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Richard Moldt of Jackson Dies at Post. Richard Moldt, Sr., 67 years old, well known in Will county as the manager and owner of Moldt’s Grove, near Elwood, where the fam ous Jackson fairs are held, dropped dead this morning at 1 o'clock, while in the act of settling with Erwin Brown of the Elwood Pleasure club, for the use of the park. Just as Mr. Brown was about to hand him the rent money, Moldt collapsed, falling down behind the counter of the re freshment stand, where he had been working all evening, the same as he had done for the last fifteen years. He had not been feeling well yes terday, and while in Joliet making his purchases, is said to have had a slight fainting spell. A number of his assistants in the stand and Mr. Brown rushed to his assistance, and did all in their power to rally him from what they sup posed was a fainting spell. Dr. Gil bert was summoned immediately, but did not arrive until nearly a half hour after Mr. Moldt had died. As 8000 as those who were working over the old man realized that it was more than a fainting spell, they carried him to his house, which is a short distance away, and there renewed their attempts to revive him, by fan ning and cold water applications, but without avail, and in fifteen minutes after he had fallen at the stand all signs of life were extinct. The Elwood Pleasure club held one of their frequent dances at the park last night, and there was a large crowd of people from all the coun try around present. This of course made a great deal of work for Mr. Moldt, who, with a corps of assist dents, Henry Roderick, Ozie Rose, his Jean John and a few others, looked after the supper and refreshments. The coffee was made at the house, and Mr. Moldt had made several trips back and forth during the evening. After supper had been finished and the latter half of the program ad about been concluded, Urwin rown, the treasurer of the club, started over to the refreshment stand to settle up with the manager. The assistants were all sitting in the bland talking with Mr. Moldt, who occupied a chair in the northwest end, smoking a pipe. Brown called to him to come over to the opposite or south end of the counter. “I want to settle with you,” he said. The proprietor didn’t seem to com prehend what he meant, but he walked over to the end where Brown was standing and started to lean on the counter, when without a warn ing, except a groan, he fell to the floor. Henry Roderick was stand ing by his side. He immediately lift ed him up and tried to make him speak, but not a sound passed his lips. Coroner Wunderlich was notified, and this morning held an inquest at the house near Elwood. The jury returned a verdict that Richard Moldt died from heart failure. The deceased had been a resident of the county for about thirty years. For about twenty years he has lived on the place where he died, renting out his park for all public gather ings, such as fairs, picnics and re unions, and also doing light farming. He leaves two daughters, who have been living at home, keeping house for their father and son Richard, Jr. ‘The funeral services will be held at the Brown church tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock.
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The Joliet Daily News
Joliet, Illinois, US
Sat, Jul 17, 1909
Page 5
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