A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Sonoma http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=601 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37412 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Oakland Tribune Article Date: May 13 1904 Article Description: Former Mayor Passes Away (Bower) Article Text: SAnta Rosa, California, May 13, Former Mayor H. J. BOWER died here today after a long illness. He was elected mayor in 1902 and held the office until the first of the present month, although incompacitated from active duty for the past six months. At the last election he was succeeded by John POVERTON. He was a native of Pennsylvania, aged 49 years. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com