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the sinceruftt sympathies of the entire com- j munity in which he has lived ho long go out ; for the family who are now sitting in the ; shaddow of this terrible and overwhelming j grief. Ever since the town of Williams was i established I. II. Brown has been the agent j of the It. It. and Exnress companies and 1 postmaster, and for much of the time jus tice of the peace, school treasurer, etc... show that he was a man who had the unbounded confi lenoe of tlie community, and not until the “fatal weakness” that led him into the uesheg of doubtful speculations was there a breath of suspicion against his integrity and uprightness. He I stood high in the estimation of all with whom became in contact, ami was univers ally accounted as a man of much personal worth. We understand that Mr. Brown held life insurance policies in different companies and orders to the amount of #12,000 or #15,000. most of which are made payable to his legal heirs, and it is to be imped that enough will be realized from these sources to leave Ins family in comfortable circumstances and pay the honestdemands against his estate.The funeral will take place to-day under the auspices of theOdo Fellows order, of which he was a member.
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Dubuque Times
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Sat, May 12, 1883
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