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::ERS TATEMENT. Thuma. n. Knapp 8ummonetl to EternAl OIl ........ , .... " ............................ .... .. .............. "' ............................ .. Of IIi:;'. Dou(t. Reward TnfUU1nr Mornlul(. Be _.red tn In paying a tribute to the lite afThom-' .un. ., 1\8 B. Knapp. a brief mention of whose "erenOes between death~ last Tuesday morning, Wag made ., .. :tuIboet Gold in these columns last week, ', ODe te('lls

., .. " , .. •• •• , . •• iHciae . qf B. B. that the recocl of his lite waH sucH" that 'II. ,. stitehen' If 'the , Company, it is worthy-of emulAtion by tho rising ..

leet--on-oOmmoD .generatian_ancLt:qf\.~ this lif!, .,..~h~iC~h~'lt'-:·~·:r--''---~~~~~~~~~~~~~ dUferencea that· spanned the "four score yennl and th~, ...

, publio became was soell an example of opnghtnese and :: . 80mething was integrity that the \vorld is the better for ::

~ company. The his having lived. ' (' •• ,. the stookhQlders Bani of sturdy New England parent- .... ijd patiently for age thllt has ,done RO mnch in making :: 1\ settlement had the west what ~t is today, Mr., Knapp n

steps would be first saw the light of day -in-..Danbury, e company on its Oonnectiout, and there was \ inRtilled l of· directors an- Bome at that down east spirit that wne -iug' ·that· all et-, to aid him in buffeting the waves of adIDt' with the rep- versity that he found in traversing the g had proven fa- far west. He pame from Revolutionn.ry ltUlt tendered by stock. and his grandfather, who was • on deolined and paymaster in the Revolutionary war, 011 This means IORt his homo when tho British bnrned l1y .,ill push its Danbury. y company that --,--------- -----~retary of the arther effort will Hi88 or thoBO rep- ,

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conceded to tho 'em concerning , a .hndow of n ity for, and that her' side the bene:arding tesponsiuld not bo . made. t the BURS repro•• ttl. ,for $2,500 he company WIUJ

·ted that the min- . , take '12,000 and .hil:! does not ap'pproval of th.,.e Ilt - '.. Mr:l BUIS : .... ld l . .. ",t.torneYB. 'HaN. THOS •. 8 . KNAPP. oed the ••. ...,r.·I-_______ ~ __ _" ___ _ dtan1haa been '~p~ Mr. Knapp WAS ,born in 1822, and ~ of the BUss e1l4 ' about twelve :renr" lator th{l family movretAry of the min- cd to Wyoming county, New York, and he wu One olthe -throe years Illter - to Huron; Ohio.· In :d in the United 1840, lit: Knapp streck ont for himself .:

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Is open to the people whereby yOlt c: the K itchell, at pnces extraord inar) oppurt't tlli t);

The big alld li t tle 'articles for the J;

installing this department is to sell til department will 'be cOllvinced that WI',;

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Than anyone else in this line of gaOl talked-about Bargain Basement. whel

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.(Uard.1an hal been ~p. Mr. Knapp WfiS ,born ' tn 1822, and :barge of the BUIS 8'· ' about twelve yeaTH lawr th~ family mov-18OretAr1:'ot the min· , ad to Wyoming county. New York, and

Itoh he' w~ One 'Of' the 'three years Inter ' to Horou, Ohio.; In

·ond~d . !-l! lb . .united 1840, Mr';~~~~i~:I:~~~]fO~r~i~~ I r \l"IUlty 'cOmpany anuwent

lei1...,dd:!&xplfed.,(ID...th&. store for . . ' Ind was not renewectr When the gold iO'fer broke ont, join____ '-__ ,. ,'. ed the rush to Californin. and spent ReV

,' , eral y~ar8 ou tile CORAt soa.rchlng tor hidden trea8uro for which AO many gave up their lives. ,After three Yca.rs .Rpellt in Cllllfonila

in mining Rnd t rading, lie retarnod to

talked· about Bargain Uasement, .

