The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-05-27
Pioneer Resident Of City and Don,
or Of Lincoln Memorial Elk.
pired Suddenly Sunday
DEATHCAUSES GREATS0RR0W
End Of Long and Active Career in Ke-
nosha Comes Almost Without
FAs t-M
Warning as Result of Acute
Heart Disease

Z, af a.
The entire city was shocked Sun
day morning by the announcement of
the sudden death of Orla M. Calkins,
well known retired business man Of
the city and donor of the splendid
Lincoln Memorial which was to be un-
yelled in Library Park ON Decoration
Day. The death of Mr.. CaIkins
came almost without warning He had
been in the best Of health on Saturday
and had been busy during the entire
day consulting with his friends in re-
gard to the plans attending the I'M
yelling of his gift to the city. Satur
day evening he had been at home with
his wife and seemed to have no pre-
monition Of the approaching end.
Mr.. Calkins retired at the usual
hour and he was taken i'll just after
four o'clock in the morning. He
aroused his wife and complained Of
suffering from acute stomach trouble.
Mrs. Calkins at once aided him to pre-
pare q strong stimulant and summoned
DR.. Pennoyer, the family physician.
AS it was feared that it would take
some time for DR.. Pennoyer to reach
the Calkins home, DR.. P. P. M. Jor-
gensen was summoned and he reached
the house shortly before five clock.
Mr.. Calllins was unconscious when the
physician arrived and he never regain
ed consciousness. Death came a few
minutes before five o'clock. The an
nouncement Of the death of Mr.. Cal
kins caused a profound sensation in
the city and many prominent people
called at the Calkins home Sunday
morning to express their sympathy.
3fy5. CalEl.s was emalote stunned
by Che sudden death of her husband,
but her condition IS improved today
ana 1t Is thought that she will survive
thesshock,
The death of Mr.. Calkins coming as
it doessat time when he was about to
make a magnificent gift to the city
and receive the honors of the Grand
Army Of this section of the state, has
caused universal sorrow. Physicians
give the cause Of the death of Mr..
Calkins as acute dilation of the heart
and there is no doubt but that the
excitement attending the unwilling of
his memorial brought ON the end. For
several days the deceased had been
most active in arranging for the cere-
monies and the excitement of this work
proved too much for him and brought
on the heart trouble which caused his
death.
The death of Mr.. Call1ins marks the
passing of man widely known in the
city and county and man widely
loved by the people. He had been so
actively connected with the growth of
the town that the story of his life
was closely interviewer with the de-
yelopment of Kenosha and he had long
been considered one of the prominent
and public spirited men OF the city.
Nearly all of his active life had been
spent in the city. Mr. Calkins was
in his seventy third year at the time
of his death and he had resided in
KeuOsha tor nearly fifty years.
The deceased was born at Oswego,
New York, July 90, 1886 He was
a son of Stephen w. Calkins, native
Of Connecticut, who was for years
business man in Oswego. Mr. Cal
kins remained in the city of his birth
until 1860. He was educated in the
common schools of that city and aided
his father in the grocery store until
he came west and for a time worked
as an engineer in Illinois. When he
was twenty-eight years of age he came
to Kenosna. He engaged in business
as clerk in grocery store for eight
years and then went to Chicago and
accepted place as travelling sales
man for Sprague, Warner and Com
pany. He held this position for ten
years and in that time he became wide
~ known among merchants in this sec
ton Of the country
He resumed his active business life
IN Kenosha in 1878 when he went into
the grocery business in the city. He
remained in this business until 1891
and since that time he had lived. re-
tired life During his busy business
career in the city he amassed large
amount Of property and at the time Of
his death he was the, owner Of MANY
valuable pieces Of business property
in the city.
Mr.. calkins in his personal and
private life was a great favorite with
his friends. He was a man of parts
and his intimate relations with the
building up of the city made him one