Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-20
COLONEL BOWLER DEAD.
Early Hoesl Man Of This City Dies Il
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Deakh came to an early hotel man OF
this city ON Dec Is. when Col John r.
Bowler, for whom the old Bowler
House Of this city was named, died at
Huntington Park, Cal. Word telling Of
the death has Just been received by
the Times from its Los
Angeles correspondent
Colonel Bowler was widely known
in this state as a hotel man thirty or
more years ago. He went to California
In 1887 and was in the hotel business
there for many years. For several
years he was president Of the National
Hotel Meme Mutual Association.
John Ross Bowler was native Of
sGeauga county, Ohio. where he was
born Jan. s, 1885. he lived in Ohio un-
til the outbreak Of the civil war, and
in 1861 enlisted as a lands1nan in the
United States navy. He was made
fleet paymaster at the naval station at
Cairo, III, where he remained one year,
when he was appointed paymaster,
with the rank OF major. There were
1900 applications Tor the position
ahead Of Bowler, and the secretary Of
the navy ordered an immediate exam
/ lu8I1OuS WAN uko 1OOuAL uAd% oVW4CI
was chosen. He remained in this posi-
ton until the close of the war, when
no was made cashier in the quarter
masters department Of water trans
portation, with headquarters in New
Orleans, serving two years.
In 1859 Colonel Bowler came to
Iowa, settling at Aclkley He came to
this city in 1877 land became landlord
respectively Of the Williams House and
Willard House. Later he built the
Bowler House, which fiourlshed for
several years and was considered a re-
markedly good hotel. It Is now what
is known as the Thompson House,
corner Of Second avenue and Market
street. and before that the old Wind
sor. At the time Colonel Bowler built
the hotel It stood on land now occu-
pied by the platform Of the union sta
ton. 1t was moved to its present site
twenty 1--we years ago.
In 1877 Colonel Bowler left the depot
district hotel and took charge Of the
Boardman house, later the old Tre-
mont, which stood on the ground now
occupied by the fremont block, on
Main, between Center and First streets.
He was succeeded by the late A. b.
Cox and the hotel became the fremont.
For several years after he went to
California Colonel Bowler lived at
Santa Ana. During his residence in
Huntington Park, which IL in Los An
geles county. for several years he was
postmaster. He retired from the Office
only a few years ago.
Colonel Bowler has been thrice mar
ried. His first wife was a Miss Lord.
who died before Colonel Bowler moved
here. On Nov. 26, 1873, Mr.. Bowler
took rs his wife Miss Florence, u.
Bromley, daughter Of the late c. E.
Bromley. and sister Of Mrs. o. Il
1ngledue. Of this city. The affair was
a double wedding, the other bride and
bridegroom being Miss Mazie Statler
and Fred w. welles. Mrs Bowler
died here Nov. 5. 1881. leaving son.
Charles Ross, years old. A few years
later Mr.. Bowler was united in mar
riage with a Mrs. Bean, from Illinois.
She N living. son was born to the
third union. He is living In California
as Ii also Charles r. Bowler. 81 Ne 8
Funeral services were held at Hunt
ington Park Sunday afternoon ~ 8
o'clock Members Of the q. "A. RI ats
tended the service IN . body.
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