Publisher Lange Dead
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 26 – Louis Lange, the well-known German publisher, is dead here, aged 64 years. The deceased was a native of Hesse, Germany. During the war he was business manager of the State Journal, which was confiscated by the government. Mr. Lange then purchased the Die Abendschnie, a weekley illustrated German sheet, which he published up to his death. Die Rundschan, another German publication of the same order, now printed in Chicago by Louis Lange, Jr. was started by the deceased in this city fourteen years ago.
(The Guthrie Daily Leader; Guthrie, Oklahoma; September 27, 1893. Transcribed as written by D. Donlon)

LEAVY—On the 16th inst., at 8:30 a. m., Edward Leavy, aged thirty-live years. Funeral will take place from his mother's residence, 1806 Olive street on Friday morning, at 10 o'clock, to St. John's Church, and thence to Calvary Cemetery.
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, MO.,  Thurs. Morning, June 17, 1875- Transcribed by Candi) 

Obituary of Katherine Drier Leo
 From The Elk County Citizen, September 30, 1903
OBITUARY
   Katherine Drier was born in Germany, June 15, 1844; died at her home in Union Center township, September 27, 1903, aged 25* years, 3 months, and 12 days.
When quite young, in company with an uncle, she came to America and settled at St. Louis, Mo.  There she was united in marriage to Chas. Leo and from this union
twelve children were born, three having died in infancy, four boys and five girls survive to mourn the loss, the husband having died January 11, 1898.
About 25 years ago, deceased removed from St. Louis to Girard, Kansas, where she lived until 19 years ago when she came to Elk county, where she has since resided.
Mrs. Leo had been brought up a devout Catholic, but during a revival meeting held at Happy Ridge school house some years ago she was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church.
At the removal of that class, she lost her membership and on profession of  faith was received into the Methodist church at Clear Creek, June 17, 1903.
Mrs. Leo was a good neighbor, a kind mother and her death proved a shock to this community. Funeral services were held at the Clear Creek church.
    Note: * This is a printed error.  Submitted by L. Morgan

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Dated 11 Feb 1875 L. C. Loeb, of St. Louis, keeper of a saloon & hotel at #513 North 3rd Street, on the 5th attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head.
[Source: Pioneer Times. Oct. 1987, Vol 11, No 4. Typed by Joanne Scobee Morgan]