The Obituary of Samuel Arthur
The Clinton Register, 26 Aug 1898
Samuel Arthur died at his home in Ospur Monday (Aug. 22). Mr. Arthur had been sick for about three years, which gradually weakened him. He was born in McLean County, Indiana {Note: No such county has ever existed!}, September 3, 1831, and came west early in life to seek a fortune and settled in Illinois. He was married to Sarah Graves at Jacksonville in 1851. Nine children were born to them, all living. The deceased was a natural mechanic and had invented many useful articles, but his moderate finances would not allow him to put his inventions upon the market and as a result other parties reaped the benefits of his inventions. The remains were laid to rest in the Rose Cemetery near Lane last Tuesday. For a number of years, Mr. Arthur had worked at blacksmithing in Ospur.