The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-18

made by Charles H. Niebaus Of New
York, one Of the best known sculptors
in the United States. Mr.. Niehaus
made the statue Of Lincoln presented
to the city Of Muskegon by the late
Charles H. Hackley, widely known am
ong the pioneers of Kenosha, and Mr..
Calkins was so charmed with the work
of Niehaus as shown in the Hacklev
gift that he decided to have him do the
work for the Kenosha memorial of lin
coin. A few minor changes have been
made by the sculptor for the Kenosha
statue. Mr.. Calkins believed that it
was following a. pretty sentiment to
have the chair which Lincoln had used
as President shown in the statue and
Niehaus since the making of the Mus
kegon statue has made new and
what he considers better cast of the
head Of the great American. This will
be substituted for the head used on
the Muskegon statue. In general APP
pearance, however, the statue will fol-
low the lines of the one at Muskegon.
The granite pedestal, which is to be
furnished and erected by the William
IL. Morse Granite Company Of this
city, will be cut from a single piece of
granite. In color it will be replica
of that used in the Kenosha, Soldier IS
Monument.
While the exact location for the set
Of ha
selected Mr.. Calkins is DESTROYS of hav-
ing it face north and be set at a point
almost directly west of the Park Ave
nue. M E. church.
While all the people in the city will
rejoice on account of the gift made
by Mr.. Calkins, his action is especially
pleasing to the members of the Grand
Army and already the members Of the
Fred S. Lowell Post have begun to lay
plans for the dedication Of the Lin
coin Monument and they promise to
make Memorial Day of this year one of
the greatest in the history Of the city
The Lincoln Monument under the
plan of Mr.. Calkins is only the first
which will be placed in the park as he
believes that when it is in place other
men Of the city will note the beauty
of it and will be led to follow his sug-
gestions and that in time four monu-
ments will be placed in the park.
Mr.. Calkins, the donor Of the Lincoln
Memorial, is one Of the best known
and most admired of the pioneer citi-
zens of Kenosha He has been res
ident Of Kenosha for more than forty
five years, witnessing the growth Of
the city from village to one of the
leading cities of the great lake shore
district. His business life was linked
with the growth Of Kenosha and with
the growth of the city his fortunes
grew. 1t was on this account and on
account Of his great admiration for
Lincoln that he decided that he should
leave some permanent memorial bear
ing his name to the entire city. The
question of the nature of the memoir
ial has been a matter for considera-
ton for some time but he finally decid-
ed that there was no American more
worthy of honor than Lincoln and that
no time could be more opportune for
the making of the gift than this day
which marked the centennial of Lin
coin s birth.
Mr.. Calkins has been familiar figure
in Kenosha and there are few men in
the city who are more widely known.
He was a native of Oswego County,
New York, where he was born July
20, 1886. He was, however, an East
erner only by birth for the greater
portion of his life was spent in the
West which he adopted as his home
before he reached his majority. When
he was but nineteen years of age he
took the advice Of Horace Greeley,
$50 West Young Man." and acting
OH this advice came West. He had
been educated in the schools Of his ma