Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-02-17
Larry o. / oole Passes {
Away At His Home il
this City Sunday
WAS a HIGHLY ESTEEMED MAN
Held Many Positions D! Irust
ii this Section argely
tended Funeral.

S Wnlle not unexpecIeQ Ine 3cOlnmun-Es
ity was shocked to learn Of the de-
mise OF Larry q 'Toole, which occurred
Sunday afternoon at 2: so q clock after
several months os lingering Illness.
Deceased was native Of County Car
low, Ireland having been born In that
country June 8, 1850. He was the
youngest Of six children born tozJohn
and Mary tDowling) OF cole. His
father died when he was only l5E
years old and he soon alterward emf
grated to America. His mother died
about nine years after the death Of bis
father g3. sgs
Young o'Toole displayed that insf
domitable energy. Gfaract teristr 1f# #peos
lple from the Emerald Isle, and wls NOT
long In this country before he was on
the sure track to a future competency
in the land Of his choice. He follow
led the occupation Of stone cutting for
some time IN New York state. Final
+ ", IN 1877 he made his first move In
this coantry towards the land Dc the
setting sun and where the greater
activities OF hss we'll spent life we're
10 occur. He took up his home In Wi
mona county, MINI, remaining lii that
btsection at 1886 when he moved to
l5tssse pakotas ana took lid . preemptton
tclatm In Fuller sFnship, Codingt ton
County. Here was to be the scene or
| his most strenuous duties id this coln.
try. BY dint Of hard toll and diligence
The secured for himself and his poster
lfty one Of the best farms in this sec
|tion located IL rniles northwest Of
Watertown, where he resided until a
few years ago when he moved to this
lefty. Re s'lr, ,SE I'll
Mr.. o 'Toole had held many positions
of trust before coming to Watertown.
| He was not only postmaster 0f Ester.
ily for 35 years hut he had been town.
lshi2 assessor, clerk, ard member Of
| the school board. After retiring from
farm life and moving to Watertown
he was twice elected county treasurer
having been reelected at the election
| to his honesty, popularity with the peo.
last fall, all Of which are strong tri-s
butes ii his honesty, popularity with
the people of the communitp and his
excellent publications., 55
There were few men in this section
who held more firmly the implicit con-.
fiaence Of the people than Larry
OToole and who will be more sincere
ly missed from the walks of life here.
Besides widow, deceased leaves
81 sons, John l., Edward L.. Lawrence
H., Earl l., Clearence and Samuel;
three daughters, Mrs. James Wells,
Mabel and Louise all of Watertown
and one sister, Mrs. James O'Neil OF
Hartlot, N. Y.
The funeral was held from the
Immaculate Conception Catholic
church at II o'clock Wednesday
morning. st5s &
On February 16 1884, Larry O,Toole
and Miss Della s. Grammond OF Chip.
peWa Falls, Wis, were married.
six sons. John L., Edward L., Lawrence
morning. Requiem High mass was
said at the church which was crowd
ed to its capacity Deceased being
a member Of The B, p. O. Elks, the
sHos Omen and the Ancient Order Of
United Workmen members OF these
lodges turned out In a body. The
bearers were selected. two from each
|cf the above lodges. respectfully. In
terment was made In st. Mary's
Catholic cemetery. The funeral was
lone Of the largest ever held in Wa
tertown. X. ss
Among the friends from other
places to attend the funeral were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Grammond, cayuga, ".
D.. William o'Neill Hartlot N. ~
w. r, W. p, and George p. Spencer.
St Charles, satnn, Mrs, William Nc
Elhanny, Phillips, s. D.. and Miss
May Spencer Of Conde.
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