The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-09

serving the Orient from San Fran
cisco, where he is popular and sue
cessful.
FIELDER b. CHEW, when the
spirit moved him, practiced before
the local United States land office
during the regimes of Monroe
Nichols and Andrew Jackson Taylor,
as register, resides in Washington,
D. c., and takes life as it comes,
without fret or commotion.
HENRY L. SISSLER, city ticket
agent for the Omaha" nearly %
years ago, was representing the
Northwestern system in Seattle, ac-
cording to the last available in
formation. He was a son-in-law of
the late Capt. J. J. Hibbard and had
brother near Grand Rapids. MINI.
HARRY E. GOOCH, formerly in
the brokerage and grain commission
business with the late Steve WEIGH,
and who smashed fiat in Duluth, now
is a financial power in Lincoln, Neb.
He not only is heavily interested in
Touring mills, but is large owner
in the Lincoln Daily Star.
AMBROSE M. MILLER was city
editor of the old Duluth Herald be-
fore the present Herald was organ
lied At present he is in the
theatrical business in New York with
Cohan & Harris. Mrs. Miller, whose
stage name is Elsa Ryan, now is
starring in "Peg o. My Heart"
JAMES T. WATSON was a men,
Der of the firm of Panton & Watson
when the beginning of the Glass
Block store occupied the present
home of the Kelley Hardware Com
pany. Mr.. Watson went east from
here. One report has it that he is
dead and another that he has dry
goods store at Mason City, Iowa.
Exact information is desired.
JOHN HI. IANGTON was the first
clerk at the opening of the Spalding
hotel in Duluth. Later he was promi-
nent in hotel circles in New York,
Baltimore and Seattle. He cleaned
up a fortune in Wall street and now
lives in comfort and retirement in
New York City.
MISS FLORENCE RACKLE, for
many years a teacher in the Duluth
public schools, married Lieut.. John
Currie, a well-known Duluthian wha-
made a record in the army in the
Philippines and who died from In
juries received in the service. Miss
Currie some years ago married DR..
Wedler in Cleveland, where they,
with three children, now reside.
JOHN C. EDEN, formerly con-
nected with the Great Northern
Railway offices in Duluth, now con-
ducts a large Portland cement plant
near Seattle. He lives in Seattle
and has acquired wealth. Mrs. Eden
died some years ago and. some time
ago, Mr.. Eden remarked, the bride
being a very wealthy and accomp-
lished lady of the Pacific coast.
Il. ID. CAMPBELL, once a promi-
nent contractor in Duluth. at present
resides in Portland with his son,
Louis, who also is a contractor. Mrs.
Campbell now is at Spring Valley,
near San Diego, Cal, with her sec
ond son, Will B. Campbell. The lat
ter, it will be remembered, in 1896
married Jessie F. Ames, graduate
of the D. G.. H. S., class of 1904.
ELLSWORTH BENHAM was as
sistant city attorney under Page Nor
rison when Ray T. Lewis was mayor.
Benham went to the Northwest coast
after getting up against it here. At
ter his wife divorced him, he mar
ried Miss Mary Stokely who was
stenographer in the city attorneys
office for some years. They are re-
ported as residing in Portland, Ore
gon.,
GEORGE HI. LARKE, originally a
printer, became newspaper reporter
in Duluth over rs years ago. Later
he held prominent positions on the
News Tribune. He was connected
with the w. D. Boyce Weeklies in
Chicago for some time; published
the st. Joseph, Mo-, Gazette and then
a daily in Indianapolis, Ind. At
present he is manager Of the Mail,
an evening paper in New York City.
VICTOR JOHNSON was private
secretary under Mayor M. ]. aDvis.
Later he was an alderman and ;
prominent in local politics. At
present he makes his headquarters
in New York City, but travels in the
South for the Stein-Bloch line OF
clothing. Mr.. Johnson not only has
acquired all the appearance of a dis
tinguished southern colonel, but he
is a very enthusiastic champion OF
President Wilson, and desires that
all his old Duluth friends know 1t.
FRED j. CHAPMAN was a nephew
of "Joe" Wheelock the man who
made the st. Paul Pioneer Press
known from ocean to ocean. Fred
served his apprenticeship on the
Pioneer Press, as did A. c. Weiss
and Fred Driscoll, two newspaper
successes, after which he spent sew
eral years in journalism, play writ
ing and business pursuits in Duluth.
Mr.. Chapman left Duluth 20 or more
years ago and, at present, is a sue
cessful writer of short stories In New
York City.
MRS. ELLA Nj. DURAGE, widow
of the late Capt. J. j. Durage, now
resides at 1921 w. Fifty-fifth St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. Her son James Is
with her and holds the position OF
chief electrician with the Los Angeles
telephone company. Her youngest
eon Arthur has graduated from the