The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-09-30
VICTIM or BLOOD POISONING
Formerly Connected With the Barden
Store Company and Gave Up Work
AS a Salesman for Eastern Company
to Go to Farm Some Time Ago.
(From Wednesday,s Daily

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William j. Barden, prominent young
business man of Kenosha, and formerly
secretary and treasurer of The Barden
Store Company, died very suddenly this
morning just after nine o 'clock at the
/ home of his brother-in -laW, Thomas
lLahey, Jr., 183 Twenty eighth street,
Milwaukee. The announcement of the
death of Mr.. Barden came as a great
lshock to his many friends and relatives
lin Kenosha. Few Of them had known
that he was seriously i'll. For the past
two months Mr.. Barden had been living
at the old Barden home at Platteville
looking after his farming interests. It
was known that little over fort
might ago he had been stricken with
the heat while working about his farm,
but he had seemingly recovered from
this ailment. On Tuesday afternoon he
decided to go to Milwaukee for few
days visit with his relatives there.
This morning he did not get up for
breakfast telling his wife he was not
feeling well. Only short time be-
fore his death he called his wife to
his bed room. He 7as suffering from
an attack of heart disease. A ply
stefan was hurriedly called to the house
but Mr.. Barden died few minutes af-
ter he arrived. It was said that death
was caused by paralysis of the heart.
The death of Mr.. Barden marks the
passing of a genial kindly man filed
with the joy of life, and it comes as
Ia heavy blow co his frienus in KeAosha
lie was thirty-nine years of age. He
was born at Platteville, January LIST,
1875. He was educated in the schools
at Platteville and later in the State
Normal there, and after completing his
school work he went into the dry goods
business. There were eight boys in the
Barden family and all of them have
been more or less connected with the
gan his career as merchant at st
Cloud, Mimi, but after few years in
business there he went east and became
a travelling salesman for prominent
New York houses. He was one of the
best known and best liked statesmen on
the road. In 1907 he came to Kenosha
and joined with his brothers Ell. E. Bar
| den and Thomas Barden in the Barden
Store Company. He was secretary and
treasurer of the company and for three
years he took an active interest in the
business here. Then he heard the call
to the road again and he went to New
York and in the past four years he had
been acting as salesman for several of
the largest firms in the country. He
was an expert salesman and his serv-
ices had been eagerly sought. He gave
Iup his work on the road after a long
illness from typhoid fever. Later he
was confined to his home on Exchange
street for many months on account of
blood poisoning Following his recov-
cry he closed up his Kenosha home and
went out to the farm at Platteville with
the idea that sroughing it for few
months would restore him to health and
vigor. Mrs. Rarden had been with him.
Mr.. Barden was prominently business
man but the social side of his nature
had been developed to such an extent
that his comradeship was eagerly sought
by all who knew him. Always genial
and cheerful, the prince Of storytellers,
he at once became the center of every
little gathering he had part Ii. His
home life was more attractive to him
than anything else and he found his
greatest pleasure in joining with his
wife in entertaining their friends at
their home.
Mr. Barden was a member of the Ke-
nosha lodge of Elks and of the Kenosha
Council of the Knights of Columbus,
and he took an active interest in both
Iof these organizations.
He is survived by his widow, his
aged mother, two sisters Mrs. NJ. H.
McArdle, formerly of Kenosha bat now
of Platteville, and Mrs. ]. Ne. Peil Of
Racine, and seven brothers, Walter D.
Barden Of Chicago; Thomas and n. E.
Barden Of Kenosha; James F. Barden
Chicago; George R. Barden, Platteville;
Charles Barden of st. Cloud, Mimi, and
Stephen E. Barden of New York.
The remains viii be taken to the old
home at Platteville and the funeral
services will be held from ST. Mary's
Church at Platteville on Saturday morn
ing. Interment will be at the side Of
the grave of his father in the family
Mat at the st. Mary 8 cemetery.