Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-12-01

DR. T.. u. BOW MAN.
week. and nj > O'Clock Yesterday
morning the final summons came
Though the doctor had been for Il
number of years spending the even
ing of his day. in quiet retirement
from active practice nj Oakland. his
farm near Andalu>ia. the people in
the ncighbornood. To whom he had
administered Tor 80 MANY wears
were wont To call upon him oc-
casionailv in times Of sickness. and
in such cases he never failed to re-
spcnd. Indeed. il may ne said he
contracted his fatal illness while in
the discharge OF such duties. week
ago "Wednesday he was taken i'll. and
from the ilrst he realized a fully rs
anyone. that he could not recover.
The malady proved 20 he pneumonia.
ard while the sufferer had the best
| attention that could Ice provided he
failed steadily until the end came
OF recent wears he had suffered from
organic troubles. and more recently
his eyesight had failed him some
what. but with the exception of the
latter iniirmity. he had been in com
paratiye good health and spirits of
late. He was attended in his last
illness by his sons. Drs. A, ", Bow
man. of Davenport. and :. L. Bow
| man. of Bennett. Iowa, his grand
son. DIR. +. :. Bowman. and by Drs.
Asay. of Rock Island. and Huyeit. of
Milan.
biographical.
Dr. Edward II. Bowman Was born
Mt Franklin. VcnarSO county. Pa.
Aug. Is. 1916. There his boyhood
DAYS were passed. but rs he APP
preached manhood's estate he left
home to make his way in the world.
He went to kentacky. where he
worked ut cabinet making until he
had earned enough to put himself
through college. He took the medi-
cal course Mt Transylvania univer-
| sity. at Lexington. Kentucky. gradu-
atiny rs physician and surgeon in
1871. The same year he returned to
Pennsylvania. and married Miss
Elizabeth Byles ut Harrisburg.
In lS4S DIR. Bowman became . resi-
dent of Rock Island county. which
has since been his home. He went
overland 10 California in 1852. mined
extensively, and two years later re-
turned to Rock Island. He settled in
| Edgington. where for years he Pur-
sued the active practice Of his pro-
| fession. In 1860 he was elected cir
| cuit clerk Of Rock Island county, but
| when the war broke out he was one
Of the first to respond to his cOuntry's
| call. He enlisted for three years and
| served them out. rendering efficient
| and fsithful service ~ surgeon OF the
| 9Th III. Vol. Unfit. He was in IL en-
| 0.1ements, chief among which was
Belmont Island No. 10. Stone River,
Chickamauga and Mission Ridge.
| He retired when his engagement was
| ont before Atlanta. as chief surgeon
OF the I'd Div. 4th A. c.. leaving 40
| surgeons and physicians who
| h.d served under his COM
| mand. and he himself having rem
dered valiant duty under Gen. n. b.
Buford. of Rock Island, who was later
| succeeded lin command by Gen. W.
| A. Schmitt, Of Rock Island. Return
ing home with this honorable record.
DR.. Bowman settled ON his farm.
which he christencd Oakland. near
Andalusia.
Assss Ssr tho Pswne~s.
In 1879 he was appointed agent Tor
.h. P.vnee tribe in the Indian ter
ritory, . position he held three-and-.-
half wears. After his retirement,
the government entered suit against
him on the strength OF his accounts
but the decision rendered by Judge
Gresham in the case Va: triumph
/ Ant yiudication for the doctor.
he vas for number Of years .
member Of the county board Of su-
n.rvisors from Andalusis township.
"a IN 1885 Vas elected chairman Of
80 board. serving one term.
+, No. wears he has found con.
|.,.. ~ IT 4 lis country he. :.
tOsaIand. attsading his roginsatal
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