John L. Pyle

[1] Pyle was raised in Coal Run until shortly after the war, when his family moved to Raritan, Illinois.

[2] In 1882, the Levis Pyle family moved again, this time settling in Miller, Dakota Territory where he maintained a medical practice until shortly before his death in 1896.

[3] He resided in Glendale and Wickes, where he was employed as a laborer, furnaceman and foreman in the smelting works associated with the local silver mines.

[3] When the smelter in Wickes was destroyed by fire, Pyle worked as a carpenter on the crew that rebuilt it, then decided to return to South Dakota to pursue studies in preparation for a career as an attorney.

[7] He was reelected in 1900, defeating Abner E. Hitcocock, the Fusion nominee of the Democrats and People's Party by a vote of 53,900 to 40,059.

[2] In January 1902, Pyle became ill shortly after returning from a trip to Montana, and was diagnosed with typhoid fever.