Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-18
PROMINENT LAWYER
"A CAPITAL VISITOR
:. c. Knapp, Of Mountainair, in
Santa Fe to Become Acquainted
Has Had Envable Career

E. C. Knapp, one of the leading citi-
zens of Central New Mexico, and "a
prominent lawyer who has already at
tanned prominent position in law and
in social life in the territory, although
he has been here but a year and a
half, spent today in the city on legal
business.
Mr.. Knapp lives at Mountainair, in
a very comfortable residence and
came to New Mexico for the benefit
Of his Wife's health who needed the
high altitude, good deal of sunshine
and the clear, health-giving atmos-
phere.
Mr. Knapp was caller at the edi-
torial office of the New Mexican to-
day and talked very interestingly of
how glad he and his wife were that
they came to New Mexico Mrs. Knapp
is steadily improving and is today a
picture of health and good looks.
Mr.. Knapp is a native of New Eng
land and commenced the study OF law
at an early date. He graduated with
honors in the law department of the
celebrated Yale University at New
Haven, Connecticut. He also took
course in law in the University of
Pennsylvania and thereafter took
post graduate course at the Unives-
|ity OF Tennessee at Knoxville, one of
the best educational institutions of it's
kind in the country.
At Knoxville for two terms he also
taught in the place of Judge Henry
Fl. Ingersoll, who was called from the
universitW to attend to important law
business for a time. The students of
the class which he taught graduated
with the highest hoonrs.
Thereafter he moved to Oklaoma
with the intention of taking up some
public land. He was deputy clerk of
Comanche county fo ra while and also
performed the duties of deputy treas
urer, both with success and ability.
He was also clerk of the Seventh ju-
dicial district court under Judge Gil
lett for some time and was offered
another clerkship there. During that
time he was also receiver of the Bank
of Lawton, which had failed and in
which he succeeded in saving to the
depositOrs and stockholders 67 - per
cent, although the assets when he
took charge Of it were only five per
cent. This gained him the universal
respect and esteem of the people of
that county. Judge Gillett also ap-
pointed him receiver of the Bank of
Sibony, at Manitou, Oklahoma, in
which he found the assets upon taking
charge to be $1.65 and this all in pen
MES. Since his receivership he has
managed to declare 35 per cent which
has been paid to the stockholders and
depositors. He hopes to bring this
up to 60 per cent.
For the health of his wife during
the past three years they have resid-
ed at Galveston, Chicago and Atlantic
City and found no benfit for her. They
then returned West and from the time
they left Amarillo, Texas, and reach
ed the New Mexico frontier the balmy
atmosphere, the sunshine, the ozone
and purity of the air benefited Mrs.
Knapp to such an extent that she is
very well today and she enjoys the
great blessing of being a resident of
the Sunshine Territory and living in
one of the prettiest and most pictur-
esque and attractive spots in the ter
ritory, namely Mountainair, which is
on the crest of the continent, lead
| ing point on the Eastern Railway OF
New Mexico to which many tourists,
travellers and health-seekers are now
coming
Mr.. Knapp has diplomas as law
yer and counselor at law from three
universities and no doubt will soon
make a mark in legal circles in New
Mexico. He expects to be here during
the January session Of the Supreme
Court to be regularly admitted to the
bar and will bring Mrs. Knapp in or
der to watch legislative proceedings.