Native of District Is Taken By Death
Leonard Mitchell Bowman, pioneer of the region, died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday morning after a six-month illness. Born at Colfax, April 4, 1883, he has lived near Lewiston all his life. He was married to Elvira Pate April 11, 1908, at Lewiston.
Surviving are his wife and three sons, Leonard Bowman, U.S. army, Ft. Riley, Kan., Jack Bowman, USN, stationed on Guam, and William Bowman, USN, San Francisco, and one daughter, Mrs. Bea Walter, Los Angeles, Calif.
Other survivors include his step-father, J.E. Bishop, Lewiston Orchards, three stepbrothers, Philip E. Bishop, Lewiston; John Bishp, Kennewick, and Fields Bishop, Lewiston and two stepsisters, Margaret Harrington, Lewiston, and Mrs. Robert Norris, San Francisco.
The body is at the Brower-Wann chapel. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
17 Jul 1945 p 2 col 5
Lewiston Morning Tribune
During the time the railroad was being built on up to Lewiston, a young man, Leonard "Mitch" Bowman, acted as messenger between the main camp at Almota and the crews at the other camps along the way. He made the trip on horseback, down to Almota one day and back with mail and messages the next.
Of Yesterday and The River by June Crithfield 1964 page 66
Leonard Mitchell Bowman, pioneer of the region, died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday morning after a six-month illness. Born at Colfax, April 4, 1883, he has lived near Lewiston all his life. He was married to Elvira Pate April 11, 1908, at Lewiston.
Surviving are his wife and three sons, Leonard Bowman, U.S. army, Ft. Riley, Kan., Jack Bowman, USN, stationed on Guam, and William Bowman, USN, San Francisco, and one daughter, Mrs. Bea Walter, Los Angeles, Calif.
Other survivors include his step-father, J.E. Bishop, Lewiston Orchards, three stepbrothers, Philip E. Bishop, Lewiston; John Bishp, Kennewick, and Fields Bishop, Lewiston and two stepsisters, Margaret Harrington, Lewiston, and Mrs. Robert Norris, San Francisco.
The body is at the Brower-Wann chapel. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
17 Jul 1945 p 2 col 5
Lewiston Morning Tribune
During the time the railroad was being built on up to Lewiston, a young man, Leonard "Mitch" Bowman, acted as messenger between the main camp at Almota and the crews at the other camps along the way. He made the trip on horseback, down to Almota one day and back with mail and messages the next.
Of Yesterday and The River by June Crithfield 1964 page 66
Native of District Is Taken By Death
Leonard Mitchell Bowman, pioneer of the region, died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday morning after a six-month illness. Born at Colfax, April 4, 1883, he has lived near Lewiston all his life. He was married to Elvira Pate April 11, 1908, at Lewiston.
Surviving are his wife and three sons, Leonard Bowman, U.S. army, Ft. Riley, Kan., Jack Bowman, USN, stationed on Guam, and William Bowman, USN, San Francisco, and one daughter, Mrs. Bea Walter, Los Angeles, Calif.
Other survivors include his step-father, J.E. Bishop, Lewiston Orchards, three stepbrothers, Philip E. Bishop, Lewiston; John Bishp, Kennewick, and Fields Bishop, Lewiston and two stepsisters, Margaret Harrington, Lewiston, and Mrs. Robert Norris, San Francisco.
The body is at the Brower-Wann chapel. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
17 Jul 1945 p 2 col 5
Lewiston Morning Tribune
During the time the railroad was being built on up to Lewiston, a young man, Leonard "Mitch" Bowman, acted as messenger between the main camp at Almota and the crews at the other camps along the way. He made the trip on horseback, down to Almota one day and back with mail and messages the next.
Of Yesterday and The River by June Crithfield 1964 page 66
Leonard Mitchell Bowman, pioneer of the region, died at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday morning after a six-month illness. Born at Colfax, April 4, 1883, he has lived near Lewiston all his life. He was married to Elvira Pate April 11, 1908, at Lewiston.
Surviving are his wife and three sons, Leonard Bowman, U.S. army, Ft. Riley, Kan., Jack Bowman, USN, stationed on Guam, and William Bowman, USN, San Francisco, and one daughter, Mrs. Bea Walter, Los Angeles, Calif.
Other survivors include his step-father, J.E. Bishop, Lewiston Orchards, three stepbrothers, Philip E. Bishop, Lewiston; John Bishp, Kennewick, and Fields Bishop, Lewiston and two stepsisters, Margaret Harrington, Lewiston, and Mrs. Robert Norris, San Francisco.
The body is at the Brower-Wann chapel. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
17 Jul 1945 p 2 col 5
Lewiston Morning Tribune
During the time the railroad was being built on up to Lewiston, a young man, Leonard "Mitch" Bowman, acted as messenger between the main camp at Almota and the crews at the other camps along the way. He made the trip on horseback, down to Almota one day and back with mail and messages the next.
Of Yesterday and The River by June Crithfield 1964 page 66
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