Mower County transcript., 1903-09-09
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AT St. Olaf hospital, Sunday evening, |
Sept. 6, 1908, Of cancer, John M. Smith,
aged IS years. He was born in Warren,
Pike county, Ell. Dec. 10, 1928. He came
to Minnesota in 1854, settling near
Spring Valley and started the first
general store there. He was in bust
ness for over Is years. He was married
at Spring Valley to Miss Julia Kingsley
in 1857. He afterwards lived in Prairie
City, Iowa, coming to Austin to live
in 1897. Four children survive, S. A.
Smith Of this city, county treasurer, D.
I'M. Smith Of Maniey, Iowa, V.H. Smith
l3of Hector, MINI. and Mrs. G.. o. Burl:
SON Of Minneapolis. Deceased has been
failing for many months and death.
came as a relief from suffering. He
has lived. with his son since he has
been here. Funeral services were held
at the residence Of S. A. Smith yester-
day afternoon, Rev. a.. s. Dascomb
officiating. Interment in Oakwood.
! :s.s3*s5t<.;, tsH$. BROWN. y. - sIs,t :
At his residence on the East side,
Thursday afternoon, Sept. g.. 1903, of
Bright's disease, engineer James
Douglas Brown, aged So years. He was
born in Smithfeld, Madison county,
n. Y. June Is, 1884. His mother,
Margaret Douglas Brown, was born in
Edinburgh, Scotland When young
man, he came west to Wisconsin set
tling in Lebanon. He was married
June 9, 1853, to Miss Frances Hawkins
at Hartford, Wis. At the first call for
troops by president Lincoln in 1861,
4 Mr.. Brown enlisted in the Seventh Wis.
Battery and served for four years, being
honorably discharged at the close of
the war. Thirty one years ago, he be-
came an engineer on the S. Nd. railroad
whose headquarters were FIRST at Hokah
and then at Wells. Twenty years
ago, the family moved to Nv ellis and is
years ago to Austin where their home
has since been. He was the oldest.
engineer ii service on the. s. N. division.
He was IN d railway accident east of
Brownsville nearly thirty years ago and
was severely injured being made per.
manently lame from it. He made his
last run on the road, March 20, 0 1903,
and has since been at home failing
from Bright's disease but confined only
partially TO the house and bed. He.
suffered but little psin during ali these
months. He was q as1nemher Of Fidelity.
lodge, No. 33.g,,s a. ssA. N. and also
Of the B. Of Is. Il He was q good man
and true, a peaceable citizen, acting
honorably by all men. In his family sl,l,
/ he was ever kind and. consid derate, and
in5 his work on the railroad he was va 8
most strusty and; efficient. His loss will III
be deeply felt il theS various circles
where he was known and loved.
Funeral services, ii charge Of Fidelity
lodge were held at the resid dence Sunday
afternoon, Rev. ). p. Belden officiating.
The pail bearers we're Masons with an a1l
escort of honorary bearers from the
locomotive ngineers. "a large com % &
\. pany Of friends followed to- OakWoodl55 q
cemetery where after the n Masonic Itlr1 E
!. ritual services our brother was laid 70
! rest. Besides his wife he leaves four 1
children Mrs a. enkins, ChippeWg'as g
4 Falls, 3. p. Loclk kerby, New
J 3 Paynesy ille, Inn. Mrs. James,
Winona and Miss Margaret ls' Brown y q
4 IS this cit az lhas also three brot hers
II in New ork sstate and one sister sat 81
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