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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-06
Haven't lime for Tariff.

O'Neill Frontier: Holt county farm
ers are too much engrossed with the
mammoth crops this year to get very
much excited over the tariff schedules.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-06

could not explain why II was that he
shot his wife. He knew of no reason.
He was very sorry he had shot her.
AS for himself. he wanted to die. He
hoped his wife would recover, but he,
himself, wanted to die.
Mrs. Knapp Talks.
Mrs. Knapp was conscious after be-
ing shot and said that she could give
no reason for the shooting, but be-
lieved her husband was deranged. She
had noted that he had acted strangely
for some time. There had been no
quarrel.
Knapp had been drinking heavily
during the past year and it Is gener-
ally believed that excessive alcoholism
tended to unbalance his mind. He was
not drunk, however, last night when
he did the shooting.
Their Babe the only Witness.
Their 2-year-old babe was the only
witness to the tragedy. This is their
only child. They had been married
about three years. Mrs. Knapp was
few years younger than Knapp, who
was about 30.
DR.. Gadbois and DR.. Smart were
summoned and with a trained nurse,
began probing for the three bullets
this morning. They said that the bull.
let's in Mrs. Knapp's body might be
embedded in the soft tissues of the
upper abdomen.
OF Well Known Families.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp are of
prominent families. Mrs. Knapp Is a
sister-in-law of L. Wetzler, a promi.
nent Madison merchant, and is the
daughter of George Dentfrey of Madi
son.
Knapp is a son of the late John
Knapp, a Madison county farmer.
Both practically grew up in this
county.
Knapp owned an interest in a farm
and is thought to have owned his town
property.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-06
Madison Man Shoots Wife and Himself

Madison, Neb., July 30.-Special to
The News: Without any apparent mo.
tive other than his probable temper
airy insanity, Charles Knapp, aged 80,
and for many years resident of Mad
ison, shot his wife twice in the left
side and then sent lead ball into his
own head.
His attempt at wife murder and sui
eide was not instantly successful, as
neither the man nor his wife was
killed.
Both were alive at noon today,
though Knapp's chances were said to
be very critical and his wife's chance
for recovery, with two bullets in her
side, was not the best.
Just Came Home.
Knapp and his wife had Just re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a
trip to South Dakota, where they had
been to look at land. They reached
Madison during the afternoon, coming
from Norfolk in an automobile driven
by Edwin Macy, son of l. NJ. Macy.
1t was just at supper time that the
tragedy occurred. At o'clock Mrs.
Knapp went from her home lin north
Madison) to that of neighbor across
the street, to get some milk.
The husband stood out in the yard,
handling the revolver with which he
later executed his double tragedy.
Fires at Her, In the Yard.
When Mrs. Knapp returned, her hus.
band pointed his gun at her and
pulled the trigger twice. Two bullets
entered her left side. She was able to
get to the house, even thus wounded
After the shooting, Knapp went into
the kitchen of the home and sat down
in chair.
Shoots Himself, Batters Head.
In a sitting posture he put the nose
of his still smoking revolver to his
head and sent a bullet crashing into
his skull, just above the bridge of the
nose.
Not dead, he hurled himself to the
floor and began battering his head
with the butt end of the gun that hat
already been used to shoot his wife
and himself.
In this attitude he was found by
neighbors who rushed to the scene O
tragedy. '7@f'
Sheriff Clements, Marshal Kennel,
: and County Attorney Nichols wer,
quickly on the scene.
1t was a 32-caliber revolver that die
the shooting. 1t was gun Knapp haC
taken to South Dakota with him.
Knapp Makes a Statement.
The would-be wife murderer and sui
eide regained consciousness for tim,
and made statement. He said tina
/ while he was in Dakota he contracte,
} some disease which made him thinl
he must take his own life. He sal,
that just before the tragedy everything
, became dark and his only thought wa
: that he must kill himself. He said h
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

