Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-12-17
JUDGE SfA!Rlf DfAD.

JUDGE StA!Rl { DEAD | 70
Passes Away Sunday Night
After Severe illness Of
Three Years
st Cloud Journal Press: Honorable
Judge D. B. Searle passed away last
nipbt at 9: IS after an illness of three
wears. On the goth day Of May. 1905.
Judge Scare went to Long Prairie,
where, he was to deliver the Decora.
ton day address. The evening Of that
day he was suddenly strlken with
paralysis. For some time he was
unable to talk or move. but after long
treatment at Battle Greek sanltarium
and quiet rest at his summer home
at Pleasant lake, he finally recovered
his speech and the use OF all his body
but his left arm and leg; About three.
weeks ago he came III from his
pleasant lake home to spend the
winter in the city. Thursday. Dec. 8.
ha suffered second stroke OF paralysis,
which affected the entire right side OF
Ills body. Since tnat day he has been
rapidly growing worse and his death
mas been expected hourly for the past
two or three days. 51 5i
Judge D. B. Searle was born June 4,
1886 at iFranklinvllles NJ, Y. His.
father, was ALMOND D. Searle. q
PROSPEROUS farmer Of Franklinville,
Cattaraugus county, New York. His
mother was Jane Scott, of Scotch birth
and d lineal descendant of Sir Walter
Scott. .'5..
Judge Searle was married in 1875
to Miss May Elizabeth Clarke of
Worcester, Mass Their only child
died in infancy. o. 10
Judge Searle's early education was
obtained in the common schools and
the academy of his native town. He
graduated from the Columbian law
college of Washington D. e., in 1858,
with high honors. Three years later
he came to Minnesota and began the
practice of law with Hon. E. O..
Hamlin of st. Cloud, the name OF the
firm being Hamlin & Searle. Mr..
Searle soon gained wide reputation as
a lawyer and took an active part IN
state politics as republican. He was
elected city attorney for six years,
county attorney of Stearns county for
two years, although in democratic
county, and his majority reached as
high as 100. He was appointed
United States district attorney in
April, 1882, by President Arthur and
served with conspicuous ability until
December, 1885, when he resigned On
his own motion to give President
Cleveland chance to appoint a
successor. Mr.. Searle was a member
OF the state central republican com
mlttee in 1886 and 1887 and took an
active part in the republican national
campaign in the fall of 1884. He was
appointed district Judge of the Seventh
Judicial district November IL, 1857,
bv Gov. McGill and reelected with.
out opposition in the fall of 1885, IN
1894, and again in 1900.
Judge Searle has a war record tina,
is most honorable. He enlisted as a
private in Company 1, Slxty-fourth
New York infantry In August. 1861,
and served for nearly two years. He
was engaged in the following battles
Yorktown, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks,
Savage Station, Malvern Hill, the
seven days fight before Richmond,
the second cattle OF Bull Run,
Autietam, White Oak Swamp, Lees
Mills, Williamsburg and other notable
engagements. Having been discharged
from active service in the army in
1868, on account of disability, be was
at that time appointed clerk of the
war department at Washington, and
held that position until 1871. During
most of this period he was in charge
of an important bureau IN the adjutant
generals Office. ,s}f o,s ~, ia .5.s-.
Judge Searle was always "a re.
publican, and until he went on the
bench, was very active in. political
matters, and gave his best influence
and best Judgment to the proper, con.
duct of the municipal affairs of his
own city. He, was q member of the
Masonic fraternity, being q Master
Mason, q Royal Arch Mason and g
knight II emplar. He was also "a
member of the knights of oPythias and
of Lodge No. 80 OF the Elks .rHe was
always q prominent member of the G..
A. f., and on October "a, 1895, was
appointed aid-de-camp with the rank
of Colonel, upon the staff of the com
mander-in.chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic. In the year 1899 he
was elected state commander of the
T. A. r. 81 a4arg M aH07. ri.
Judge Searle has made his home IN
this city for the past 80 years and was
beloved and respected by all who knew
him. The entire community unites
with his wife, in mourning his
death. ss.eEE y. l. 2.9E I'm, -
Before his sickness Mr.. Searle was
extensively engaged in farming and
in the raising of Shorthorn cattle.
He owned ., 600 acres of land in the
vicinity of Pleasant lake and his herd
Of cattle was one Of the best in the
country. ..I..r,.~,. ...-
~. The Ell; t|urpe 9 was be1 .7,; from the
coul,lll ldli Not 81: ::s :.
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