Evening times-Republican., 1914-01-20
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS VICTIM IN
PERSON or wELL.kNoWN
NATIVE SON.
FOR LONG TIME WAS IN
BUSINESS IN THIS CITY
Was Junior Member Of Furniture Firm,
Of Wilbur, Densei & Click For Sew
eral Years, and Later Secretary OF
Lennox Furnace Company - Re-
turned Here Few Months Ago.

pneumonia Claimed a VlCllm WIFI
but little warning today when Charles
Click, native son, and we'll known
resident of the city, died at the Single
ton hospital after brief illness. The
news will prove a shock to many
friends here and elsewhere. from the
tact that few were aware of Mr.. Clicks
mediate family had hardly realized
that Mr.. Clicks illness vas especially
serious, and it was not until Saturday
night that alarm was really felt.
Mr.. Click was taken i'll Wednesday
night Of influenza, and began the use
of home RENE dies. He thought he felt
well enough Thursday morning to
report for work at the factory of the
Light Draft Harrow Company, where
he had been employed as shipping
clerk since Jan. Z, but before the day
was over was feeling so badly that at
! 4 o'clock he returned to the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs L. c. Abbott, where he
had been stopping.
ui luSI lot tAC 6iApps
condition was followed Thursday night,
anG Friday morning Mr.. Click was
down town for a short time. He did
not improve under treatment, and
, Saturday Dr. E. NJ Singleton was
and by night had developed. Sunday
morning the patient was removed to
the Singleton hospital, suffering from
10 follo Of
1920 this morning.
Was Native Of This City.
Mr.. Click was the eldest child of the
late DR.. George and Jane Ziegenfedler
| Click. pioneers of Marshalltown, and
was born in this city, Aug. 49, 1856. He
| was reared here, attended the public
schools, and later was a student in
both Cornell College and the state uni
versity for time. AS young man
of is he determined to become a phar-
macist and entered the drug store Of
Fl. W. Clifford where he was employed
for few years. Later he worked for
Mcbride & Will, and became registered.
Enters Furniture Business.
In 1882, as young man Of 26, Mr..
Click became associated with A. E,
Wilbur and H. p. Densel, in the retail
furniture business. This copartnership
existed until the early '9Os, and on
March 1, 1898. Mr.. Click became iden-
titled with the Lennox Machine Com
pany. and secretary of the company.
His connection with the Lennox COM
pany terminated in November, 1909.
and in March, 1910, Mr.. Click went to
Hamilton, Mont, where he bought and
operated a fruit ranch. Because Of the
high altitude OF the Montana country
Mrs Click became Ill OF heart disease.
and on Nov. 19 Mr.. and Mrs. Click
returned to this city. Mrs. Click has
since been patient in the Singleton
hospital and because of her condition
unusually severe.
Mr. and Mrs Click were married
Feb. 3, 1888. at Cleveland, O., Mrs.
Click having been Miss Myra Cannon.
Two children survive with the mother,
in the persons Of Mrs j. Edwin
4 Shoudy, of Hamilton, Mont, and Carl
Click, a student in the State Univer-
sity Of Montana, at Missoula. One
sister, Mrs. T. j. Fletcher. of Chicago,
and two brothers, A. G. Click. of this
city, and Fred Click. Of Milwaukee,
also survive A brother, Frank Click,
was drowned in Clear lake in July.
1881.
Mr.. Click was member of Marshall
Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, Signet Chap
ter. No. 81, r. A. NJ; and st. Aldemar
Commandery, No. 30, Knights Templar
of this city: Ia -Ga-Zig Temple, A. A
O. N. NJ s., of Des Moines; and Ban
ner Lodge, No. 1913, l. o. o. F.. Of this
city
Funeral Friday or Saturday
Mr.. Clicks funeral will be held
Friday or Saturday afternoon. depend
ing On when the son and daughter can
reach here. Services will be held from
the Methodist church. in charge of Rev
r. F. Huriburt, and burial will be In
the family lot in Riverside. The Ma
sonic fraternity will have charge Of the
services at the grave.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Fletcher and Miss
Relic Fletcher are expected to reach
the city this evening to remain until
after the funeral.
NE-EoAA MEAN