Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-26
DEATH CLAIMS Gen, ALEX. HUGHES
Stricken With Heart Failure the End Comes Peacefully
Sunday Noon Deceased Was Prominent in Terri
t0fial and State Building Highly Esteemed

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VI General Alexander Hughes, for
many years prominent citizen of
Dakota territory and North Dakota,
and a resident of Bismarck from 1888
until a few years ago, died at his
home, 21O1 West Franklin street,
Minneapolis, Sunday morning News
OF his death came through a tele-l
phone message from his son, George
fA. Hughes, to Wv. Hughes, another
son, living in this city. q Two mes-
sages were received, the first stat
ing that General Hughes had had a
sudden collapse and was dying, and
a later message in a few minutes,
that he had died! The latter message
was received at about ii o'clock.
DE News of his, death was a sudden
and severe shock to many friends and
acquaintance in this city. Several
days ago he was seized with an at
tack at public meeting of the G. a. \
r., where he had just arisen to in-|
troduce Congressman Nye, who was
| to make an address,. He was taken
| to his home and physicians summon
! ed, the trouble diagnosed and treat.
| ment applied. Sunday morning he
seemed to have rallied considerably,
jahad read his morning paper, and was
apparently much improved when he
was again taken with a sinking spell,
4 and heart failure resulted in death
within an hour Death resulted from
a general exhaustion of the vital
4 functions and breaking down of
4 physical and nervous energy. .s#
j Telephone messages were sent to
4 e. A. Hughes, who was at Dickinson,
!. and to. r. v. Hughes at Glendive,
both sons Of the deceased man, and
4 they left at once for Minneapolis;
4 w. ". Hughes of this city, left for
Minneapolis 4 yesterday afternoon.
A With General Hughes at the time OF
his death were his wife, his son,
George A. Hughes, and wife, and his
Il daughter, Mrs. Laramie, formerly
Helen Hughes. .ss 81.
There were many and sincere ex-
pressions Of regret at the sudden
& death of General Hughes. He has
I been familiar and active in the at.
! fairs of the state and territory fol
: more than quarter of a century
He was a resident of Elk Point in
the seventies, and prominently iden,
titled with matters of territorial leg
islation at Yankton, and engaged II
\ the practice of law He was mem
Der of the capital commission tha
j located the territorial capital at Bis
! marek when it was removed from
Q Yankton and took up his residence
) in Bismarck in 1888, living here fol
= nearly twenty years. He served a:
attorney general of the territory, ant
+ was for many years counsel for thu
Northern Pacific railroad. He was I;
( man Of shrewd insight into publ
\
ingly active. In politics he was alert
& a masterful organizer. a ready debat
& er and shrewd and resourceful. Il
], business his methods were charac
Il terized by the same activity tina
Il marked his professional and politica
career. Personally he was clever
entertaining, intelligent and well-in
formed gentleman, a kind and con
II siderate host and a public-spirite,
8 citizen. In his family he was gen
erous, kind and an altogether admir-
i able husband and father.
I, His professional and political caree
!. ! was long and full Of interest. Fl
~ was a member of territorial council
of the legislature and always an &C
z tive and busy legislator. He serve
Z in many positions of political prefer
ment and had much to do with tn
Z early history of the territory and al
: terward Of the state. He was reeog
\ nized as an able lawyer and was al
. ways q prominent member of tn
E state and territorial bar. An Oh
Z soldier, he took q deep interest i
7 the G A. r. and was always activ
= in that organization. Several year
E ago he abandoned the general prae
e tice Of law and, with his sons, organ
g lied q corporation for the conduct .
g electric light and power plants. The
e took over plants at Bismarck, Dick
inson. Glendiye and constructed
= plant at Fargo, which was freauentl
= enlarged and was afterward sold q
Al handsome profif. He was inter
b ested also in telephone and other eli
terprises and his energy and bushes