tinue. Alaska will he found knocking for admission to the Union as one of it's richest states. There is enough quart and placer mining in Alaska to keep halt million miners busy for a century here is sufficient coal, copper and other minerals to keep busy an- other half million of miners for the same period, and strangest of all to the uninitiated, investigation has shown that the fertile valleys of the far northern country will support 800. oo0 prosperous farms and homes. The government agricultural stationat Cop npr Center has demonstrated that aheat, oats, barley and practically all nt the common garden vegetables can he grown to perfection in the rich virgin soil of Alaska.
 Railroad development is all that is needed to bring about q wonderful transformation, and already lines of steel are penetrating into the empire. Frederick H. Chase, in current re- view says: Alaska has more gold than ever had California, Australia or South Africa, it has more copper than twenty Buttes; it has more hard coal than Pennsylvania and it has more tin than Wales.n
 l Three railroads are now being con- structed from points on the Pacific coast to the interior and other projects are under consideration. The con- pletion of any one of these roads means the opening to settlement of an agri- cultural and mining territory larger than Texas. But the primary object of the railroads is the development ot the copper and coal fields, said to be among the richest in the world. One of the bridges on the Cordova road, il is stated by the engineers, will cos' g, 000, ,000-good evidence that some one believes in rich and prosperou: future for the territory.
 A new era is dawning for Alaska and it may not be long before the vots from beyond the Arctic circle will bs a more or less decisive factor in tht 1 election of President Of the United States.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

Ketchikan, Alaska, Feb 9th 1909.
 To K. Req, A. F.. Hammond, and
 l.. A. Baldwin,
 You are hereby notified that I have expended during the year 1908, two hundred dollars in labor and improve ments upon the Portland and Seattle lode mining claims situated at the head of Mineral Lake. Prince of Wales Island, District of Alaska, of which claims the original location certifi- cates are found of record in Vol. of Mines 1 at page 13 in the office of the recorder of the ketchikan mining dis trict at Ketchikan, Alaska, in order to hold said claims under the pro- visions of section 232i of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and amendment thereto approved January ?, 1880, concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said lodeS for the per iod ending the 31st day of December 1908. And if within ninety days after the publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co-owners. your interests in said claims will be- come the property of the subscriber, your co-owner who has made the re- quired expenditure by the terms of said section. ]. A. Westlake.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
No. 0313

NO. uOlO
 United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. Jan. 2l, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
 That William A. Cornell. whose postoflice address is Ketchikan, Alaska, the legal assignee for Jackson Griffin, beneficiary under section 2306, Re- vised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. S. Survey No. Sl6, situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, a stone at high tide line on the northeast shore of Helm Bay, marked s. N. S16 Beg. Cor. l. whence U. $. L. NJ. Mo-. SIG bears N. 57o :. % min. w. IS. l3 chs. dist. thence North, 10. 00chs. to Cor. No. ,, stone marked s. N. .S16 Cor. ?; thence East. 20. co chs to Cor. No. 3. a stone marked S. X. SIG Cor.3; thence south flo. % chs. to Cor. No. 1, stone marked 5. N. S16 Cor. thence West, 20. co chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of be ginning. Area 5000 acres. Mag netic variation at all corners 29 deg. b min. East.
 As additional to said Griffin's original homestead on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section l, in township 56 north of range b west. which he entered February 9th, 1867, per Homestead No. 5009, at Boonville, Missouri.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above des- cribed tract of land are required to ile with the Register and Receiver of the U. $. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereagainst un- der oath, during the period of publi- cation of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred i by provision of the statute.
 l William A. Cornell.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore l going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper printed at Ketch- ikan, Alaska.
 .Ionh W. Dudley, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney fol
 Claimant. 120l Alaska Bldg, Seattle Date of first publication Feb. 9th, 1909. Date of last publication, April, 9, 1909.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE To and assigns or either of them
 You are hereby notified that l have expended in labor and improvements the sum of Three Hundred (s300.00l Dollars: ou the Mamie B. A. Group of mining cliams the Mamie B. A, Lilly & Maude, Lode Mining Claims. Situate one-half mile west of Stone Rock in Stone Rock Harbor, Prince of Wales Island ketchikan Mining District, District of Alaska. Notices of location of which appear of record in the Ketchikan Re cordlng District No. s. as folows:-
 Mamie B. A." Recorded in Vol. ". of Mines at page 205.
 "LIllyn Recorded in Vol. ", oi Mines at page 204.
 "Maudei Recorded in Vol. ". oi Mines at page 203.
 Amdavit of Annual assessu eat, filed March, 17th. 1909. in the office of the recorder of said District, in order to hold said premises under the p'ovis- ions of section 2324, k. s. U. s. Said 300 being the amount required to hold said claims. for the year ending De- cember. 31st. 1908.
 And if within 20 days after this mo- tice by publication, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditures your interest in said cliam will become the property of the subscriber under said section 2324.
 John Purdy. March 20 to June 26.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
SERIAL NO. O314.
United. States Land Office, Juneau Alaska, Jan. 2l, 1909.

