
spring of 1879 he moved from
thence to Grant county, S. D,
and took a homestead claim in
section 5, township 119, range 48,
and also bought tree claim.
Here he had made his home ever
since, taking an active interest
in all that tended to the welfare
of the community and the in
terests of the county and state,
and was for two years president
of the old settlers association.
Mr.. Partridge was an earnest and
steadfast republican in politics,
and he was elected by that party
to the last territorial legislature
and again elected to the first
state legislature, serving the
people of his county with faith
fulness and honor. Mr.. Partridge
was first married to Miss Amanda
Partridge. and to this union was
born one son, Arthur, who is
still living. He was married to
his surviving wife, Miss Eliza
beth George, in 1877, and besides
her leaves family of five chill
dren-Arthur, who is married
and living on a nearby farm, and
Esther, Albert, Irving and Mary,
all living at home; the las t.
named and youngest being but
five years of age.
The funeral ceremonies took
place last Monday, when the le-
mains were brought to the Mil
bank cemetery for burial, and
the services were held at the M.
E. church, Rev. S. J.. Watson
preaching. A large attendance
Of friends and neighbors from
both the county and town attend
ing to pay their last tribute of
respect to the memory of a good
man and worthy citizen, whose
loss will be severely fell by fam
lily and friends. The pallbearers
were G. A. Erlandson, George
Mitchell, S. S. Lockhart, Thos.
Fitch. G. A. Lender and w. W.
Dowuie.
Card of Thanks.