Miscellaneous
Newspaper Gleanings
for
Christian County, IL
Miscellaneous
Newspaper Gleanings
for
Christian County, IL
Pana, IL, Nov. 16 - E.A. Campbell, Josh Tackett and Henry Cole, appraisers of the estate of the late John A. Bowman, Illinois' most eccentric old bachelor who died last month, yesterday made a report to the County Court. They estimate the property, not considering the personal estate, at $246,200. The inheritance tax which goes to the State of Illinois will be close to $10,000. There are 1100 acres of land in Christian County and 150 acres in Shelby County. The appraisers found on 80-acre tract near Stonington, the home of Bowman, that had not been cultivated for 3 years and had been permitted to grow up in weeds. The entire estate goes to Henry Milton Bowman, an uncle, who is 82 years of age and was recently located in the Soldiers' Home at Marion, Ind. - [Ste Marie Tribune, Jasper County, IL November 21, 1913 - Transcribed by Kim Torp]