Daniel St. Leger, aged 75 year^
died Wednesday June 12, 1912, at
his home in this city." He had been1
in failing health for the past year
He Was born in Ireland, Feb. 15*
1837. In 1839. he came With hi§'
folks to Vermont. He was in th?
Montana mining district for several
years after he had grown up He
was one of the pioneers of Freeborn
county
.taking a claim in Oakland
township. In 1898 he sold his farm
and moved to Austin: He was mar
ried Aug. 12, 1868, to Miss Anna
Christie, who survives. There arfe
five children: Herbert, Florence, Ma
mie, Walter and Annie, all living a
home. Deceased was a man of up
right life and was highly respected
by those who knew him. Funeral
was held at St. Augustine's churcjfr
Friday morning. Interment in the
Catholic cemetery.
GREAT PATTERSON SHOWS. |f
The Great Patterson shows arrived
Sunday afternoon in a train of 22
double length cars from Oelwein,
Iowa, where they exhibited last week.
They are located for this entire week
at Base Ball park on Bridge street
Fourteen attractions besides the free
acts are carried. Three hundred and
fifty people are employed in the vari
ous departments and everything go
ing to make up a first class amuser
ment park, from a two-ring circus to
the humble vendor of hamburger
sandwiches, is found on the grounds,
All of the show's equipment is new',
clean and bright and when the lights
were turned on Monday night the
park resembled a veritable fairyland.
