The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-06
sUDnEs DEATH or A CITIZEN
Hon. Jsflu esfgIn Passed asas
TAns,eiay Morning az ResHif
Of the frrfpue.


~ attack Of zgippe
When the news was first given cut
a5 an early ht44F the information.
eGuIa hardly De credited came
with sacFi -sslefdanaes and 50 few
knew Of his rrTeIaI sSa3Fbl0r. which
came only IN gE1e past t~aenty-foar
hours. He Rad been aHsre OF less
SICK wftg tfe grippe sInt.e the Boii-
days. bur he as aesr at us Office q
PORTION gg fhe time Tn FRIDAY
evening Ut last week MF. C1agIB vert
te his home sieE, having Been at bfs
place Of Business ali DAP. ard .tgsGe
then has been confined 10 his fsd
Al no time did the family have q
fears that his condition was bae
and There were no indications TO thai
effect. Wednesday morning Hr. Col
vim had a bad spell with bis heart
but through the day be continued to
I'm grDge and in tire evening be was
feeling quite veil. This morning d
little after 8 O'Clock he had another
attack In THE heart region. AID all
efforts % bring BIN through 1T proved
~anaVafIing and at so O'Clock he
areathed his last. IL was a shock TO
The community In the fullest sense
and much regret is expressed at his
death.
John Coigin was born in the county
Antrim. Ireland. April @, 1888, and
came TO the United State with his
parents at the age OF Eve years aud
located with them in Livingston
county. New YORK, He attended
the comsoon schools In that county
for a few years and at the age Of
fifteen he a appYentfced TO learn
the blacksmith trade, when occGpa-
ton he followed the greater part Of
his life. In 1862 he vas united in
marriage 10 Miss Martha Trimbie,
and to this union raj born eight
children, as follows: Charles w., OF
Chamberlain, William g.. of Chicago.
George A., Of Sanbornr Iowa, Fred
", city editor Of The Sioux City |
Tribune, John G.of Denver, Col, Miss
Emma, Of Chicago, Mrs. Ida Marvin, |
of Lacrosse. Wis Mrs. Minnie Smith
Of White Plains, y. Y. His wife died
March -, 1888 and Sept ], 1859. Mr..
C1Isjn was united TO josie n. Yer
miIyes who, with her txo children,
Eliza and Joseph Vermilyea, are left
to mourn his death.
Mr.. CoIvin moved to Dakota terri
tory in 1881, and located in Charles
Mix county. While living there he
was appointed a deputy marshal M
der the administration OF President
Hayes ana served from 1884 TO 1883
He was also postmaster at Colgin for
a period Of tGo years. He resig ned
this place and moved TO Mitchell in
1890. On locating here he engaged IN
the business Of bI~acksmit1fng and
followed the occupation until about
six years ago. when he braEched out
IN the agricultural implement line,
and IN which he has built Bp an TX
tensive business, He was twice
elected president Of the South Dako-
ia Retail Implement Dealers Asso-
citation and it was through his efforts
that the association is as stroag as it.
IS today.
Politically Mr.. ColyiB was a popu-
list ard in the day OF its pogalarity
Mr.. Colvin stood high in the councils
Of the party. He cast his frst pres
idential vote for Abraham Lincoln.
When the popuElst party vas organ
lied IN South Dakota Mr.. CeIyin
| became one Of the leaders in the
state organization and III his home
county had the support Of the entire
partE organization. In the fall Of
1884 he was elected to the state legls-
iatgre as a member Of the house
from this county and his work there
made him well known throughout
the state as d man CT much energy
and ability. In 1886 he was again
elected 70 the house Of the legislative
assembly and he received the en-
dorsement OF the populist party for
speaker Of that body. and lie was
unanimously elected. Nix. ColEin
made a splendid record as the presid-
ing officer Of the house and was high
u satisfactory to the political parties
IN that body. He was a splendid or
ganizer in political work, as his snc-
cess IN this county has attested.
Last year Mr.. CoIyin was made the
nominee for the house at the hand:
of the democratic party, bat vas
not elected, although he made a gooG
race. In the public offices he ha:
held he has been true 10 the trust
placed in him by bis constituents
and those he always faithfully