Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-31
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.

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we take up the quill and will attemp.
to pen = brief synopsis of our visit to
southeastern Iowa. On leaving Des
Moines Wednesday morning We arriv-
in Albis, the thriving little county seat
seat Of Monroe county, whore about
ls5 colored people dwell, and fully 5000
live in this county. There 10 only one
church, the A. NJ. E.. psstored by .
bright young man named James L.
Wharton, new nam to the Iowa con.
ference. He is getting along very
nicely. His people .hss done great
deal of improvements in the interior
and on the exterior. They have re.
spapered and painted the inside, shing-
led and painted the outside, which has
added much to its appearance. Mr.. U.
5. Jones has nice home. although he
and his wife had not returned from Des
Moines. Henry Jones, his father, also
owns nice home and is doing well.
Mr.. Davis is still at the same place.
His daughter, Miss May, one of our.
oldes, most punctual and best cores.
pondents, is enjoying good health.
Mrs. Mary Ward, Widow, owns q
lot that has more varity and better
quality of fruit than any one lot in the
city. We have seen the different ber.
ries, cherries, plums, pears, peaches,
and apples, and they are immense.
We saw gooseberries as larg as large
size plum. Mr.. Joseph Jamerson is
still cooking at the new restaurant
and doing we'll. He was sorry that he
could not attend the grand lodge. q.
Hollingworth still owns his farm in
the suburbs of the town and has q
good crop on it. Mr.. E. Butler the
practical typo is still working for the
Abba Democrat. Mrs, H. Snoddy was
elected the Supreme Preceptrsss Of the
Daughters of Tabor for Iowa. Mrs,
Matte Brown and Mr.. H. Burns are
the new Abba readers. Mr.. Burns has
charge Of making the ice cream for
large confectionery and ice cream firm
Of Kerger & Baker. He has been there
four years, Mr.. VIM. Parker is his
assistant.
In Ottumwa there has been many
changes since our last years visit. The
chief enterprise is the organization Of
coal company which is now operat-
ing y coal and fuel office. They have
been running for three months and
managing officers are G. Beckwith,
business manager; Joseph Hopkins.
secretary; VIM. Bailey treasurer. They
have young lady named Miss Brown,
formerly a school teacher from Missou-
ri, as the Office clerk; and they are
doing nicely. Ms. Gilbert still runs
the chop house. Mr.. Zack Taylor runs
the express wagon, and like ]. F. Hsr-
ris, j. f. Henderson and many others
was in the flood. My. Wells Fowler is
still working at the Club. Mr.. Joseph
Hopkins has married MIR. Jones' dau-
ghter Of Muchakinock. He is clerk for
Morrell 4 Co. Packing Company. He
is one of their best and trusted office
men. Rev. NJ. j. Gordon is pastor of
the A, NJ. E. church and is doing nicely
He is JUST finishing the interior of the
main auditorium SO they can hold their
services in there. Heretofore their
services have been held in the base.
ment. J. w. Rose has bought him q
home in the north part of town. Mr.,
A. B. Remedy who was farming last
year has moved back toSouth Ottumwa
and is working at his trade, plastering.
}. II. Weeks is doing nicely at the same
old stand with his shop. Mr.. James
Hamilton is still taking care OF the
banks. He is staying there temporary
as his family has moved to Des Moines.
There is : large number Of 1lored
people employed q the Packing house.