The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-04-28
WHEN THEY WERE q.
What Well.known Men Were Doing
At Their Majority.

Joseph u. cannon was Dusty en- ]
gagged in studying law in his 2lst /
year, aud for several years thereafter. |
Following an education in the com |
mon schools and in law, he was ad- I.
mitted to the Illinois har.
Long before his 2ist year John u.
Rockefeller was well established IN
business. and had given evidence Of
his Fcni for organization. He went
to Cleveland when IL years old and
obtained his first position. Two years
later he was engaged in an oil COM
mission house. At u he was partner
IN the commission house Of Clarke e
Rockefeller, where he had been cstah-
lishcd for more than two years.
James J. Hill was educated with
the idea cf becoming physician. His
fathers death compelled him to- enter
business. when he obtained n position
in "A country store ut the age Of +.
Later he moved 90 81. Paul and in hi
2lst year was engaged a shipping
clerk in that city. with the Mississippi
larkct Company
lirs; a. school teacher. then
printer. Hudson Maxim fought Vii.
way again { unusual odds. liy the
time ho hal reached hi 2lst year hC
llsl'N Hf'..'' ~ ~ IlNNfN NNlfl HfIff TOT
suhscriu'iun books and in selling these
h. travelled about the country. He
sraro moments at this period were
spent b. experimenting with high "N-
plosivo..
= few months before reaching Nj.
majority Theodore Perry Shuut- was
GRADUATED from M"uuopih college.
Illinois. HE first position was In
..UH.E Loon mol IA. HNH.H l.#ssN1.1Fss
found him n clerk poriug over the
ledger of the bank, shortly after.
wards he was selected 'o -tauduriizc
and s' .tcmizc the methods u book.
keeping.
From hi frat job. ut 81 per day
William r. Corey advanced rapidly 10
the great Carnegie Steel Works az
riit.hurr H.. 2i-t year was .prnt
IN prricr'iug the famou. Carnegie re-.
iafurr"l arwpr plato. shortly after.
ward hH va appointed sJUcriu,cnl.
"Ut Of sc plato mills.
Charlie ". SchWuh started a. earn
hi, living a. fam hand Nest h'
became the driver ur coach. and
later clerk 10 cTpD,ry store. A.
~ he became a civil engineer. assist.
gu' li 30 % Hv, SO 81 .uIlW SchNUb
was working iu The i"'d with an IN.
pinccr rarp.. fivr y,ar. later Fr wa-
appointed chief resistant OF M" diyi..
ion cnr. u,yr. and uudrr his direction
the famous plant AZ Homestead wa.
built.
Leaving rhopl when bat ycara
Old, Euh,r Cu'lyor wa forced 20 work
iu an iur o. r?r'H.. irt0I li uuUu'
ply iru' .,.rr.h u,i.NHirad iil ur.
equation, uHl lr Ls'H'., a blacksmith.
\, ,ha age OF 90 Na ,a. ,rr'ip pi
hi co. Uati1u, .pruliur biz lpiurc
hu r. Hg rfr, tnur. later hD
g.. Ir....,U % h.a.f H.u ,lIp.,u ttr
m .lry
.ufN un q THrf .n % remote Hart 'f
ilI.rnI.. John Firi.. started o. 90
eco. u.r iu work N way tuYuuru
school. 81 - he bad ,Htar,d l,r,,
col, .,..t 'H't '.ft We ..IpuN
hiwr'H 20, ~. tome hl working o. Il
,s.uHuu,u. o. u l",GI rriv'iuv ollie.
IN Eve % wear OF l's college cpur-r
hc horunl, principal uI h nlu hi"h
school.
IN orphan ~ III" gry Of D. ThnWrs
T.. :. % cared fl hy hs r.aui.
mother, and ~ nm early Uuu Fought
C'H"'O' mont. ill., iIi position va.
Wit a d"y gunis conn sion hpurc Ir
In iWu 20, lie had lyol enough
mon y liH lGih ,.ar - come -
New York. IT, entered business Ne.
lively and l0cuuc n uurhrr ~ the
stock oNclanpn in li- ''h year.
\, I, lprDy began M career IN ~.
10Th N.gr o chain gr with corps
ui civil ,ggincu,. H. l,s 'lst ycnr
h" hCrGno "a tran u uun with the cr-
rinccr cprrs or the United State
army Shortly uft"rHpnl be- CHANGED
20 h. in the vicinity of Iphnstowr Al