The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-02-25
OBITUARY.
Death Of County Recorder Chas.
s. CrunditZ.

| .. GPunGIIZ.
Last Thursday morning at O'Clock
February 18th, County Recorder. C.
S. Grunditz, breathed his last, after q
| lingering illness of two months.
He contracted severe cold the fore
part of December which settled on bis
lungs. At that time there WAS a lu5h
of work in bis office, which he deemed
req quired his personal attention aud he
attended his Office regularly for u week
after he should have taken to bed fol
medical treatment, thinking he coul
''wear it out". When he finally gave
up, pneumonia had Set ir. From III.
first visit D,. i, II. Richardson. an.
nounced to intimate friends Of ue ceased
that there was no hope Of recovery
that the grimest enemy to contend with
was consumption, with the lungs in a
most ptecai ious condition. The SICK
man rallied enough strength To con
q uer the pneumonia, buS his lungs be-
came weaker and weaker eIch Gu!
till death relieved his suffering.
Several days before the cnd. he real
lied hat be was near deaths door,
and arranged for the closing up of his
business affairs.
Mrs. Joseph Marsh ard her daught.
er. N.Y. tle-aunt and cousin Of the de
ceased came hero from Austin five
weeks ago and nursed him To The end
he insisting on one o. them beng b.!
his bed continuously.
Charles S. Gruuditz was born in
Sweden. September 7th, 1861, and came
to Hamilton, while II mere lad, where
during tho years 1882 4, he worked al
his trade OF saddlery and h;ti aess max
ing. Though a most proficient work
man at his trade be did not ike The
work, and took to mining; first work
ing in the mines at Uamillor, ,pud later
he moved to Robinson ard Ely, here
he followed lis chosen avocaJion for
many years. Leaving here lie went to
DeLamar where had the misfortune to
be- so injured that it became necessary
to amputate his right leg. In 1897
George and Ernest Paul had contract
from the DeLamar company to haul
ore out of the mine. Deceased was
working for them. Ga the unfortun.
ate day, he was driving a mule train .!
eight cars loaded with ore. Through
the carelessness Of some one, a drill hao
been left on the track, which caused u
loaded car to upset, manglng bis leg
beneath il. Ernest Paul haetened to
his assistance, and SO strained hm-el'
in his Efforts to raise tho car that ht
hurt himself internally and from the
effects of which he never recovo Cd.
Again returning to " hite Pine, MIR.
Grunditz, worked in thu mines al Co.
comungo in the spring, and al the falj
election OF 1900 was elected Count!
Clerk, and in 1902 made a suc9essfuI
run for the Office Of Recorder and Au-
ditor. During his public life he made
an efficient officer and Il worthy cit zen
always courteous, obligirg, liberal, ano
hie hly esteemed by all who knew him.
He YVES member in good standing
of White Pine Lodge, a. Q. U. w, be
ing a charter member, and the funeral
took place Saturday Afternoon unde'
the Obst qnies of that Order. His 81, OG'
life insurance in that Order is payable
to his mother, who, with his father
and sister, live in Sweden. and w
mourn wit them over the loss of thel'
boy, who left his home aud native iano
10 become citizen # our great Repuh'
l.c, only to meet a premature death,