Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1906 — MRS. YERKES MARRIES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MRS. YERKES MARRIES.

Weds Californian After a Month of Widowhood. i Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes, widow of the late millionalre, was married, ill Neiv York Tuesday night to Wilson Mizner, a young "Californian and son of the late LaSsingrßi iSRzHer, former minister'to Mexico an<l Guatemala. The bridegroom is a native of Bepyna, Cal., and has been extensively, engaged in mining in Califor- ‘ nia. He is also well known in Alaska. The woman was the second wife of Mr. Yerkes, the first wife having secured a divorce from him early in his career, before be bad begun the remarkable operations in Chicago traction, affairs which

made him a multimillionaire. Since her husband’s death Mrs. Yerkes, while not living ostentatiously, has not observed the strict form of mourning regarded as customary in a wife whose husband has been dead but a few weeks. As there were no provisions in the Yerkes will forbidding his wife to remarry, the young Californian will now enter into full enjoyment of the handsome fortune which was left his bride and will bo-

come the master of whaf is regarded as one of thtf'show residences iu New. York and which is devised' in the will of Mr. Yerkes to the City of New York to be used as an art museum upon the death of his widow. The bulk of Yerkes’ vast estate was left to his widow. She received $200,000 outright and a life interest in most of his property, which brought her income up to about $7,500,000. The Fifth avenue mansion, its contents, including many rich oil paintings nnd other personal property of great value, all of the horses, carriages and automobiles were left to her.

MRS. YERKES-MIZNER.