The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-11
FATHER OF KENOsHl LIBRARY
Had Been Active in Political Work in
the State and Had Been Active in
Advertising Field.-survived by Wi
dow and Three Children.

George w. Johnston, former city edi-
tor of the Kenosha Evening News, and
widely known to people of Kenosha,
died suddenly at his home in Corning,
New York, on Monday, Feb LIST. He
had been i'll for about a week, but rela-
tives and friends in Kenosha had not
been advised by his illness and the an
nouncement Of his death received by
telegram just after nine O'Clock that
morning came as a great shock. At
the time of his death Mr.. Johnston was
employed by the bishop of Buffalo and
had been engaged in a great campaign
to raise a million and half dollars for
the erection of cathedral in Buffalo.
He had been engaged in this work for
more than a year and the big fund was
just nearing completion when the
former Kenosha editor was called by
death. He is survived by widow and
three small children. The announce
ment of the time of the funeral has not
as yet been made.
Mr.. Johnston was about fifty years
of age. He was native of Wisconsin
and began his work as a newspaper
writer in Racine. He was one of the
students educated for the editorial
room by the late Hamilton Utley and
for number of years he was associat-
ed with the Utley's Dollar Weekly in
Racine. In the early nineties he was
sent by this paper to Kenosha to be it's
correspondent in this city. He repre-
sented the Racine paper and several
Chicago papers here for number of
years and in October 1894, when Frank
IL. Hall founded the Kenosha Evening
News, Mr., Johnston was associated
with him as city editor.
He remained in this position for the
next three years and during that time
he advocated many movements for the
advancement of Kenosha. More than
any other man he was the father Of the
Kenosha library. Early in his news
paper career in Kenosha he began the
agitation of a library for Kenosha.
He called public meetings to this end
phd ,JuDU UCIO1G HO ICIU N6uOSud lie mao
the satisfaction of seeing the first pub
lie library in the city opened. He was
a vigorous writer on political questions
and had an important part in the poll
teal life of Kenosha during the time
that he was associated with the Even
ing News.
When he resigned his position here
il. 1897 he went to Campbellsport where
he was engaged for number of years
in the successful publication of the
Campbellsport News. He sold out this
paper in 1902 and went into the pub
licity business. For some time he was
connected as an editorial writer with
the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin and
he was active as the manager of cam
paigns of men who have attained great
prominence in the political life of Wis
consn. Later in life he went to CHICAGO
where he went into the advertising
business and from Chicago he went to
Buffalo where for number of years
he had been very active in this line
of work. He was a man who got re-
suits and the biggest task that he had
ever undertaken was the task of rails
ing the great fund for the building of
the cathedral in Buffalo. Mr.. John
ston was member of many Kenosha
clubs and other organizations.
The last visit that Mr.. Johnston
made to Kenosha was in the summer
of 1914 and at that time he was in the
best of health.