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Evening star., 1930-12-08
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today, as of close of business
December S, was $58,224, ,008.66. Gus
toms receipts for the month to date
were $6,740,277.86. Total ordinary ex-
penditureS, $15,791 BOATS.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
Washington Stock Exchange

Col. Medical Bldg. Corp.-10 at 110.
Federal-American Co. CONS at 2934
Merchants Transfer & Storage pfd.-
10 at 90.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at SO, 4 at
881a
National Mtge & Inv. pfd.-100 at 5.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. g. Electric pfd.-50
at 981a.
Capital Traction $500 at 851a.
Evening star., 1930-12-08

The manufacture Of rayon has be-
come one Of Switzerland's most impor-
tant industries.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Amer. Tel & Tel (9)......... 1891 49,.
Capital Traction Co. Obj -. 47Ia 48A
Wash. Gas Light Co. 3D.. l18 125
N & W Steamboat N2l 49,. 200 250
Pot Elec. Power Sc pfd. ...... Ill ll2
Pot. Elec. Power 5l2co pfd. 107 108
Wash. Ry. & FL. com. (O..... $50 80.
Wash. Ry & FL. pfd. go ....... SO oSia
Evening star., 1930-12-08
Railroad Stocks Heavy.

Liquidation is also appearing in the
railroad stocks. Part of the selling Is
declared to represent tax selling. but the
new low record prices being recorded
for such issues as New York Central
indicate that the unfavorable data being
published in an effort to get an increase
In rates for the common carriers is up
setting the confidence of investors In
the transportation shares.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
Bid and Asked
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Chevy Chase Club 5Ns. 100 ..
Columbia Country Club 51zs.... 100 l01k
.: G. Paper Mfg. IS. ...... SO IS
W M. Cold Storage 5S p5 80,
Wash. Cons. Title IS. ........... -. 100
Evening star., 1930-12-08
TRUST COMPANY.

Amer. Security & Trust Co. (l5) 355
Trust co. ....... 100
Bank & Trust (6). 100
National Savings & Trust 12t). AIS
Prince Georges Bank & Trust. 20
Union Trust (8sD .......... 220I
Loan & Trust (l4). 44O
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
RADIO HONOR ROLL
IS STARTED BY CITY
Business Houses That Cooper.
ate in Rsmsdying Inter-
ference Listed

Radio survey developments were
before the city commission at Mon
day evenings meeting. NJ. h. Akin.
son. as city auditor and building In.
spector. ~ able to report that Z CO.
operative response Is beginning to be
made to the efforts Of the North Da-
kota Power and Light company's
trouble hunt.
The response has been checked up
and Auditor Atkinson has started an
honor roll. He read the following
names Of business houses which have
complied with the purpose Of the sur
vey and have had interference IN
their places remedied: Corwtn and
Churchill, Montgomery Ward, Benson
Optical company, Dr.. n. b. Love,
Capital theater, Municipal auditor
ium, Capital Chevrolet company, He
dahl Motor company, F1nney drug
store, M. b. Gilman, little brothers,
J.. G. Penny, Quality meat market,
Logan's. Smith stationery, Universal
Shoe Repair shop, Fleck Motor COM
pany. A. and M. Tire service. Bis
marck Printing company. 0ussner's.
Copelin Motor company, Sweet Shop
and Will Seed company. Forty more
places are on the point Of being added
to the roll.
The report Of the police magistrate
for December showed collection Of
$116.6O in fines.
A communication from George F.
Dullam offered $236.52 for the west
20 feet Of lot II, block 40, original
survey, which he passed into posses
sion Of the county on delinquent tax
sale. The offer was recommended fos
acceptance by the county board.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
INVESTIGATORS FIND
NO IMPROPERLY IN
PRESIDENTS ACTION
High Tariff Opponents Charged
With Accusing Latin.Ameri.
can Antagonism
ENEMIES SPENT 100000
Find Chief Executive Only Pro.
posed Get Together on Slid
ing Scale Solution
ENEMIES SPENT 100000

