Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-08-03
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Ed Sample Dies Suddenly from Hemor.
rhage Of the Lungs.

1t is our painful duty to record
the death of Ed Sample of this city
which occurred at his residence on
Spring street at 1855 a. M, Friday
morning, July 20, 1904, aged IS
years, 6 months and 28 days.
| Ed Sample was born in Vienna,
Indiana, January I, 1859, came to
Kansas. in 1879, stopping at Eure-
ka awhile and finally locating at
Medicine Lodge in 1880 where he
opened an office and has resided
ever since. He soon established
reputation in the legal business Sec
ond to none in the southwest. In
fact he stood above all in his Grim
inal practice which was his special
forte before he lost his voice few
years ago.
The writer has been acquainted
with Ed Sample since his arrival in
Medicine Lodge. Knew him when
young lawyer, struggling for COM
petence; knew him when he was
hale and hearty and have known
him IN his illness when he could
hardly articulate word without
great difficulty and latterly was in
| hopes that he would finally recover
his health, but that dread disease,
tuberculosis, had fastened on him
and was finally victorious.
Mr.. Sample is survived by his
mother who lives at Jacksonville,
Indiana, two sisters, Miss M. Nell,
who resides in this city and Mrs.
| w. S. Rowe of Connorsville, Indi-
ana, and one brother, Robert Sam
] pie, residing at Toronto, Kansas.
T The direct cause Of death was hem
orrhage of the lungs as result of
tuberculosis.
The remains were taken to Ieffer-
sonville, Indiana, for burial in the
family lot, Saturday, accompanied
| by his sister, Miss Nell. Short fun
eral services were held at the resi-
dence Saturday forenoon just before
train time,conducted by Revs. Pat
terson and Griffin.
| The above was written by
friend during the absence of the
publishers. On account of our init
mate acquaintance with Mr.. Sam
| pie during the past twelve years
we feel like adding a few words.
We returned home after his body
had been taken away and were in
deed grieved to hear of his sudden
death. There are few men who
are endowed with such a master
mind as the one he possessed and
few are taken away in the prime
of life as he was. Had he retained
his health he would have been
foremost among the legal fraterni-
| ty in Kansas and his achievements
in life would have been great. But
amidst all the bright hopes which
somehow fill the breast of human
| ity, death annuls all and leaves
| grief and sorrow in its merciless
! path. Another feature of his life
which profoundly impresses all
who knew him intimately is the
| tie of affection which existed be-
| tween him and his sister, Miss
| Nell. Volumes could be written of
the tender care that this good lady
| gave her brother on his bed of sick
ness and then the story would only
| be partially told; how, during al
most years hard sickness when
the grim messenger was hourly
| feared, she was at his bedside al
most constantly day and night,
how she ministered to his ease and
care and comfort, how she soothed
the pain and brought rest as far as
human hands could, and finally af-
ter he was again able to be on his
feet, though weak and poorly, how
she would sacrifice her own pleas
ure to make her brother comfort
able The average citizen has on
ly faint idea of what this woman
has done toward battling against
odds to nurse a beloved brother
back to health, and now that at
last she must surrender to the in
evitable, her grief is indeed sacred.
If there is crown IN glory for one
whose reward is to be measured by