The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . of , as clerk and assistant. Disliking the business,he soon after entered the banking house of Price, Bros, and Co., as errand-boy, when after a shorttime he took charge of the books during an illnessof their accountant. He rapidly acquired a knowl-edge of banking, and in 1865 was engaged asbook-keeper of the Fifth Ward Bank, now SouthSide Savings Bank, where he also acted in the capac-ity of teller. In the fall of that year. Price, Bros,and Co. recommended him very strongly t
The United States biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men; Wisconsin volume . of , as clerk and assistant. Disliking the business,he soon after entered the banking house of Price, Bros, and Co., as errand-boy, when after a shorttime he took charge of the books during an illnessof their accountant. He rapidly acquired a knowl-edge of banking, and in 1865 was engaged asbook-keeper of the Fifth Ward Bank, now SouthSide Savings Bank, where he also acted in the capac-ity of teller. In the fall of that year. Price, Bros,and Co. recommended him very strongly to Good-rich, Rumsey and Co., their successors in business,where he remained until March, 1867, when he wascalled to the Merchants National Bank of Milwau-kee, by its president, Mr. E. H. Goodrich, as tellerand general assistant. Mr. Geilfuss filled this posi-tion until 1870, when the Merchants National Bankwent into voluntary liquidation, and was succeededby the Bank of Commerce (Edward ONeill, presi-dent, John Black, vice-president), in the organizationof which Mr, Geilfuss rendered very valuable assist-.
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