The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-02
Service at North A Street
Friends Church at 500
O'clock Instead of 4 100 as
Previously Announced.
BUSINESS AND WAR
CAREER ILLUSTRlOUS
Plated Major Portion of the
City, Successful in Num-
ber of Enterprises Set
tied in Nebraska in 1880.

Joseph West Starr formerly one Of
the leading merchants of the city. and
who had charge of plating the ma
jor portion of Richmond from Tenth
east to Glen Miller park, and from
Main to the east branch of the White
water river. will be buried this af-
ternoon in Earlham cemetery, the
funeral service being held at the
North \ Street Friends Meeting
house at , o'clock. instead of at 4
o'clock as previously announced. The
dece,ient died at Cisco, Texas. at the
had been spending the winter. The
body was brought here Saturday af-
ternoon. being accompanied by many
| relatives.
His career was one of the most il
iustrous of the many prominent resi-
| dents i'll the early history of Rich.
mond. AS merchant and manufac-
| turcr he became identified in every
movement for the benefit of the city
and when the Civil war brok ont he
| was one of the first to enlist and one
of the last to be mustered out. He
| entered the service as second lieu
tenant and retired as Captain of Com.
pany c of the Second Indiana infan-
try. this company being organized in
Richmond and mustered into service
at Indianapolis in September 1861.
In, SfnrY 1nft f1n ,ttx In
cate in Nebraska, near Diher. he af
terwards becoming one of the best
known horticulturists and agricultur-
lists in that state. He retired from ac-
tive life in 1908 and since then, until
his death. divided his time between
his home at Diller, Neb., aud visits
| with relatives.
Surviving Relatives.
Surviving him are, the widow, Mrs.
Eliza B. Starr. three sons. John V. Of
Whitewater, Neb., William b. of Cis-
co, Tex, and Robert n. of Diller, Neb.,
and two daughters Mrs. T.. A. Wheat
ley of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Mrs.
J. c. Sucker of Diller, Neb. He was
next TO the youngest child of Charles
, West Starr and wife, pioneers Of
Wayne county. He was a brother OF
Col. William c. Starr. James NJ. Starr.
Mrs. Hannah A. Leeds, Nathan II.
Starr and Benjamin Starr. all of
whom also were prominently allied
with Richmond business interests.
Mr.. Starr would have been Is years
old on Tuesday. He was born in
1888.
| After school career, which in
, cluded graduation from Haverford col
lege in 1858. and attendance at
Greenmount boarding school, now
Wernle Orphans home. he obtained
employment in the administration de-
partment of the Pioneer Salt Works.
Of Pomroy, Ohio, with his brother, the
late Col. William G. Starr. He then
came to Richmond and with his BROTH
er, James Starr, engaged in the whole
sale grocery business, the firm name
being Starr and Starr. This venture
was later disposed OF and the business
took the name of Howard and Grubbs.
The manufacturing firm Of Beard
: and Starr was then formed. Plows
4 We're the chief article OF manufacture.
He disposed of his interests and the
firm was afterwards known as Beard
and Sinex. After the war he return
ed to Richmond and assumed the man.
agership of the gas company. which
had been organized by his brother,
the late James Starr. For ten years
he continued in this capacity and
then resigned to enter the lumber bus.
: iness, his place of business being on
what is now North Tenth and 4
streets. Seeing opportunities in az.
, ricuiture and horticulture in Nebras-
ka. he disposed OF his holdings here
/ and went to that state.
While in college he studied civil
engineering and upon his return here,
: nc laid out that part Of his father s
farm which was still in natural for.
est. Practically all of Richmond from
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