(Deadwood, Dakota) NEIL McDONOUGH 12 1/2 J M BRUNSWICK BALKE Token - Rare Rare

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

To my knowledge, this token is a unique item.

The token is a J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. (BB6b) issue and such tokens were made from about 1874 to 1884. It was used by Judge Neil McDonough in his Keystone Hotel, the largest hotel at the time in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, starting in about 1884. See the following biographical write up for details of McDonough's life.

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The following write up is taken from:

HISTORY OF DAKOTA TERRITORY
BY - GEORGE W. KINGSBURY
EDITED - BY GEORGE MARTIN SMITH
VOLUME IV - BIOGRAPHICAL
PP. 277 & 278

This material is in the Public Domain.


"JUDGE NEIL McDONOUGH.

Judge Neil McDonough was born in Lanark, Canada, on the 20th of October, 1846, a son of Martin and Bridget (McCoy) McDonough, both natives of Ireland. The father was born in County Sligo and the mother in County Antrim. When about twelve years of age the father emigrated to Canada where he grew to manhood. He devoted his life to farming and was successful in his chosen occupation. He was quite prominent in local affairs and was for a number of years a county commissioner. He and his wife were married in Canada, where they resided until their deaths, and they became the parents of ten children, of whom the subject of this review was the fifth in order of birth.

Judge McDonough was educated in the public schools of Canada and at the age of eighteen years engaged in clerking in a general store. He continued in that capacity until 1878, when he left Canada and came to Deadwood, Dakota. on the 3d of June in that year. He engaged in the hotel business in Terryville and also clerked in a store until 1882. In that year he was elected to the office of probate judge and served in that capacity for two years. He then operated the Keystone Hotel in Deadwood, which was the principal hotel in the city, but after some time he retired from business for two years, after which he was appointed city auditor and held that office for three terms. He next served as city justice until 1910 when he went to Montana and devoted a year to rest and recuperation. While there he purchased a small apple orchard, but sold this on his return to Deadwood, where he was elected police judge. He is interested in a number of mining prospects and oil wells at Newcastle, Wyoming.

Judge McDonough was married in 1871 to Miss Margaret McIntyre, a native of the Dominion of Canada and a daughter of Philip McIntyre. Both of her parents died in Canada when she was but a child. Judge and Mrs. McDonough have three children: Martin P., residing in Arizona, an assayer for a mining company; Rose, who lives with her parents; and Joseph N., assistant cashier of the Black Hills Trust & Savings Bank.

Judge McDonough is a member of the Roman Catholic church and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, in which he holds the office of financial secretary. His political belief is that of the democratic
party. He was formerly for one term deputy treasurer and he has served upon the school board for eight years. Fraternally he belongs to the Elks, of which he is secretary. The Judge holds the respect of his fellow townsmen, who honor him as a man fearless and conscientious in the discharge of his duty and upright in all relations of life."
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