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A Man Whose Career was Closely 
Woven into the History 
of Burlington for 
Fifty Years. 
HE DIED LAST NIGHT, AFTER LIV- 
ING JUST A HALF CENTURY 
IN THIS CITY. 
A Many-Sided Man, Who Came Into Intimate 
Contact with the Interests of Hundreds 
of Our Citizens of All Classes. 
 
WAS A NOTED ENGINEERING ARCHITECT IN HIS EARLIER MANHOOD. 
Burlington last night lost a citizei  No man has been more closely con- wholesale
grocery business until 1873. 
whose like we shall possibly not see nected with the business Interests of
In that year Mr. Starker took a tr:p t3 
again until generations have passed. the city than Mr. Starker. Since 1860
Europe, and when -he returned he and 
This man was Charles Starker.        he has been Identified with Its banking
Mr. Hagemann-sold their business to 
The news to-day of his death shocks interests, and has a'so held many plom-
BRklen-Winzer Co. 
the Whole city. It is not probable that inentplaces in city affairs. He was
presi-  Meantime Mr. Starker bad become 
there was another man in this corn- dent of the Iowa State Savings bank;
Interested in the banking business and 
munity who was so generally and cor- director of the National State bank,
he, with Messrs. Hagemann, Rand. 
diealy esteemed alike by all classes of with which he bas been connected
PerkIns and Peasley, established the 
the people.                          since its orgamization; president of
the Iowa State Savings bank, in which his 
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY.             Aspen Grove cemetery, and has been wise,
conservative sad rigidly thonest 
.At~hia4einialhome on Prospect Hi.ll one-of tsitor        o yirw tr*-1ounel
hAs-a"e b        s. factnr- J  h 
Mr. Starker was last evening, as usual, urer and chairman of the executive
safe conduct and steady growth of that 
spending the evening -t, oh  e. He comnittee of the Opera house, and to institution.
He also became interested 
played whist with mnembers ofhs fam- him was due the credit for so elegant
in the National State bank. Thereafter 
ily for an hour or two, Id seemed in a structure; treasurer of the 1. 0.
0. F. lia time was devoted to looking after 
excellent healthnd spirits. About 10 building; treasurer of the Independent
his various interests and the m3ny pab- 
o'clock be started to retire for the School District of Burlington; and di-
Ilic enterprises In which he was called 
night.                               rector of the old Des Moines County
to take a prominent and responsible 
At 11 o'clock his wife noticed that he Agricultursi Society.            part.
His Integrity was always abovc 
was breathing with some difiulty,     He was a graduate of the Stuttgart
question, His business fife has beer, 
and he appeared to be growing worse. Polytechnic Institute's engine ring
anm  an open book, and contains a record 
He quickly became unconcious. Dr. arohitectural department. At the age of
punctilous business rectitude. Nt. 
Lelpzlger was called in greatest haste, of 22 years he was the first assistant
man more than Charles Starker has 
but nothing could be done to relieve engineering architect to his uncle,
who earned end merited the confidence of 
the sufferer, who remained in an un- was the chief engineer In charge of
the the community. 
conscious state and quietly passed buildini of theD      Main river canal.
'Personally ,he was a man of the kind 
away at 2:30 o'clock. His death is The revolution o r1'    Germany stop-
liest nature, and his mind was a store 
ascribed to apoplexy.                ped work on this   nterprise, and in
house of accurate knowledge of the af- 
Charles Starker was born in Stutt- the following year Mr. Starker left Ger-
fairs -of the world.' His wit was keen 
gart, Wuertemberg, Germany, on the many and came to America. The be- and
bls'good humor unfailing. To th 
eleventh day of March, 1826. There he ginning of his career here was with
day of-his death he remained in tht 
grew to manhood, receiving a liberal Gray & Co., hide and leather merchants
fullest possession of all his meta 
education. He made a study of aroh- st Buffalo and Chicago. In 1850 Gov-
Mculties. He was a man of fine pro;W 
itecture, in which he became proft:ent, ernor Grimes, of Iowa, went to Chi-
ence and commanding personal appear 
and after coming to Burlington, he cago to find an architect to build a ance,
standing over six feet in height 
drafted many of the beautiful buildings residence for him In Burlington.
He streaight and active. Altogether h 
In this city.                        was advised to engage Charles Starker,
was the perfect type of our most ad- 
In 1849 Mr. Starker left his native and te did so. Mr. Starker came to mnirable
German American citizenship 
country and came to America, locating Buriing~tom immediately, and built
for He was devoted to his family, everY 
for a short time in Buffalo, N. Y. Governor Grimes the handsome old res-
member of which was In turn devotel 
Thence he went to C-hicago, where he Idente that is now the home. of Mr.
to him. His friends are legion, and all, 
embarked in the mercantile business; Henry Hermann, at the corner of Sev-
while mourning their personal loss. 
but subsequently, in 1850, he settled in enth and Locust streets,       
 mingle their deepest sympathy for the 
Burlington, engaging in the retail and  When this work was finished he was
grief-stricken ones who were nearest 
wholesale grocery business, which he engaged by other citizens to build their
and dearest to their dead friend. 
continued 23 years with success, accu- homes, and he built among others the
 The funeral services will be held at 
mulating a large property,           present residence of Dr. %alter.   
the family residence on Prospect Hill 
On the 10th of February, 1852, Mr.   After this he went ito the mercan- next
Monday afternoon, at 1:30 o'clo.k 
qtsrl--t   t unhed in marriageP with tilo, hoiinpsR,     blisel etrchr w
't At'~b  th  bolb v-1 I h pie ed 0 
St Charles, Mo., Feb., 1. 1836. Two business until Mr. Meyer was drowned
incinerated in the crematorium, and th. 
children blessed their union; Arthur, several years later. Mr. Starker the,
ashes will be returned to Burlington t( 
now deceased, and Clara, wife of Carl' made a partnership with Mr. Hage-
be placed in the family vault at Asper 
Leopold.                            l mann, and they conducted a large Grove.