Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1906-12-28
DEATH OF JUDGE E. G. DUDLEY

DEATH OF JUDGE E. G. DUDLEY
Prominent and Esteemed Citizen and
Pioneer Passes Away.
On Christmas morning at 8 o'clock
Judge Erwin G. Dudley peacefully
breathed his last, after an illness of a
number of months. Nervous pros
tration is given as the cause of death.
Erwin G. Dudley was born in Noble
county, Ohio, June 10, 1882, and was
therefore seventy-four years, six
months and six days of age at the
time of his death. In 1860 he was
united in marriage to Martha Young,
10 which union i've children were
born-two daughters and three sons
only two of whom survive, those
being W. b. and f. j. of this place.
In his early manhood Judge Dudley
taught school in Ohio, afterwards
studying law. beooming one of the
ablest and best known attorneys in
that portion of Ohio. When war
was declared Judge Dudley was active
in organizing the state troops and was
urged to accept the position of colonel,
but declined. He afterward organ
lied the 92nd Ohio volunteers in
which he served as captain, being in
the service about four years. During
this time he was also general judge
advocate. He was in many important
battles such as Chickamauga, Mission
ary Ridge, and Jonesboro, in the lat
ter battle being an aide to Gen. Turch-
eron, who in his historical account
of the battle gives special commenda-
tion to Judge Dudley for his valiant
services and bravery. His war record
was one of brilliant achievements.
After the war Judge Dudley re-
turned to Ohio and moved to Omaha
in 1866, when that place was practi-
cally hamlet. He invested in real
estate and became active in politics
as democrat, being elected to the
legislature from Douglas county. In
1876 he came to the Black Hills via
Cheyenne, encountering a band of
Indians, and having troublesome
time in getting to the Hills in those
early days He first located at Custer
afterwards going to Deadwood where
he conducted one of the first saw
mills, in which he did a lucrative
business At Deadwood he made
himself popular and was greatly ad-
mired for his philanthropy, feeding
many destitute men when -four was
fifty dollars sack.
In 1888 he came to Hot Springs and
helped organize the Hot Springs Com
pany and start the town, and resided
hero continuously to the time of his
death, always taking pride in the
advancement and having great faith
in the future greatness of the place.
Such is brief outline of the life of
a man whose friends we're legion, who
possessed a giant intellect, and whose
heart was as as great and generous as
his mind. Judge Dudley was always
g great thinker, had positive and we'll
grounded ideas upon questions of po.
litical economy and other questions of
public concern. He was one of the
first trustees of the M. E. church of
this place-his wife at that time, being
a member--and was one of builders of
the church here.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday at P. M. from the M. E.
church, Rev. d. S. Chappell officiating
under the auspices of the A. T.. Il A. M.
of which order deceased had in earlier
years been an active member. The G..
A. r. of which Judge Dudley was a
prominent and commanding member,
also attended in body. A very large
concourse of people, old friends and
neighbors of deceased, were present to
pay their final respects to the memory
of deceased and accompanied the re
mains to Evergreen cemetary where
they we're placed alongside his beloved
wife and daughters, whom he had
missed and mourned for these many
long years.
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