Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1905 — IN THE PUBLIC EYE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE PUBLIC EYE

From a stenographer to a millionaire in ten years Is the story of tha romantic rise of Miss Motile O’Brien,

of Cripple Creek, Colo. Ten years ago Miss O'Brien lived in Lake City, Colo. She began the study of stenography and thought that whatever slice she carved out of fortune's wheel must be made with! her fingers. On the advice of a friend

she went to the young mining camp of Cripple Creek and soon her quick insight and exceptional ability drew a good trade among mining men. She was quick to grasp details and her retentive mind absorbed the rudiments of mining usage that later proved of Inestimable value to her. Her foresight told her that possibilities in the incipient gold district were great and she bought stocks. These rapidly rose in value and soon she had a bank account of sufficient size to enable her to buy property. Then she organized stock companies. To-day she Is the principal owner of some of the most valuable mining properties in the district and her wealth is conservatively estimated at over $1,000,000. Like his predecessor, Carrbll B. Wright, the new labor commissioner, Charles P. Neill, Is an expert in eco-

jiomics. He began his academic career at Notre Dame University at South Bend, Ind., arid completed it at Georgetown University, near Washington. He took postgraduate courses at Chicago University and at Johns Hopkins and since 1895

had been a professor of economics at the Catholic University at Washington. He was assistant recorder of the anthracite coal strike commission; having been chosen at the recommendation of President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers. Mrs. Donald McLean, of New York, the new president of the Daughters of the American Revolution, probably has

made more speeches on the subject of patriotism Ijian any living woman. Slie has spoken in schools and at celebrations in half the States of the Union, and has been active in other ways in patriotic educational work. She is a charter member of

the D. A. R. Her campaign for the presidency was made on an “American” platform. Mrs. McLean was born in Maryland. Nansen, the arctic explorer, though not a politician, Is frequently mentioned for prime minister of Norway in case, that country breaks with Sweden. Senator Orivlle H. Flatt, who died at his home In Washington, Conn., recently, was a lawmaker of the okl school.

and had served for twenty - six years consecutively i n the United States Senate. His death was the outcome of a second attack of pneumonia. II c was 78 years old and a hard winter's work a t Washington had so weakened his otherwise robust physique that he could

not withstand the disease. A memorial to Edward Rowland Sill, a poet of some repute, has been unveiled at Oakland, Cal. Miss Anna Boecker was the only woman saved from the wreck of the steamship Elbe, which was lost sev-

oral years ago with 300 souls on board. She displayed great heroism at the time. Her solicitor has gone bankrupt, and sit the age of 29 she is penniless’ am] broken in health owing to her wreck sufferlngs.

The real name of Maarten Maartens, a well-known novelist, is Van tie I’oor* ten-Kt lnvnrtz. The Bellgnian family of New York U to erect a free home for children at Iht lersdorf. Bavaria, in memory of the father and us the first Seligmaus’ who came to the United Kingdom. (’apt. Robert Marshall, popular English writer of plays, is tall, soldierly, athletic, ami 40. *(.’apt. Leonard of tKe marine corps will sail for his new post as attache of the United States legation at Uekin April L '"V .

MISS O’BRIEN.

CHARLES P. NEILL.

MRS. M’LEAN.

SENATOR PLATT.

MISS A. BOECKER.