The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-18

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Mayor Taylor went to Lake Crys-
tai in his auto.
The fire lasted about two hours.
Window Citizen: The people of
Window and surrounding country
were greatly saddened Monday after
noon by the death of Thomas S.
Brown, judge of probate of Cotton
wood county, after an Illness of very
short duration.
Mr.. Brown was taken sick Satur-
day evening, but nothing serious
was thought of his illness as his
health was unusually good of late,
and even UP to within very few
minutes of his death no one seemed
to realize that he was as bad as he
proved to be, for he was in high
spirits most of the time, although
some change could be noticed about
noon Monday, when 1t was noticed
that the blood circulation was not
what 1t should be. He must have
been in a worse condition than was
apparent to those who stood at his
bedside, however. for at few MN
utes before five o'clock the end
came.
Has Lost Respected Citizen.
In his death this community has
lost very highly respected and
loyal citizen, he having served fiji
teen years as probate Judge of Cot.
tonwood county, this being the fiji
teenth year and by his courteous
treatment to all he had gained a
large number of friends.
The Judge was of most jolly dispo.
sition and if he ever knew sorrow
he kept it hid, for it was against his
principles to make his troubles
known to anyone.
He was a great lover Of music and
more especially the odes of his ma
tive land, Bonnie Scotland which he
would sit and listen to by the hour
and apparently dream of the days
when a boy he roamed the. heather
clad hills.
Born in Scotland.
Mr.. Brown was seventy-four years
and six months of age, being born
at Craigie, Ayr Shire, Scotland, Feb
ruary 81, 1897, and immigrated tt
La Crosse county, Wisconsin, with
his parents in 1856 and shortly be
fore the war, in 1859, with Other
young men he got the Pixies Peal
gold fever and went there with oxer
and covered wagon, but as the GOLD
did not pan out, they journeyet
across the plains to California, where
he was engaged in farming and min
ing until the war broke out. He en-
listed in Company B, Fifth Califor
MIA Volunteer Infantry and served
his adopted country three years anC
Twin ha
at Franklin, Texas. After the war hs
went to La Crosse county, WiscOn
sin, but soon came to Cottonwood
county where he located on home
stead in Springfield where he resid
ed until the grasshopper scourge
when he returned to Wisconsin
coming back to Cottonwood count!
in 1877, where he lived on his farm
until 1896 when he was elected pro
bate Judge of this county.
Has Three Children.
He was married to Mrs. Hunte
November %, 1866, who died abou
seven. years ago., Mr.. Brown hat
three children, Mary. who died
few years ago, Mrs George Mathle
sen and Mrs. Charles burlington, be
sides, two step-sons, William and lri
Hunter, and step-daughter, Mrs
Ella Mathiesen, who remain t
mourn his loss. besides four broth
ers, S. w. Brown of West Salem
Wis. M. M. Brown of Aneta. N. ID
]. s. Brown of Eugene, Ore, Rober
Brown of Plainfield, N. j., and JOIN
A. of. Window. who was his bosom
companion as they were together ;
great deal of the time.
Mr.. Brown was of Presbyterian
faith, and a charter member of tn
La Grange post of this place
Funeral services will be held a
the Presbyterian church Thursday a
1:3O o'clock sharp.
Was Known In This Section.
Mr.. Brown was well and favorabl
known to large number of peopl
in Blue Earth county, especially i
Mapleton and Sterling. He attende