Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-09

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cessful tonsorial artist has moved his
shop to the northwest corner of the
square in new building on the
ground floor and is doing we'll as
usual like Mr.. Sykes. They both have
valuable and beautiful homes in the
best part of the town.
In to Mt. Pleasant we arrived, where
lives some of the best culture and
most intelligence of our race in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hackney will soon
leave for the east to attend college
few years, where both will finish their
| courses.
Miss Ida M. Godfrey, an old Mt.
Pleasant girl, who is a teacher in the
public schools of Kansas City is
spending her vacation in Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Mason'sa folks at the same place
are doing we'll. They say that the
fruit this season is not so plentiful as
| last.
Mr.. A. Carter is still working at his
trade that of cement making. His
plumb orchard Is not so full as last
| year.
! Mr.. Nathan Adams is at the same
| place.
! Rev. A. G.. Clark has charge of the
A. M. E. church and is doing nicely.
| Mr.. Clark is very bright young min
lister, we'll known in our city and we
bespealk for him great things yet in
| store for him.
Rev. Bolding has charge of the Bap-
tist church and he is getting along
nicely and is an active young man.
Mrs. l.. A. Sheldon and the little son
are taking special instrumental music
| lessons.
Mr.. D. A. Arbuckle, an enterprising
young man as a successful contractor
in stone masonry and is busy all the
time.
Miss Hestie Bartlett, who is work
ing in Evanston, ILL.,, is home visiting.
In the old lumber and manufacture
ing mills of Burlington we find many
changes mostly for the better Mr.
Peter King has perhaps made the most
improvement. He has built and just
moved into his lovely modern home,
nineroom house. 1t is beautifully
| arranged and elegantly furnished
Throughout in oak with all the latest
equipment. He has an elegant barn
kept in style. He is an expressman
and much of his success is due to his
prudent and judicious wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell have rebuilt
a new house, as their old one was
burned.
John l.. Brooks, who was running
a restaurant and chop house, has
now opened saloon.
Mr.. Fate Martin, who is in the sa-
loon business, has purchased him a
new home in the fashionable part of
the city.
Mr. Henry Cooper is doing wen.
He still sells and trades in real estate.
His wife, formerly Mrs. Poindexter of
this city. wishes to be remembered to
her many friends here. They are
planning a visit in Missouri this fall.
Ollie Folks is still working for Mr.
Weiss meat market as deliveryman.
The community greatly miss Mr.. Lee
who recently died. He was a men,
ber of the police force for more than
ten years and one of the leading public |
spirited men in the Burlington So
city and a power in the church.
S. l.. Tigg is still on the service as
carrier.
Mr. A. Il. Drew is also one of the |
rural route carriers and is we'll liked. |
His wife and Mrs. A. l.. Kinney are
the only colored people that have Wis |
tied the worlds fair from Burlington |
as yet.
The churches are moving along very |
we'll. Rev. VIM. Williams is pastor
at the A. M. E. while the Baptist has
no regular pastor.
Mr. E. L. Wheeler has purchased 4
new home at 1907 Spruce street where
he has moved in.
J. G. johnson is an Industrious and
frugal man.
Mrs. H. w. Bird, who has been quite
sick for nearly year. is improving.
Mesdames B. w. Johnson, Malinda
Mitchell,H. Cooper, Candis Wilson and
VIM. Ragland enrolled their names
as Bystander readers for year.
In Fort Madison we were not there
long enough to make report, then
to the Gate City. There nestled
on the banks of the Mississippi |
and in the extreme southeast corner |
west bank of the Father Of Waters !
Of Iowa with about 10000 population |
and about 1000 colored people with |
four colored churches, the Seventh |
Baptist, presided over by Rev. Cru |
shon; the A. M. E., pastored by our |
old friend Rev. T. w. Lewis; the |
Episcopal church, presided over by !
Rev. E. w. Willett until recently,
when he resigned and is no located in
Illinois, hence the st. Mary's has no |
pastor now The Baptist is a growing |
church pastored by Rev. c. Green.
Mrs. Freeman has opened board
ing house and restaurant on Main |
street (See ad elseWhere)
Mr.. J. w. Bland is still blacksmith
ing and as usual he is in the lead OF
the other shops. Mr.. French Bland,
who bears the unique distinction OF
being the only colored man in Iowa
owning a large retail furniture and
carpet store, he being full partner
with two other white men. They have
been running for about 5 years.
Mr.. w. w. Fields is still on the mail
service as a carrier. He is progress
ing nicely and the only man of color
on the service.
Mr.. A. A. Bland, who is we'll known
in the Masonic world, is still the city
bill poster.
Mr.. w. H. Jones is still in the ton
serial business and conducts a first
class shop, perhaps one of the finest
owned by colored man IN Iowa.
His wife, Mrs. P. A., is the grand ma
tron of the Ladies Courts OF Iowa.
The Courts under her supervision has
increased and grown stronger. She is
very able and energetic lady, own
ing a beautiful and we'll arranged
home.
Mr.. Orange Fields is still contract
ing in his profession that of carpen-