washington, Jan. lA-R-Fresi-
dent Hoover wa abeolved today BY
the senate lobby investigation CON-
mtttee Of any improperly in conuec-
tton with negotiations with. Cuban
and American sugar interests char1ed
against the chief executive In testi-
mony before that group.
Reporting to the senate, the CON-
mittee. asserted In addition that q
'reprehensible" effort had been made
to stir up Latin American anta9ouism
against the United States by those
opposing an increased tariff on SUGAR.
It listed the total expenditures Of
those for and against such IN In
crease at more than 100000, With
$l75.000. to 100000 spent By the for
mer and 100000 to t22S 600 disbursed
By the latter.
Finds No ImpropFiety
With reference to testimony that
President Hoover had sought to bring
about an agreement among the sugar
interests on q sliding scale Of sugar
duties for incorporation In the pend
ing tariff bill, the committee said that
in al this your committee finds no
improperly o anything open to
censure o. criticism"
It Is quite likely" the report said,
that representatives Of both the con-
tending forces waited q the presi-
dent to incline hum fayorably toward
their views. respectively, and, the
sliding scale solution having been
proposed, he suggested that they get
together In an effort to work out
some plan. and in that connection
informed them that he would have
inquiry made into the practicability
Of the idea by experts on the depart
ments.
Did Cause inquiry
In any event." the report added,
1T appears from the testimony that
he did cause such inquiry to be made.
In all this your committee finds no
improperly nor anything open to
censure OF criticism"
Referring to the employment OF
Edwin r. 6hAttuck, New York attorney,
CONTINUES on page nlne.J
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
MCDONALD DOOMED
FOR STATE POSITION
Friends Seeking League En-.
dorsement as Candidate for
Post Held by Kitchen

Labor elements in the state have
launched . movement seeking the
Nonpartisan League endorsement Of
8. s. Mcdonald. former workmen's
compensation bureau commissioners,
as candidate for the position Of state
commissioner Of agriculture and la
Dor, according to political rumors
current in Bismarck.
Asked as to authenticity Of the ru-
mors, Mcdonald stated friends had
asked him II he would accept the
league endorsement but that he per-
sonally was making no efforts IN
that direction.
"While I have no plans for the fu-
ture at this time, it Is likely ! Will
remain q resident of Bismarck having
q home and property here. At the
same time I have no intention OF
seeking political favors." he said.
Mcdonald, who was labor's repre-
sentative in the bureau from the time
of his appointment in 1921 has been
succeeded by Walter G. Preckel. Far
60.
II Mcdonald receives the league
backing for the race for commission
err Of agriculture and labor he will un-
doubtedly face ]. A. Kitchen, incunn-
bent, who is leading candidate for the
Independent Voters association re-
endorsement.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Simon Miller Pledge
OF Fraternity Group
At Minnesota School

Simon Miller, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Miller, 2l3 Rosser avenue west,
Bismarck, was one Of $50 University
Of Minnesota students pledged to SO
f~raternities today following comple-
ton Of the rushing season.
Mi. Miller became q pledge Of Sig.
ma Alpha Mu. Lawrence Nugent,
Wilton, and Wallace e. Anderson,
wing. were two other Missouri Slope
students pledged. the former accept
ing the pin Of Sigma Chi and the
latter Lambda Chi Alpha.
Fourteen other North Dakota
youths pledged follow: Acacia, Clar-
-ence Roughton, Portal: Alpha Delta
Phi, Arthur Joistad. Fargo: Alpha
Rho Chi. Dean Witcher. Bison; Alpha
Sigma Phi, Charles Carpenter. WI
liston; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Arthur
Morris, Fargo: lambda Chi Alpha.
Clifford Donehower, Lidgerwood; Phi
Gamma Delta, Paul Airheart. Fargo;
Sigma Chi, Frank Hannaher, Fargo,
and Fred williams, Arthur; Sigma
M, Eugene 'Burdick, Wfliston; PM
sigma Kappa, Maurice Washburn.
Rugby; Zeta Phi, Bud Montague apd
Don Johnson, Crookston, Tom Mehe-
ran, Wahpeton
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
CAPITAL ITY-b0UND
FLYER FORCED DOWN
Harry F. Mclean Lands in Field
Near Casselton After Hop
From Grand Forks +

