Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1893-12-04
TO THE TOMB.
LAST Tribute to the Memory Of
Or. e. II. Bowman.
IT WAS A MILITARY FUNERAL.

usItshre"sls ard Albert Owen. ,yr. P...
IA~rs = s.rer.' Sc, Vices :,- tn, Late
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Impressive services were conducted
ut headquarters Of Buford Pos. sl3
4. A. r.. yesterday afternoon, over
the remains Of the late DR.. +. H..
Bowman. o: Andalusia. The body
rePoscd in handsome caskc,. c,o,bc,I
in the uniform OF the chic. SURGEON
"f the regular army. while the ca.ket
was drapcd with the stars AMI stripes.
There was large attcn lance, no:
only on the part of the veterans and
Women's Relief Corp,. but Of fric Is
% Tho deceased and the. bercavei
family. " .''''irAi, -. !!
The services were in accordance
with the beautiful ritual of the G.. A.
X. and were conducted By cx.Mayor
William McConochic. post com
mander. A quartet composed of
Misses Wilcox aud Coync and Mcssrs.
Robinson and Elmer. rendered q
number OF appropriate selections. and
eS-Concrcssman ". IL. Gcs;. a life
long personal friend Of the deceased.
delivered a feeling and able address.
paying an c,olucnt tribute to the
worth and character cf the dead doc
tor.
The active pail bearers were:
Mcssrs. j. II. Clcland. =. ID. Cleland.
John Ohlwcil-r. II. T.. Harris. II. L.
Connolly and &. q. Dack. while the
honorary pail bearers selected from
the medical profession of Rock Isl
and were: Drs. Calvin Truesdale.
;. &. Plummcr. &. L. Carter. &. T..
barih. q. l.. Eystcr and J. r. Asay.
The remains were consigned to
rest in Chippiannock cemetery. I,
which they were accompanied by a
large number of sorrowing friends.
the post and relief corps going on;
in special trains of electric cars.
sudden Death Of . Da,cnpo,t Citizen.
Thomas J. O'Meara. OF Davenport.
dropped dead in his place OF business
on second street. Saturday evening
ut O'Clock. Mr.. OMcara was born
in Ottawa. Canada. Dec. 20. 1914.
and had resided in Davenport since
1870. He worked in the blacksmith
dcpar; mcnt Of the Rock Island shops
ut Davenport until 1885. when he
went into the boot and shoe business
n; fSS West Second street. where
death found him. He was Promi-
ncnt in the councils Of the Knights of
Labor party. and was the candidate
of the working men for congress in
the Davenport district few years
ago. II, leaves wife and five chill
drcn. He was we'll known In Rock
Island.
~ &. HritnhrcnsIs.
/ H.. G.. Hcitahscnds died at his
home in South Rock isiarri Yesterday
at p. m. OF the grippe. aged &c
wears. months and = days. He
leaves wife and seven children.
The funeral will occur tomorrow AZ
tc-hoon ut 2o'cleck. with services ut
the residence Of Henry Hcitahrends.
SJ5 Fourth avenue.
AIhcrt Owen. Jr.
The news of the death OF Albert
/
Ing manhood's estate with every
promise of being n credit to his par
cat-. will Ice received with mach sor-
ROW in the large circle of friends in
which he mingled. lie passed away
nj his parents home. 10. Third ave-
nue. at - O'Clock yesterday morning.
succumbing To the rava-iny effects
Of the grippe. lie would have at
tanned hi. 18th year had he survived
until next Christmas day. The
funeral occurs from the fam lily home
ON Third a,cnue tomorrow afternoon
at , o'clock.
mrs. Alice Murphy.
MR.. Alice Murphy. wife OF Will
lam Murphy. died nj her home il.
Coal Valley ut .:IO .. IN. yesterday.
AGED 73 years. She was born in the
County of Waterford. Ireland. and
came 10 America in 1851. coming to
Coal Valley. in 1857. having resided
there all the time vutil death tooH
her away from father and son. the
latter being Tom. J. Murphy. The
funeral will To- held ~ clock To-
morrow morning. with inierment nj
at Calvary cemetery. Rock is and.
FUNERAL q: Ava Bank.
The funeral of the late Aiva Banks
w,. held from the residence. 2323
E;f,h avenue. ut r. o'clock Yesterday
morninp, Rev. W. 5. Marquis. OF the
Broadway Presbyterian church. ON
eating. assisted by the Arsenal quar-
,ct. Of which Mr.. Banks was mem
Der. composed Of Messrs. Munscn.
H.cl Channon and Lavendar. The
NJ. ". A. attended in a body. Tue
,,l, hearers were: NJ. +. Sweeney.
ir, Peek, A. +. Allen. &. II. Mckown.
phil Wilchcr and Chris Hermann.
| m. rintcrmcnt was at CifpPiannock.