The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-04-23
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kota who appears to have a hard fight
on his hands for reelection this year.
was born in Cheshire county, n. H.,
March 20, 1861. After graduating from
Yale university in 1882 he took three
years course at the Yale Law school.
Soon after he removed to South Dakota
and began the practice of his profession
in Sioux Falls. He met with success as
a lawyer and soon began to take an act
i've interest in the public affairs Of his
adopted state. In 1889 he was elected a
member of the state Senate and con-
rinued to serve in that body until 1898.
In 1901 he was appointed to the United
States Senate to fill the vacancy caused
nv the death of Senator James III. Kyle.
Two years later the South Dakota Leg
islature elected him for the full term,
which will expire next March.
GERRIT j. DIEKEMA, representa-
tive in Congress from the Fifth district
of Michigan and one of the Republican
land. Mich. March 81, 1859, of Dutch
parentage. He graduated from Hope
college, in his native town, in 1881, and
then took a course of study at the Uni
versity of Michigan, working his way
through both institutions. In 1888 he
began the practice of law in his home
town and soon became prominent III
local public affairs. He held the offices
successfully of school inspector, member
of the local harbOr board, member of
the board of education, mayor and city
attorney. In 1885 he was elected to
the Legislature and served for four con-
secuitve terms, being speaker of that
body in 1889. He has served four terms
as chairman of the Republican state
committee in Michigan and last year
was elected to Congress. Following the
close of the war with Spain Mr.. Dieke-
ma served as a member of the Spanish
treaty claims commission.
DIR. LUIS TOLEDO HARRARTE,
the Guatemalan minister at Washington,
was born in the city of Guatemala.
March %. 1871, and received his educa-
ton at a private college and later grad
uated from the National Central instl-
tute. In 1888 he matriculated IN the
school of medicine and pharmacy. The
next five or six years were passed in
study in Europe Returning to Guate-
mala he held successfully a number OF
high positions in the schools and in the
civil service of that country. DIR. Her
rarte began his diplomatic career at Mad
rid in 1892 as attache to the special
commission sent by his government to
take part in the celebration of the dis
covery of America. He next served as
delegate to the fourt Pan-American Med
ical Congress in Panama. In 1906 he
was appointed first secretary to the Qua
temalan legation to Brazil and dele
gate to the third Pan-American confer
ence at Rio de Janeiro. A year ago he
succeeded to the post of envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipOtentiary- to
the United States.
JAMES MATTHEW'S GRIGGS,
representative of the Second Congress
siOnal district of Georgia and one of the
Democratic leaders in the House, was
born at Lagrange, Ga, March %, 1861.
His education was received in the COM
mon schools and at the Peabody Normal
college from which institution he gradu-
ated in 1881. After leaving college he
taught school and at the same time stud
led law and was admitted to the bar in
1888. His public career dates from
1888, in which year he was elected to
the office of prosecuting attorney. He
resigned this Office in 1893 and was APP
pointed Judge of the Pataula judicial cir
cult. He resigned his place on the
bench in 1896 to make the race for Con-
gress. He was successful in the contest
and has five times been reelected as
representative of the Second Georgia
district. Mr.. Griggs was delegate to
the Democratic national convention in
1892 and served as chairman of the
Democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee during the last campaign.
DE WOLF HOPPER, the we'll known
comic opera star, was born in New York
city. March 30, 1858, the son of a prOmi-
nent lawyer. Young Hopper himself
was intended for the law, but the death
of his father caused a change in these
plans and the young man, at the age of
20. found himself q member of a stroll
ing theatrical troupe. His early ven
lures on the stage were not highly sue
cessful He returned to New York and
finally succeeded in becoming a mem
Der Of the McCaull Opera company, then
playing at the old Madison Square the
alter. The rising comedian scored his
first success in the American version Of
the German comic opera, The Black
Hussar" He followed this with other
comic parts in "BOccaccio," "FatinitZa,"
Glover ''The Beggar Student" etc.
In "Falka'' he scored even a greater
success than in THE Black Hussar,''
and it was not long before his career us
stellar attraction began. Wang"
was his next attempt on his own ac-
count, and his first appearance in it
was made May 4, 1891, at the Broad
way theater His success in this piece
established his reputation. Among his
later successes have been "Dr. Syntax,"
''The Charlatan," "El Captain" 'Pick-
WICK" and "Happyland."
CLAUDE AUGUSTUS SWANSON,
governor of Virginia, was born in Pitt
sylvania county, that state, March 81,
1862. At IS years of age he became
teacher in the district school to OBJ
tain money to defray his expenses for a
term at the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical college. After leaving the
latter institution he clerked in store at
Danville for two years, this time to Sc
cure sufficient funds to enable him to en-
ter Randolph Macon college. He grad
uated from Randolph-Macon in 1885 and
a year later received q degree from the
University of Virginia. His education
completed, Mr. Swanson entered upon
the practice of law in the town of Chat
ham. He soon became a Democratic
leader of his section and in 1892 was
elected to Congress from the Fifth dis
trict of Virginit. He was five times
honored with reelection to Congress, and
held his seat until 1905, when he re-
signed to accept the governorship of lis
state. In 1896 Gov. Swanson, then Il
representative in Congress, served as
one of the legates-at-large from Vir-
ginia to the Democratic national con-