The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-24
SON HURRIES TO HIS BEDSIDE
Mr.. Yule Had Reached His Winter
Home at Los Angeles on Last Friday
and Messages Declare That Stroke
Was Light-Age Makes Fight Hard.

George Yule, veteran president Of the
Balm Wagon Company, and the last of
the cold guard of manufacturers who
made Kenosha famous as an industrial
center, was stricken with paralysis at
| his winter home at Los Angeles, on
Tuesday. kilograms from Los Angeles
are encouraging and they declare that
| the stroke was light one, but as
Mr.. Yule is now well over ninety years
Of age his friends are fearful that this
| stroke is warning that the end is near
and that his strong robust constitution
will not longer be able to withstand the
assaults of old age. The telegram an
nouncing the illness Of Mr.. Yule caused
profound sorrow in Kenosha. It reach
ed the city just after five 0 clock and
an hour later his son, George A. Yule,
left for the California city.
Father Yule as he is lovingly
known among the people of Kenosha,
left the city less than ten days ago,
waving a cheerful good bye" to his
many friends. He was accompanied by
his invalid wife and they reached Los
Angeles on last Friday morning. When
they LETT for their winter home Father
Yule appeared to be in the best of
health and there was no warning of
illness until he was stricken on Tues
day morning
On the night before Mr.. and Mrs,
Yule left for the west they were the
guests of honor at an old fashioned"
tea given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Yule on Durkee avenue and
Father Yule was the most cheerful
member OF the company that gathered
about the table He declared that he
was in the best of health
On next New Years day Mr.. and Mrs
Yule will celebrate the sixty eighth an
niversary Of their marriage and both of
them had looked forward to this event
with great deal of interest.
Few men have been permitted to
have so long working life as Mr..
Yule and it has been great comfort
to him to take an active part in the
management Of great business concerns
with which he has been connected re-
CARELESS of the fact that he had passed
the four score and ten mile post of
life. His interest in business affairs
had been in no way diminished and be-
fore leaving for California he had
spent much of nearly every day in his
office at the offices of the Balm Wagon
Company and he had given his personal
attention to the management of many
other financial affairs. This had been |
his rule for more than seventy wears
and although his wealth would have !
made it possible for him to retire from
active work years ago he had insisted
that he found the greatest pleasure in
life in being real part of the work of |
the world. This idea Of rendering real
service regardless of years had singled |
Inn out for comment among men of af- |
fairs throughout the nation For a
number of years Mr.. Yule had made |
his home during the winters at Los An
geles but these trips have been made
west more on account of his solicitude
for the welfare and pleasure of Mrs.
Yule than for his own desire to get
away from the rigors of the Kenosha
winters
Reports from Los Angeles today indi-
Gated that there had been little change
in the condition of Mr.. Yule. His son
will reach Los Angeles probably early
Friday night and he will remain in
the west until his father is out Of
danger.