The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-01-12

"a 7s-< zss::azsaSz-zzz kssslssss -.
: sssza'=. hznk. uf Little Ross a. =
sSsiass Alice l.. wsaa saa her fsuus d
.ng company for tia.ese. ths fxse ST
tsa ne:ss of g a<sa eseh dee aa3 sm-
PAD. tsss bee G.. Tsyt- wsbs
Compsnys eusiaes hsa ssakTesaza
since It's birth. April s. iss-. il ualy
kn"vn 10 the tao pafinefa hare tesG
after Alice l.. wesh slncc law Jniy -
set service Oa these notes anA d3a uat
succeed until sac hotlrI ua IA >va
FORK and b~raass the nti6e of Htuals
l.. bake.' said Attor5ey Packard t
Iheh sent the notes ami paprsz un g.
NeS York and shs wak ssrsrG thefe
n inclined tn believe they ate Ab.
'olaiely worthless
\ man whc knoHs al.re Grzb
gives this outline of her rsssnt career
'NiiEc l.. Webb il 81 years old Ehv
married r. II poReii uf PtttsIyafE
~ho formerly owned the Seveat. Ave
luc Hotel. pitt=5ure. AMI la ihls | Aas
informed. she Invested $40 ouo aud l,st
ne money. She Nas later divorced
from Powell Who aog iiges in AlIe-
sheny. pE. kLuv che has a wealthy
lrcle living near Tituet lie "a xith
whom she vas constantly In roFfesrosI-
ienCe. and her EatacF Sas also great
friend of Prof Holden usucr ~ the
Hotel Holden aud Tie Cleveland Plain
Dealer, aud he hhs always taken
great interest III the woman | dor'f
AEow much about her connection Hfth
srodic l.. Duke and wsH even suI pF.sei
- hear nf her marriage To hlfn | Au
Inclined 10 believe that Il was not heg
!ntention 70 marry WHEN she went
East Ms. Nsbt-Duke Was the shrsNa
y: woman ! ever met Ia nv life. she
as all business and coalI look ihrou.h
4, man at a glance. Wait I'LL you hear
from some banks down East"
Charles +. Taylor. ho- partner. s-,.d
Mrs. Duke Is the daughter of William
II. Webb. who vas q wealthy corpora
Ion lawyer OF New York. When heF
father died ten years ago be iefi her
El0d.GoG aul she engaged IN busiucyn-
She did not care for society and pfaYei
% be a very shrewd business WOMAN.
She told NE that her first husband
Powell. had aquanheFed heF fortune
Since forming the partnership | have
been associated with Miss Webb Ia
many business Yentures'
Taylor. who war formerly Chicago
agent for an insurance company of
Iowa. Laughed at any idea that tie
lrm was not all that il was repre-
sented TO b.. He said:
Mrs. Duke is an extraordinary
woman and attends strictly to bust
ness. | never heard her say any un-
kind thing 10 any one. She IS not
handsome Or even good looking Any
body whc clashes with her will meet
mis- match. have known her IL years
and have been In business with her
.wo years"
Mr.. Taylor said further: i eau safe
ly say that Mrs. Duke has made fullY
81 DOC. 900 in investments since | have
known her. Outside OF the fact that
we may be involved in our land deal
IN Texas our firm Is all right We
purchased IS acres OF ground at Ma
5ogdoches. Texas. from Col s. r. H.
Morse. and paid 5000 down. he Is
The ex-traffic manager Of the Southern
Pacific Railway Company. IL devcI-
oped after the failure OF Daniel J
sully. the co;to. king. that Morse Was
his partner and that the property
Hhich he had about purchased vas In
Guided in the assets. This brought
the property into court and Il Is stIli
there. All Of our transactions have
been bona fide. don't knog Duke
and did not know Miss Webb vas go
ing to marry him ! never knew any
3f her private business.
Taylor Is married and lives giih his
family in South chItago. MRS. Tay-
Tor is ] sister Of DR.. +. II. Webster,
If South Chicago