Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-10-24

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he insisted in spending in the woods
and on his farm near Ogontz
The boys were compelled to separ
ate In a measure when young Cooke
went into the leading mercantile oS.
adjustment Of Sandusky rs clerk
Here ne remained two or three years
and then he went to ST. Louis when he
was Is to become q clerk in a store
at that western outpost, This was
his first venture into the world
entirely away from his home and he
had a chance at it from having formed
the acquaintance of the proprietor OF
the establishment, as the latter passed
through Sandusky. The latter city
was on the high road between the
cast aud the west over which all
travellers passed at that time. The
st. Louis merchant saw young Cooke
and was attracted by his energy and
brightness and offered him the place
if he would 80 out. The separation
from Ogonlz that this move made com,
plete gricyvd the heart OF the silent
Indian youth greatly. When the stage
coach that bore his white friend to
the Ohio river started the Indian fol
lowed it on foot for many miles, IN.
needing the fatigue that the run be,
hind the trotting horses imposed, con
tent that he might the longer feast his
eyes upon the face Of his white friend
that was going from him.
Into the Banking Business.
The panic of 1887 caused the failure
of the St Louis merchant and youus
Cooke went back to Sandusky con
siderably richer for the money he had
saved out of his salary His brother
in.law was interested in a canal boat
line between Philadelphia and Pitts.
burg and Jay was employed by the
| company as press agent or in Il
capacity that nearly corresponds tC
that sort of work, Then he went t.
Philadelphia, where he kept the books
OF hotel to pay for his board, while
he looked after several other matters
that promised to give him a STANDING
in the business world. He prepared
| for publication each week a financial
| letter, the first of the kind ever print.
ed in this country, and this brought
him into closer relation with the
banking world, in which he was after
| ward to make his name and fortune
When he was 10 he was offered and
! accepted a position as clerk in the
| banking establishment of +, w. CLARKE
& Co This was the most prominent
| bank OF the city at that time ano
young Cooke rapidly worked his way
up from the bottom until on his
| twenty-first birthday he was surprised
by the head of the firm offering him a
partnership. Cooke explained that
he had no capital to put into the bust
ness, but this made no difference. He
was told that from that day if he
wanted it he was a partner with a
share in the profits of the business.
This opened the road to forum
which he had longed for. Here he
made the start which laid the founda
tion of his after achievements. He
| married shortly after this.
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