The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-03-13
OBITUARY.

~ has gone. One of the vanguard OF
the great army of civilization that ad-
vanced to conquer and subdue the.
wilderness of Wisconsin has fallen.
struck down by the common enemy-
Death. Charles Cogswell died at his.
| home near Silver Lake, Kenosha
| County, Wisconsin, on the 18th of
February, 1902. He was born in Ke-
nosha on the 1st day of January, 1888
He was the son of John and Caroline
Dustin Cogswel1, who came to Wiscon-
sin from Haverhi11, Massachusetts,, i'm
the thirties. When Charles was two
| years of age, his parents removed from
henosha to farm on the shore OF
Silver Lake, where he subsequently,
spent his entire life.
Nature well fitted him for the grim.
struggle with the wilderness, ana
equipped him with the qualities which
should make him successful in his life
long effort to compel the reluctant
earth to yield him a livelihood. In
domita bic will, bold independence.
self-reliance, courage and energy UNI
daunted by any task before him were
the weapons with which he was armed.
Victory was certain to reward the eff
forts of such man, as his life after
ward proved, for he acquired compe.
tence and succeeded we'll from BUSH
ness standpoint.
His arduous occupation, distant from
the city, deprived him of the pleasures.
OF society, and resulted in his leading
a single and somewhat secluded life.
He was ultimately known by few, but
those who gained his friendship and
esteem well knew the undying loyalty
and strength of that friendship, and
appreciated the value of that esteem.
His intense character allowed of no
stimulation. He could not pretend to-
be friend when he was not so at
| heart. Honesty and sincerity were
his two cardinal characteristics. His
hand and purse we're at the command
OF friend, and no misfortune or cal.
umuy which could befall one who had
earned his friendship could alter the
deep and true spirit of affection which
Mr.. Cogswell felt towards him.
Salient points in his character we're
self-reliance and independence. He
rarely asked assistance of any one, al
though always ready to render it to-
others at the first call. No task
daunted him. He hesitated at no duty.
however arduous, and his unfaltering
courage and stupendous energy en-
ab1ed him to accomplish feats that
other men dared not attempt.
!! In him was the rugged strength and
determination of the settlers of New
/ England. His father came of a family
we'll known throughout Massa chusetts
for it's sterling qualities, while his
mother, Caroline Dustin, was a direct
descendant of that Hannah Dustin
whose heroic defense of her own and
her children's lives has made her name
famous in the worlds history. The
son of such parents could not but in
herit the qualities that enabled our an
cestors to conquer the Businesses of
this new world: to suffer untold
hardships, and when they had built
their poor homes in the forest, to de-
fend them successfully against the
most powerful nation on earth.
he possessed a strong sense of JUS
tice and was under all circumstances
fair and equitable in his dealings with
his fellow men. Honesty in even the
smallest detail was always strictly OBJ
served by him, and his unimpeachab
honor was as we'll known as his un-
questionable veracity. He was a man
to trust, and no one ever suffered as
the result of confidence reposed in
Charles Cogswe1l.
Withal, he was of genial and
jovial disposition, and thoroughly en-
joyed good time. To the day of his
death he delighted i'll a joke or story,
and his solitary life never rendered
him out of harmony with the world.
Kind and considerate, he was very
fond of children, whom he loved to,
please and amuse. His kindness
showed in his great love of animals
They became his companions and un-
der no circumstances would he allow
them to be i11-treated or misused. His
was an unusual character,-a rare
combination of strength and tender
ness of determined purpose and of
consideration for others
Mr.. Cogswell was well known
throughout Kenosha county and was
prominent in all public movements in
the town of Salem. Whatever he did
was well done and the public works in
which he was interested bear witness
to this fact. Kenosha county has sus-
tanned in the death of Charles Cogs-
well loss of which it will long be
mindful, and his friends mourn the
death of as true friend as man ever
had.
". QUARLEs, JR.