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New York City ill 1853. Tl18 following Falls the beautiful and prosperoDs city I ,\: spring ho came t·o Hardin coonty. and it is today. His pa88ing away the more '!:I. purchased a lar~o tmct ot lnud dOWll the I irnp:ro"e, os beeanl~O bot tew at tho' ~"1' rlvnr. He contiuued t.he improvement earlieRt pioneers ot our town and county . "' ." ; of hiE fl\Tffi uut.it the outbreak of the remain and that one by oue thoy are ~ <

Ci'l"il war ",,'hen he w,~s elect·cd Rotler of cllllcc1 to meet in lI. blm.sed reuniou wit.1I ~~ . t,he 32ud Iowa Iu'falltry , ' He served-in th()!:c that have soh'cd the Etornal MYII- ' tf\ thiR cH.pacity llllf\l ISO! when Ito T(>sign- (,

I ed nud Tctnrnrd to thiR county, EIl~nlt- t<'ry, . . ~ \ A mall of tho strictest intcgnt.y, no " .ft. ',"~ :

,t the company statod lat-the ehortage. in tho ,tB all occurred llrior to .piration of the bonel, II bond, ~he compaoY'is ho fnll amonnt of the

ing in the Illcrclmtilo bosillesH, ho COll- OliO ever doubted Mr. Knapp and· the 1:' duated a geneml mcrdiHmdioe storo for ~ , .

k d · I I d fact that hh; word . here for flft,y yeatfl i.,\- ,".' .. , a tillle allll than embnr e lU tIe !ar ~ ,I was his baud, .wns a Btand.ing earned by wnre bnsiIlzYin which ho wn!\ engaged l'r f t't d l' ·t tl t ... r for mAny YOllrs, , a I 0 0 rec I u 0 nIl( ,mwcrl ·Y 16 ~,~ .' ..

commanded tho n :lipcct and cAtecm of ~ ' li'rom 18<iO to 1870 Mr. Kllnl~p ropre- hili frionds aDd husinCRS' UAAQCiRtCfJ dur-I iA . • '

scntcd this diRtri<.:t in t ho Iowa Gonoral rt \) .,~ ARHcmbly and I,hen wo. n t.he (li!\tillction ing hit! long Cf\recr in bUAineRfI nn pn . " ,...

lic life. ~~ '": at' boing one of 10wa'li piOl~(!or l,m' - For him aDO thing is cortain ho lai rl 't.' makers . With t.ho orgauization of tho Mirlo 'the n.lfn.irR ot a long Rod bosy Ga- i~ ' H.epublicnn lmrty, Mr. KnaPl? WMooe I d of tl,. fir.' to tnl,. n', Rclivo interest in r(',(!r confident th{lt his duty 1ft. been ~

- " . woll clolle; t·hat hiA work WAR finisher! 1ft tho now movement. He aided in the 01'- ~1~

nnd t.1lf\t the reward promiRed thORO on _ ... .. . gllnizatioll of Iho party in this connlty the oWer ,;ide of the Grent Divide wonld ~1:' and was a. delegato to the tlrRt stnto con- ~\ v6ntton, held in Iowa City 1855. He bo hiH. Denth cnme to him M n. . re- i i~ -:'t.

