Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-09-30

dependent upon me long enough when
he received his education at nv
hands. and he resolved to win his
way alone. He has prospered ever
since he made the resolve
One day a couple of years ago,
young Curtis and Margaret Craven
met. 1t was in New York, where Miss
Craven was staying with her mother.
They met, and young Curtis was con-
Quered. He became devotedly at
flashed to the pretty San Francisco
girl, and he limited to his father that
it was his desire to make her his
wife. The judge, who had never
crossed his sons slightest wish, new
ertheless felt that it was his duty to
make all inquiries possible about the
young lady.
Il did so, and l made a study of
her." he openly said afterward, land
l found her to be as good and true as
she is pretty"
By and by came the departure of
the CraVenS for their western home
and the young man and woman sep
| arated. No pledges passed between
them, but young Curtis still kept the
girls image IN his heart and resolved
to pay a visit to California at his
earliest convenience But business
tied him to a desk and in the mean
time the Craven suits burst upon the
community; charges of forgery, and
turmoil generally. 1t was then that
George NJ. Curtis, Sr., tok a hand in
the affair for the first time Judge
Curtis is noted sportsman back east
and a successful lawyer. He is par
ticularly gifted in strengthening out
tangled wills. He has made enough
to be Independent of business. One
day his son came to him. Father"
he said, the girl is in trouble, with
her mother. Go to San Francisco and
help her out. l will stay here"
Judge Curtis has never made any
secret of the affair. He told the
story over and over again. cit was
natural enough he said What
was I to do? He is my only boy, all
that 1 have to live for. l said: "An
right, my boy; I'll go to Frisco and
see what l can do" So | packed up
and came. And l mean TO stay it
cut to the end, though it will probably
cost me, in expenses and loss of bus
iress, something like $4,000. I'm do
ing it for the sake of the girl, wheth-
er she marries my son or not"
The judge has been at the Palace
hotel all this time. He made his en-
try into court on the day following his
arrival, got himself associated with
Eedmes e Co. as counsel for the de-
ferse and has taken part in the trial
every day since. He has put him
self to all this inconvenience on his
sens account and has endeared him
self to all whom he has met on the
coast
Fate has willed it that the judges
most cherished hopes have been sun
dered. Miss Margaret Craven mar
ried Henry Koebler, st. Louis man.
But he has had a good time. He is a
renowned horseman, the celebrated
horse, Judge Curtis, taking it's name
II I'll HILL ANU lie WAS IOI lUHS mere
before he picked up a trotter. He
may be seen any day fitting along the
speed track in the park with some ia
vored companion by his side And
the judge has paid a great deal of at
tention to the lady who was to have
been his sons bride. He has been
seen at the theatres, at dinner, in the
park, everywhere, with pretty Mar
garet, while costly flowers have found
their way daily to the Craven resi-
dence.-San Francisco Evening Bull
letin.