Clerked in a store for one year.
William worked on the farm, clerked in a store, learned the jewelry business, and attended the local normal (public) schools.
He taught school and clerked a store for a while.
Additionally, he worked as a railway dispatcher and clerked in a general store.
As a boy, he did farm chores and clerked at the general store owned by his father, a civil war veteran.
Many of the justices have also clerked in the court of appeals.
Following his graduation, he clerked in a hardware store for two years, then worked as a traveling salesman from 1892 to 1897.
After that, he clerked at a video store.