Weekly journal-miner., 1921-07-06

, Science funeral service, for he was a leading member ii that church
 The Odd Fellows and Masons at
 tended in a body in full tegalia. The impressive funeral service of the Odd Fellows, with Fred C. Moore and w. s. Norveil officiating in their official capacity, assisted by the Hodge, was carried out i'll form at the
 Elks theater, and the full Masonic funeral rites were performed by the Masons at the grave in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. T. F. Mo Laughlin sang to piano accompani- ment, two selections appropriate for the sad occasion, and with which the deceased was familiar and loved.
 The active pa1lbearers were Sheriff Wv. c. Davis, M. E. Spau1ding, C. T. Joslin, Grant Carter, Neil C. Clark, Henry Suder, George Payne and Jim Cook, and all the ministers of Prescott were hon orary pallbearers. The funeral pro- ccssion was one of the longest ever seen in Prescott, having hundreds of automobiles, besides the long con- course of foot marchers who turned out to show their proper respect
 Thoughts too numerous and varied for expression, ideas too strong and vigorous for nurturing lest they run wild, come to the minds of those who ponder upon the sudden taking away of a beloved citizen and leader, But some considerations must be given play and some thoughts can not be repressed.
 A flash of blood-red light, a puff of powder smoke, the cutting, biting crack of a rifle, a leaden ball speed ing through the air-and death in a trice lays his hand abruptly, rudely, cruelty upon the heart of a strong man. Vengeance, swiftly strikes at the perpetrator, and cripules merely to punish, to give taste of the jus tice which awaits ready to strike, not in anger, not in bitterness. not in unforgiving unrclenting rancour; but as repeated proof that the laws of God and man must not be violated at the whim of him who will. AL most as quickly as the assassin could fire his deadly bullet, the word went from mouth to mouth that Ed Bow CTS had been shot while on duty to quell what appeared to be a trivial peace disturbance. That word has gone out to every nook and corner i'll Arizona and many other states. Friends of Bowers are bowed down by grief and stinging with resent ment held in leash by the love of law and civilized homes, relatives are heartbroken with grief that knows no assuaging but that which the Almighty can give through time and love. Friends of law and order stand aghast, stunned for the mo- ment as they contemplate the act of one who strikes down fearless, though kind and merciful officer i'll the performance of duty,
 The funeral services at the Elks thcater yesterday afternoon bespoke volumes more than tongue can tell. The words of scripture, the creeds of churches, the rituals of lodges, sol emn and touching they were, touch ing music tenderly played and sung, tears freely poured out by dear ones and friends, powerful evidences though they be, of a community moved to grief, and moved to do honor and respect to the man who had stood between homes and dis turbances for many months with his own life as the stake he played while his contracted duty he performed for WdSC lllC puDll( Idu pay oihA n his stake he lost none can repay; yet more powerful and more determ- ined is the spirit of united com muIiity against a common enemy which occasionally rears its head in various forms. As that solemn as semblage walked ill stolid silence, single file past flower-covered bier and gazcd for last time upon their friend, neighbor and guardian of the peace, many a muscular jaw tensed as the great realization of the great responsibilities of true citizenship were borne like lightning stroke full upon their minds.
 The poor, misguided soul, in this case who lies wounded, suffering in jail from bullet wounds in the flesh, and who must stand before the bar of justice as measured by men who were his fellow men, but who would now shrink from communion with him; and who has yet the still greater bar of the universe to con- front; would shudder and turn his face from the black look of d whole