The Minneapolis observer., 1890-08-16
Flour City.
THE INFLUENTIAL suD REPRESENTATIVE
cITIzEss. THEIR WEALTH AND Pros
pEKITY. INTELLIGENCE AND
PROGRESS.

Baptist on the west side, the Zion Baptist |
and the ST. James Methodist on the east
side Sabbath schools are maintained at |
each one Of them large number of our
citizens are doing well in the barber bust |
ness and have we'll fitted up, and well pat
ronized shops Mr. Jasper Gibbs has one
OF, the finest and largest lunch rooms in the
city The Commercial, on Third ST., and
does good business. Mr. Gibbs is also
manager of the restaurant in the Guaranty
Loan Building, which is claimed to be the
finest restaurant in the northwest Messrs
r. c. Marshall and w. Johnson also
keep nice restaurants. and do we'll. the
former in Temple Court. and the latter al
500 4th st. So. Mrs NJ. Hunton keeps
large boarding house at arg Third ST. So,
Mr.. J. G. Sterrstt. an old resident, is the
popular janitor at the City Hall. There
are several other gentlemen who are jani
tors OF buildings. The ones who have the
largest buildings are Messrs. Henry Grimes
Of the Lumber Exchange, which when the
addition is finished will be one Of the lar
gest Office buildings in the northwest, and
NJ. W. Weaver of the Boston Block, the
pioneer fine Office building of the city.
Both OF these gentlemen have a number Of
employees under them. We have also
rising young pharmacist. Mr.. William Mel
son. Mr., L. Neal Is in the real estate
business and has made large number of
transfers. and is himself the possessor Of
considerable real estate. He has his Office
at AZ sth st. So. There are quite a num-
Der OF real estate owners. Among those
who have the most valuable property are
Messrs. X. r. Gray, J. L. Neal. Andrew
Helyer. c. A. Mason, VIM. Gray. l. C.
Todd, Henry Grimes. r. c. Marshall,
Mack Brady, Samuel La Pradd, George
Brady. p. Preston. c. I Hill. T. A.
Jackson, C. w. Lee and John Hill. Many
others are property owners. We have one
professional man. lawyer William r. Nor
ris, who has his Office at os7 Guaranty
Loan Building. Lawyer Morris does a
general practice and attends to all kinds of
legal business He has been in the city
only little over a year. but has had
number OF important cases. and handled
them we'll. winning most Of them and de-
monstrating his ability as an attorney and
his thorough scholarship. lie stands high
with the bench and bar, both as a lawyer
and a man. He has won the confidence
and favor of all classes and has clients Of
both races His friends are already be-
ginning to mention him for position Of
honor. trust and responsibility. We feel
confident that whatever position he may
be called on TO ell. that he will do so with
credit, honor and satisfaction There are
two colored citizens on the police force.
Messrs. Brady and Griffin. and there is
also one in the fire department. MIR. ]. W.
Cheatham. Among our ladies who have
made a reputation for themselves. are Mrs
r., j Coleman, who has won distinction as
writer. being the authoress of several
works Misses o. " Woods and Drucilla
Dunjee have made names for themselves
as elocutionists, Mrs. A. G.. Plummer is
one Of the brilliant literary lights of the
Flour City and her productions are OF the
highest standard. Mesdames VIM. Smith
and Gertie Anderson have won favor and
fame by their sweet singing Rev |. w.
Duniee. the pastor OF the Bethesda Bap-
fist church, Is an active, wide-awake man.
a man Of large experience and heart. and
thoroughly imbued with the idea that he
must do all he can for the upbuilding Of
his race. Through his untiring efforts
Bethesda is soon to have large and com
Portable church OF It's own, Rev r. H.
Williamson cares for the flock at St. Peters
A. NJ Z, Church, Rev. WsIliamson Is an
earnest christian gentleman. and works
untiringly for the salvation Of souls He
is we'll liked by the people on account Of
his amiable disposition Rev. ] p. James
OF the ST James NJ T. Church is doing a
good work aud is filling we'll the station OF
pastor. He Is quiet little man. but looks
we'll after his people visiting the sick and
ministering to their wants. Rev. u. /.
Lewis Of the Zion Baptist Church has been
with US for only short lime. nevertheless
he has the affairs OF the church we'll in
hand. and the outlook for the future is en-.
eouraging. Mr.. Umzella Mitchell is also
a minister and assists in the services at he
ST Peters church. MIR Mitchell is young
man who is striving TO build himself up.
Among the gentleman who hold good posi-
tons and receive fair salaries are MessrS.
A. 7. Jackson, messenger for the First Nat.
ional Bank: NJ Z, Singleton at the Bank Of
Commerce; VIM. Gray in the railway pos
tai service, Solomon Saunders with the
New England Furniture Company: Vim.
Duval chef at the Nieollel House. Vim,
Brown. manager Of the Commercial restau.
rant: I'll, Montgomery. head waiter al
the Nieoliet and Squire woosen. the eff
Gent head bell-man at the West hotel
Miss Mittie Boon is clerk in the Register
Of Deeds department She is our only rep
resentative about the court house. We
have no representatives in the post Office.
no representatives in the library. and no
representatives on the teaching force Of our
city public schools. These things ought
not so to be, Our number, good citizen.
ship and loyalty to law and order demand
that We be better represented.