Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-10-15
COM. LONG DIES
SUDDENLY
ONE OF CENTRAL IDAHO'S
FOREMOST CITIZENS EX-
PIRES SUDDENLY.


board of county commissioners,
and one of the foremost citizens
of Idaho county, dropped dead at
a dance in Odd Fellows hall,
Grangeville, at lis Thursday
morning. Mr.. Long, who was
dancing, suddenly, in the midst
of a dance, released his partner,
and fell backward to the floor
dead of heart disease.
Dancers, thinking, at first,
Mr.. Long had stumbled, were in
clined to make light of the mat
ter when suddenly they were
confronted with the fact that he
was dead. Mrs. Long was near
by when her husband died.
The body was conveyed to the
Maugg funeral parlors, and later
was taken to Mr.. Longs home,
four miles southwest of Grange
vile. The funeral will be held
from the |. o. O. F. hall Sunday
at 2 p. m. Rev. Father Phelan of
the Catholic Church officiating.
Born i'm Ireland
Born in County Cork, Ireland,
on Sept. 7. 1861, Mr.. Long was
SO years of age at the time of his
death. In 1879, he came to the
United States, and for a year
mined in California. He remov-
ed to Idaho county in 1881. and
for eight years followed mining
at Warren and Florence.
Mr.. Long was married, in 1888
to Miss Bertha Swartz, and they
removed to the ranch on which
they have since made their
home.
In addition to his widow, Mr..
Long is survived by two sons.
Edward and Ralph, at home, by
one daughter, Mrs. Herman
Eisenhauer, of Post Falls, Ida. !;
three brothers, Timothy A. Long
Charleston; James Long, higgins,
and Pat Long. New York, and a
sister, Mrs. Mary Monahan, in
Ireland. A son. 1t. John A.
Long, was killed in battle in
France during the late war.
Mr.. Long was prominent in all
public activities affecting Idaho
county. During the war he took
an active part in every local eff
fort to sustain the army over
seas, and he gave a son in the
cause of humanity. He was
closing his fourth term as a
member of the board of county
commissioners, and was a can
didate for reelection from the
Second district to the county
board. During his long service
on the board, he carefully guard
ed the affairs of the county, in
which he brought into use his
many years of valuable expert
ence.
Mr.. Long was a breeder OF
purebred livestock. He took
much pride in his ranch.
In the death of Mr.. Long this
community has received a severe
shock. No squarer man or truel
friend existed and the latter he
measured by his acquaintance
His word was his bond in al
matters and the county's bust
ness was handled at all times
with the same degree of minute
exactness as were his private
affairs.
Attended Board Meeting
Mr.. Long had been in Grange
vile attending the regular quar-
terly session of the board o.
county commissioners. On Wed
nesday he presided at the meet
ing of the board, and transacted
business as usual. He had no
complained about not feelin,
well, and apparently was in th'
best of health.
Commissioner Dale Clark an,
Edward S. Vincent met in tn
courthouse Thursday morning
at 9 and passed the following
resolution:
1t appearing that about
o'clock a. M, John ID. Ions
chairman of this board, suddenl
fell dead. leaving a vacancy o
the board and removing tn
chairman thereof. it is hereb
ordered that the following reso
ution be adopted and spread UT
on the minutes as a record G
this book:
Whereas, An all-wise Prov
dence has seen fit to renov
suddenly from our midst an hor
ored citizen and valued membe
of this board. and
Whereas, Out of regret for hi