Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-06-24

1856. and received his education in the
public schools Of Michigan and Kansas
He began his railroad career in 1872.
at the age Of IS, in the capacity of wa
ter carrier to the section hands on the
Santa Fe. Since that time some of the
positions he has filled are those of tele-
graph operator, brakeman. aggageman,
conductor on freight, passenger and
work trains, dispatcher, road master,
train master and assistant division super
intendent. The last post marked the
second stage in Mr.. Nudge up
ward course. Thence he. went to
higher and higher positions, each
of which required increased ability
and versatility. IN 1894 he had risen to
be general superintendent of the eastern
grand division of the Santa Fe. With
two more steps he was the general man
ager. In 1905 Mr. Nudge left his long
service with the Santa Fe to accept the
vice presidency of the Rock Island sys,
tenn and continued in that position until
elected to the presidency last December.
LAURITZ SWENSON, United States
minister to Switzerland, was born in
New Sweden, Mimi, June u, 1865,
and was educated at Luther college.
DEBORAH, Iowa. For several years after
leaving college he taught school. He
then entered into business at Albert Lea
Mr.. Swenson was appointed minister to
Denmark by President Mckinley. He
served at Copenhagen eight years and
then returned to Minneapolis to re-en-
gage in the banking business. He be-
came prominent in Minnesota Republic
an politics, although he was never
candidate for office. Since the days that
he taught school Mr.. Swenson has re
tanned a warm interest in educational
work and is widely known for his lee
lures and writings on educational sub
jects.
WILLIAM WARNER, United States
senator from Missouri, was born in La
fayette county, Wisconsin. June Il,
vers.ty and the University OF Michigan.
He served through the Civil war with a
Wisconsin regiment, advancing from the
ranks to the grade of major. After the
war he began the practice of law i'll
Kansas City, where he was elected city
attorney on the Republican ticket in
1867. He became mayor of the city in
1871 and held several other public offices
until 1885, when he was elected to Con
gress. In 1892 he was the unsuccessful
Republican candidate for governor of
Missouri. In 1905 he was elected to the
United States Senate for the term end
ing next March Senator Warner has
national commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS, the
noted Irish poet and dramatist, was born
in Dublin, June IS, 1866, the son of J. B.
Yeats, well-known artist. After COM
pleting his education at the Erasmus
Smith school in Dublin he studied art for
several years, but at the age Of Il he
decided to abandon art for literature.
His first work, "The Wanderings OF
Oisin," was published in 1899 since
which time he has written many poems
and several successful plays. In recent
years Mr.. Yeats has been particularly
active in efforts to foster the Irish
drama and literature.
NINE. JOHANNA GADSKI, one of the
greatest modern opponents of the Wag-
merriam school of dramatic singing, equal
ly we'll known on both sides of the
Atlantic. was born at Anklam, in north
ern Germany, June 10, 1871 She be-
gan the study of singing when she was
but 10 years old and her first teacher
was Nine. Schroeder-Chalupka, who was
one of the most noted singers of the
day. In May. 1889, Nine. Gadski made
her debut as Undine, in Lortzing's opera
of that name. at Kroll's theater, Berlin
She was at that time only II years DID,
and her success was so remarkable that
Engel, the director and proprietor Of
the theater engaged her for the follow
ing seasons until 1893, inclusive. In
the following year Nine. Gadski made
an extended concert tour through Ger
many and Holland. While she was at
the Royal Opera house in Berlin Wal
ter Damrosch heard her and he was so
very hattering offer to sing in the Unit
ed States. She made her debut at the
New York Metropolitan house on March
l. 1895, as Elsa in "LOhengrin," but not
until 1898 did she become a regular
member of the Metropolitan Opera com
pany. Since then she has been with
the company nearly every season, sing
ing Wagnerian parts and lighter roles
with equal ability and success In 1899
she sang Eva in the "Meistersinger''
at the Bayreuth festival
DIR. EWARD W. PARKER, chief of
the division of mines and mining Of the
United States Geological survey, who is
expected to become director of the new
bureau Of mines recently established by
Congress, was born in Port Deposit. Md.
June 16. 1860. He removed to Baltimore
with his parents at an early age and
graduated at the Baltimore City college.
He entered the government service about
twenty years ago, being first employed
coal and other mining statistics. Suisse
quently he Joined the geological survey
as statistical expert for many years, and
a few years ago succeeded Dr. David T
Day as chief of the bureau of mines and
mining. Several years ago DIR. Parker
served as member of the federal com
mission appointed to investigate the
great anthracite strike, and which sue
ceeded in bringing about satisfactory
agreement between the operators and the
miners.
CHARLES FROHMAN, one of the
worlds greatest theatrical managers. was
born in Sandusky, O., June II. 1860. He
was educated in the public schools of
New York city, where he was employed
first as an office boy on one of the daily
newspapers. At the same time he held
the position of ticket seller at Hooleys
theater in Brooklyn, where he gained his
first insight into the theatrical business