John Scollard Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1275 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	JOHN SCOLLARD, proprietor of the Hotel Scollard in Sturgis, is a 
native of the Badger state, having been born in Washington county, 
Wisconsin, on the 3d of January, 1852, and being a son of Patrick and 
Elizabeth (Murphy) Scollard, both of whom were born in Ireland. They 
were numbered among the early settlers in Wisconsin, and passed the 
closing years of their lives in that state. The subject was reared on 
the homestead farm and completed the curriculum of the public schools of 
his native state, having taken a course in the high school in the city 
of Milwaukee. After leaving school he followed various occupations in 
Wisconsin until the centennial year, 1876, when he came to the Black 
Hills, being numbered among the adventurous spirits who initiated the 
march of progress and development in this section. In 1878 he became 
proprietor of the Hotel Scollard, in Sturgis, and has ever since 
conducted this caravansary, having made improvements upon the building 
from time to time and now having a modern and well-conducted house,—one 
well meriting the patronage which it is accorded. In politics Mr. 
Scollard is a staunch advocate of the principles and policies of the 
Democratic party, and though he has never sought official preferment he 
has ever taken a deep interest in public affairs, particularly of a 
local nature, and is known as a progressive and loyal citizen. He served 
as a member of the constitutional convention of 1889 and has served two 
terms as mayor of Sturgis. He has been affiliated with the Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows since 1878, being now a member of Bear Butte Lodge, 
No. 46; while he is also identified with Rathbone Lodge, No. 78, Knights 
of Pythias, and with Sturgis Aerie, No. 225, Fraternal Order of Eagles. 

	On the 21st of January, 1875, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. 
Scollard to Miss Margaret Donnelly, who was born in the state of New 
York, on the 5th of February, 1855, being a daughter of Patrick 
Donnelly. Mr. and Mrs. Scollard are the parents of two children, as 
follows: Mabel, who was born in Sioux City and died at the age of nine 
years in 1884, being buried in the cemetery at Sturgis; Gertrude, who 
was born in Deadwood in 1878 and was the first white female born in that 
place. She was educated in the public schools and at the Sacred Heart 
Convent at Omaha, Nebraska.