The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-15


Writing Autobiology.
Up until his recent illness, Gen
Beadle was engaged writing his auto
biology, an outline of which is now in
a safe at the Normal school. AL
though he had expressed the hope
that if he were unable to finish the
work, some one else would, he did
not appear to think, when he was
last here. some nine weeks ago, that
he was on the verge of taking leave
of this life
Last Visit to School.
A few days prior to his departure
for California he spent two hours
with Prof. Goff at the school He
spoke of his intended trip and men
toned the length of time he expected
to spend in the west. He appeared
then to be failing, Prof. Goff said 1t
was necessary to assist him down the
school steps, and although he made a
courageous start to walk down town,
he was finally persuaded to make the
! trip in an automobile. His son-in-
/ law, Prof. +. G.. Frick, came all the
way from San Francisco to escort the
! General to his home, 635 Buena Vista
avenue. San Francisco, where his last
! illness overlook him.
Gen Beadle was a member of the
Madison camp G "A. r. Prof. Goff,
who was apprised of the generals
death by telegraph. late Saturday
evening, circulated word and yester-
day and today flags in the city park,
l or, ha rth of ha al
! school were hoisted at half mast.
\ There were no classes at the school
this afternoon.
No word has been received here as
to where the funeral will be held
When bedridden in Madison and told
that he might not recover. about ten
years ago, Gen. Beadle told Prof
Goff that he wanted to be buried at
his old home in Albian, Mich, and
he gave the professor a check for
$500 with which to defray the ex-
penses.
Born i'm 1888.
William II. II. Beadle was born in
Liberty township, Parke county. In
diana, January /, 1888. His father.
James Ward Beadle, and his mother,
Elizabeth Bright Beadle, were of
English, Dutch and Scotch origin,
whose ancestry may be traced back to
early American history. Dr. Beadle
was reared amid the scenes and trials
of the pioneer era in Indiana, receiy-
ing his rudimentary education in the
primitive log sehoolhouse in his ma
tive township. He later spent four
years in the schools of Rockville. In
1857 he was matriculated in the lit
erary department of the University
of Michigan, from which he was grad
uated as a bachelor of arts in 1861.
In 1854 his alma mater conferred on
him the degree of master of arts.
Served i'm Civil War.
At the outbreak of the war he en-
listed in the service and became first
lieutenant of Co A, Thirty-first In
diana volunteer infantry. September
5, 1861, and was promoted TO captain
of the company November 8. 1861.
but resigned February s, 1862, on ac-
count of i'll health. He then went to
Michigan and aided in organizing and
drilling the Twenty-sixth Michigan
infantry at Jackson. He was COM
missioned in the autumn of 1862 to
recruit for the First Michigan sharp
shooters and was commissioned lieu
tenant colonel of that regiment. He
continued in that position until June
13, 1864, when after a severe illness
he was appointed major in the vet
eran reserve corps He was brevetted
colonel United States volunteers and
in March, 1865, received the brevet
of brigadier general IT, S. volunteers.
Wrote Codes of Dakota.
At the close of the war he entered
the law department of the University
of Michigan and was graduated with
the degree of bachelor of laws. Gen
the degree of bachelor of laws. Gen
Beadle practieed law in Evansville
Ind, and at Boscobel, Wis. Early In
1869 President Grant appointed him
surveyor general of the territory oi
Dakota and he continued in that ca.
pacity until 1873, when he resigned
In 1876 as secretary of the commits.
sion TO revise the codes he wrote
nearly all the codes of Dakota. In
, 1877 he was a member of the house
of representatives of the territorial
, legislature and chairman of the jul
! dietary committee which had charge
of the codes. From 1879 to 1885
, Gen. Beadle was superintendent Of
public instruction of Dakota ano
thoroughly laid the foundation of the
, system of public schools that is the
, highest pride of the state. To hin
is credited in large measure the up
building and success of the State
, Normal school at Madison, of which
, he was president for sixteen years.
| Saved School Lands.
BY far his greatest service to the
people of the state was his foresight
displayed in the preservation o.
school lands-the 18th and 36th sec
tions of each township. Having seer
titles secured to public lands fol
mere nothing by land sharks in othel
! states he resolved that if it lay with
in his power their acts should not bt