Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-10
sFRIDAY JULY 70.

e0tToN'e ORDINATIONS.
4vaas shos,s Aavs Appsarsd lLas.
N 4. Al Week.
From Dubuque we came down the
Misaisslppi river - Davenport, sec
ii ond 20 the largest city In Iowa, stop.
ming with that old and highly es-
tecmed citizen, H. McGaw. Mr.. and
Grs. McCaw are 20 kind to strangers
travelling. yet they are now both fee
BILE IL health. Mr.. Alexander Roberts
who used to work at the Kimball no
tel IL now with the Grand hotel. He
has purchased the bus line and Is do
inn large business. llx is' well
liked and 90 well known by the trav-
eliag public that he Is In demand. Mr..
John +. Mabry, one OF Davenncrtss
progressive young men, Is still super
intendent of the city scavenger. run
ming several teams, He Is district
Grand Master of the Odd Fellows OF
lows. John is thorough race low
Ing man. Mr.. benjamin Berry is run
ming i tonsirial shop and bath rooms.
He IL courteous to all and we nope
may succeed. Chas. Anderson, a wide
awake business man with very judi.
cious and economical wife. is running
boarding house. They also have
one over in Rock Island which Is wife
conducts Mr.. Fred Wright. we'll
known Iowa man, who was janitor in
the legislature at the last session, IS
driving his express wagon, also doing
odd lob work at private houses. He
has a nice garden and quite NUMBER
Of nice chickens. Mr.. James n. Flour
ney. who died few months ago. was
one OF Davenport's best and highly
esteemed citizens. He was Mason IN
high standing. G. 3. Warick is still IN
the barber business. Mr.. E. Green is
Il the employ Of the Rock Island rail
vay His wife is quite 9 church
worker. Rev. Paterson, q brother OF
worked. Rev. Peterson, q brother OF
Am. q. church and is doing well. The
reverend is new man in Iowa and we
wtsh him success Rev. Smothers
has recently been called to the pastor
ate OF the Baptist church. to succeed
Rev. M. j. Burton. He seems TO be
doing well with large attendance.
Mr.. J. NJ. Wethers is running restau
rant, pool hall and saloon with Linsey
pitts. as Mr. Pitts is the pioneer sa.
loon man they have large trade. Mr..
Thomas j. Busey is working at the
DR. f. j. Peterson, is pastor OF the
only colored chiropodist. He has
down town Office J. II. woodward,
Who used to be in the restaurant bust
ness. is now working at his trade, that
at stone mason. Mr.. End Mrs. A. u.
Corbin have sold their fats and moved
further out of town. The new BY
stander readers are ]. T. Harris. VIM.
Williams. Mrs. John Henry, Mrs Jas.
Christenia, Mrs. p. Il. i1asklns. Mrs.
WIN. Shepard. c. H. MISS, General
Houston, j. M. Wethers, g. p Lewis
and Mrs. C. H. Marshall Across the
Father Of Waters into Rock Island,
III. perhaps the leading and pest
known here is Mr.. ]. H. Bars. a man
carrier who has been in the service
fnr many wears He is NJ. w. Grand
Master of til Masons for Illinois and
jurisdiction. He is also editor OF n
new paper representing the Masonic
order called 'sThe Mystic Light.
GOOD monthly paper. Mr.. 9. J. Tolli-
yer is still in the employ OF the ROCK
Island R'y. His wife is our agent for
that town Mr.. VIM. Taylor, r., Is
employed in the door and SASH rae
tory. Also Mr. Jessie Hall, VINO IS
one Of the best allround men IN THIS
factory. where hundreds and hundreds
al men are employed Mr.. Hall IS a
well Dosted mason. Rev. ]. a. Binga-
man has charge of the McKinleH Bap.
tist church, and Rev. s. B. Walkup OF
Moline has charge Of the A. N. =
church. Wat Hall, formerly an old
Des Moines man. has just opened up
the only colored saloon in Rock IS
land. Mr.. Morrison's folks still own
their beautiful and well kept home IN
South Rock Island. Mr.. slaughter IS
still working at the G. 3. q Y. depot.
On Sunday afternoon, June ~, we az:
tended the Masonic lodges annual
sermon. as it was st. Johns ami
yersary. held at the Mckinley bap-
fist church, Arsenal lodge No. bo, OF
Moline. Joined in with King solomon
4 Lodge No. 20, Of Rock Island, and
marched to the church, where, notwlth-
standing the heavy downpour OF rain,
the stone church was filed. The pro
gram rendered was all good. Inc
church choir did splendid. Those dc.
serving special mention for the good
address given Of Free Masonry were
Jesse Hall, his address being mucn
applauded. ]. M. Busey made splen-
did address, as did also 8. 3. Walkup,
Eklitor Il. Thompson OF North star
No and Rev. c. r. Brookins Of Cedar
Grove No. is, Of the Iowa jurisdlc-
ton. was present and spoke. Grand
Master Burris Of Illinois made q nice
sDeech. introducing Editor Thompson,
whose address was much applauded.
IN Moline, perhaps the greatest manu-
featuring and shop town west OF the
Allegheny mountains, if not IN Amer
ca mere where thousands and tnou-
sands OF working men find employ
nent to see this great industrial hosts
s0f laboring men going home OF an
evening is q great sight to the ordln-
\ nv person. there being many colored
I ,yeople in the crowd There are about
200 colored people in Moline. MT
Joseph German is one of the pioneers
ana well respected citizen. :ie IS
building new addition to his house.
M. John Garnet B. Il. and ?.
WaIkup all own their own improved
homes. Mr. b. U. Make is working
for the big factory. Rev. James Hig-
pins is pastor Of the A. M. r. church
and he has recently made it free from
debt. His estimable and talented wife
IN nan tha Moline items. They