SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Claims for Sioux Falls' founder's estate cross international lines
This week in South Dakota history: Feb. 14-20
The mysterious background of one of Sioux Falls’ most prominent forefathers captured headlines 125 years ago as an international feud over his estate followed his abrupt death.
John McClellan had amassed considerable wealth at the end of the 19th century after helping establish what became Sioux Falls. But without a will or any named heirs, a perplexed group of interested parties found themselves ensnared in litigation for years.