P~blie feeling ·thnt l\ 'was n. staunch ndherfLut to the princi", lcn~A ~rom the wonk~eR8cfl and infirmi- t . _1~ . tics of his ll\.Rt few yean and he Wad ' ~ ,' "

00 effected by the com- pies of his pa.rty and ill' (leason 'and ant willing to pMS from t.ho lights Rnd Shad- i ;'i j ,0 cl-I" ,"o'old 1..~ fil.d never faltored in his allegiance to the ,.," ,".

no .... " uu OWn of the ~I\rthly lifo to tho brighter _ .', cottJpany, M it was standard of hi/J politics.l faith. I ~1:' .

prom inc of 1\ nevor-euding' dawn. I' in.' • ...... Ie to stand a portion of During ~ Harrison administration ~,:' . '.lomont conld ge D,lade he Wf\S made poRtmnstor at Iowa Fallil S \'runDA y night eloRed the coldest I ~ "sofMr. Dlis8. When 8.ndserved with credit for two terms. wo~kkllowntothopeoploo'tthiBRCction ~.'-} 1y statement to make, In IItter.yeMs he !!ervcd mnny terms M ill wany ye61'8 and holds a record 'at the II ' .. ... :1 ·ney'for Mr. Bliss stat-- jU8tice of the peace a.nd W88 in the in- . 'weather bureau of twenty-eight de- ,:,:" .\; 8ent time'he had Doth- surailce bn8ineK8 nnm forced to retire grecs below zero, a rogistration not ~":'.tl jehalf ·· of hi! eJi~'Dt, al- from nctive business lite on account.of known heN sioco the establi8hment of ~ .. )'. Dt'y u . &4vi8ed at the his adv8n'cing yeRn . . ~e also acrvAd bis Io{m1 weatl~er observatious. The cold .. i\~ 10 +.ement had been home , town in' lUauy minor capacities, hax affected railroad schedules seriously ,~,~ ~.~. ,-, md '.that the fig .. 8hAring liis pOrtion of the re8pcuisibiU- bnt the Short Lino hu been crippled .the . ~ ~~ f;;;.:. embodied ~··in the ties of public life ne a'member at the 'vont, . train service being badly ,·sha,t. ~ ~:,

'.'~ , :, ,' "'., tOwn-connoU,'the school , board and tered two days by ·the cold, drlft,tng "!':;~ lrlt· t1~'e the bond com~ ciyfe " onters: 'The files of th .. ·.~·I;· :~~:, 18now. " and wreck. The lalter blOcked -!t~"rl Ired in tl\tsmatter ulde ,Falls SENtINEL contain many ~ ' : the t~k, for twenty-tonr ~.10~~ and ,~~ '. ~ ~~l d ~i"-~~~?i.m~Eio;t~l!",_d.~~n"h~rigbOIOIOUlD~ ·~f : p10~0er ·j-,is· C80'ed. by sev.ral cars jumping' t~.I ·· ",+ h~wM'dlAco,.e~. I · tory u-um 1S a e pen:' .. , . ~. . .... .. , . trnoK T.lf\"-'" 0 ('1111"'", ............. :.. .... +\..- .. '1


of the compAny stated hat-the 8hortage.in the uts all occorrod prior to .'(piratioll of tho bond, Ie bond, ~he comrmny is

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, public feeling "thnt. n 00 effected by the com· uo claim woald be filed

co'knpany, 'N! it was ,Ie to st·and a port,ion ot tlemcnt could 1?e D;lade

)"8 of Mr. Bliss. When ny statement to make, !'ney-tor Mr. Bliss stat!sent timo 'he had. Dothbe' , of his cllent, all'Ot>y as &<lvised at the ic statement had been npony lind that the figvere em bodied in tho

thi" (~I~pl\ cit.y uuRI ISO·' wlJ(~ 1I 110 TC'siglloct nnd rclUl'lI(' ll t o Ih is (!Ollilty. EII~f\~

iug ill tilt! lIH' I'CILIlt.i1o btlHillCI<H, ho eOIl

doctcd 1\ ROlwml mel'eh nllclillo ",t Cl tO for n timo l\IHi t.h ou Clll bnrkoc( ill tll o hard, wnre bnfiill~jll which hn wn~ engnged for lhllUY .:rents ,

