The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-29
DEATH STEPHEN cou..

| Hon. Stephen A. Cobb, who had been
lying sick for nearly three weeks, at his
ZONE in Wyandotte, breaihed his last at
iale hour last Saturday night. BY reason
OF some oversight The telegraph failed to
bring US information of the fact. Though
not altogether unexpected, the news OF his
death Is none the less sad and urwelcome.
He was taken in the very prime Of life,
and at the meridian OF his usefuln, a..
With his active and clear mind, his sound
| judgment and his indomi;able energy, he
was man that the State could
not afford TO spare. We knew
him personally and intimately for
many years, and it affords Us pleasure TO
bear testimony to the fact that W. never
knew nobler hearted man or truer friend.
lie was chosen by his fellow citizens of
Wyand"tie county To every position in
their giii, aud at every post To ~hich they
assigned him he honored the Office From
the lover house of the ksns As Legislature,
TO a seat in the National House of Repre-
sentatives, he served in every position,
faithfully, honestly and ably, and not Il
faint of corruption ever attached to his
name.
The following beautiful tribute TO his
memory We clip from the Kansas City
Times, of yesterday morning:
Though TO- the past few days the friends of
| Col. Cobb had given up hope for his recov-
cry, the announcement OF his death, on Sat-
urday night, shocked and startled them, for
| 1t came, as calamities do come, suddenly at
| the last. They could not realize that the
man whom they had known as long a. the
State itself woGli be known by them To
| more forever. A familiar part of the town
| seemed gone. They could not believe that
the voice which had always been heard on
| any public question was hushed, and his
| wise counsel withdrawn from their gather
| ings.
For more than twenty years he has been
identified with Wyando;t., has grown with
its growth and prospered in its prosperity,
while t. the dark and evil days, during the
famine and first year of the war. he had faith
and hope in the futCre, and never for mo-
ment thought Of leaving his adopted home,
whittier he had come a young and untried
man, TO carve for himself the name and fame
which he has won. Poor and unknown, lie
soon commanded the respect Of the people by
his talents, energy ard the upright char
acter formed ia the strict New England
school where he Was feared. They showed
their appreciation of him by electipg him
successiveIy to all the public officers within
their gift from Mayor TO State Senator He
also represented the Second District for one
term in Congress. where he worked uncras-
ingly for the good OF the State. He intro
duced and managed the bill TO COMPEL tbs
Union Pacific Railroad to pro rate with the
X F., and his record shows he was always on
the side of the people as against p wer,
Always an uncompromisng Republican IN
politics, lie was not bitter, and had the es-
teen of all parties alike, willie as a lawyer
he was among the leading advocates of Kan
sas As a husband and father his life WAS
exemplary, and as a friend true and staunch
as steel, while .'thst best portion of n mans
life his little nsmeless acts OF kindness and
OF love" en- cared him 10 al.
His strongest traits of character were IN.
firing energy and fixednr SIS Of purpose,
which, Will. they made him successful in
business, in politics and his profession, too
soon wore out the STURDY iortn that ned
them. He was KIND and sympathetic 10 al
but particularly TO young men IN the pro-
fession always ready To aid Them Win ad-
vice counsel or money, ana taking an Inter
est in their welfare, which sInoothed the
often rugged path TO legal honorS, and DouBd
them TO him with the firns ST ties
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" 80 f,'
citizen, a friend 10 Kansas CITY, a dcNOut D.