After traversing 1000 miles of
Arctic airways safely yesterday with
out mishap. Harry F. Mclean, form
er Bismarck man, this afternoon was
forced to discontinue his flight to
Bismarck when the plane he was rid
ing in with three companions was
forced down in q wheat field near
Casselton by q snow storm.
Word Of McLean's whereabouts
reached Bismarck after the party had
been unreported for six hours since
leaving Grand Forks at $50 q. m.
this morning.
Mclean, his pilot Roy Brown. w.
+. Oregon and Sam Tomlinson, VIM
nipeg businessmen, are reported to be
negotiating for the contract for the
air mail route that is to be inaurgur-
ated between st. Paul and Winnipeg
this spring.
Mclean and Brown are reported to
have left The Pas. Manitoba yester-
day. They stopped in Winnipeg to
pick up their companions intending
to fly to Bismarck but were forced
to spend the night at Grand Forks
due to q blizzard.
Mclean is directing construction Of
the Hudson Bay railroad.
Mclean will come to Bismarck to-
night by train.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
WEATHER HOLDS Up
E|ELS0N SEARCHERS
Pilot Pat Reid and Two Me-
chanjcs Await Clear Wealth
or to make Home Hop

Nome, Alaska, Jan. 14.-RePilot
Pat Reid and mechanics William
Hughes and Jim Hutchinson, the trio
of flyers missing all.last week on their
way here from Fairbanks. today were
waiting q favorable wind to take Oft
from q narrow lagoon ct Unalakleet
and complete their flight to Nome.
Owing to stormy weather prevail
inr over northwest Alaska and 81
IBERIA, all flyers engaged In the search
for Carl Ben Eielson, Hatton, N. D.,
and Earl Borland. who disappeared
more than two months ago sofne-
where over Siberia, were held to the
ground yesterday.
Id Young and Frank Dorbrandt,
pilots who have been engaged In the
search for several weeks, hoped to
make the o0-mile hop from Teller to
Nome today. Their little open cock
bit planes are to be replaced in the
rescue work by the big cabin planes
piloted by Reid and Matt Niemenen.
Niemenen, who left Fairbanks With
Reid Jan. 4, brought his plane here
Sunday with Major H. Q. Deckard
and Sam MACauley aboard.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
ATTEMPT TO CHANGE
! HEADS SHAPE FAILS

Chicago. Jan. 1A.-(R-Alexander
Blackman's efforts to change the
shape Of his 14-year-old daughters
head had brought him today to the
psychopathic hospital for examina-
ton.
Mrs. Blackman told police that
three months ago her husband FASH
toned q heavy leather helmet with
adjustable chin straps which he
placed on the head Of his daughter.
Helen. The child offered no objec-
ton, but yesterday the shape Of her
head was unchanged, and her mother
proposed that the experiment be dis
continued. When Dlackman insisted
that the helmet remain on Helen's
head. Mrs. Blackman called police.
Judge Erickson ordered the father
and mother to the psychopathic hos
pital and turned the child over to
juvenile authorities.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Indian Chief Learns
OF Trains Trickery
While Stopping Here

