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especially upon those who were blessed by the possession of 

 his beautiful friendship, his kindly and sympathetic greetings fell 

 like a benison, and drew to him their loving regard and confi- 

 dence. The great value of Mr. Hale's services to this board, 

 through it to the city of Minneapolis, can not well be estimated. 

 Enthusiastically loyal to every interest of our city, and faithfully 

 devoting himself to her service as secretary of the board of trade, 

 he contributed largely to the many valuable results which have 

 been secured for the city through its instrumentality," 



Your committee wish to add to the above, that he was fond of 

 horticulture. His beautiful grounds in this city were adorned 

 with choice flowers. He delighted in experimenting with such 

 fruit as could be grown in this state. His garden always excelled 

 in vegetables of every description. He greatly enjoyed our meet- 

 ings, seldom, however, taking part in them, but at our last an- 

 nual meeting was prevailed upon to furnish a valuable paper, 

 which he read before the Society, 



In conclusion, your committee would respectfully suggest that 

 this report be spread upon the records of the Society. 

 Eespectfully submitted, 



John H. Stevens, 

 John S, Harris, 

 S, D, Hillman, . 



Obituary Committee. 



HOI^. J. H, BEOWK 



It gives us pain to chronicle the death of Hon, John H, Brown, 

 which occurred June 18, 1888, Returning alone from Dawson 

 to his home in Providence in a thunder storm he was struck by 

 lightning and instantly killed, 



Mr, Brown, was born Dec, 31, 1818, in Sullivan Co., N. Y., 

 the fourth in a family of eleven children. When about ten 

 years of age the family removed to Cortland county remaining 

 three years, thence removing to Loraine county, Ohio, In 1837 

 they removed to La Salle county. Ills., and two years later to 

 De Kalb county. In 1844 he was married to Miss Calista Sand- 

 born, daughter of a near neighbor, and purchased a farm close 

 by, turning his attention for the next few years to agriculture 

 and the raising of fruits in which he was very successful. In 

 1856j his health failing, Mr, Brown decided to remove to Minne- 

 sota, coming to Pleasant Grove, He embarked in mercantile 



