The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-02-05
THE KEN0SHA TELEGRAPH
KENOSHA, WIS, FEB. 5 1880.
OBITUARY.

LII becomes our painful QuIy TO an
nounce to the readers of the TELE-
GRAPH that death has severed
their connection with Hays Mckinley,
the editor and proprietor of this paper.
For the last few years he has had poor
health was the prey of consumption
that incidious and resistless disease
that follows its prey to the tomb, until
his body was wasted away to almost a
skeleton, yet his mind and energies
were unimpaired.
1t seems on Thursday evening last
while slowly picking his way along
the frozen and slippery sidewalk to-
wards home he fell heavily and broke
or dislocated one Of his thigh-bones
He was carried to his clearinghouse
and received prompt medical aid, but
the shock to his WORKOUT and emacia-
ted form was too great and ere mid
night the spirit had left.its clayey ten
Inent.
Dr.. Hays Mckinley was native of
the town Of Berne, Albany county, N.
", and at the time of his death was
seventy years of age. He had liber-
al education and practiced his profess
sion several years previous to emigra-
ting west. He came to Kenosha in
1845 and for more than twenty years
continued his practice. In this he
was successful and had the confidence
of the community. He was careful,
patient, skilful and sympathetic. But
his health failing him, with profession
al pride he gave up lucrative prac-
tice believing that he was not sufficient
ly robust to travel to visit his patients
in all kinds of weather and at all
times of day or night.
In order to make a change of bust
ness in 1868 he purcashed the KENO
sHA TELEGRAPH, the oldest paper in
Wisconsin, and from that time to the
day of his death with ever failing
health, he has continued to publish
that paper. The TELEGRAPH in his
hands has maintained itself among
its peers and now with the editors
chair vacant ranks among weekly
country journals as high as it ever did.
DR.. Mckinley was a fair writer, a
fluent, logical speaker, and in his palmy|
days took deep interest in all the
practical enterprises affecting the in
terests Of our Young City. In all ed
vocational movements he was an
efficient worker, and held a number Of
official positions connected with our
schools. He was of the Republican,
faith, but conservative in his political
views. He was in favor Of law and
order among all parties. He was a
man of most temperate habits, and
never let an opportunity slip to say al
Kind word to those who erred in this
respect. He was as simple as a child in|
his habits, and looked more to the Gull
ovation of the brain than the orna-
mentation of the body. His faults, if
any, will be overlooked and his many
worthy traits and good works will be
remembered
At the Episcopal church. in the mid
die Of the quiet Sabbath following his
death, the solemn and impressive ser
vices were pronounced by the Rev. Mr..
Tomkins. From there the remains
were taken to our beautiful cemetery,
where in a lovely retired spot he was
consigned to the earth side by side
with the wife and two children of the
deceased.
AS in the latter part of his life, so in
his death, he was followed to thegrave
by no relative. But there were many
friends that attended him to the grave
and who heard the sad words: "EartI
to Earth, and breathed a sigh Of re
lief to know that he rested from bis
cares and tolls. And here we leave al
that is mortal of Hays Mckinley. HI
is free from Earth's sorrows and trou
BILE. He passed away,
80 Like one who wraps the drapery of his coucl
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams
HYMENEAT