Chief Buffalo-Lopes-Fast was an
overnight visitor in Bismarck though
his original plans had not called for
q stopover here.
On his way to the u. S. Veterans
hospital at Fargo, the chief imbibed
Of fire water much more freely than
was discreet. This might have been
just another party for him had he
realized that railroad trains were
tricky and not to tc trusted.
Apparently happy and ~carefree. the
Indian disboarded the Comet last
night to acquaint himself with North
Dakota's Capital City. He would not
have done so had he known the
Comet was waiting for q chance to
run off and leave him.
Buffalo-Lopes-Fast meandercd
down the platform to look the station
over. When he thought Of the train
again, 1t was gone. Forced to spend
the night in the depot, the chieftain
found that floors in station waiting
rooms are cold and hard-much more
so than his bed Of animal pelts-and
he didn't sleep much. He boarded
another train this morning to con-
tinue his trip. Never will he trust
another train.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14

D. Z. Shipiey. district governor Of
Lions clubs accompanied BY 10 Bis
marck Lions and one from Mandan,
paid his official visit to the wash.
burn club Monday evening.
The Washburn club served Z turkey
dinner for tho occasion. Gustav Z
Landell presided at the meeting,
which vas held In the knights o.
Pythias hall. The principal talk o.
the evening was made By n. Ship
Icy. Members Of both clubs Weft
called On for impromptu msraks.
Those who went from hero were:
President w. 3. Ayers, of the BIZ.
maEck club: Fred rstqrson, william
poty. h. i. Thompson. !. q. Bassett
h. Il. Crane, Milton Rue, Roy stair
Harry Hansnn, Qerald ntchhnlt, III a
piemarck; and a.: = q au1eh. Nan.
0M Uk s9tRF no. To- %laE H4S$Sx @M$xf #A AET@r~s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
King Boris Plays
Casey Jones' Role.

Treuto. Italy, Jan. l4.-R-King
Boris Of Bulgaria was 1t the throetle
u the royal train which y taking him
back from Rome to Sofia when It
reached hare yesterday.
At Rovereta Kink Boris, who 5 \
master engineer, asked permission to
take the locomotive himself - far -
Trento. The train personnel VA
alnased ct his sk1ll.
Prince Cyrtl and Princess Eudoxia
aleo were on the train. which WAS
provided Boris by the italian govern
meut when he came to Rome to b
present .at the wedding ot Prince
HuInbest and AFtncoss Marie Joee q
8el6iQaa. ~ 8ss
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
four KILLED WHEN |
WOULD-bE ROBBERS
DYNAMITE PAY CAR
$1,000 Of $4,000 Pennsylvania
Mine Payroll Believed
Blasted Away
|DYNAMITERS MAKE GETAWAY
injured Man Guards Pay Chest
Until Posses Arrive to
Foil Assailants
MAKE GETAWAY

Wilkesbarrc, Pa, Jan. 14.-(AP)
-Four men were dead today, victims
of would-be robbers who yesterday
dynamited a pay car Of the Glen
Alden Coal company in an effort to
obtain a $4,000 pay roll. Two others
were injured, one critically.
All but about $1,000 Of the money
was saved by the heroism of one of
the injured men. That was believed
to have been blown away by the
blast. The dynamiters, believed ia
have been four in number, escaped
in a blue automobile bearing New
York license plates. No trace Of
them had been found today.
The explosion occurred q mile from
Nanticoke in a wild, mountainous
section near the coal company's
Truesdae colliery. It rocked the dis
trict.
The pay car was being hauled up
a narrow guage railroad by a mine
motor to pay off several hundred
workers when the explosion occurred.
The dynamite, which had been plac-
ed under the track, was exploded by
means of wires and a battery hid.
den behind a barricade 200 fee,
away.
The force Of the blast wrecked the
pay car and uncoupleed it from the
motor. Without stopping for inves'
tigation, Harry Powell, the motor
man, proceeded under full speed t.
the colliery and spread the alarm.
The payroll was saved by Johr
Sokil, a 50-year-old miner, who was
only slightly injured by the blast
Although dazed, he threatened
away one of the bandits and stood
over the ironbound pay chest unit
posses arrived. The other bandits
fled.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
SPARKS ignite GAS,
SIX Miners KILLED
Seventh Man Trapped by Ex-
plosion Safely Makes Way
to Mine Opening

