The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-05-25
People Talked About.

M. Henri Charles de Verniao, vice
president Of the French senate, is dead.
He was born May 10, 1871.
my bridal party will consist only Of
millionaires." This is the way New
York society heard Of the arrangements
for Harry Lehr's wedding with Mrs.
John Vinton Dahlgren.
John d. Rockefeller, donor of millions
to the University Of Chicago, has ac-
cepted the invitation Of President Har-
per to attend the celebration Of Found.
er's Day at the university. June 10.
A decree Of divorce was granted re-
Gently in favor Of Arthur M. Tree, son
Of Lambert Tree. former minister to
Persia, against Ethel M. Tree, daugh-
ter of Marshall Field, on the ground Of
desertion.
Miss Anne Irvine Of Washington, D.
c., will go to San Francisco early next
month to sail for Manila on June is, to
be married to Capt. Charles Lyman Of
the marine corps, whose home is in
Washington.
Walter Buell., who was at one time
associate editor of the Cleveland News
and Herald, subsequently holding a
similar position on the Detroit Free
Press, died in Rochester, N. Y, aged
forty-seven years.
Miss Helen Gould, in obedience to or
ders from her physician, has given up
all charitable work for the present. She
is not i'll, but the strain Of the work on
which she has been engaged has proved
too much, and she is far from well.
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ford university for women at Hamilton.
Ohio, has rendered his resignation. to
take effect at the close Of the school
year. The office Of president will then
be abolished. and Miss Fannie Ruth
Robinson, the present dean, will become
the executive head of the institution.
Alexander Ross. who was superin.
tendent Of Chicago's police DEPART
ment under the elder Harrison's ad-
m~inistration, died from pneumonia. MI.
Ross wal well known throughout the
United States by his clever detective
work.
After nine years on the vaudeville
stage; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford, known -
Clifford and HUH, will separate, pro-
%fessionally and matrimonially. Mrs.
Clifford explained that, though playing
together, they had been practically sep'
alated for months.
General.
The supreme court Of Vermont has de-
clared Unconstitutional the state law re
auiring dealers from outside the state to
take out q license and give bonds before
doing business in Vermont.
The American Federation Of Musi-
clans, now in convention in Denver.
has sustained the ruling Of the presi-
dent to the effect that the local unions
have no right to bar women from mem
bership.
An advance Of 10 per cent in the
cost of higher priced chamber suite
furniture was decided on at the an
nual meeting of the National Associa-
ton Of Chamber and Casework Man.
u%facturers.
A strong movement Is on foot at
Oklahoma to have the general land Of
flee set aside part Of the Wichita
mountains, naar; here, for a national
pnrk. to be ten miles square and to
contain c4,o00 acres. /.
Schedules OF the assets and Mabiit.
ties Of John =. searles, who made an
assignment ON March s, have been fiied
at New York. The schedules show on
their face that Mr.. ,searles' assets
greatly exceed his liabilities. being 81
e16,645.
The exhibit Of Porto Rico has been
seized by Collectors OF Customs Henry
w. Brendt ct Buffalo. The material
was brought from Porto Rico on "a
army transport and 10 unloaded IA
the navy yard &C Brooklyn. thus es-
Gaping inspection q any custom of-
Aas.