Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-08-07
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.

To do justice in write.up of Mt
Pleasant one ought to be there al
least a day or so, yet one half day Is
short. However there seems to be
but little change from last year, ex
cept Mr.. R. A. Hackley has removed
his barber shop from upstairs down
on the first floor and is now doing a
large business in an up-to-date ton
serial shop. Mr.. A. Carter was busy
gathering his large plum crop. He
will have many bushels. Mr.. Mason s
folks were busy gathering their black
berries and other fruits, and Mrs
Boamer was wading into her berry
garden like farmer in a harvest
field. Mr.. S. H. McCracken is still
operating his shop at the same old
place, he owns some beautiful as we'll
as valuable property. Mr.. Coalson
also has some good property. Nearly
all of the colored people own their
own homes and seem to be happy and
contented. This town has sent out
more colored high school graduates
and more college bred people than
any other town in Iowa. Their
churches and societies are doing we'll.
In Burlington we find but little
change from last year. Mr.. J. l..
Brooks has married and has quit the
road, where he had worked in the
employ of the c. B. & @. for many
years He has now opened a room
ing and chop house on Jefferson
street and is doing well. Mr.. S. l..
Tigg is still in the U. S. mail service
and lives on his dairy farm near
town. He now has 26 head of milch
cows and is doing we'll with his dairy.
MI. H. w. Bird is working at the
same place. Mr.. A. L. Drew is still
on the rural mail route; they have
moved out in the south part of town
and are doing well. Mr.. Hunt and
son are doing well, young Mr.. Hunt
is the only one there and ne has all
the work he. can do repairing and
making shoes; he is a credit to the
race. Mr.. Peter King still operates
his express wagon Mr.. j. w. Smith
is still in the contracting business.
Fate Martin is doing large business
in his saloon; he has the best saloon
of colored people in the state of Iowa.
Mr.. Lee the faithful policeman, is
still on the force and becomes more
valuable each day. Mr.. o. F. Folks,
q young man just graduated from the
high school, will chronicle the Burl-
ington news. The new subscribers
are C.. L. Nelson, Mrs. M. H. Harri-
son, Mrs. A. Prints, Mrs. E. l..
Wheeler, J. E. Johnson and o. F.
Folks.
At Ft Madison we first met some,
thing that we had never seen before.
a colored baggageman for the G. B.
& @. R'y CO., in the person of Fred
Henry. He has worked his way up,
having worked in the freight and
baggage departments for more than
fourteen years. He is an 1owan born
and raised in Ft. Madison. He has
been married only about three years
and is, highly respected. Mr.. Yeiser
is one of the substantial men of the
town. He holds responsible Dosi-
tion at the lumber yard, is superin-
tendent OF the Baptist Sunday school
and his wife is a helpmate in reality
A. L. King has nice residence and
is doing well. Mr.. Harper is doing
well, also Mr.. Higginbotham. Both
Sunday schools had Joined together
and gave picnic that day. Ye editor
was invited to picnic with them. and
o what a good dinner of everything
that one could ask. All present en-.
joyed it.
Our week next week observation
will begin with Keokuk.