The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-30
Obituary No 3

This is about what will be said when
Mr. John Bowman passes over to the
Great Beyond, where the dead, both
small and great are asked to step into
the sweat box for few minutes to
give an account Mr.. Bowman is on
our streets every day and so far as
the Hired man knows as we'll enough
for an old gentleman far UP in the
SOS. The desire to do things right up
to the minute is urging the Hired Man
on to writing obituaries years in ad-
vance of the death of those mentioned
therein, and so they can read it be-
forehand.
In the home of his daughter in this
city, quietly and serenely, John Bow
man breathed his last on the morning
of June l4th, and all that was earthly
of this most respected fellowtownsman
is now in repose in Canyon Hill Gene
terry. Mr.. Bowman had suffered a good
deal during his late sickness, but along
toward the end he had perfect peace,
both of body and soul No remorse
crowded about him to disturb his last
hours and no regret arounsed a sin
gle anxious moment. lie had no enc
mics in this entire region and no one
today is recounting evils any one has
received at the hands of the old timer
who has just gone over to become a
tenderfoot on the other side. John
Bowman believed in the square deal,
and he wanted not dollar that right
fully belonged to another. His was
a peaceful end. With his colors flying
and with a calm sea all around, his
sun sank in the sublime west Of his
long earthly life and his twilight has
IL. ,1~ l..
fallen sails begun to feel the eager
winds on the farther shore. Thus ends
a long, gentle and assured life. We will
home his voice is huShed forever. He
came her about 'o5 and has helped to
kill snakes and build bridges. He has
seen road after road move little
higher toward the foot hill as wash
after wash crept further back from the
river at each succeeding rain. He has
seen the Indian driven out and has
welcomed the incoming brother. He
was here when people were wonder
ing if we would ever have railroad,
a telephone, a mower, a binder, plas-
tered house, a church house, painted
building, an iron bridge, sidewalk, a
sewing machine, a buggy, or a grlst
mill. He was friend to the needy and
brother to the distressed. On the
streets of Caldwell he has been daily
presence when in health. All the old
men who perform daily about the city
will now miss from their troupe
one OF their best actors. Mr.. Bowman
was always religious man. lie came
from an old line OF intense Methodist
and this inheritance has always famed
in his breast, and was at last an an
Choir sure and steadfast to his tleet1ng
soul. He knew the end was near, bu1
he also knew that the beginning or
the other shore was just as near. Tie
has real rest.
THE Bible states that for forty year:
the Children of Israel wandered IN the
wilderness and that they had no new
clothes and shoes; Don't you thinl
that this is some incident!" Answer
You did not tell it just as the scripture
does, but you did pretty well. Tina
was some proposition to be sure. Y OF
did not say anything about the chill
dren who started with these people
wearing a number IL, child size shoe
WHY don't you wonder whether tn
shoe grew as the time passed, or dit
the feet stay little? Then those lttl
bows with overalls on; how did the.
make it when they grew up to be BIZ
men all jummed up in the lltti
breeches they started out in! ne
the women who started in aslittle girl
with their short dresses, what mus
thew have looked like? You might JUS
as we'll go to the bottom with you
question right at the start Well, nov
you start in by supposing God oni
handled one feature OF that cas-
whereas He was right there on the 10
all the while, looking after everyon
connected with it. That's the way n
does. Of course, if we are gong t
turn God off before he gets through
we are going to find lot OF thing
mixed up, we uphill is uphill just b
cause God said so. The people on tn
opposite hide of this earth walk aroun
with their feet sticking up against o,
feet as we walk around on TINS sld
lust because God made it that way, an
not because Of some happen-chanc
When Lewis ten year shoes got
pinching feet, he simply gave the
ia Toe who was eight. When Ben
oyeralls got to squeezing him, II
mamma gave them to Henry. Wn'
fathers shoes started to Wcarou't wv
didn't do it, for God saw to H. w ~
fathers clothes commenced TO
thrcadbare, they only commenced II
God attended to that matter lhen II
there. When you leave God IN thi,iE
It is easy. but when you eliminate III
from most anything, you've got qu'
a question on your hands.