The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
Bowen Funeral
Held on Sunday
Was In Charge OF EIks-BOdy Was
Shipped To Oakland For Cremation
Tributes TO Man.


northS Sunday afternoon at 2:SO
O'Clock under the auspices of the b
p. o. E., which attended in a body
The Twin Falls county bar met at
the court house and marched to the
residence, led by Judge w. A. Bah
cock of Twin Falls and Judge II. f.
Ensign of HALEY Out of town at
torneys aside from Judge Ensign,
were Judge c. o. Stockslager, of Sho.-
shone and p w Monahan, A. w. Os-
from and j. NJ Shank, of Bull A
committee consisting of Judge E. A.
Walters, Senator NJ. j. Sweeley and
Judge John T. Davies had previously
been appointed to draft suitable reso-
lutions to be presented on the con-
vening of the district court. Many
friends from this city and from abroad
came to pay the last respects to the
distinguished lawyer who was called
away at so carry an age.
The prayer was offered by Rev. L.
b. Franck, pastor of Ascension church
and the beautiful and impressive Elk
memorial service held. Lead, Kindly
Light" and Nearer My God, To Thee"
were sung by a quartette consisting
of Mrs. Marion Tucker, Mr.. A. w.
Hustled, Miss Katherine Pitcairn and
Nelson Hayward. The pail bearers
were DR.. Oliver Harsted. c. O. Markle,
| Carl Hoag, John b. White, DR.. W. II.
Sawyer and Judge o. p. Duvall
The body was shipped Sunday even
ing to Oakland, California, for Gre
nation, and was accompanied by Mrs.
Bowen and her sister, Mrs. Thomas
Marioneaux, of Salt Lake City
Had Brilliant Career
| After a struggle of more than a
year, Arthur M. Bowen, one of the
most brilliant, profound and upright
lawyers in the state, and a noted Dem
ocratic leader, succumbed. to pernic-
ious enemia, at his nome in this city
at 40 o'clock Saturday morning. Al
though his death was known for some
time to be inevitable his passing wher
he began to sink, was more sudder
than anticipated and the news came as
a shock to the community.
In every sense Mr.. Bowen was
self-made man. Born in Antelope
Valley, California, April 26, 1876, h
went with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
M. d. Bowen, to Nevada, while quit
small, and attended the common
schools in that state. Later he ac
companied his parents to Eureka
Utah, where for a time he again at
tended the common schools, latel
going to work in a mine, taking q
the same time a course in a cores
pondence law school and burning mid
| forlf 1iI hi 10 arfo or.
ed the principles of law in a shor
time and was admitted to the Utal
bar. In 1904 he came to Idaho, set
tling at Blackfoot and passing the ex
animation required for practice il
this state, he at once began to rise il
his profession. Three years later h,
moved to HALEY, and the following
year was sent to the state senate from
Blaine county. In 1910 his reputation
as a lawyer and Democratic leade
was such that he was nominated b.
his party for congress, and thougl
he failed to secure an election, h
made notable race. Two years lat
er he received the nomination for jus
tice of the supreme court In tn
meantime, he had, in 1910, moved t
Twin Falls, coming as attorney 20
the Twin Falls Canal company, a po
sition he held to the time of hi
death He was member of the Dem
ocratic state central committee.
Mr. Bowen was man of unusua
native ability. He had a marvellou
grasp of legal principles and was abl
to go to the center of an issue an,
discriminate between the essentia
and the incidental. At the same tim
he was an untiring student and neve
depended on mere inspiration to vii
a case. He was admittedly one @
the ablest memebrs of the Idaho ban
Mr.. Bowen leaves a wife and fou
children, one son and three daughters
His son, Theodore, is top sergeant O
Company d. He also leaves his age
father, who arrived here from Black
foot a few days before his death, an,
one brother, Clarence Bowen, who i
an attorney in this city.
Mr.. Bowen was connected during
period of six years with Judge c. c
Stockslager, of Shoshone. Thre
years ago he formed a partnership
with William H. Guthrie of this cit
under the firm name of Guthrie 4
Bowen Some months ago Judge ]
X. Boutwell,, of the district court re
signed to enter the firm, which tool
the name of Guthrie, Bowen & Both
well. Since entering the partnership
Judge Boutwell, has acted as the at
torney for the Twin Falls Canal com
pany. The unanimous expressions o
the lawyers of the city have voiced
the highest regard for Mr.. Bowen al
an attorney and a man. Senator M
j. Sweeley said of him yesterday. Z"
served on the judiciary COMMITTEES
L, To- 4s
in the senate together. There wer,
three Republicans of whom l was one
and two Democrats. of whom he wa,
one, on the committee and though w,
were in session more than any othe'
committee, no effort was made to gaiI
partisan advantage or make politica
capital out of the work. 1t was al
ways pleasure to try a case Will
Mr.. Bowen either with or AGAINST him
for he was always fair, honorable ant
able"