Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-02

because one can get brief glimps Of
the people and curious things that COM
pose this world.
After leaving the Exposition we
viewed the city briefly, first we in
! company with our old Des Moines
friends, George Hall and Dave Boamer
visited the packing houses. These
packing houses and yards cover several
acres of ground in South Omaha,
where hundreds of cars of cattle, hogs
and sheep arrives every day. 1t is
simply immense. 1t took us nearly one
hour to go through with a guide. Oma-
ha has several colored churches, but
the leading churches are: A. M. E.
North and South Omaha, the St.
Mary's Episcopal and the First Baptist,
! each is we'll attended. They have two
doctors, four lawyers and three news
papers, all seem to be doing we'll.
Mrs. j. N. Thomas runs first class
restaurant at No. 113 s. 14th street.
She has only been running since early
spring, yet she il having good trade.
Her husband conducts the patrol
wagon. They came to Omaha from
Seattle, Washington in 1882 Mr. E.
R. Overall is a prominent and substan-
tial citizen, having served in the U. s.
mail service longer then any other man
l L., L - II hoc hoo
tiful home out on Lake street and an
Entertaining family. NJ. o. Singleton
and Mr.. Collins are quite prominent
race men, the former was candidate
for the Nebraska Legislature to suo.
ceed DR.. M. 0. Ricketts,. but with the
rest of the republican party was defeat
ed. Mr.. Smith in South Omaha is a
successful citizen, he has son who is
stock buyer on the Board Of Exchange
and is good Judge Of stock. j. Wad-
d lie has restaurant at No. 123 N. 18th |
and is doing good business Mrs.
jackson keeps roomers at No. 2507 Pat
rick avenue. She has nice rooms.
From Omaha came back to the Iowa
town, Council Bluffs, there l found the
colored population busy at work.
Among the leading families are, J. Fl.
Holmes, A. Taylor, w. N. Hatcher, +.
w. McRaven, B. r. Shivers, Mrs. Chas.
Burke, keeps boarding house at No.
419 N. sth street. Miss Dora Smith, q
Mt. Pleasant girl, will represent tho
BYsrANDER in the Bluffs.
In Red Oak-I was there but three
hours-it is beautiful little town, and
the colored people seem to be doing
we'll. Mr.. Joseph, Burton, q. w. Dun
can and Mr.. Everhesrt are among that
class that are doing we'll, the latter is
agent for organs, pianoes, etc.
In Clarinda-There are about 400
colored people. and two churches. Mr..
Gipson owns q feed store and Is doing
good business; he has only been run
ming this it year. Mr.. Allen Jones, the
son of Thos. Jones the farmer, has
learned the blacksmith trade and owns
one half interest in shop with white
man. j. S. Baker works in livery
stable. Thoas. q. Jones owns . nice
little farm of about fifty acres. he has
taken several first premiums at the
county fair in raising wstermelons.
This year he has nice patch. one
weighed AZ pounds last week; then he
has a new kind called, Ruby Gold mol |
on, which came from Wisconsin. Mr.. !
George Montgomery farmer, meet
with quite misfortune, his house
caught fire and burned; it was not in
sured. Mr.. Robt Banks gave very
pleasant surprise party for his brother,
James Banks of Chicago There were
fully fifty invited-thirty complied
with their presence. Music was furish-
ed by d. Washington and G. Miller on
the mandolin and guitar; games, plays
aud social conversation was the prin-
cipal features of the evening. Ice
cream, cake and melon was served.
Each enjoyed themselves. Going out
in the country called at Mr.. Douglass
good farmer. his daughter Mary was
very sick with the fever; near Gravity
l. stopped at Mr.. H. johnson and brother
r. H., they own 16O acres Of good land
within one half mile of Gravity. They
also own the only barber shop in
Gravity, they are related to our worthy
townsmsn, Jefferson Logan. The boys
are both married and are making
money. The next farmer was Mr..
Samuel Shackelford, near Sharpsburg,
who has been a very successful farmer
and is in the bloom Of making money,
he owns 12O acres of beautiful land;
has just built new barn 40x30 feet
q I'd is building a new house, two stories
in height, twenty-six feet square with
eight rooms and porch on two sides.
He is feeding 30 head of hogs now and
has the name of having the best Normal
horses in the neighborhood. He has
one team that weighs about 1900 pounds
His oldest son will enter Simpson Col
lege next week, to take four years
classic course; his only daughter is at
the Omaha Exposition visiting.
In Sharpsburg-Mr. Marshall owns
the only barber shop; also runs Cain
mill
In Bedford-Mr. G. W. Lucas, J. w,
Franklin, |. Boyd, Thos. Spence, D.