South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-21
PASSES AWAY
FROM STROKE
OF APOPLEXY
Owner of News-Times, Former
State Senator, and Well
Known Business Man
Reaches End of Ac-
tive Career.

Hon. Gabriel X. Summers, b3
years old. owner Of The News
Times, former state senator, and
we'll known business man. died
at his home, 3l4 w. Colfax av.,
at 1880 o'clock Friday night,
after an illness Of four weeks
from heart trouble and diabetes.
He was taken seriously i'll July
3, while out at his farm, and
has gradually failed since that
time, occasionally showing signs
Of recovery and then suffering
relapses, each little worse than
the former. Thursday morning,
Aug. l9. a stroke of apoplexy
removed further hope, since which
he has been unconscious.
At his bedside at the time Of his
death, were his wife, Mrs. Summers;
daughter Mrs. J. NJ. Stephenson,
Mr.. Stephenson; Mrs. Helen Long
ley, a grand niece, and other rela
tives. who had been in constant
watch at his side for several days
Mr.. Summers had suffered several
previous attacks Of heart trouble.
one last spring, from which he was
ill several weeks. After that he
went to Hot Springs. Ark, in search
of permanent relief. Returning in
mid May, il seemed TO have done
him much good, but as the weeks
wore on failing moments returned.
Diabetes had been an affiicuon with
him for years.
Many Relatives Mourn.
Mr.. Summers is survived by
widow. Mrs. Mercy Ann (LOngley)
Summers, 10 whom he was married
oct. %. 1850; the daughter OF the
late Andrew and Mrs. Mary (RupeD
Longley. of Sumption prairie. Also
by daughter, Alice, born 1893.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stephenson since
Oct. 2S. 1914. Mr.. Stephenson is
publisher of The News-Times.
Nieces and nephews surviving are
Or. +. ]. Summers and +. J. sum
mers of South Bend and the Misses
Mary and Helen Summers of Clay
twp, and Mrs. L. Henry WurZer and
Edward Vanderhoof Of Detroit
Other surviving relatives are Will
lam II. Longley and Mrs. John
Shimp, brother and sister in-law.
and their children, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
J. Altgel,. Miss Edna Longley, Mrs.
Helen Longley and Adelbert Shlmp.
all Of South Bend. and Andrew
Shimp Of Chicago, and Howard
Longley OF Detroit
The death OF a Erand-nieCe, by
his marriage. Miss Elizabeth Long
ley, Dec. s, 1919, preyed heavily on
0f Tr q d
believed 20 have contributed greatly
TO the weakening of his resistance.
She was a student at St Marys
academy and would have graduated
the next June.
Born in New Carlisle.
Mr.. Summers was born in New
Carlisle, Ind March Il. 1857. His
flther. Edward Summers. was a ma
tive Of Ireland who came TO Amer
lea in his youth and after a year
spent in Virginia came 10 I.aportc.
where he entered the service Of the
Drullinger family, later marrying
one OF the daughters, Miss Gather
inc.
The father died in 1880. and the
mother May Is. 1918. age %. A
sister. Mrs. Z. X. Vanderhoof Of
Detroit. died November 1914 and
brother. Douglas Of Clay twp.
March 20 1920. There are no
brothers or sisters surviving.
Young Gabriel WaS onlv Is wears
old when he was graduated bv Notre
Dame university in 1873. Following
his graduation he returned TO Clay
twp. where his father was opcrat-
ing a farm. and. upon his fathers
death in 1850. the son purchas SEQ
the adjoining farm and went into
the farming business on a larger
scale
For a number of years Mr. sum
mers was engaged IN the agricul-
tural implement business iu South
Bend and Walkerton, this county.
and in 1894 he became president Of
tho South Bend Iron Bed Co He
was n that time associated with r.
z. Nanderhoof in the drug business
in South Bend, and in 1895 10 was
one OF the organizers OF the Van
derhoof Remedy Co Of which more
recently Mr.. summers has been in
full control
Takes Hold OF Neus-Times.
n 1909 Mr.. Summers became in
tereSted In the South Bend News.
al the time u became a daily pub
licatiOn. He was instrumental i'm
bringing about The consolidation of
that PAPER with the South Bend