Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-17

Q was the mother OF w, 3. Bowen, OF Tia
: Press and Dakotaian. Her other SUI
l vlying children are Mrs. Eva Nj. Bell, c
Belolt, Wisconsin; Mrs. Ella f. Colbornt
of Alexandria, Dakota; Mrs. Matti
Kershaw, of Seattle, Washington terri
ritory; William p. Bowen, of Lo
Angeles. California; Marvin X. Bowen
OF Martella, Dakota.
The deceased was born at Unionville
Ohio, November 2lst, 1920, and was lefr
an orphan at an early age. Most of hel
girlhood vas spent ut Akron, Ohio, ii
the family of her aunt, Mrs. Margaret
Hand, now a resident of Yankton, upor
whom deyolved the early training oil
the orphaned child. In 1889 she was
married to Hiram Bowen, then editor OF
the Akron Beacon. In 1919 they
migrated to Wisconsin with their two
eldest children, where they remained
until 1876, when they followed their
eldest son to Dakota and settled upon o
jim river farm ifty-three miles north oil
4ankton, to which they gave the name
of Martella, after two of their daughters,
Martha and Ella.
Last fall failing health compelled
her husband to seek a milder cline and
Mrs. Bowen vent with him to Los
Angeles, California, where he died IN
March last. She returned with the
remains to Dakota and had since di-
vlded her time among her children at
Alexandria, Yankton aud Martella. Her
last visit before going back to the home
stead was in Yankton, and while here
there were no perceptIble indications OF
the speedy dissolution which has SO soon
again plunged the family in mourn
ing and bereft them of the dearest life
between them and eternity. Perhaps
her quiet, patient, accomplishing nature
and habitual cheerfulness deceived
those whose devoted hopes were conferred
about the life OF their grey haired
mother, but they failed to realize that
death wa. near until the soul was
trembling upon eternity's verge and the
angels were beckoning from the other
shore.
Last Monday sic began to fail and
Wednesday night the children were
suddenly summoned by telegraph to
Martella. Only two, Mrs. Colborne and
w. s. Bowen, the latter accompanied by
his wife, arrived in time to see her alive,
and to them 1t was then a death OF the
living, for disease had robbed her of con-
s%ciousness and in her eyes there was no
CLEAN of recognition. Their compensa.
tion is that her capacity for physical
suffering departed with consciousness
and she was exempted from the pains OF
dissolution. Shortly before four o'clock
on the morning of the l3th,as the grey OF
coming dawn was stealing over the
eastern hills, in the quiet of natures
great hush before the q%uickeping OF
another day, her soul went out into the
mysterious beyond without q movement
to Indicate that it had cast off its burden
of clay. SweetlY sleeping, with the
heaven light of perfect peace upon her
face, the breath which was to have fol.
lowed her last did not come-she had
gone beyond earthly recall. Her death
was the fulfliment Of d life
| of calm. sweet. christian love for all man.
kind and all of Gods creatures and ali
of His works; and in the death there is
1 M efio n avoant tbn rnarlInak;,r " n,
much that was good and lovely aud the
pang of an ire parable loss. A SOD
whose. heart is bowed in anguish is
writing of a cherished life-of one who
watched with heroic affection his career
from infancy to middle age and
shed upon his life the good of a true
mothers example. 1t is his last tribute
his last earthly offering to one whose
existence has been q continuous exempli-
~tcation of divine requirements and of
true ~motherly instincts.
The funeral took place at Alexandria
last Saturday afternoon from the Episco-
pal church, of which the deceased
had been e member from girl
hood. The last services were admins
tered by the rector, Rev. Mr.. Jones. and
there were many sorrowing friends
about the group of mourners and their
dead. Mrs. Bell. eldest daughter of the
deceased, and her husband, arrived from
Wisconsin two hours before the funeral.
Two of the children, w. P. Bowen, in
California, and Mrs. Kershaw, in Wash
ington territory, were unable to attend
| the funeral on account of the great dis
lance. The remains of the deceased
we're placed beside those of her husband
in the Alexandria cemetery. After a
brief separation they are united In
death and for all eternity.
At Cost-We are selling our summer
goods at absolute cost to make room for
a complete stock of fall and winter
goods. }. E. BRUCE.
Smoke "The Tramp lannon's 5 CT.
cigar. For sale only at Pixies on Third
street. Smoke the "Tramp."
Gordon Settlers for Sale.
Six thorough bred Gorden Settera,