The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-26
LONGPOSTMASTER At WILMOT
Was Town Treasurer of Town of Salem
Former Member of County Board
and Ranking Member Of Jury Com
mission of Co.-Funtral Today.

A. III. Kruckman, best known of the
business men of the village of Wilmot
and one of the most prominent of the
pioneer business men of Kenosha
county, died at the Jefferson Park
Hospital in Chicago, late Friday night
as result of injuries received when
he was run down by an automobile on
Madison street in Chicago on Thurs
day. The facts in regard to the death
Of Mr.. Kruckman were not made known
in Kenosha until late Saturday after
noon. The funeral was held at the
family home at Wilmot this afternoon
and many people from all over the
county attended the services to pay,
last tribute to the memory of
the pioneer business man.
Accompanied by his wife, Kruckman
had gone to Chicago on Thursday
morning. He had planned to catch the
three o clock train out of Chicago for
Kenosha and his wife had preceded
him to the station. just after he
crossed the river at the Madison street
bridge he attempted to cross the street.
The traffic was very heavy at the time
and he was struck by an automobile.
He was picked up bruised and bleed
ing and taken to the Jefferson Park
Hospital. It was found that his col
lar bone and ankle had been broken
and he had suffered many bruises and
cuts. Mrs. Kruckman had continued
a n but oh OP
the accident late in the evening and
returned at once to Chicago, She was
with her husband when he died. A
daughter from Kenosha had gone to
the hospital on Friday. afternoon and
when she left to return to this city late
Friday evening the condition of Mr..
Kruckman was such as to cause
no alarm to his relatives. He died
from shock shortly after the daughter
had left the hospital
August III. Kruckman was~tborn in
Westphalia, Germany, August 81, 1849.
His parents came to this county in
1853 and settled in the town of Wheat
land, but later the father moved over
into Northern Illinois where he died
many years ago. Mr.. Kruckman grew
to manhood in the town of Wheatland
and in 1864 he enlisted as member.
of Company ID. of the 22nd Wisconsin
Volunteer Infantry and he served to
the close of the war. After the war
he attended college for some time at
Warrenton, Mo. He returned to this
IN,
with his brother, Frederick Kruckman,
at Wilmot A year later the firm name
was changed to Sabini and Kruckman
and still later to Rice aud Kruckman,
but for many years Mr.. Kruckman had
been sole owner of the big general
store in the western Kenosha county
village. He was progressive business
man and was widely known through
out the county for fair dealing. He
served for eighteen years as postmas-
ter of the village of Wilmot and for
sixteen years he served in the capa-
city of town treasurer of the town of
Salem. He was for number of wears
member of the County Board and for
many years he had been a membersof
the Kenosha County Jury Commission.
He was the ranking member of the
commission. Mr.. Kruckman was one
of the most prominent members of
the Methodist church at WiImot and
he had given much to the extension
of the work of the church.
He took great interest in the work
of the Grand Army of The Republic
and he was a member of the Fred s.
Lowell Post in Kenosha. He had repre-
sented the post at many of the depart
ment and national encampments at the
Grand Army and he was widely
known among the Civil War veterans.
He is survived by his widow, three
daughters and two sons.
The announcement of his death
came as great shock to the people of
Wilmot and the entire county.