Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-05-29
poured torrents OF rain and hail.

poured torrents Of rain and hail.
Leaving the large packing house city
we started on the long pilgrimage up
to the me .ropolis Of the north west,
the once corn palace city, arriving in
Sioux City Friday incoming. We found
it to he nicely located. with about 5O,-
900 inha bitants, of which about 500 are
colored. This being our first write mp
Of Sioux City we will have to be little
long. Sioux City is the home Of some
strong Republican leaders. Hon. Geo. 4
D. Perkins, ex.congressman, is editor
in chief of his great paper, The Sioux
City Journal, whose editorials are fear
less and honest. He will be tempory
chairman of the coming State Republi-
can convention. Senator Nat Habberd
and Mr.. c. Wight are ss popular -
ever; Ex-senator Lsshrop is doing
we'll; lawyer Jackson, bright yonnS
man, has received the Republican
nominat tor for state senator He is
well liked and q friend to the colored
race. Mr. James Washington il the
oEly coloved man operating grocery
store Mr.. Washington is on object
Il sson Of what push, energy and homes
~ can accomplish. He came TO Sioux
City in 1886; went 10 work in the horse
shoeing business 10 1857 and two years
later opened his grosery store, and ~
attending strictly to business he has
succeeded. He now owns the building
and ground the store is on, also some
valuable residenoe property. NJ.
Washington works In the shop and his
wife and bov runs the store. He has
only two childrss, Leland age II, 10
High school, and Zeno age - in school
They both play IL the band. hr.
Westinghouse : thorough race man,
prominent in the a. M. E. church and
the Masonic order. The editor stopped
with them. Mrs. Washington has
never get been in Des Moines, but she
anticipates visit there this summer
when the Grand Lodge meets. Mr.. 9.
f.. Williams owns . carpet cleaning
factory and will soon install about
Sc 900 worth Of machinery to make
rugs He works several men and has
more business than he can take care OF.
Prof. j. Wilbur Norris, masseur CHI
ropathist and physical trainer, better
known as the Osteopathy doctor who
attend ed Prot Kinks school in Kinks.
vile, Mo-, for three years, also .
student Of Maharry's Medical college
ia Nashville, Tenn, has Q nice suit OF
sooms in the Grand Opera block and
doing we'll He is also the author OF
the Norris System Of Condensed Cen
aral Record for trustees and stewards
board Of the "A. NJ. e church. The
doctor is bright man and will soon b.
heard from, w. p. Shields, who was
formerly with the U. s. Clothing Co.,
is not there now but with a large
tailor shop, Miss Laura Askew is an
active Young lady Our old friend P.
D. Brown is there and doing we'll. not
vet married, and he desires his Des
Moines friends to know that he 10 we'll
and still on earth, The very jovial
way he assisted the editor in meeting
the leading Sioux City ties will mover
be forgotten and always appreciated.
II. q. Giilispis 10 foreman Of the Barber
Asphelt Paving Co, and hsa been with
them four years. There are two vegu-
lar mail carriers, G. E Stubledeld who
has been on for three years, and Mr
Stureis, 8 veteran Of more then Is
years; both men are intelligent and .
credit 10 orr race. Mrs. Fannie Wash
ington runs boarding house, see ad
else where. Rev MI. Burton, recently
from Davenport. is station ia the Bap-
tist church, aud Rev. Jackson is doing
we'll at the "A. NJ. e. church. Mrs. Eta
Grant Is the Am =. =. >. superinten-
dent, also the BYsTANDER's sole sgent
and correspondent. Her husband Is .
4 - 3
heick mason. Mrs. Ella Morganis the
Baptist :. s, superintendent. Mr. }.
A. Hackley and J. e. Mathews each
have tonsorial shop. Mr.. 0. H..
Moore is progressive young man,
lMr. Henry Rulings is the richest color
ed man in Woodbury. county and per-
haps in Iowa. His wealth consists Of
a large farm, ! large number of.houses
and lots, business block and cash
money, estimated At $75,COo
They have no children and 60 very
common In appearance. During the
6Dsncial panic he lost nearly S25 900
cash money Mr.. Ed. sutton is another
wealthy man. worth nearly SIS 600.
They have no children and he and his
wife goes very plainly dressed. Nsith-
q 81 the .aboys men would look 70 be
worth : u. 100, ~ they both stsrted
~ poor, asd worried hasd end saved
their sarnicss. n. !. morgan u
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