United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 2l, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
 That William A. Cornell, whose post office address is ketchikan, Alaska, the legal assignee of Lydia A., widow of John $. Templeton, beneficiary un- der Section No. 2306, Revised Statutes of the United States granting addi- tionai lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. $. Survey No. SIT, situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, Alaska, and more particularly describet as follows;
 Beginning at Cor, No. l, identical with Cor. No. I. Of U. s. Survey No. 8l6, whence U. s. l.. NJ. No. Si6 bears N. 74 deg. 20 min. 27 sec. w., 365 chs. dist. thence East, 9. 10 chs. foot of waterfall, 40.00 chs. to Cor. No 2, a stone marked S.N.817 Cor. ?: thence south 20. % chs. to Cor. No. }, stone marked j. N. ST Cor. 5: thence West, 31.50 chs. large eek, 40.OO chs. to Cor. No. f, a stone marked $. N. ST Cor f ]: thence North, 20.00 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Area 5000 acres. Magnetic variation at all corners % deg. b min. East.
 As additional to said Lydia A. Tem- pletons original homestead on the north one-half of the northeast one- quarter of section 10, in township 20 north of range 36 west, which she en- tered May lth, 1869, per Homestead No. 1922, at Sioux City. Iowa.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- yersely any portion of the above des- cribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. s, Land office at Juneau, Alas ka, their adverse claim, thereagaiDst under oath, during the period of pub lication of this notice. or within thir- ty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute.
 William A. Cornell.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
SERIAL No. 03l6.
United States Land Office, Juneau, A Alaska. Jan. 2l, 1909.

United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. Jan. 2l, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That William A. Connell whose post office address is Ketchikan, Alaska, the legal assignee of Thomas Maxwell, beneficiary under Section 2306, Re vised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion, has applied tc enter the lands embraced in U. $. Survey No. S20. situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, stone marked s. N. S20 Beg. Cor. l, whence U. $. L. M. No. Sl6 bears s. 16 deg. 3( min. E., Is. S8 chs. dist. thence North, 21.54 chs. to Cor. No. ?, stone marked s. N. 820 Cor. ?; thence West, 20.00 chs to Cor. No. 3, a stone marked s. N. S20 Cor. 3;thence South, l1.96 chs. to Cor. No. 4, on high tide line of Helm Bay, stone marked $. N. 820 Cor. 4; thence, along high tide line of Helm Bay, $. 34 deg. .00 min. E., J1. b chs. to Cor. No. ), on said high tide line, stone marked $. N. 82O Cor ,; thence East, 0.50 chs. wit ness corner to Cor. No. ,, l3. .54 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Area 30.08 acres. Magnetic variation at all corners 20 deg. 15 min. East.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- Yersely any portion of the above de- scribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alas ka, their adverse claim there against, under oath, during the period of pub lication of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute.
 William A. Cornell.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the stat. utory period in the Ketchikan Miner weekly newspaper printed at Ketch- ikan, Alaska.
 John w. Dudley, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney for . . Claimant, 1201 Alaska Bldg, Seattle Date of first publication Feb. 9th, 1909. Date of last notification A priI, 9th, 1909.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

