Joseph Gross of Los Angeles died at the St. Lawrence this morning
at 1 o'clock. He came to town with his wife about one month ago.
He had lived in Phoenix before and was well liked. The
funeral will take place today from Bradley's Undertaking Rooms.
A.J. HALBERT
February 16, 1898
Applications was made for letters upon the estate of A.J. Halbert
by Albert Miller the son-in-law of the deceased. The estate
is valued at $5000 about $2000 of which consists of claims
against the United States for services as clerk of the federal
court at Tucson.
MARTIN HOUSE
November 26, 1898
A petition was filed in district court yesterday for special
letters of administration upon the estate of Martin House, who
died at the Sisters Hospital on Thursday morning. The applicant
is R.D. Woodell, who at the same time made application for regular
letters. The estate is worth about $4000 and consists mostly of
notes.
December 11, 1898
Letters of administration upon the estate of Martin House were
issued yesterday to R.D. Woodell. The estate consists of $4712.00
in the bank and property in Churchill's addition worth $1000.
House left no relatives in this part of the country.
November 4, 1898
W.D. Howard died last night at his residence on North First
Avenue. He came here from Chicago for his health about two years
ago accompanied by his wife and mother-in-law. During his stay
in Phoenix he made many friends. The remains will be taken east
for interment.
W.D. HOWARD
November 15, 1898
A letter was received yesterday from Mrs. W.D. Howard, who lately
left here for Chicago with the remains of her husband. The burial
took place last Tuesday at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago.
MRS. JULIA HOWE
December 6, 1898
Mrs. Julia A. Howe died on Wednesday November 26 at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. S.W. Higley, in Phoenix. The deceased was
the widow of the late General John H. Howe of Illinois, a former
Chief Justice of Wyoming. Mrs. Howe resided for some time with
her daughter in Prescott and was highly respected and loved
by all with whom she became acquainted. She lacked just twelve
days of being 77 years old at the time of her death. The remains
were shipped in the charge of her sister, Mrs. E.A. Sloan of San
Francisco and her daughter, Mrs. Julia Howe, to her former home
in Kewano, ILL. for internment.
MRS. DAVID KILE
November 30, 1898
Mrs. David Kile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Isaacs, and
mother of Frank and Albert Steele and Mrs. Frank Barkley, died
at 9am Tuesday at her father's home, three miles northeast of
Phoenix, aged 47 years. She will be buried tomorrow at 2
o'clock from the Baptist Church in which she was a member.
December 1, 1898
The funeral of Mrs. David Kile was held yesterday afternoon from
the Baptist Church. A large number followed the remains to the
church where the services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Halsey.
C.H. KNAPP
November 28, 1898
The community was startled yesterday afternoon by the news of
Charles H. Knapp's sudden death. Mr. Knapp left his office in
the court house Saturday afternoon after discharging the grand
jury and went immediately to his home surrounded by his family
and awoke Sunday morning apparently in his usual condition of
health although for the past eighteen months he has had periodical
paroxysms of asthmatic pains which deprived him of considerable
rest and resulted in a loss of vitality which he seemed unable
to regain.
Sunday afternoon Mr. Knapp alarmed his wife by complaining of a
pain near his heart which was causing him some uneasiness and
he asked her to send for Dr. Hughes, the family doctor. When
the doctor arrived, Mr. Knapp met him at the door, extending
his right hand and holding the other over his heart. "There is
a pain here," he said, pressing his chest,"Which I do not
understand." Dr. Hughes thought it was caused by fever but
before he could test his temperature Mr. Knapp fell to the
floor.
The children of Mr. Knapp who were at home when their father
died could not understand for some time what had happened and
its realization was all the more terrible when it came. Mrs.
Knapp's fortitude enabled her console the children, but their
heart-rending cries soon took the strength which held her from
breaking down.
In the month of April 1881 Mr. Knapp arrived in this city and he
has lived here up to the time of his death. In May of that year
he was made Deputy Clerk of the District Court, which position
he held up to June 1884. Judge Pinney then appointed him Clerk
of the District Court, and he served in that position until
January 1886 when he was appointed Deputy Clerk, serving until
April 1890. A year later he was again appointed clerk by Henry
C. Gooding, chief justice of the territory and after serving
this term he became Deputy clerk, which position he held at the
time of his death.
Mrs. Knapp survives her husband and there are four children
by a former marriage. Harry Knapp, the oldest, resides in
Tucson and is employed as an engineer by the Southern Pacific
Company; Mrs. Cora Clark, wife of William Clark, resides in
this city, Susie and Mary, residing at their father's home. Mary,
the youngest child is 13 years of age.
Deceased was 53 years of age. He was born at Honesdale, Pa.
September 7, 1845 and removed with his parents to Terre Haute,
Indiana in the spring of 1860. He was educated in the common
schools of Terre Haute and later entered Wabash College at
Crawfordville, Indiana. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted
in the Union Army and for three years served his country in
Company I, Eleventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. After
he was mustered out he returned to Terre Haute where he resided
for several years, going from there to Chillicothe, Mo. and later
leaving that place to enter into business at McPherson, Kansas.
His residence in what was then the west, gave him a desire for
adventure and he left McPherson and started west, finally
coming to the southwest and settling in Phoenix.
He was a member of the J.W. Owen post of the Grand Army of the
Republic and was a prominent member of the Phoenix Knights Templar
Commandery. Under the auspices of the J.W. Owen post and the
Knights Templar the funeral will take place on Tuesday forenoon
at 10 o'clock from the family residence on Third Avenue.
November 29, 1898
The funeral of the late C.H. Knapp will take place this morning
at 10 o'clock from the family residence. It will be conducted
under the direction of the Knights Templar and J.W. Owen post,
GAR of both of which organizations the deceased had been a member
for many years.
Few deaths have occurred in Phoenix which have created greater
surprise. The deceased was so well known, had so long been a
resident of the community and for a decade and a half had been
so intimately connected with the court of the county as to
almost seem a part of it.
The manner and circumstances of Major Knapp's death completed
the most striking coincidence conceivable. A few years ago his
first wife died in precisely the same manner. She was seized
with a sudden illness, the same physician was sent for and within
about the same period after his arrival she also sank and died
instantly.
LOUIS LAND
March 2, 1898
At the county hospital yesterday morning at about 3 o'clock Louis
Land died from an attack of acute pneumonia, having been brought
to the hospital from the Santa Catalinas on Saturday. Mr.Land had
for about ten years resided in the Santa Catalinas and on the San
Pedro, having come here with the remnants of a once ample fortune
from Siskoyou County, California where he had been a prominent
and respected citizen. He also was at one time largely interested
in Klamath County, Oregon. Since coming to this county he has
been interested in cattle raising and mining in neither of which
he was successful and he is thought to have left very little of
an estate.
At the time of his death he was 65 years of age and a native of
Maine. He leaves near relatives in Sacramento and in Texas. His
wife survives him also but from here he had been separated for some
years. He is very highly spoken of by those who knew him.
