DEATH OF C. H. MUNDT.
Mr. Claus H. Mundt died at his home in this city yesterday afternoon, April 20, 1899, lung trouble and the infirmities of old age being the cause thereof.

Born in Holstein, Germany, March 3, 1824, Mr. Mundt was 76 years, 1 month and 17 days old at the time of his passing away. He came to America in the year 1854, and to Carroll County in 1871, being the first to settle in Washington Township. In 1887 he moved to this city, where he has ever since resided. He had lived the life of a bachelor, and, consequently, he never fully realized what meant the companionship of a wife or child. He lived to himself and during his existence had accumulated a goodly share of this world's goods.

In going through his personal effects, this morning, $2,700 was found hidden away in a trunk. Of this amount, $900 was in greenbacks, $600 in gold coin, $600 in a certificate of deposit on the First National bank and the balance represented in notes.

Mr. Mundt was a kind hearted old gentleman, and always attended strictly to his own business, never interfering with the private affairs of others.

The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at two o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. William Martens. Interment will take place in the Manning cemetery:

The following item concerning Mr. Mundt appeared in the Monitor bearing date of January 3, 1899: "Mr. C.H. Mundt made this office his usual New Years call. His subscription expires on that day and not since 1889 has the old gentleman failed to call on the initial day of the year and lay down a silver dollar. Mr. Mundt is 75 years old and is feeling reasonably well and hearty. He assured us before leaving that he would call on another New Years day, if he lived.''

April 14, 1899
BORNE TO THE GRAVE.
The remains of Claus H. Mundt, who died on the 22d inst., were borne to the grave on last Sunday afternoon. At two o'clock a goodly number of those who had been his friends in life gathered at the cabin, where he had lived alone for many years past, to pay their last respects. After the preacher had spoken briefly of the life of the deceased, the funeral cortege started on its march to the city of the dead.

Here was a man who had trodden past the 76th mile-stone, and who, during his lifetime, had accumulated a considerable sum of money but he had never sought the companionship of one of the opposite sex to share it with him. It would seem that he enjoyed solitude rather than to he associated with his fellowmen. The dollars that he gradually accumulated along through life were hidden away in a place unknown to any one other than himself. This way of living and doing seemed to be this man's highest ambition. He was a great reader and observer of events, always being well posted in matters of national and public affairs.