Show WEBSTER GAVE HIM THE APPLE gov doty planted the seeds and from them grew a historic tree there is m old apple tree hack of the old doty homestead on doty is laul in which has a history aag the milwaukee Si tinel it is a tree which grew from apple seeds planted by ex gov james anane doty when mr doty was first appo appon n led territorial judge of wisconsin by president rill more and was about to leave washington the great daniel webster shook hands with liim and bade him good g by at the same time handing him a large red apple webster then split the apple in two and he took one liala and doty the other the needs from bolys bai brought to this and planted and all there is left now is an old withered tree almost ready to fall the doty homestead across the river remains and is in a good state of preservation it is an old log house and before the new kobe arts summer resort was built it was used as a gummer hotel an old registry which was used in this hostelry is still preserved by mrs ebberts Eo berts and on its title page are the autographs of some of the noted men of the aho vho used to come here to catch fish in lake winnebago among them were the famce of gen philip n sheridan gen anson stager gen W T sherman walter Q william pitt kellogg george jay gould emmons blaine john B foraker peny II 11 smith and a score of others not quite BO prominent |