The herald., 1898-12-05
CHARLES KNAPP DEAD
NEW ELECTRIC COMPANY COM
ING TO PHOENIX
GLOBE RAILROAD COMPLETED
The Arizona Water Company Organ
ICES to Buy the Arizona
Canal

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 30.-Charles H.
Knapp, an old resident of this city, and a
man respected generally by every one here,
died on Sunday afternoon of heart failure.
Mr.. Knapp was attending to his duties on
Saturday afternoon as deputy clerk OF the
district court, when he felt a. pain in his
chest, and went home. He passed good
night and thought no more of his trouble.
But on Sunday afternoon it returned, and in
ten minutes he was dead. Mr.. Knapp was
many years either clerk or deputy clerk of
the court here, and earned the respect OF
all lawyers and citizens who knew him by
his attention to duty and his general cour-
tesy. He leaves several children, some
grown, by his first wife, and II widow, his
second wife. His funeral was a. large one
under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.
His departure is deeply regretted here.
A new convent building is to be erected
for the Sisters of Mercy, III accordance with
designs prepared by Architect Creighton
The plans call for three-story building of
brick 80 by 60. A chapel is at the corner of
Fourth and Monroe streets. Advertisements
for bids will soon be announced.
1t is announced that after the sale of the
Arizona canal, to occur on the 9Th of Decem'
Der, that the bondholdes' committee, who
are expected to be purchasers OF the prop
erty, will start in on improvements on large
scale. About 100000 will be spent in en-
arging the canal so as to get all the water
they can when the Salt river is up, and ther
storage reservoir will be built. Should
these promises be realized it means that the
whole northern part of this valley will come
under irrigation and large amount of agri-
cultural land will add its product to our gen
eral wealth.
On Monday deed was filed in the re-
corder's Office by which a half interest in
the Short Horn mine, sixteen miles north OF
Phoenix, is sold by G.. T. aud G.. W. Guise
to I. f. Childs and John NJ Galpin.
The jury i'll the district court on Saturday
found the horse thief Herricl guilty of
grand larceny, and then his associate, Cam
eron, pleaded guilty. Both were sentenced
this morning to five years each in the prison
in Yuma.
A marriage with novel incidents occurred
yesterday. The persons married were j.
nj. Gaple and Mrs. Sue r. Keenan,, both
beyond middle age. The bridegroom had a
former wife who left him considerable prop
erty, but if he married again he should lose
it. So the matter was gotten around in this
way: Mr.. Yaple conveyed to Mrs. Keenan,
the property in question. and took back
marry him. Both documents were filed with
the county recorder Just before the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Yaple are well known
here. and they have started on an extended
wedding tour.
The quarterly conference of the Maricopa
stake of the Mormon church has been in
session for several days this week. Large
meetings were held in the tabernacle and
were addressed by Seymour b. Young and
A. o. Woodruff, who came from Utah to
attend the session.
The territorial teachers institute will be
held in Phoenix on December 26. Most of
the teachers in the territory will attend
Saturday afternoon Receiver Mcmillan
presented his report his report to Judge
Street, Of the district court, and asked that
his sale to j. B. Greenhut of Illinois be con-
firmed. Gov. Wolhey moved to restrain the
receiver from executing conveyance of the
property. The court took the matter under
advisement.
a franchise for new electric company for
Phoenix is being asked. DIR. Chandler and
others have fine electric plant near Mesa
City, where the electric fluid is generated
from power derived from the falls in the
Consolidated canal. Tempe is to be lighted
by this company, and it is proposed. to, bring
be twenty miles from the plant
Tuesday evening the new buildings at
the Indian school were first used for grand
house-warming. a fine literary and musical
program was rendered, and then a dance
was held. The attendance from towns was
large, and all had a treat. The program of
musical and literary selections was rendered
by the Indian pupils, and Juan Avalos, an
indian, spoke on the value of education to
Indians.
Articles OF incorporation of the Fort
wayne Gold Production company have been
filed here. The capital stock is $500. 900. and
general mining business will be conducted.
The incorporators are G. d. Law, J.. C. Hun
ter, r. j. Fisher, Nj. V. Little, T. Z. Ellison.
George W. Beers, Sol Rothschild, l.. Maui
ner, w. s. Coffman, i. H. Coombs. M. C.
MacDougal, o. II. Larwill, all of Indiana.
The Arizona Water company has filed ar
ticles of Incorporation, with a capital stock
OF Sl,5O0,OO0, and it consists of eastern cap
ltallsts, and was organized at Augusta, Me.
Inc lncorporators include several we'll
known eastern capitalists, and the company
VIII buy and handle the property OF the
Arizona Canal and the Arizona improvement
company, when the same shall be sold at
receivers sale. The ncorporators are A
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OF New York, Hiram Steele of New York.
Il: Allen Frost of Chicago, John R. Tlman
OF New York, Edward S. Sanford of New
York and W. j. Murphy of Phoenix. WI.
Murphy is the late president of the Arizona
canal company, and who was the promoter
in inducing capital to build hte same.
The following visitors from Los Angeles
were here this week: j. II. Dunning. r. D
French, L. Cary, T. A. McCullochs. T. II
Batchelder, +. II. Johnson, H. w. Maxwell
Sam Smiley, Mrs. Martin.
The Arizona Poultry association will rive
their premium show on January "a. MANY
useful and handsome articles have been do.
mated for prizes, and the show will be a sue
cess.
At Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 3O.-The Renpb-
licans OF Tucson met in mass meeting at the
court house about o'clock on tuesday