One by one the eastern newspapers are learning the truth about Alaska and are beginning to tell it. Where they once printed stories of the awful cold. long nights. and thrilling tales of privation and reckless disregard of life, la.lessness, etc., noy come a more sane statement of conditions as they really are. The Washington Post has just awakened to realization of AIaska's immersity and recently printed the following article:
 ''Alaska the Golden, is becoming a land oi rare surprises. Neglected and abandoned for years as an almost out cast territory. it is now rapidly coming into it's rich and glorious heritage. If the present rate of progress is kep, up for decade. and there appears to be nc reason why it should pot con-
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alaska, February l2, 1909. Sealed bids marked outsed "Bids Timber Sale Application February l2, 1909, Ton gass National Forest" and addresse q to W. A. Langile, Ketchikan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the fth day of April. lf10. for all or any part of the Iige timbef marked for cutting by the Forest officers, and available for steam logging, pn 3D. proximate area of l65 acres on an strip of shore land 900 feet wide ard 1% miles long beginning At the sharp point on the southern extremity of Nank Island las shown on Chart. Tongass National Forest, and extend ing in an easterly direction, estimated to be 259, GOO feet B. NJ, log scale of green spruce sawtimber. No bid for less than one lsl 0O)dollar per thousand feet B. NJ . will be considered, and a deposit of $50, ,OO must be sent to W. A. LangIlIe, Special Fiscal Agent. Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Super visor. The right to reJect any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale. For further information and regulations governing sales address the undersigned.
 w. A. Langille, Ketckikan, Alaska.
 First publication March 6.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20
SERIAL NO. O3l5
United States Land Office, at Juneau, Alaska. Jan. 2l, 1909.

United States Land Office, at Juneau, Alaska. Jan. 2l, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That William A. Cornell, whose post office address is Ketchikan Alaska, the legal assignee of James H. Stn- SOD, beneficiary under Section 2306, Revised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Surveys Nos. SIS and Sl9. situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, Alaska. and more particularly described as | follows:
 Survey No. SIS.
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, identical with Cor. No. l. of U. s. Survey No. SIT. a stone marked s. N. SIS, Beg. Cor. l, 1,whence U.S.L.M NJ. No. Sl6 bears N. II deg. 20 min. ? sec. w., 36.5l chs. dist. : thence North, 20 % chs. to Cor No.2, stone marked $. N. SIS Cor. ?; thence East, 1000 chs. tC Cor No. ,, stone marked $. N. SIS Cor. 3; thence South 20. co chs. to Cor. No. f, stone marked 5. N. SIS Cor. I; thence West, along line 2-l of Sur vey No. SIT, 1000 chs. to Cor. No. l, the plaes of beginning. Area 200 acres. Magnetic variation at all cor ners % deg. b min. East.
 Survey No. sl9.
 Beginning at Cor. No.l a stone marked s. N. S19 Beg. Cor. l. whence Cor. } of U. s. Survey No. SIT bears North, 1000 chs dist, and U. s. L. NJ. No. S16 bears N. 75 deg. l2 min. 03 sec. w., 77.79 chs. dist. thence East, 40.O0 chs. to Cor. No. ?, a stone marked SIN. S19 Cor. ?; thence South 20. co chs. to Cor. No. 3, stone mar ked SIN. Sl9 Cor 3; thence west 40.0t chs. to Cor. No4, stone marked s. N. sl9 Cor. f; thence north 1000 chs. Cor. No. of Survey No. ST. and along line 3-2 of Survey ST, 20.00 chs, te Cor. Nc. l, the place of beginning. Area S0 co acres. Magnetic variation at all corners 20 deg. 15 min. East. Any and all persons claiming ad. versey any portion of the above de, scribed tract Of land are required tC le with the Register and Receiver o the U. $. Land Office at Juneau, Alas ka. their adverse claim thereagainst under oath. during the period of pub lication of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute.
 William A. Connell.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner a weekly newspaper printed a Ketchikan, Alaska.
 John. w. Dudley, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney fol
 Claimant. 120l Alaska Bldg. Seattle Date of first publication. Feb. 6, 1909 Date of last publication, April 9, 1909
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

