The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-28
PYLE DIES AFTER
u A LONG STRUGGLE
South Dakota's Attorney Gen.
eral Fought Off Death
for Weeks.
HE WAS MUCH LIKED
Was Prominent In Legal, Lodge and
u CIrclss-FuneraI Viii
Likely Be Held Tuesday
Talk Of Successor.

Huron, S. D., Feb. 25.-Hon. John l..
lyle, attorney general of South Da-
Nota, died Friday night, after an illness
lasting for six weeks.
several times during Mr.. Pyle's fight
with typhoid he was apparently about
to be vanquished, but each line he raj
lied and fought manfully for recovery.
A week 6 he showed decided i'm
proyement and he was again able to
take some substantial nourishment. He
regained consciousness completely and
his friends were very hopeful. We'd
nesday last he began to show signs Of
decline again n Friday his heart ac-
ton was very labored and his stomach
refused nourishment. His strong con-
situation became undermined and Fri
day he expired.
John L. Pyle was born at Cole Run,
o., May 5, 1860, of English parentage,
the father, DR.. Pyle, being a practicing
physician. Besides & common school
education, he attended the Westfeld,
ILL.,, college.
Upon leaving the parental roof at the
age Of 10, John L. Pyle went to Mon
tana, where he worked In the mines
n at other manual labor. In 1882 he
shifted to Hand county, S. D., where
he worked as farm hand, carpenter
and at other outdoor work. studying law
In his spare hours. He was married to
Miss Mamie 1. Shield at Miller, S. D.,
In 1887, where they lived until moving
to Huron in 1889.
Deceased leaves a wife and four chill
dren-a son, John. aged IA, and three
daughters, May, aged 10; Nellie, aged
II, and Gladys, aged II. Besides his
wife and children, five sisters survive
him-Mrs. Perkey Of Tacoma, Wash;
Mrs. Ada Dawson of Butte, Mont:
Mrs. John Rubbish Of Macomb, Ill.,:
Mr. JnhJo Ho,Cnr 1P J-rl.on
s. D.; Mrs. A. ]. Bick Of this city.
Mr.. Pyle was a member of the Pres
byterian church of this city, a membe
Of Huron Nome lodge, No. II, A. @.
". W., a member of James River lodge,
No. SO, I. O. O. F., and of Eucalyptus
camp, Modern Woodmen, and his mem
bership In all was active and earnest.
During Mr.. Pyle's earlier year of
law practice here he was associated
with Alva E. Taylor, and formed a law
partnership in 1898 under the firm name
IF Pyle & Taylor. This partnership
was in effect at the time of DEATH. His
nomination for attorney general came
almost without opposition. Beadle
county headed the campaign for his
nomination, being closely seconded by
the old home county, Hand.
Mr.. Pyle was a delegate to several
territorial and state conventions, and
his face was a familiar one at all state
gatherings. .
Funeral Tuesday.
Huron, S. D., Feb. 25.-Because of
the death Of Attorney General Pyle,
flags are flying at half-mast through
out Huron. AT the Presbyterian church
the regular Sunday services were aban-
doned. The hour for the funeral is
not definitely settled, but it will likely
be Tuesday at 8 p. m. from the Pres
byterian church.
Talk OF Successor.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 25.-The death
OF John l.. Pyle at Huron, Saturday,
leaves a vacancy in the office of attor-
ney general of the state, which will
be filled by appointment by Governor
e. N. Herreid. While it is a little
early to discuss the successor Of MI.
Pyle the general opinion prevails
among leading republicans of Sioux
Falls that the governor will either APP
point Philo Hall of Bookings or Mr..
Taylor of Huron, the latter being the
law partner of Mr.. Pyle and at pres
ent the assistant attorney general.
Either is well fitted for the position.