The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, February 25, 1909 There seems to be a fate which controls the destinies of men. Sometime before the late E.A. TEMPLE died, in fact the last time he was in Chariton, he gave a little history concerning the First National Bank, which is of interest at this time. It was over thirty-five years ago. He was then cashier of the bank and S.H. MALLORY, President. They were casting about for a young man to train for a future cashier. JOSEPH BRADEN was then conducting the big general store, in which Messrs. MALLORY, BRADEN and TEMPLE were interested. F.R. CROCKER was a boy about town and R.A. HASSELQUIST was clerking in the J. BRADEN & CO. Store. MR. MALLORY and MR. TEMPLE decided to offer the place in the bank to the young clerk, providing it met the approval of MR. BRADEN. When presented he objected to it on the grounds that young HASSELQUIST was a faithful and painstaking merchant's clerk and was getting a good insight into the business and that his opportunities would be equally as good in the store keeping business as in the banking business. This settled it. Young CROCKER was taken into the bank and everyone knows with what success and the results. When this is known many no doubt will wish that MR. BRADEN had given his consent to have his clerk change his occupation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert May 24, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net