JOB CLARK
Oil Company Founder, Job Clark, 90, Dies
Job Clark, 90, (photo) founder of the Clark Oil company and pioneer
business man of Manitowoc, died last night at the home, 728 North
Eighth street. Death was due to a heart attack.
Mr. Clark, who drove an oil wagon on the streets of the city before
the advent of electric lights, has been retired for a number of years.
He earned his first wages at the age of seven, when he drove a cart
hauling excavations from a brewery site here.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Mr. Clark will be held Monday at 2 p.m., from the
home in charge of the Rev. Victor Nearhoof of the St. Paul's M.E. church.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Racine January 9, 1847, Mr. Clark came to Manitowoc when a boy,
accompanying his parents here. He spent only his younger years at school
and early in life
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CLARK, FOUNDER OF OIL COMPANY, DIES
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turned to earning a living.
In addition to driving a dray wagon he delivered weekly newspapers and
peddled apples. Among the thrills of his early life was the experience
of seeking protection during an Indian scare in Manitowoc.
One of the early business ventures of Mr. Clark was that of hauling wood
from a lot near the old Luling school site to the Goodrich dock. After
conducting a dray business Mr. Clark was associated with P.C. Hanford in
one of the first oil businesses in the state. In those days he drove a
team and wagon through the city, disposing of oil for lamps to grocery
stores.
For 27 years Mr. Clark was associated with the Standard Oil company here
and saw the transition from the days of horse drawn wagons and rigs to
the motor truck.
Organized Oil Company
Twenty-five years ago Job Clark and his sons organized the Clark Oil
company, which established a bulk station and several filling stations
here. He headed the company for a number of years and saw the business
expand to include stations and facilities in a number of northeastern
Wisconsin communities.
Mr. Clark was an ardent supporter of the county fair. He boasted a record
of having attended every show since the first fair was held in the county
76 years ago. He was especially interested in horse racing and in earlier
days entered his own horses in the race program.
Mr. Clark recalls the first county fair held in this city on the site of
Washington park. When the fair was returned to Manitowoc from Clarks Mills
in 1884 Mr. Clark became one of the shareholders of the association.
Married in 1873
In 1873 he married Miss Eliza Andrews, Kossuth. Mr. and Mrs. Clark observed
their diamond wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving day, 1933. Mrs. Clark
died in December, 1934.
Survivors are three sons, Dr. William H., Dale E., and George L. Clark,
all of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Fishbeck and Mrs. Frank
Shoblaska, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. James Worthington, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the Clark home until the hour of service Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, July 16, 1937 P.1 and 13
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[bur. 07-17-1937/age 90 yrs./cause: myocardosis-heart failure due to old age]
Oil Company Founder, Job Clark, 90, Dies
Job Clark, 90, (photo) founder of the Clark Oil company and pioneer
business man of Manitowoc, died last night at the home, 728 North
Eighth street. Death was due to a heart attack.
Mr. Clark, who drove an oil wagon on the streets of the city before
the advent of electric lights, has been retired for a number of years.
He earned his first wages at the age of seven, when he drove a cart
hauling excavations from a brewery site here.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Mr. Clark will be held Monday at 2 p.m., from the
home in charge of the Rev. Victor Nearhoof of the St. Paul's M.E. church.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Racine January 9, 1847, Mr. Clark came to Manitowoc when a boy,
accompanying his parents here. He spent only his younger years at school
and early in life
(Continured on Page 13, Col. 3)
CLARK, FOUNDER OF OIL COMPANY, DIES
(Continued from Page 1)
turned to earning a living.
In addition to driving a dray wagon he delivered weekly newspapers and
peddled apples. Among the thrills of his early life was the experience
of seeking protection during an Indian scare in Manitowoc.
One of the early business ventures of Mr. Clark was that of hauling wood
from a lot near the old Luling school site to the Goodrich dock. After
conducting a dray business Mr. Clark was associated with P.C. Hanford in
one of the first oil businesses in the state. In those days he drove a
team and wagon through the city, disposing of oil for lamps to grocery
stores.
For 27 years Mr. Clark was associated with the Standard Oil company here
and saw the transition from the days of horse drawn wagons and rigs to
the motor truck.
Organized Oil Company
Twenty-five years ago Job Clark and his sons organized the Clark Oil
company, which established a bulk station and several filling stations
here. He headed the company for a number of years and saw the business
expand to include stations and facilities in a number of northeastern
Wisconsin communities.
Mr. Clark was an ardent supporter of the county fair. He boasted a record
of having attended every show since the first fair was held in the county
76 years ago. He was especially interested in horse racing and in earlier
days entered his own horses in the race program.
Mr. Clark recalls the first county fair held in this city on the site of
Washington park. When the fair was returned to Manitowoc from Clarks Mills
in 1884 Mr. Clark became one of the shareholders of the association.
Married in 1873
In 1873 he married Miss Eliza Andrews, Kossuth. Mr. and Mrs. Clark observed
their diamond wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving day, 1933. Mrs. Clark
died in December, 1934.
Survivors are three sons, Dr. William H., Dale E., and George L. Clark,
all of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Fishbeck and Mrs. Frank
Shoblaska, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. James Worthington, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the Clark home until the hour of service Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, July 16, 1937 P.1 and 13
*******
[bur. 07-17-1937/age 90 yrs./cause: myocardosis-heart failure due to old age]
JOB CLARK
Oil Company Founder, Job Clark, 90, Dies
Job Clark, 90, (photo) founder of the Clark Oil company and pioneer
business man of Manitowoc, died last night at the home, 728 North
Eighth street. Death was due to a heart attack.
