Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-06
FORMER PROMINENT BUSINESS
MAN OF CITY PASSES AWAY
At INDEPENDENCE.
HAD BEEN FAILING RAPIDLY
AND DEATH NOT UNEXPECTED
Death Due to Arterial Sclerosis-For-
mer Cashier Of First National Bank
and Was Secretary and Manager OF
Britain e. Co. For Many Years
Body to Be Buried Here.

! Death claimed another former we'll
known business man Monday evening,
when Albert c. Click, native son, and
for many years actively identified with
local business interests, passed away
at the state hospital at independence.
Mr.. Click died at $50 Of arterial
sclerosis with which he had been suf-
ferng for several years.
News of Mr. Clicks death, which
| came in a telephone message from the
hospital to Mr.. Clicks brother in law,
L. c. Abbott was not unexpected, as
| Mr.. Click had been failing rapidly dur
ing the past three months. and it had
been realized by the family that the
end could not be far distant. Mr.. Click
was 30 years old.
Health Failing For Years.
Mr.. Clicks health had been failing
for several years, and a mental de-
cline, which became apparent about
seven years ago, became so marked
three years ago that It was found
necessary for him to have hospital
treatment. He was taken to the In
| VIC pNlliSINt sp!ldI sotpt. ~ Iyif.
| Breakdown Follows Active Life.
The breakdown suffered by Mr.. Click
| followed long period of most active
business life. and one in which he ex-
pended more nervous energy than he
was able to store for his daily work
A high school graduate at 16, bank
cashier at 81. and holding other re-
spensible positions in early life, marked
the young man as fitted for the bigger
things Of the worlds work, and the be-
| ginning of his decline before he was so
was the source Of general regret among
his friends and business associates.
! Mr.. Click was a man Of many
| friends. He possessed a disposition
| that won him friends and his long resi-
| dence in MarshaAtown. together with
| the positions ne held. made for him an
| acquaintance seldom surpassed.
! Was Native Son.
Albert George Click was native OF
| this city, where he was born Dec. IS,
| 1864. a son of the late DR.. George and
! Jane Ziegenfelder Click. He attended
| the public schools here and was grad
uated from the high school in the third
| class ever graduated-iS77-bein the
only member of the class.
Finishing school in June, Mr.. Click
was taken into the First National
| Bank. of which his father had become
cashier seven years before and was a.
| that time president. Mr.. Click worked
as clerk for the bank until Jan. l,
| 1882, when he was made cashier.
| In 1881, or when he was 20. Mr..
| Click was appointed by Superintendent
| z. y. Pickering. Of the Iowa Central,
as local treasurer OF the road. and
| served until he was made cashier Of
| the bank.
Leaves First National For East.
In December 1890. Mr.. Click left the
First National to become cashier of the
Columbus National Bank at Columbus
avenue and Ninety fourth street. New
York City, organized By the Fosters Of
| kid glove fame and ]. P Woodbury..
The new bank was organized with
capital Of 100000. with William S.
Foster as president J. P. Woodbury.,
! vice president: and Mr.. Click cashier.
| The other members of the board were
| G. T. Paul and T. N. Foster, the Fos-
| tiers and Paul being OF the Foster &
| Paul Glove Company. The banking
venture did not prove to be a financial
/ success. however and the institution
| went into voluntary liquidation Oct. -,
! 1891. The bank had been doing bus
| mess only since January Of that year.
! Mr. Click became cashier Of the Car
| field National Bank. of New York
City in December. 1891, but remained
| only few months. and returned to
| this city March ), 1892.
| Enters Packing Company.
! Directly lpoGl his return TO Marshall
| town Mr. Click became associated with
| Benjamin Britain, John l. Bell, and
! Richard Reed, of Britain & Co, pork
! packers. Mr.. Click acquired an inter-
I est In the business, and a year later,
| when the company was incorporated.
became its secretary and manager. He
| retained this position for nineteen
years. retiring Sept. !. 1911 owing 10
| his failing health.
For eighteen months after he left
Britain & Co. Mr. Click became traf-
fic manager Of the Marshall Oil Com
pany, but on April l, 1913. he
went back to Britain g. co. 1t was
not long after this until his health be-
| came so poor that he was compelled to
| give up his work.
| Responsible For Country Club.
Mr.. Click was one OF the prime NOV
ers in the organization Of the Country
Club, and his friends have always CIV
| en- him the credit Of being the orig
inator Of the idea OF forming a club.
The club was organized in 1896, and
incorporated four years later.
Il Mt. Click was member Of the
school board for six years. 1901, and
for several years was a meplber of the
board of directors of the Marshall
County Fair Association. His term as
director Of the board expired Dec. g..
1916 He was a member Of old Com
pany D, the first military company
ever organized in this city. Mr.. Click
was a member Of St. PauTs Episcopal
church and Of Marshall Masonic lodge.
Widow and Three Sons, Survive.
Surviving Mr.. Click are his widow
and three sons. Mrs. Click was Miss
Helen Abbott before her marriage to
sdr. Click IN this city Nov. II, 1886.
The sons are Abbott Click, Of Ogden,
i ian; iTanR Click, riiv 10 a 57isIIra 81
OF the United States marines, and is
stationed at Quantico, Va; anl
Fletcher Click, Of Ogden. Mr.. Clicks
second son. Arthur. was injured in a
coasting accident and died at the age
of Is Jan. s, 1905. Mrs Click is al
present in New York City, visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. F. Brownell, and has
been summoned by wire.
In his fathers family Mr.. Click is
survived by sister and brother, Mrs
T. J. Fletcher, OF San Gabriel Cal, and
Fred r. Click NJ (shtcaRo A hroft,ar