Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-30
DEATH Of DANIEL CORKERy.

DEATH or DANIEL 00RKERX
Daniel Cookery, the well.known
Democratic politician and coal mer.
chant, died at his home, 1926 South
Canal street, Monday morning. His
death was the result Of a surgical Cd.
Grafton performed as a last resort, to
relieve him from an afliiction OF long
standing.
Mr.. Cookery was a notable exam.
pie Of ChicagO's sclf.madc men. He
was 10 years old ut the time Of his
death, was the President OF the
Western Indiana Coal Company, had
amused fortune estimated at from
$500, 900 to $1,000, 900, and was &C.
knowledged to be ono Of the most 10.
fiuential Democratic politicians In
Chicago All this was due to his own
unaided efforts and ability.
In his earlier years Mr.. Cookery oh.
tanned the merest rudiments Of an ed.
ucation. His father was u stevcdOrc,
and when young Dan was able to go
to work and earn money he was
obliged to do so. His early environ.
ments were not Of the best, hut the
boy had an iron will, a level head,
and was ambitious to rise. In his
leisure intervals he read and studied
and his whole life has been one OF
self.improvement.
His Hrst lift In the world came
when the Western Indiana Road was
built to this city. The elder Cookery
owned some property that the road
was compelled to purchase, and from
the money thus procured Daniel em.
barked In the coal business. This
was sixteen years ago, and since that
time Mr.. Cookery has continually
prospered.
Henry e. Weaver. Of Weaver 4
Getz, said, In talking Of Mr..
Cookery: II have known him since
he was boy, and no one that knew
him we'll failed to admire and re.
spect He had q gruff and humorous
way Of tal~ing, but his gruRness was
merely assumed to hide his great and
tender heart He had no bad habits
"a remarkable thing In man
brought up and associating with the
class Of people that he did In his
early years. He seldom took q drink,
although fond Of company. His In.
formation was of wide extent. He
was q student of both men and books,
and he had, from sheer perseverance,
and study, developed into q good of.
hand speaker and debater.
III Mr.. Cookery had q hobby, 1t
was politics. He loved to guide men,
and In the section OF the city where
he lived his power was tremendous.
No candidate could hope to succeed
against his opposition. He was a veri.
table Warwick with the Democracy.
He dabb!ed In politics purely as q
science. He was never candidate
for office and never held any except
as member OF the Board Of Educa.
ton, a position he resigned from be.
fore his term expired. He leaves
host of friends behind him to mourn
his untimely death"
Mr.. Cookery leaves a widow, but no
children, his only child having died
some years ago. He was q member
OF the Iroquois aud Columbus clubs
and a communicate of the Catholic
Church.
At a meeting OF the Cook County
delegation at Springfield W. A, s.
Graham announced the death of
Daniel Cookery, which had occurred
after many Of the delegates left Chi.
cago He spoke feelingly of Mr..
Corkery's valuable services to the
Democratic party and Of his honored
reputation as a citizen. He moved
that a committee of three be up.
pointed to prepare resolutions on the
subject, and the motion was carried.
The Chairman appointed Mr.. Ora.
ham, Harry Rubens and John Nc
Gillen as the committee. The fol.
lowing resolutions were reported by
the committee, and the caucus adopt