Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-02-16

Rev. DIR. Rainsford, who broke down
in the midst of his devoted work in New
York, is now in Florence, Italy, and il
reported gaining, though far from able
10 work.
San Juan Hill is not to be without its
memorial of the war. Mrs. Katherine
Tingley OF Point Iona. Cal, fame owns
100 acres of land there and will put III
a monument.
Commander Peary. in Il talk nj Prince
ton, let out the fact that one Of the flags
which he unfurled at his ''farthest
north" point was Princeton flag. He
will soon give it to the New Jersey uni
vcrsity.
Austin Ouimby of Salem, Mass, has
sent to Congressman Gardner of the
Sixth district two penholders, one made
from wood from the Kearsarg on which
Mr.. Quimby served during the Civil war
and the other from wood from the old
frigate Constitution.
The destruction at Cripple Creek, in IA
fire, of documentary evidence against
the murderers of Gov. Steuenberg of
Idaho, is a repetition of an old trick for
the covering up of wickedness. Public
records have fed the flames in many in
stances to save men from prison.
Thomas Wrightman. pioneer glass
manufacturer of Pittsburg, has been in
active business for three-quarters of
century and now, at the age of 80, is
TO he found in his Office every day Mr..
Wightman is interested in two banks
and in other business enterprises, taking
a active part in the affairs of all.
Judge G.. e. Cole Of Des Moincs, Ia,
for many years dean of the Drake uni
versity law school there, who is s. years
old and has been for forty-two years
a teacher of law, has received Car
ucgie pension of $3.50 a year. Judge
Cole was graduated from the Harvard
Law school in 1913.
William II. Goodyear, curator of fine
arts in the Brooklyn museum, has been
elected an honorary member of the Roy
al Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, in
recognition of the contributions to the
medieval architectural research in Italy
which have been made by the Brooklyn
museum.
A Minnesota legislator has introduced
a bill to prohibit secret fraternities in
the high schools Of that state. He is in
hut
there may be a simpler way TO extirpate
the frat" evil than the enactment of
a state law Local school authorities can
put an end to high school fraternities
if they so choose.
The mural paintings by John w. Alex
ander for the new Carnegie institute
building at Pittsbmg are almost com
pIeted There are no less than fifteen
long panels representing the sources OF
wealth of Pittsburg, and these show
grimy workmen engaged in the iron
steel, electric and other industries q
the Smoky city.
Robert Hopkins, the noted marin
painter celebrated the tifty-sixth ami
Versary of his marriage the other day n
his home in Detroit. Mr.. Hopkins wa
born in Glasgow 76 years ago, but cam
to this country and settled in Detroi
when a young man. Specimens OF HI
work are to be found in private collet
tions all over the world.
DIR. b. T.. Fernow. who has bee
elected professor of forestry in tn
School Of Agriculture and ExperimeI
station of the Pennsylvania State co
iege. was formerly chief of the Divisio
of Forestry Of the United States DE-
partment of Agriculture, and later WI
director of the New York State Colles
of Forestry at Cornell university.
Ralph Cahoon Whitnack. Il gradual
of Brown university is to be an adVIs
to the Gaellwar of Baroda. Until he lie
for college, several years ago. Mr.. VIII
mack lived in Wilmington, Del. He
only "a years old, and is the son of
well known Baptist clergyman. II
-nrlv education was received at the W
mington Military academy and the w
mington high school. He showed gre
ability as a writer and debater at Brow
in his freshman year.
Harrisburg's contlagration involvi
eight buildings in its business cent
and causing loss of round millit
is an occurrence that will cause specu
tion among firemen. Fires are not |
common. but with modern fire depa
ments blaze does not often get aw
30 such an extent, unless the buildir
are fre-traps. Perhaps this was
case in Harrisburg.
The Yale corporation has again gC
abroad TO select the Silliman memor
lecturer who this year will be Pr
Millinm Rateson. who holds the chair