Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-27
C. {. HOOK, BANKER AND
EX.MAY0R, IS DEAD
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dldate In the republican caucus. His
record as q public official was so ex.
cellent that in 1903 and 1905 he was
reelected without opposition.
Before being mayor, he served for
two terms as city treasurer, having
been elected to that office in 1885
and 1893.
In his younger days Mr., Hook man.
Tested an active interest in military
affairs. In March. 1873. he joined
Company ID, OF the 18th Illinois bat.
TALON of the Illinois national guard,
the old company which was maintain.
cd here before Company G. 1t was
characteristic that he should soon
rise from the ranks. Shortly after
entering the company he was ap.
pointed to the post Of sergeant On
Dec. q, 1882, he was made second
lieutenant and on Jan. Is, 1886, he
was promoted to the post Of first lieu.
tenant. He was reelected first
lieutenant Jan. IS. 1889, and again
in January, 1892, but declined the
latter because his other duties had
become so numerous that it was i'm.
possible to give the military com
pany the required time. He was a
model officer. al excellent disciple
marian and was popular with the en-.
tire command.
A lover of clean sports and athlet.
les, Mr. Hook became a great in.
door baseball player in the days of
the old Clinton street armory, when
the city league" was in full swing
He distinguished himself as a play
er, while n member of the Boat club
team. and was chosen as member
of the city all star team, which went
to the bat, in a series of games, with
out of town players, who were prin.
cipaily from Chicago.
Member Of Prominent Family.
He was a member of a prominent
early day Ottawa family. His par.
ents were the late Charles II. Hook
and Anna Schermerhorn Hook, who
were married in this city in 1861.
His father served at one time as La
Sale county circuit clerk and record
err, and the family was very promi.
nent in both early day social and
business life.
Charles Il. Hook was born June %,
1862, in a cottage east OF Fillmore
street, on Illinois avenue and was
the Oldest Of a family of four chill.
dren. When but small boy his
parents purchased the large resi-.
dence at the corner of Fillmore and
Illinois avenue, where John V. O'Keefe
now resides. This was one Of the
show places of the city in those days.
II was in this home that Mr..
Hook was reared to young manhood.
He attended the public schools, TAX
ing the high school course. He fin
ished the city school work at the
age of fifteen years and soon after
wards accepted his first job, that of
a clerk in the NJ. B. Mitchell cigar
store. on Court street. He remained
in this position for ten months, when
a messengership in the First Nation
al bank was offered to him, which
he accepted.
Active in Social Life.
His MARRIAGE TO Miss Louie A.
Copp, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. j.
NJ. Copp, of Plainwell, Mich, whom
he had met when she visited in OF
tawa, occurred April 10, 1890.
Both he and his wife have occu-
pied very prominent place in OF
tawa social circles. He was mem
Der of Occidental lodge. No. 40, A. F.
e A. NJ, and was charter member
Of the Ottawa Boat club. He was
also a member of the Chamber Of
Commerce and the Ottawa Business
Mems association, and was hacker
Of all civic organizations which were
formed in Ottawa during his life
time for the betterment Of the city.
Faith Keynote of Success.
Much of his success in life was
due to his unlimited faith both in
his fellow men and his surround
ings. Many of todays successful To-
In life to the faith Charles E. Hook
showed in backing them financially
when he was just beginning his bust
ness life. He was always consider
ate and friendly and at the bank made
the smallest depositor feel the same
radiant welcome he displayed to the
biggest" client
Charitable, kind hearted and of an
amiable disposition he was always
ready to lend desired advice or aid
to anyone who needed it. Although
for several years he had not been in
perfect health, he never allowed his
friends to know of his suffering
Cheerful Before Operation:
He left the bank just before II
o'clock Wednesday to go to Joliet
for the operation. AS he told the
men there goodbye, he stated that
he felt better than he had in several
years. and believed that the opera
ton would make him perfectly well
again.
A Chicago specialist had advised