The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15
LONG ACTIVE IN KENOsHA
Was Son of Rouse Simmons, Pioneer
Business Man of City - Gave Much
to Make Larger and Better Kenosha
Funeral Saturday Afternoon.

| years, publisher of tho Kenosha Even
ing News and the Telegraph Courier,
and president of the Head Simmons
Publishing Company, died at the Pres
byterian Hospital in Chicago just after
| five O'Clock Thursday afternoon follow
ing a long illness. Mr.. Simmons had
been in failing health since the early
summer of last year and the latter part
of November he gave up active work
and went to the hospital in Chicago.
For many weeks his condition had been
regarded as critical.
Samuel Sweet Simmons was a SON of
the late Rouse Simmons, one of the
best known of the earlier business men
of Kenosha. He was born in Kenosha
February 4, 1870, and much Of his life
had been spent here. He was educated
in the graded schools and the high
school Of the city and later at the
military school at Cayuga Lake, New
York. On the completion of his school
work he took up the profession of
teaching and for a time was an in
structor in the military school at
Manlius, New York.
For number of years he was con-
nected with the Chicago Gas Company
in Chicago. He was for some time
cashier Of the great Chicago company
| and during this time, he became close
friend of many men who have been
prominent in the business and social
life of that city.
| In 1901 he returned to Kenosha and
| joined with the late Eugene R. Head, in
the publication of the Kenosha Even
ing News and Telegraph Courier, buy
| ing the interest in those publications
of George P. Hewitt. Later in com
pany with Mr.. Head he formed the
Head-Simmons Publishing Company.
| He was editor of the News and
Courier for nearly fifteen years and
won high place on the editorial desk
among the newspaper men of Wiseon-
sin. His keen intellect and good
natured wit, which characterized all Of
his writings, made him an interest
ing critic of political movements and
local conditions.
| In 1915, after the death of his former
partner, he gave. up editorial work and
took upon himself the business manage
ment Of the company. In this line he
| found a wide field for labor and his
successful management of the business
of the company testified to his high
| business ideals and his constant atten-
| ton to business. Few men were more
| widely known in the business world of
Kenosha and none were more univer-
sally respected. He early claimed the
consideration Of the business men Of
the city by his strict adherence to
business principles and his honesty
and integrity.
Although he was first Of all bust
ness man, he gave much to the social
side of life and his activities reached
every feature of the social life of
Kenosha, He was known as a hos
pitable host and he was welcome
guest in many homes.
He loved The outdoor life and most
of his vacations were spent hunting
in the north woods or seeking game
fish along the banks of lakes il, sparsely
settled counties. He was an ardent
golfer and he spent much time on the
links of the Kenosha Country Club.
Since the club was organized he had
been one of it's most active members.
While never a champion at golf he was
one of the city s real enthusiasts and
he gave much to the advancement of
this outdoor sport. He was a member
ef the Kenosha Rifle Club and the Ke-
nosha Country Club Gun Club.
He had many club connections. He
was member of the Chicago Press
Club for number of years and several
other social organizations Of Chicago
knew him in the bonds of membership.
He was patriotic to marked degree
and every movement for the advance
ment of patriotic work gained his in
slant support. he was one of the
leaders in the formation of the Pre-
paredness League of Kenosha and he
gave literally to aid this movement in
this and other parts of the country.
He was one of the first Kenosha men
to be enrolled as member Of the Wis
consin Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution and for a number
of years he served as the secretary of
the local chapter He was one of the
few men in Wisconsin who held
membership in the National Society of
Colonial Wars.
In Kenosha he took an interest in
many organizations of civic nature
He was active in the work of the
Kenosha Humane Society and for the
past three years had served as the