St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-15

derful voyage down the grand canon of
the Colorado and his mastery executive
ability at the head Of the geological sur
vey have won for him lasting nonors.
AS usual in such positions. he has made
enemies, and he has fought them
squarely and successfully. NOtwith-
standing his achievements, he says the
happiest time of his life was when he
was blowing on the old prairie farm in
Wisconsin. or hauling wood to Beloit.
eighteen miles away, getting the chance
to borrow and buy the books which he
craved.
One of MAJ. POwell's right-hand men
is w. A. Crotfut. who was once Bad
ger citizen and a resident of Madison.
He voted for Lincoln while resident of
Wisconsin. In collaboration with Hon.
Lyman Draper he wrote while in Madi-
son the noted book Helping Hand"
Hon. George HazletOn. for SO many
years member of the Wisconsin dele
CATION in the house, is now attorney for
the District of Columbia. He has prac-
ticed law in Washington since his re-
tirement from congress with great sue
cess, being for most of the time in part
nership with eX-COngressman Page. of
California. He has a charming home on
Capitol hill. just north of the capitol
and overlooking the Potomac valley for
miles. Mrs. HaZletOn is extremely pop
ular in Washington society, where her
beauty and social charms are highly APP
preciated. George HaZletOn, the eldest
son, has devoted himself to the stage
and is in Edwin Booths company. He
has signed contract to travel next sea
son with Modjeska's company.
Perhaps as well known as any
Washington correspondent in the last
= 4 Il;
start in journalism in Milwaukee as a
solicitor and later as reporter for the
old Milwaukee News in the days when
jim White was its pilot, and when the
possession of an Associated Press fran
chiSe made it seem to be quite paper.
Crawford in those days was a raw, cal
low youth with a good deal of grisCle
over his eyeteeth. When he finally got
it cut through he made good deal of
| newspaper man. His forte has always
been to shake free lance and, picking
up all the secret gossip he could about
public men, turn it loose in a sensa-
tOnal style. 1t was a long while before
he could find a market for this kind of
stuff. but when the New York World
| fell into the hands of Pulitzer he soon
had a job TO his taste.
Levi w. Naylor, of Racine, entered
the pOstoffice department i'll 1884 and is
now a postal inspector. While in Wash
| ington ne has applied himself to the
study of law and graduated from both
| the schools here-that of Columbian
university and of Georgetown uni
versitv. He is considered one of the
most efficient inspectors in the service.
In this office also is Miss Minerva
| NJ. Purman, daughter of Maj. Purman
| of Grant county.
! A most capable official in the post
| office department is Charles Il. ROeser
Jr. who has entire charge of the map
| making work of the department. He
| has been engaged on this work for
| many years. but when the Cleveland
| administration came in he was singled
| out for a permanent furlOugh, and he
was out of the office for three years. As
soon as the Republicans again came into
| power he was reinstated with his old
| salary, and is again in full swing.
Mrs. Prentice is president of the
| Woman's Relief Corps of the District of
| Columbia, and is splendid worker and
| organizer. Her work in this line has
| given her great prominence, and she is
esteemed and beloved for her good
works far and wide throughout the city.
The PrenticeS own very pretty home
| on Capitol hill.
From Monroe, Green county, come
three sisters-Miss Harriet r. Jennings,
who is a clerk in the division of the
treasury department of which II. IL.
Rand is chief; Miss Lunerte c. Jen-
nings, who is a clerk in the patent
| office, and Miss Janet Jennings. the
we'll known newspaper correspondent,
whose society letters in the Spring field.
Mass, Republican. the New York Trib-
une and occasionally the New York Sun
have attracted so much attention. Miss
Janet Jennings and Mis-. Senator