Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-18
Old Time Employe of the Iowa
Central Passes Away at
Pueblo, Col.
HAD AN INTERESTING CAREER
Friend Of mark Twain" During Pio-
neer Days On the Mississippi-FoI-
lowed the River For Twenty Years.
and Knew "Jim" Hill When He Was
Receiving clerk For St. Paul Shippers

A telegram received this morning
announces the death of his father, Is.
c. Cooley, formerly of this city, and
for twenty years an employee of the Iowa
Central general offices. Mr.. Cooley
died suddenly at 5 o'clock Thursday
evening at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. Cora f.. Graham, with whom he
had been living for a little more than
a year. The news of the death was
much of surprise to the son here, as
he had received letter from his
father only n few days ago, telling him
of hunting trip he had recently en-
joyed The cause Of Mr.. Cooley's
death was apoplexy.
Mr.. Cooley had had most interest
ing career, and story Of his life and
experience would fill a large volume.
He was an old steamboat man, follow
ing both the Ohio and the Mississippi
rivers in an early day. For about
twenty years he was on the Mississippi,
occupying many positions of trust. He
was In the service of a transportation
company having a government con-
tract for transporting troops from
northern states to the southern battle
fields during the civil war and touched
as far north as st. Paul when that
city was hardly more than little
country town. He was personal
friend Of Mark Twain" when Mr..
Clemens was pilot on the Mississ-
ippi, days that are told of SO charm
ingly by Mr.. Clemens in his Life on
the Mississippi" Mr.. Cooley also
knew Jim" Hill, now president of
the Great Northern railway, when he
was In the employ of the st. Paul ship
pers as a receiving clerk at the st.
Paul docks. After several years SER
vice on the Mississippi, and after hav-
| ing passed thru many hair-breadth
| experiences, in which vessels were
burned and blown up from under hln1'
| Mr.. Cooley became a landsman, and for
some time was joint agent or the
+, Northwestern Packet Company and
the White Cola Line at Dubuque.
These were the two big packet com
names in an early day, and the North
western later absorbed the White Colar
Tine JTpon the consolidation OF the
two companies under the name of the
Northwestern, Mr.. Cooley was mace
agent for the company at Keokuk,
where he remained until coming to this
| city, in 1881.
When Mr.. Cooley came to Marshall
| town no entered the employ OF the
Iowa Central and took the claims desk
In what was then the general freight
danartment. The desk was later trans
ferred to the general auditors oi1lce'
and Mr.. Cooley remained win the
company until the removal or It's gen.
oral OFFICES to Minneapolis, IN April.
1902. Since that time he has mace
his home with his children. He was
IN this city with his son. until Decem-
her 1902. when he went to Texarkana'
Tex. and lived with his daughter, Mrs.
olive M. Harris, until a year ago this
fal, when he went to Pueblo.
Kenody Clinton Cooley was native
~ ohio having been born at Manches-
tor 1une 10. 1928. His wife died IN this
o,tv Iulv 1s. 1887. He is survived by
,o,,r children, Edgar Welton Cooley
of this city; Mrs. Cora A. Granall |.
at one time high school teacher OIL
th,a CITY. now Of Pueblo, at whose
home t.o1a he died; Mrs. Olive M. Harris,
Of Texarkana, Tex, and MIS-. Lucy
K,efer. of Minneapolis. Another son.
Charles G. Cooley, died in Gilman.
santember last. Two brothers, DIV
ar Hazard Perry Cooley, Of Manchester.
o.. and Calvin Cooley. OF washington
n Srti was also an old Mississippi
,;usr steamboat man. and was named
fo :, commondore Perry, from whom the
COOLEY Cor nvi family is directly descended:
M cooley's body will arrive in this
cit W. saturday night, accompanied by
Mrs Graham, and the funeral will take axe
nlace from the E. w. Cooley nome, oo'
West Nevada street, SUNDAY ai'ef-
noon.