JOHN T. DALY.

JOHN T. DALY.
In a history of the enterprising and progressive city of Gillette it is imperative that mention be made of John T. Daly, who has been a most. conspicuous figure in its upbuilding and progress and who ranks today with its foremost merchants, his interests having ever been of a character which have contributed to public advancement and prosperity as well as to individual success. Mr. Daly was born in Walpole, New Hampshire, on the loth of March, 1861, a son of Michael B. and Mary (Hyde) Daly. The father was a native of County Cork, Ireland, and the mother of Massachusetts. When a youth in his 'teens, Michael Daly crossed the Atlantic to the United States and was married in Walpole, New Hampshire, where he resided until 1873 and then removed to the west, becoming a resident of Kansas. He engaged in farming in the Sunflower state and there resided to the time of his death. He secured a homestead at Beloit and his energies and attention were devoted to its development and improvement until he was called to his final rest. John T. Daly acquired a district school education in Kansas, having been a youth of but twelve years at the time of the removal of the family to that state. After attaining his majority he was employed as a clerk in a mercantile establishment in Beloit, Kansas, for three or four years, and in 1886 he removed to Wyoming, settling at Sundance, where he clerked in a general store for five years. In August, 1891, he removed to Gillette, where he arrived before the railroad had been extended to the city. The townsite of Gillette had been laid out and the first sale of town lots was held on the 28th of July of that year. On the 12th of August Mr. Daly opened the first store of the town and on the first day of his merchandising in Gillette he sold goods in the street. He brought a carpenter, however, with him and that day a floor was laid and a small building was soon constructed. From that humble beginning he has developed the present extensive wholesale and retail business which he now owns and controls. After a year's connection with commercial interests in Gillette he purchased the wholesale business of Adams Brothers and removed to his new quarters. In the intervening period, covering twenty-five years, he has been a dominant factor in the commercial circles of Gillette—an outstanding figure whose prominence and capability are recognized by all. In 1895 his establishment was destroyed by fire and he lost practically all the fruits of his four years of successful business life here, but with borrowed money he began anew and his prosperity has been continuous to the present time. His interests are conducted along the most progressive lines and in accordance with the most advanced ideas of commercialism. He does not fear competition, because his business methods will bear the closest investigation and scrutiny, and a spirit of enterprise actuates him at every point in his career. He has also been engaged in ranching since 1899 and is now running an extensive bunch of cattle, numbering four hundred head, and also has about three hundred head of horses upon his place. He owns independently fifteen hundred acres of land and holds in equity several other tracts of ranch land. His investments have been most judiciously made. Keen sagacity and foresight have told him where and when to make purchases and his growing interests have brought him to a most prominent position in the business circles of this section of the state. In January, 1895, Mr. Daly was married to Miss Lenora J. Mudge, of Gillette, and to them have been born four children: John T., who is attending Sacred Heart College at Denver, Colorado; James H., who was a student in the same school; Geneva M., who is attending the Sacred Heart College at Omaha, Nebraska; and Louise J. The parents are communicants of the Catholic church and in that faith have reared their family. In politics Mr. Daly is a democrat and served as the first town treasurer of Gillette. He was also postmaster of the city from 1893 until 1897. No plan or movement for the general good has sought his aid and cooperation in vain. In fact, he has been a leader in many movements which have been directly beneficial to the city and his support and influence are always on the side of improvement and advancement. Of his further success, viewed in the light of his past performances, there can be no reasonable doubt and subsequent events will be well worth the watching.

In a history of the enterprising and progressive city of Gillette it is imperative that mention be made of John T. Daly, who has been a most. conspicuous figure in its upbuilding and progress and who ranks today with its foremost merchants, his interests having ever been of a character which have contributed to public advancement and prosperity as well as to individual success.
Mr. Daly was born in Walpole, New Hampshire, on the loth of March, 1861, a son of Michael B. and Mary (Hyde) Daly. The father was a native of County Cork, Ireland, and the mother of Massachusetts. When a youth in his 'teens, Michael Daly crossed the Atlantic to the United States and was married in Walpole, New Hampshire, where he resided until 1873 and then removed to the west, becoming a resident of Kansas. He engaged in farming in the Sunflower state and there resided to the time of his death. He secured a homestead at Beloit and his energies and attention were devoted to its development and improvement until he was called to his final rest.
John T. Daly acquired a district school education in Kansas, having been a youth of but twelve years at the time of the removal of the family to that state. After attaining his majority he was employed as a clerk in a mercantile establishment in Beloit, Kansas, for three or four years, and in 1886 he removed to Wyoming, settling at Sundance, where he clerked in a general store for five years. In August, 1891, he removed to Gillette, where he arrived before the railroad had been extended to the city. The townsite of Gillette had been laid out and the first sale of town lots was held on the 28th of July of that year.
On the 12th of August Mr. Daly opened the first store of the town and on the first day of his merchandising in Gillette he sold goods in the street. He brought a carpenter, however, with him and that day a floor was laid and a small building was soon constructed. From that humble beginning he has developed the present extensive wholesale and retail business which he now owns and controls. After a year's connection with commercial interests in Gillette he purchased the wholesale business of Adams Brothers and removed to his new quarters. In the intervening period, covering twenty-five years, he has been a dominant factor in the commercial circles of Gillette—an outstanding figure whose prominence and capability are recognized by all. In 1895 his establishment was destroyed by fire and he lost practically all the fruits of his four years of successful business life here, but with borrowed money he began anew and his prosperity has been continuous to the present time. His interests are conducted along the most progressive lines and in accordance with the most advanced ideas of commercialism. He does not fear competition, because his business methods will bear the closest investigation and scrutiny, and a spirit of enterprise actuates him at every point in his career. He has also been engaged in ranching since 1899 and is now running an extensive bunch of cattle, numbering four hundred head, and also has about three hundred head of horses upon his place. He owns independently fifteen hundred acres of land and holds in equity several other tracts of ranch land. His investments have been most judiciously made. Keen sagacity and foresight have told him where and when to make purchases and his growing interests have brought him to a most prominent position in the business circles of this section of the state.
In January, 1895, Mr. Daly was married to Miss Lenora J. Mudge, of Gillette, and to them have been born four children: John T., who is attending Sacred Heart College at Denver, Colorado; James H., who was a student in the same school; Geneva M., who is attending the Sacred Heart College at Omaha, Nebraska; and Louise J. The parents are communicants of the Catholic church and in that faith have reared their family.
In politics Mr. Daly is a democrat and served as the first town treasurer of Gillette. He was also postmaster of the city from 1893 until 1897. No plan or movement for the general good has sought his aid and cooperation in vain. In fact, he has been a leader in many movements which have been directly beneficial to the city and his support and influence are always on the side of improvement and advancement. Of his further success, viewed in the light of his past performances, there can be no reasonable doubt and subsequent events will be well worth the watching.