Arthur E. Labrie Biography


	This biography appears on pages 433-434 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				ARTHUR E. LABRIE. 

	Arthur E. Labrie, residing at Turton, cultivates several hundred 
acres of land. He is a native of Kankakee, Illinois, born November 2, 
1859, a son of Marcel and Constance (Lemeaux) Labrie. The father died 
in 1875 and was buried in St. Ann, Illinois. Eleven years later the 
mother was called to her reward and was laid to rest in Turton, South 
Dakota. 

	Arthur E. Labrie attended the schools of Kankakee until he was 
fourteen years of age and then gave his whole time to assisting his 
father with the work of the homestead. In 1883 he came to South Dakota 
with his mother and entered a claim from the government. He took up his 
residence on his homestead and began the cultivation of the land and 
the raising of stock. His labor was rewarded by good crops from year to 
year and his excellent management enabled him to purchase more land 
from time to time but he has now disposed of all of his South Dakota 
farm land, retaining only some city property in Turton and land in 
Wisconsin. 

	Mr. Labrie was married in Turton in 1887 to Miss Victoria Lafort, 
a daughter of Will and Lyselle (Sorell) Lafort, both of whom are 
deceased and are buried in Kankakee county, Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. 
Labrie were born four children: Edward, a clerk in Kansas City, 
Missouri; Pearl, the wife of J. R. Stout, a farmer of Idaho; Amelia, 
the wife of George Rahn, farming near Turton; and Leona, the wife of 
Jesse Fortin, proprietor of a restaurant in Turton. The wife and mother 
died in 1896 and her remains were interred in a cemetery at Turton. In 
January, 1899, Mr. Labrie was again married, Miss Angele St. Martin 
becoming his wife. Her father, Siever St. Martin, is residing in 
Bloomington, Minnesota, but her mother, who bore the maiden name of 
Angele Graseau, passed away December 18, 1902, and is buried in 
Minneapolis. By his second marriage Mr. Labrie has two children, Victor 
and Wesley. 

	Mr. Labrie is a democrat in his political allegiance and has 
taken quite an active part in local politics. For twenty years he has 
served acceptably as county constable. He is a communicant of the Roman 
Catholic church and his religious faith is the force that determines 
his daily life, which is in accordance with the teachings of 
Christianity. His integrity and rectitude are well known and his fellow 
citizens speak most highly of him.