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Edson Knight (1910)

KNIGHT, LEEPER

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 5/21/2010 at 09:11:42

Winterset Reporter
Thursday, May 26, 1910
Page 3

Death of Edson Knight

Edson Knight, well known here, as he was practically raised in Winterset, died at the home of his father-in-law, Geo. Leeper, in Dexter last night about 9 o’clock from lock jaw.

About two weeks ago Mr. Knight’s team ran away with him and as a result he sustained an injury to one of his fingers. Nothing was thought of it at the time but it grew worse steadily. Monday he hauled his cream to town as usual, but at that time he made the remark that he feared lock jaw and he believed he would never bring any more cream to town. Tuesday he was confined to the house and Wednesday convulsions set in and he died that night. He was about forty years of age and had a wife and two children. He had many friends here who are truly sorrowful for his sudden and untimely death. The funeral services will be held at Penn Center Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
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Dexter Sentinel
Dexter, Iowa
June 2, 1910

Wire Cut Brings Lock Jaw and Causes Death of Prominent Penn Township Citizen

Three weeks ago Mr. Edson C. Knight’s team ran away while he was delivering milk to the creamery. His little boy was with him and in trying to save him he turned the team into the wire fence and was thrown out of the rig and received a slight cut on the hand. It was given medical attention at the time no further thought was given it until Sunday week when he felt considerable pain and symptoms of tetanus began to develop. He came to town Monday, but by that time his jaws were beginning to set. He was given medical attention and was in the care of a nurse, but the progress of the disease could not be checked permanently, and by Wednesday all hopes of his recovery had been given up and his relatives notified of his serious condition. He died that evening about 9 o’clock.

Edson C. Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Knight, deceased, entered this life June 8, 1870, and on May 25, 1910, passed to the life eternal, aged 39 years, 11 months and 17 days.

His childhood days were spent with his parents on the farm near De Soto, and in 1876 moved to Winterset where he received his education, graduating with the class of 1889 from the Winterset High School. After receiving his diploma he taught in the rural schools of Madison county for a number of years and one year in Colorado. He also worked at the printer’s trade for some time, being employed in the Winterset offices

On August 16, 1905 he was united in marriage to Eldora Leeper in Penn township, and to this union was born one son, Hugh Carroll, aged three years.

He lived continuously in Madison county after his marriage, residing on a farm west of Winterset until last year, when he came to Penn township, and was residing on the Geo. Leeper farm two miles south of Penn Center.

Besides his wife and son he is survived by four sisters and two brothers, all of whom were present at the funeral Saturday. They are Mrs. Angevine, LaJara, Colorado; Mrs. Frances Uhe, Salina Kansas; Mrs. Early, Sioux City, Ia.; Mrs. Ollie Wynne, Pleasanton, Ia. And Wilson Knight, West Duluth, Minn, and Wyman Knight of Earlham. There was also present Fred Knight, a cousin from Lincoln, Nebr.

The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home of George Leeper in Dexter, where he died, conducted by Rev. A. A. Thompson of the M. E. church. The interment was made in the Penn Center cemetery. The masonic order of Winterset, of which he was a prominent member, took charge of the service at Penn Center. He was a member of the Eastern Star.

Mr. Knight was known as a good neighbor and the respect in which he was held was shown by the large concourse of sorrowing friends who accompanied his remains to their last resting place. The family had the sympathy of the entire community.

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