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Charles Kupitz

Birth	:	3 Apr 1844 Germany
Death	:	12 Sep 1929 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Saint Marys Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8153000, -100.7546997
Description	:	Charles Kupitz, 84, Bismarck Pioneer, Dies Pioneer, soldier and early big business man of Bismarck, Charles Kuptiz, 84, died at 9 o'clock Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Anderson, in Bellingham, Washington. With his death passed one of the most colorful careers connected with the early days of this city, a figure linked to Custer under whom he served in the Seventh cavalry in warfare against the Indians of the Kansas-Nebraska country, and a survivor of the old Black Hills staging days. A message from Bellingham said the body will arrive here on... Read More	Charles Kupitz, 84, Bismarck Pioneer, Dies Pioneer, soldier and early big business man of Bismarck, Charles Kuptiz, 84, died at 9 o'clock Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. D. Anderson, in Bellingham, Washington. With his death passed one of the most colorful careers connected with the early days of this city, a figure linked to Custer under whom he served in the Seventh cavalry in warfare against the Indians of the Kansas-Nebraska country, and a survivor of the old Black Hills staging days. A message from Bellingham said the body will arrive here on No. 4 Sunday evening, to lie in state at the Webb funeral chapel until Monday morning, when it will be taken to St. Mary's church for requiem mass at 8 o'clock, Father Slag officiating. The Knights of Columbus will have charge of the arrangements and will furnish the pallbearers. Kupitz leaves a daughter, Mrs. Anderson, with whom he had been living for some years, and Max Kupitz, of 313 Mandan street, this city. There are two grandchildren, Maxine Kupitz and Charles, Jr., of this city. Mrs. Kupitz died in 1921. There also are two brothers-in-law, J. W. and T. J. McLaughlin. The exact place of Kuptiz's birth is not known, but it was in Prussia, Germany. When he was 17 years of age, Kupitz went to England and for two years was in ship's service as an assistant steward. A brother lived in England and may still be living, the family here does not know. When 19, Kupitz set sail for America. He came to New York and worked in a hotel for a time, then enlisted in the regular army about 1869. He had military training in Germany, and he was assigned to the Seventh cavalry. He made the campaigns against the Indians of Kansas and often afterward complained to his friend, Jacob Horner, of the ruthlessness applied to subduing the tribes. He did not like Custer's methods. At the first opportunity he quit the army, after he had served his five-year enlistment being discharged at Fort Abraham Lincoln in 1874. Then he tried farming in association with Dan Manning, afterward a Dickinson banker. Several years in the late 70's and up to the early 80's he devoted to staging to Fort Rice and later to Fort Yates. He had the government mail contracts, ran three stages and used 22 horses. When he lost the mail contracts through underbidding, Kupitz began freighting to the Black Hills. He made money, but the big bullwhacker outfits cut out the little fellows and Kupitz came back to Bismarck and started his business career. He opened a meat and grocery store on Main between Fourth and Fifth street, but this burned out. In the spring of 1880 he went into partnership with Tim Griffin in a like business on the site of the present City National bank building, corner of Main and Fourth. The partnership did not prove satisfactory to Kupitz and he sold out to Griffin and went into farming again for some years. In the fall of 1881, Kupitz rented an old shack on the present Cowan drug corner and reopened in meats and groceries. He prospered and, in a few years, shoved the old building back and built a fine frame business structure on the corner. Then he added wholesaling to his retail business. This building burned in the big fire in 1898 and Kupitz built the present brick business structure which still bears his name in its stone work. He sold his business out to Lucas and Co. in 1915 and retired. His son Max succeeded him, but he also closed out some years after. At one time Kupitz was interested in the creamery business. He originated the first creamery here and was its manager. It stood around Ninth and Front. However, the venture was not profitable, as the system then was to go out and buy up the cream and bring it in with creamery teams. The overhead proved too great, and the creamery was abandoned. Six years ago Kupitz revisited Bismarck and celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of coming here – in 1873. Kupitz went to Bellingham to live six years ago last spring. His health then was good and he still stood very erect, a military inheritance he preserved to the last. Last winter he started to break down and continued to fail gradually. Several weeks ago the son, Max, went out to be with his father and was there at the time of death. He and Mrs. Anderson will accompany the body here. **The Bismarck Tribune, Friday, September 13, 1929, Page 1.

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Charles Kupitz's memorial is located at: Saint Marys Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, USA.
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Charles Kupitz death on 12 Sep 1929 in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 46.8153000
Longitude: -100.7546997

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