The Butte inter mountain., 1903-03-25
PERSONAL

Rev. Charles NJ. Winchester OF Middle
town, n. Y, declares that a minister can
live on ST. a month il he lives alone and
still have some money left for the church.
He says he does.
Judge S. i. Corn, a democrat, has be-
come chief justice OF the supreme court
of Wyoming under the law which pro-
vdes for the rotation OF the several JUS
tices OF the court in the highest place.
Judge Corn is the first man OF his poiti-
cal faith who has ever occupied the posi-
tion.
J. Il. Robinson has been n Justice of
the peace at Saladsburg. Pa, for Just a
half century and is believed to have been
in Office longer than any other man in
the state. by lar the larger number Of
cases which come before him are settled
amicably, the squire being a famous hand
at smoothing over all sorts of disputes.
The remark of Thomas J. Hughes,
mayor OF Seattle, when the grand jury
indicted him Tor mafeasance in Office.
was an interesting political observation.
III the grand jury has indicted me-" he
is quoted as saying "it may as well indict
every man that voted for me. ! told
them how | would run the town, and |
navy h'iiN JH0l 1 pibHllScus
pr. Annie G. Lyle Of San Francisco has
been appointed assistant to DR.. Esrcch of
the University of Vienna, one of the most
noted living specialists in diseases OF
children. This is branch of study to
which Dr. Lyle has given much attention.
The honor which has thus fallen to her
lot is one of the highest ever conferred
upon a female physician.
Eight years ago Oren Root. Jr., was a
clerk in the Office OF the Metropolitan
Street Railroad company of New York
Now he is general manager, with 400
miles of track and $4,000 men under his
control. Mr.. Root is probably the young
est railroad manager in the world, being
only 80 years old, quiet, reticent man of
whom it has been said that "he can say
nothing for hours" He is nephew OF
Elihu Root, secretary of war.
Halle Erminie Rives, the writer, has
been cutting a wide swath IN Washington
society, where her splendid frocks have
caused no end of a sensation. A Wash
| ington hostess who was entertaining a
| Virginia aunt in the New Willard at
luncheon, saw Miss Halle Rivcs, efful-
gent in a robe of silver gray cloth, with
lace AID fur in riotous profusion. Halle
| was certainly looking ht' he Washing
ton woman pointed out the dazzling crea-
ture, but the aunt shook her head. I'm
possible" said she. "An author? | don't
believe it. She doesn't look tacly and no
author could possibly have SO much style"
Will Alexander, a leading democrat OF
Kiowa county, Oklahoma, thus epitomizes
the attributes of the true Oklahoman
"He has all the sobriety of Kansas, the
fearlessness of Texas, the sturdiness OF
Iowa, the frankness of Tennessee, the ell.
durance Of Minnesota, the thrift of Ne
braska, the industry of Ohio, the con-
servativeness of Indiana, the energy 81
Illinois, the incredulity of Missouri the
suavity of Mississippi, the versatility oil
Georgia, the chivary of Kentucky, and II
these attributes don't entitle the Okla
homa citizen to all the courteses in the
calendar of social amenities then, in the
language of Tom Watson, | would like tc
know where am | at"
Until a few days ago +. w. Dennis Of
Sioux City prided himself upon having
finer whiskers than any man of his ac
quaintance. In an evil moment he begar