It is hereby ordered that the fore- going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper printed at Keteh- ikan, Alaska.
 John w. Dudley, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney for Claimant, 120l Alaska Bldg, Seattle Date of first publication Feb. 9th 1909. Date of last publication April, 9th 1909,
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

feet B. M.. will be considered, and a deposit of so0, % must be sent to w. A. Langille, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Supervi- sor. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale. For fur ther information and regulations gov erning sales address the undersigned.
 W. A. Langille, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 First published March 6.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alaska, February 24, 1909. Sealed bids marked outside Bids Timber Sale application February 24. 1909, dressed to w. A. LangiIle, Ketchi- kan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the 9th day of April, 1909, Tor all or any part of the live timber marked for cutting by the For est officers. and available for steam logging. on the north shore Of Portage Bay, Kupreanof Island, in the Ton gass National Forest. Alaska, estimat- ed to be 200, ,000 feet B. M.. of green spruce sawtImher. No bid for less than one lsl.O0) dol'ar per thousand
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

home comforts. The boat is to be built of fir and the work has already begun.
 The making of final proof of the first homestead ever consummated in the Panama valley will occur in few weeks, says the Fairbanks Times. and it is that known as the John F. Kirsh- ner homestead. upon which is located what is better known through this portion of Alaska as the Manley Hot Springs. The tract embraces about 300 acres of land.
 Mir. McIsaac of the United Wireless station has ordered a few telephones and soon that office will be connected up with one or more of the business houses down town. This will in a measure do away with the necessity of climbing up the rocky road that leads to his aerie. It is said that mountain climbing causes tibial curvature and if the city council desires to prevent the people of ketchikan from becom- ing bow-legged community, they will have to arrange for tramway or steps leading up to the haunt of this wireless snap-dragon. The machine is here referred to and not the cordial operator.
 Considerable complaint is going the rounds of the state press over the per- nicious practice of forming companies to eyade assessment work on mining claims. An exchange says:
 What is proving one of the great draw backs in Alaska mining at the present time is the location system which is being worked year in and year out by companies who stake claims and never do any work on them. Tom, Dick. Harry and John form 8 company. locate their claims in the name of one member of the company i At the expiration of Toms time te 1 do assessment work, Dick is on hand l to locate-ope year gone by-at the expiration of Dicks time, along comes Harry, and so ou for years the pro- perty is held and not shoveliul ot dirt or pound of rock has been taker out. thus the possi hilities of the country remain hidden and an honest man deprived of the chance to gc ahead and develop mine.
 Such business should be stopped anc
 We believe will be, when the people have stood it long enough, which should have been long ago.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-03-20

Commissioners Court for the Pre- cinct Of Ketchikan, District of Alaska, Div. No I :--in Probate =
 In re Estate oi Otto Miller, deceased =
 Notice to Creditors.
 Notice is hereby given hy the un- der signed, August Groot, executor of the estate of Otto Miller, deceased to the creditors Of, and all persons having claims against, said deceased, to present them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months from and after date of this notice to him al Ketcbikan, Alaska. by presenting them in person. or by directing them to him at his post office address. Box l9. ketchikan, Alaska. Dated March l5, 1909
 August Groot. Executor of the estate of Otto Miller, deceased. Chas H. Cosgrove, attorney for Executor.
 First publication March 20, last publication April 24.