Charles Baughn, an old and well known resident of this city died yesterday morning after an illness of four days, from kidney trouble, at his resident,17 North First Street.Deceased was 76 years of age and had been a resident of this state since 1856.

Mr. Baughn was born in Fayette County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and habits of industry. Until 1856, he was engaged in farming and in shipping live stock to the Cincinnati and New York markets.

In the spring of 1856 he, with his family located at Harris Grove in Harrison County, in this state, purchasing a farm of 640 acres from Hon. S.E.Dow. He brought with him from Ohio blooded cattle, the first of the kind introducted into western Iowa. In addition to his farming enterprise, he erected a steam sawmill. Soon after coming to Iowa he built at his own expense a school house, upon a portion of his home farm, which still bears the name of "Baughn School House." While living in Harrison County he dealt largely in live stock, marketing it in Council Bluffs and Omaha.

In the year 1862, he established and maintained thereafter for three seasons a wagon freight train from Council Bluffs to Denver. Mr. Baughn was public spirited and a valuable citizen. He built in Council Bluffs, 100 houses. His first venture in this line was the old Ogden House, in company with William Garner and John Hammer. This particular venture was not a financial success.

In the year 1875 he exchanged some Council Bluffs property for a cotton plantation in Madison County, Miss., where he raised one crop of cotton, and finding it more profitable to raise corn in Iowa, sold out his plantation and returned to Council Bluffs.

In 1878, he moved to Kansas City, Kas., where he built twenty three good dwelling houses. In1889 he returned to Council Bluffs, which had been his home from time, and where he had busied himself in building and farming enterprises.

Mr. Baughn was twice married, his first wife being Miss Pencella Blue, who bore him twelve children, nine of whom are living, namely: Harmon Baughn, Wilmot Baughn and Mrs. Ardella Gibbs of Harlan, IA; Mrs. Ella Armstrong of San Francisco, Cal.; Mrs. Marcella Letson of Hastings, Neb.; Mrs. Emma Warren of Missouri Valley, IA; Mrs. Elvira Vore of Logan, IA; Alfred Bruce Baughn of Council Bluffs and Manford S. Vaughn of Los Angeles, Cal. His second wife was Anna C. Bundy of the state of New York who still survives him, and bore him on child, Mrs.Hattie May Hodgett of Kansas City, Kans.

Few of the residents of Council Bluffs have been more loyal to our city than Mr. Baughn. None have left a cleaner record for honesty and fair dealing. His life has been exceedingly busy and fruitful of good works.

The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the family residence, 17 North First Street at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery.