Source: "The Beresford Republic"
        Beresford, SD
        September 9, 1915
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PATRICK FARLEY NO MORE
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Another of Beresford's Founders Passes Away
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	When the railroad was built through this
section, and very soon after the town of Beresford
was laid out, several men who afterwards became
farmers and land owners here worked on the grading
for their expense money.  Among these was Pat
Farley.  He helped carry the chain when the
surveyor laid out the town, and succeeded in
filing on a piece of land adjoining the site.
Since that date, he has been identified with the
community, and has watched the town grow to a
city, and to its present proportions.  The farm
which at that time possessed little value is now
one of the most valuable in the state.  For some
time Mr. Farley has been gradually surrendering to
the encroachments of age and systematic troubles
and on Tuesday last, at about 11:30, he answered
the final summons.

	Patrick A. Farley was born near Dublin,
but across the line in County Meath, Ireland,
January 6,1842.  When a boy of eight years, he
emigrated to America with his parents, settling at 
Meridosa, Illinois, where he passed his boyhood
days.  In 1863, he enlisted and served in the
quatermaster's department in the Civil War, and
upon his discharge took up rafting on the
Mississippi river.  After spending some time in
the West, he returned to Illinois, and was united
in marriage with Miss Catherine Maher, and in 1878
returned to Dakota territory, and took up the
homestead above referred to.  Ten children were
born to the union, nine of whom are living at this
time.  These are: Mary E., Francis, Jane E.,
Kathryn A., Mrs. Adel Berry, Thomas W, Mrs. Julia
Reid, Mrs. Clair DeNoma, and Miss Rose.  One
sister and one brother- Mrs. Mary Jennings and
Mr. Lawrence Farley, both of Beresford, remain of
the family of five brothers and sisters.  Mr.
Farley's wife passed to her reward some four years
ago.

	Mr. Farley was a consistent Catholic in
his church affiliations.  He was a Democrat in
political belief, and in his day held several
places of trust both in his party and in school
and township organizations.

	Funeral services are announced for Friday
at 10 o'clock at the St Teresa's church, and
burial in the local cemetery.  While condoling
with the bereaved relatives, we can only say the
sands of time have been spent, and the pioneer
patriot has gone to his reward.