From 18(i6 to IM70 :i\lr , Kiln)')!, represented Lhis cJi/,t.ri ut ill t he Iowl\. G (Hlcral

and t.h en WOII !.he dist inction

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OIW over doubted Mr. KllllflP nud tho fndo thnt hi .. word horo for nrt.y yl!/l.nt I \VIIS hi .. bond, :"'I~ 1\ Ktnudh.IK C1~rncd by 11. Iiro of rcctttado nml smecnty thl\t I commnurlccl tho r( ~"pcct nud cRtean! of his frioudR Rod husinm'A IUlsoci Rt~8 claro' ing hi M long Cllreer in bUflitlCRR nnn pllblic life.

at' being one of Iowl~'K piol!l:cr 1M\"- ]i'or him ono thing is certnill ho IBid wakerFl. 'With the orgnuitmtion of tho n.'1idc 'the nlrairs of I~ loog Rod bURY 08-

Republiciln pnrty, Mr. ]{uapl} WaR one rc(! r r.onfldent th(\t his o.oty had been of the flTRt to t.nl.c nn Re livo iuterest in well cloue ; that hiA work Willi finished the nc"w mo\'crn.cut. He aided ill the or- uul! thnt tho reward pl'omisod thoRO au glmizatioll of the party in this county the otlier side of tho Great Divide would aud was a delegate to the first stnte COll- h"

be his. Death cnme to 1m 8.R are- I ventlon, held ill Iowa City 1850, He d 'fl . 'was n staunch ndllernut to the princi- ~~~l:e:;o~HtI~:S:~~~e;~:Rrs n:ndl~e r;~ ! pies of his llluty and itt season 'and ont willing to pass from tho lights and Sha.d- I never taltored in his allegiance to t he oW's of the ~ILrt.hly lifo to the brighter standard of his political fnith. d I

During t.W,;..Hnrrison administration promiKc of a nC\'or-cuding awu, 1

he was made postmaster at Iowa Falla SATURDAY uight cloRed t.he coldest I and served with credit for two terms, week known to the people at thisflcctiou In later. yean he served mnny terms l\fI ill UlallY yean and haMs a record at the 1 justicc of the pcace ahd was in tho In- weather bureau of twenty-eight dosurallce buslncK!! nntn fOfced to retire grccK bolo~ zoro, n rogistro.tioll not from netive business life on account of knowu here since tho establishment of his advancing yeaTS . . He also servf'Jd his local weather observations, The cold home town in' mauy minor capacities, hElM affected railroad RChodules seriously sbaring hie pOrtion at the re8poqsibili- but the Short Line has been crippled the ties of publio life ns f\ member of the ''VONlt, train, servico boiug badly 8h,~ttown coonoil, ·the Gcliool board and in tored two days by the cold, drift.ing

edt · time the bond com- chic . orders. The files of the Iowa suow . and wreck. The latter blocked ..ll'ed in tl\ismatter 881de . SENTINEL contain many valuable the track for twenty-four honrs and was :d with a ': formal notice . columns of pioDeer his- caused' by several Cafe jumping the ,hortag8 '!faa: discOvered~ tOrY from his able pen. '.' track near COlliDS crossing, the first -;t the mining company's He'.w88 (or many'years IW 'active mem- 8top sooth of this ~ity. Several oars of !8enlatlve :-'of the bond 1>&r in the B~pli'l ohnrch iuld dWmnch live .Iook were in the train, and Ihe oat. ·re and · looked over the to-"'iSt the spIritDalai;d"ma~ .. wel_ tle sutrere<i. greatly on account of the o:iAt~r .~. to ilave' fare of that· organization. ',' He waS 'mar- and want of feed aQd water. It

jf~&r~··~, .. ;,:.th!:e~:;~~;~; ried: to Mrs, Loots' Lainb"'Hoover at ·,Mt. was a hard week ou people and all thids : .Veinon,Iowa •. in the ot live:stOck. · The-local plumbers had: a deoeaaed. An ' ollly ' . ., hard tim';, 'repalring the break •. 08""'ld

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