Mr. Clark, who drove an oil wagon on the streets of the city before
the advent of electric lights, has been retired for a number of years.
He earned his first wages at the age of seven, when he drove a cart
hauling excavations from a brewery site here.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Mr. Clark will be held Monday at 2 p.m., from the
home in charge of the Rev. Victor Nearhoof of the St. Paul's M.E. church.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Racine January 9, 1847, Mr. Clark came to Manitowoc when a boy,
accompanying his parents here. He spent only his younger years at school
and early in life
(Continured on Page 13, Col. 3)
CLARK, FOUNDER OF OIL COMPANY, DIES
(Continued from Page 1)
turned to earning a living.
In addition to driving a dray wagon he delivered weekly newspapers and
peddled apples. Among the thrills of his early life was the experience
of seeking protection during an Indian scare in Manitowoc.
One of the early business ventures of Mr. Clark was that of hauling wood
from a lot near the old Luling school site to the Goodrich dock. After
conducting a dray business Mr. Clark was associated with P.C. Hanford in
one of the first oil businesses in the state. In those days he drove a
team and wagon through the city, disposing of oil for lamps to grocery
stores.
For 27 years Mr. Clark was associated with the Standard Oil company here
and saw the transition from the days of horse drawn wagons and rigs to
the motor truck.
Organized Oil Company
Twenty-five years ago Job Clark and his sons organized the Clark Oil
company, which established a bulk station and several filling stations
here. He headed the company for a number of years and saw the business
expand to include stations and facilities in a number of northeastern
Wisconsin communities.
Mr. Clark was an ardent supporter of the county fair. He boasted a record
of having attended every show since the first fair was held in the county
76 years ago. He was especially interested in horse racing and in earlier
days entered his own horses in the race program.
Mr. Clark recalls the first county fair held in this city on the site of
Washington park. When the fair was returned to Manitowoc from Clarks Mills
in 1884 Mr. Clark became one of the shareholders of the association.
Married in 1873
In 1873 he married Miss Eliza Andrews, Kossuth. Mr. and Mrs. Clark observed
their diamond wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving day, 1933. Mrs. Clark
died in December, 1934.
Survivors are three sons, Dr. William H., Dale E., and George L. Clark,
all of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Fishbeck and Mrs. Frank
Shoblaska, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. James Worthington, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the Clark home until the hour of service Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, July 16, 1937 P.1 and 13
*******
[bur. 07-17-1937/age 90 yrs./cause: myocardosis-heart failure due to old age]
Oil Company Founder, Job Clark, 90, Dies
Job Clark, 90, (photo) founder of the Clark Oil company and pioneer
business man of Manitowoc, died last night at the home, 728 North
Eighth street. Death was due to a heart attack.
Mr. Clark, who drove an oil wagon on the streets of the city before
the advent of electric lights, has been retired for a number of years.
He earned his first wages at the age of seven, when he drove a cart
hauling excavations from a brewery site here.
Funeral Monday
Funeral services for Mr. Clark will be held Monday at 2 p.m., from the
home in charge of the Rev. Victor Nearhoof of the St. Paul's M.E. church.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Racine January 9, 1847, Mr. Clark came to Manitowoc when a boy,
accompanying his parents here. He spent only his younger years at school
and early in life
(Continured on Page 13, Col. 3)
CLARK, FOUNDER OF OIL COMPANY, DIES
(Continued from Page 1)
turned to earning a living.
In addition to driving a dray wagon he delivered weekly newspapers and
peddled apples. Among the thrills of his early life was the experience
of seeking protection during an Indian scare in Manitowoc.
One of the early business ventures of Mr. Clark was that of hauling wood
from a lot near the old Luling school site to the Goodrich dock. After
conducting a dray business Mr. Clark was associated with P.C. Hanford in
one of the first oil businesses in the state. In those days he drove a
team and wagon through the city, disposing of oil for lamps to grocery
stores.
For 27 years Mr. Clark was associated with the Standard Oil company here
and saw the transition from the days of horse drawn wagons and rigs to
the motor truck.
Organized Oil Company
Twenty-five years ago Job Clark and his sons organized the Clark Oil
company, which established a bulk station and several filling stations
here. He headed the company for a number of years and saw the business
expand to include stations and facilities in a number of northeastern
Wisconsin communities.
Mr. Clark was an ardent supporter of the county fair. He boasted a record
of having attended every show since the first fair was held in the county
76 years ago. He was especially interested in horse racing and in earlier
days entered his own horses in the race program.
Mr. Clark recalls the first county fair held in this city on the site of
Washington park. When the fair was returned to Manitowoc from Clarks Mills
in 1884 Mr. Clark became one of the shareholders of the association.
Married in 1873
In 1873 he married Miss Eliza Andrews, Kossuth. Mr. and Mrs. Clark observed
their diamond wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving day, 1933. Mrs. Clark
died in December, 1934.
Survivors are three sons, Dr. William H., Dale E., and George L. Clark,
all of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Fishbeck and Mrs. Frank
Shoblaska, both of this city; a sister, Mrs. James Worthington, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the Clark home until the hour of service Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, July 16, 1937 P.1 and 13
*******
[bur. 07-17-1937/age 90 yrs./cause: myocardosis-heart failure due to old age]
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