ELMO WESTON DUNN, my "grampa"
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Elmo Weston DUNN AND Myrtie DAILEY were married 19 Oct 1904 at Flandreau, Moody,SD. They had the following children:
1. Wilna D. DUNN was born 30 Dec 1906 at Flandreau, Moody, SD and died 02 Nov 1985.
2. William Dailey DUNN was born at Flandreau, Moody, SD and died 10 Apr 1962 at Chadbourne, Park, MT.
3. Mildred DUNN, my mother, was born 20 Mar 1911 at Flandreau, Moody, SD and as of this writing is still living at Brookings, Brookings, SD.
4. Miriam DUNN was born 12 Jan 1922 at Flandreau, Moody, SD, and died 19 Jul 1998.
See a 24-inch panoramic photo of a Dunn-Dailey family get together about 1919 at Moody County, SD.
Elmo W. Dunn, a resident farmer of Moody county, living in Flandreau township, was born at Galesville, Wisconsin, on the 30th of May, 1876, a son of William and Mary Almeda Barlow Dunn. The father, who was both a farmer and blacksmith, removed from Canada to Michigan and afterward to Wisconsin, where he married Mary Barlow at Brunswick, WI on 01 Aug 1875.
In the fall of 1876 he brought his family to Dakota territory, settling five and a half miles northeast of Flandreau, where he homesteaded and also secured a tree claim, following farming throughout his remaining days in South Dakota. He was a pioneer settler of the district in which he took up his abode and experienced all of the hardships and privations of frontier life. He died of TB July 8, 1893, and was buried at the Flandreau Cemetery.
Elmo W. Dunn was educated in the public schools and high school, and when his textbooks were put aside, concentrated his efforts upon general agricultural pursuits. The old homestead upon which he was reared is still in possession of the family but his mother is now living in Flandreau.
When Elmo was 17 he lost part of his right arm from the elbow down in a shooting accident.
From the Moody County Enterprise, Flandreau, Moody, SD: May 4, 1893. Last Thursday morning, April 27, while preparing for a wolf hunt, Elmo Dunn met with a very painful accident. He was about ready to start from the farm northeast of town, had mounted his horse and reached over to get his gun, catching hold of the muzzle when, as he raised it, the trigger caught discharging the load into his right arm just below the elbow. He was immediately brought to town and put under the care of Dr. F. A. Spafford, who, after a thorough examination of the wound, amputated the arm at the elbow joint. This is certainly a sad calamity, not only to Elmo, who is only 17 years old, but to the entire family, since Mr. Dunn, Elmo's father, is in feeble health for over two years, at present confined to his bed. Besides, Elmo was nearing the age of manhood and was a great assistance about the home, but in his present condition is rendered helpless. He is now, however, doing nicely in recovering from the accident and will in a few weeks be able to be about again. The entire community extended their sympathy.
From the Moody County Enterprise, Flandreau, Moody County, SD: May 11, 1893. Elmo Dunn, who shot his arm so badly it had to taken off recently, is getting along very well under the care of Dr. Spafford and will probably be able to set up by Sunday next.
When nineteen years of age he began farming on his own account, being given his present place by his parents, who in 1882 purchased a relinquishment of it.[Ed. note:](Elmo's mother Mary A. Dunn did not give Elmo his land. She co-signed with Elmo, a note for the East half of the NW Quarter of Section 29 and all of the West half of the NW Quarter of Section 29 on the north side of the Big Sioux River in Section 29 and the SE Quarter of the NE Quarter of Section 30, all in Township 107N of Range 47 W. The selling price was $2,200.00. The mortgage is recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Moody County, SD on 13 Apr 1899, in Vol. 37 of Mortgages, on page 46. The satisfaction was recorded 03 Oct 1904 in Vol. 48 of Mortgages, on page 445.)
He is now busily, actively and successfully engaged in farming three hundred and fifty-five acres of rich and valuable land, which is also well stocked, for he has upon the place one hundred head of cattle and twenty head of horses. He employs three men to assist him in carrying on the farm work, which is conducted along progressive lines, bringing to him substantial prosperity.
On the 19th of October, 1904, Mr. Dunn married Miss Myrtie Daily, a daughter of William Daily, a pioneer. The children of this marriage are Wilna, William, Mildred, and Miriam. The religious faith of the family is that of the Methodist church and the political belief of Mr. Dunn is that of the republican party. Fraternally he is connected with the Odd Fellows. He has never sought nor desired political office, but is a public-spirited, progressive citizen who favors many plans and measures for the general good. He is a stalwart champion of the good roads movement and his interest in South Dakota's development has been manifest in many tangible and helpful ways.
In 1946 the Dunns rented their farm and moved into a home on West 2nd Avenue in Flandreau.
From the Moody County Enterprise, Flandreau, Moody County, SD: October 6, 1898. The National Coursing meet (dog racing) for the Waterloo Cup will be held in Flandreau October 11 - 15. The American Coursing Club will compete for the Waterloo Cup-$1,200.00 at Flamdreau.
Local committees: Executive J.Q. Adams, chairman; Ed Akam, W.A. Krause, J.E. Peart, C.D. Sanders and James Barron.
Reception: George Rice, M.A. Davis, A. Holien, Ed Jordan, A. Fraegre, F.H.Bortle, M.E. Cogley, W.H. Kellog, T.E. Carter and George Wilcox.
Entertainment: Ed Henry, W.A. Simpson and J.E. Peart.
Coursing: Charles Davis,Elmo Dunn and Joe Carrow.
Kennel: O.R. Hess, George Hales, James Barron, and .G. Turner.
Program: W.A. Krause, Ed Akam and Fred Cunningham.
Coursing has become a very popular sport and the National meets of late years have been great and interesting attractions. The meet will bring people here from far and near, in fact, from every point of any importance in America.
From the Flandreau Herald, June 9, 1926, "Depositors and stockholders of the Farmer's State Bank met Saturday and took steps towards the opening of the bank in the near future. A.E. Gary, Fred Johnson and Charles Miller were elected trustees by the depositors. Directors elected are K.G. Bidne, Robert Dailey, Wm. Duncan, Elmo Dunn, John Johnson, J.E. Peart, and B. J. Tighe".
When I was a boy he farmed with mules and had
a Case Model
"L" tractor similar the one in the picture.
This photo was published in the Moody County Enterprise, Flandreau, Moody, SD,
December 29, 1992 and is
reproduced here with the kind permission of Chuck Cecil.
This was my mother's "home place" where she grew up and the place we visited when I was a boy. Evergreen trees used to line the long drive to the left.
I loved going into the fields with him; Sometimes on a rock sled to haul large stones out of the field. He would use a team for this job so he wouldn't have to get on a tractor to go to the next one. I remember being fascinated by the tools he made to perform various tasks. He had a hook that straped over his stump for general work around the farm and a rod with a cup on the end that fit over the floor shift on his 1929 Chevrolet truck used to haul grain to the elevator. His car was a column shift with the shifter reversed to the left side of the steering column.
Those who remember him say he did more work with one arm than most with two. I'm told he was an outstanding baseball player before the shooting accident.
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