People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1895 — Death of Samuel Long. [ARTICLE]

Death of Samuel Long.

Samuel Cong died at his residence in Mt. Ayr at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday night of this week, March 16th. About six weeks ago he slipped on the ice and fell flat on his back receiving a severe shock. He was apparently getting well when on last Sunday he was struck down with paralysis and gradually grew weaker until his death. Deceased has been a resident of Jackson township twenty-eight years. He was a man who had many friends and few enemies. He was never a party to a lawsuit; was a friend to the poor and needy and stood high in the esteemof all who knew him. He suffered much internally during the four days of his prostration. His family was all present but Edward, who was on his way home from Texas at the time. Recently Mr. Long had rented his farm and moved to Mt. Ayr, where he intended to make his future home, butone week was all the time allotted him in his new heme. He came from Ohio to Jasper county where he lived several years, and then located on his farm near Mt. Ayr, where he resided for 28 years. A wife two sons and a daughter (the latter the wile of our former townsmam W. VV. Miller) survive him. His nearest relative outside of his own immediate fam’ly, is a cousin at Valparaiso. The funeral services and burial will take place at Rensselaer to-morrow. Newton county has no better man than Samuel Long, and full of years, he goes down to his grave with the greatest tribute any life can earn—the earnest respect and good-will of all with whom he came in contact.— Goodland Herald.