straven, Ala, Jan. 14.-R-sparks
from . miners saw were believed to-
DAY to have caused m EXPLOSION
which yesterday claimed six lives In
the Peerless-Cahaba Coal oompany's
mine near here.
The blast occurred about 1000 feet
below the mine entrance. Survivors
said the men were cutting rock sway
with q saw and that the sparks prob
ably ignited gas in the workings.
A seventh man trapped By the ex-
pIosion made his way to the mine
opening.
He was In q serious condition today.
Rescue crews brought the bodies Of
the victims from the mine. Under
normal conditions between 100 and
$50 men are employed in the WORKINGS
but only about 40 were at work ct the
time Of the explosion.
Mine inspectors have started "A tn
veStigation.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
TWO ROBBERS AND DETECTIVE
KILLED IN APARTMENT MELEE
Robbers Rushing From Raided
Flat Trapped by Police
Answering Alarm
KILL COP STOPPING FLIGHT
Cunmsn Routed by Tear Bombs,
Shot Down 40 They Hide
Behind Barricade

Chicago, Jan. l4.-ReTwo robbers
and q detective were killed early to-
day as the robbers, rushing from an
apartment they had held up, ran into
police squad that had responded to
q burglar alarm. A third robber who
barricaded himself in the apartment
house hallway was routed by tear
bombs and captured.
The three bandits, in entering the
first floor apartment Of Harry Such
erman, set off q burglar alarm in the
adjoining apartment Of sucherman's
brother, Joseph, who called police.
The robbers were at work on q wall
safe In the Sucherman fiat. after lin
ing up sucherman's family at the
point Of pistols, when Q police squad
car arrived.
Fatally Wound Detective
With escape cut off in front, the
robbers ran to q rear window. They
saw Detective Jerry Murphy, cutting
off their flight. One Of them fired
three shots, and Murphy dropped. ia
tally wounded.
Attempting to get out by the front
door, the robbers were met by blazing
police guns. They returned the fire,
and Lieut.. Edward Conroy fell,
wounded in the shoulder.
The robbers retreated. and there
was firing from both sides for many
minutes. Tear bombs were tossed In
to the apartment building hallway to
rout the gunner.
Third Yegg Surrenders
Sergeant Richard O'Malley, head
ing q second police squad sent to the
scene, climbed in by q side window.
He found one rohher- dead. and an
other dying. The third surrendered.
Sergeant ONalley ran back to the
window and waved his flashlight to
signal other policemen to cease firing.
Then he threw out q note saying the
battle was ended.
The bandit killed outright was
identified only as Holman" Sam
Wolfe, who was wounded five times
died IN hour later In the Bridewell
hospital. s
Second Flat Burglary
The robber captured identified
himself as Samuel Waterman, %. He
said he had became acquainted with
the other two at . gambling place,
and that he did not know who they
were.
Sucherman Is head Of the Vienna
Sausage company. Three weesk ago
another apartment in the same build
ing was b~urglarized. and police believe
the same trio responsible.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Deaf Mute Won't
Forget Next Time

San Francisco, Jan. 14.-(R)-Any
deaf mute who appears in the police
court Of Judge George J. SteigeT
should make It Z point to remember
that silence Is golden. Ed Quinn for
got.
Quinn was tried for petty theft,
Waving his hands expressively and
thrusting . storm Of penciled notes at
the judge, he won the courts SYM
pathy, though not acquittal.
"He's guilty I'll right" remarked the
Judge to Z bailiff, hut I dislike send
Ing Z deaf mute to jail"
"What was that about jail?" ETA
-culated Quinn.
Thirty days." said the Judge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Goddard Predicts us
Will Attend Banquet

Approximately ITS viii attend the
Bismarck Association Of Commerce
annual meeting5and dinner Of the
Elks Hall Thursday evening at $50
o'clock, It was forecast today By n. =.
Goddard. secretary.
J. @. Taylcr. retiring president. wtll
review tho woeksof the last yoar and
J. ~. Davis, neaIy elected president.
VIII outline sogne Of thu projects % b
undertaken this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
WlSHEK man FINED
FOR WOLFF ATTACK
No Connection Found Between
Burning Of Victims Store
and Beating Up

Wishek, N. D.. Jan. l4.-(PD-Henry
Hochalter. Wishek, has paid q fine
assessed by q justice Of the peace for
an assault upon J. G. Wolff, Wishek
merchant. His brother, John Hoe
halter. charged with the same offense,
fled the country after his arrest but
before trial Of the case could be had,
according to Sheriff J. G. Pudwill OF
Ashley. The fight was said to have
occurred early on the morning Of
January 5.
On January s. VOLTS general mer-
chandise store burned. So far as he
has been able to learn. Pudwi1 said,
there was no connection between the
assault upon Wolff and the burning
Of his store.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Tenacious Cold Wave
Grips Mountain Area

Denver. Colo, Jan. 14.-R)eWin-
ter's most tenacious, cold wave took
on . new energy in the Rocky noun
tain region today with the weather
man Offering no relief in his predic.
ton Of continued cold and snow
1~lurries."
Temperatures in Montana ranged
from six below zero ct Miles City to
no above ct Kalispell.
A bli1zard-like snow storm and
darkness struck this section almost
simultaneously last night after . day
during which the mercury touched =
top mark Of II degrees above zero.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Air Pilot Missing in
SnOw-B Bound Wastes

Salt Lake City, Jan. H.-R-Fve
airplanes were held IN READINGS here
early today and two more were sta
toned ct Milford. Utah, preparatory
to resuming tho search for Maurice
Graham, western air express pilot,
who has been lost somewhere In the
6now.bound wastes Of Southern Utah
or Nevada since Friday night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
TOAVOlD CONFLICTS
During
ENFORCEMENT drive
House Bill introduced to Trans
! fer Dry Unit Job to JUS
k tice Department
FACE BORDER PATROL TASK
Measures to Garry Out Other
Recommendations to Be
introduced Soon
FACE BORDER PATROL TASK

washington, Jan. 14.-tR-Despite
the far reaching scope OF the pro-
posed prohibition reorganization the
administration is expected to carry It
out along the lines preventing any
conflict with the power of the states
in enforcement Of their own laws.
This was indicated In well informed
circles today as both the legislative
and executive branches Of the gov
eminent moved to place In operation
the program outlined by the law en-
frocement commission and sponsored
by President Hoover.
The first actual step was taken at
the house side Of the capitol With the
Introduction at loon Of q bill BY
Chairman Williamson Of the commit
tee on expenditures to provide for the
transfer of the prohibition enforce
ment unit from the treasury to the
Justice department.
Plan Boundary Army
At the same time treasury officials
took stock Of the stupendous task pro-
posed to be placed in their hands by
the consolidation Of all border patrol
work under coast guard supervision.
This realignment would place 2 new
military force along the border, q
the coast quad Is a military branch
Of the government just as the army
and navy.
Williamson's measure Is expected
to be followed shortly by bills de-
signed to carry out-eaher -secom@en.
dations. Speaker Longworth said
specific requests for such measures
undoubtedly would be forwarded 70
the capitol from various departments
within q few days.
At the outset of both the house and
senate sessions today, general legisla-
ton held the attention Of the legis-
tors. In both chambers, however,
CONTINUED on page nineI
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-14
Mother of Bismarck
Resident Is Buried
At Jamestown Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen
Knapp, -, mother Of Chelsea A.
Knapp, Bismarck, and Mrs. Minnie
Markham, Dawson, were conducted
today at jamestown. where she died
Sunday.
Mrs. Knapp settled at Tower City
In 1850. Later she taught school on
her homestead near Lisbon. Ransom
county. "