Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-16
DR.. cIAFL1N,s SUCCESS.
Former Resident OF Nlarshalltown
SUBJECT of sketch in a chicago Pa

per.
DR.. Herbert Clafin, formerly Of this
clty,Sis the subject of a sketch. in cons
nection with a lengthy account of the
life of his sister, Lady Cook, Wis
countess de Montssrrat, who was
formerly Tennessee Ciaflin, published
in the Chicag go Chronicle. The Chron-
icle devotes a page to the article and;
illustrations and concerning DR.. Cla-
fin says:
DR. Herbert Claflin, brother of Lady
Cook came to Chicago in 1854 and
after completing his medical studies
began here the practice of medicine. Heil
says he always had q plenty of pa Il
TENTS. and these of the paying kind, SO
that he early began to make and save
money. For years his investments We're
in real estate but later in railroad
stocks. He became a Spectator in
stwa lve years ago that he gave up the
ues to speculate here and in New York
and in London. He has a son in Lon
dor who is a promoter, another son
there in a publishing business and still
another is in business in Chicago.
DIR. Claim married his Wife in this
lefty, but she is an Englishwoman by
birth. She is Of an old titled family
and when in Ensland-she laughingly
says-she is saluted by the title OF
lady; but in this country she prefers
Ito be considered as a plain American
wife and mother. But this does not
prevent her from remembering that she
was educated for rank and position.
The doctor and She have recently re-.
turned to their pretty home on Euclid
avenue from a visit of three months to
Lady Cook. Last year Mrs. Ciafifnl
spent the season with her siSter-.n-
law at Montserrat palace. There she
met her soon-to-be daughter-in-law,l
the countess of Cintra, who is to mar
iry one of her sons who is settled in
London. Her other son residing there
is married To- an Australian lady of
rank and wealth. This sort of thing
seems to run in all branches of the
Clatlin family.
As to some recent purchases of real
estate by Lady Cook in New York DIR.
Clatlin has not much to say. II g knows
that his sister has entire confidence in
most kinds of property in the United
states and that her husband is of the
same mind With her, and he believes
that ultimately a good share of their
money will be transferred to this coun-.
try. OF Sir Francis Cooks money sl0,-
000,00O is now in United states govern
ment bonds, and the same amount Of
Banker John Martins money IS in the
same securities. Where so much has
gone safely much more may be ex-
I#pected TO follow. And Lady Cook has
no ill-wiil toward Chicago.
DIR. Clafin says that there Is no
truth in a Statement that lately ap-
peared in a New York paper that Lady
Cook was about to build an institution
in that city like the one she has butt
at Kensington, and to be like that.
named the Alexandria, where art Is
studied at a trifling cost TO each pupil.
She viii be more likely. he thinks, to
so1ne time do something handsome for
"a class of women who are less fortu-
mate than those who can afford to pat
ronize art schools, however small the
tuition fee
Mrs. Clafiin visited Marshalltown a
4 few days prior to leaving for England
on the recent visit to Lady Cook.
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