Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-05-19
IN VIM. c. WEBB'S HONOR.
Resolutions Passed by the Bar of Shawnee
County, Kansas.

RESOLUTIONS faSSed Dy me bar OF onaWnee
County, Kansas.
The members of the Shawnee county
bar, Kansas, met in convention and
adopted the following resolutions of
respect in honor of their deceased
member, Judge VIM. c.. Webb, a
brother Of Judge C. NJ. Webb of this
city which conveys the respect and
honor in which he was held in that
state:
Whereas, Death has removed from
among us, our brother, ". C. Webb;
therefore be it
Resolved, By the bar Of Shawnee
county, that in the departure of Judge
Webb from the scenes of life, this bar
has lost one of its ablest members; the
bench and bar of the entire state one
of their great lights; and the people of
the state a steadfast friend and
patriotic noble citizen.
After a life of incessant toll, of
herculean labors, of trials and vicissi
tudes, under which a weaker nature
would have faltered and fallen, at the
age of three score and fourteen years
he has been gathered to his fathers,
bidding adleu to earth with honor upon
his name, and peace and good will to
man in his heart.
AS lawyer he was deeply learned,
accurate, persuasive, indomitable and
successful AS Judge able, impartial
and just while as an author be leaves
behind him monument 10 his industry,
capacity, zeal and loyalty to the law in
the compilation of the statutes Of
Kansas, This his last and greatest
work, doubtless shortened his life
IL addition to his legal career, he
held many civil Offices of honor He
was Legislator in Wisconsin, Repre-
sentative and a Senator in Kansas;
reporter of the Supreme court of
Kansas, judge of the district court in
the Ft. Scott district, State Superinten-
dent of Insurance, and judge of the
Superior court of Shawnee county.
During the great struggle for national
existence, as colonel OF Wisconsin
regiment he bore an honorable and
distinguished part in defense of his
country.
Inheriting from his rugged ancestors
years with a distressing malady, he
forged on and on with uncomplaining
fortitude of the herioc race from which
he sprung. Without repining, with
grim fortitude, with almost youthful
buoyancy in his old age, in the last
years of his worn ont life, he worked
on, performing labors which might we'll
have appalled, manhood's prime. Too
brave to be slavish, too kind to be
domineering; too. liberal to grow rich,
the fruits of his labors, the harvest of
his indeavors are in the benefits and
blessing which his life work has be-
slowed upon his fellow man. His
worthy life, his useful and helpful
career call for an expression of our
most profound respect and admiration,
and constitute all example worthy of
all emulation.
And be it further resolved That one
copy of these resolutions be furnished
the family Of deceased; a copy be
spread upon the records of this court;
that copy be furnished to each of the
daily papers of the city; a copy to the
Kansas Court of Appeals, eastern
division; copy to the Circuit Court of
the United States for the district of
Kansas, and a copy to the Supreme
court of the state.
DAVID OvERMYER,
u. I. HAzEN,
May 2, 1898. GEO. w. CLARK.