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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
SUPERIOR, WIS.,, BUDGETARIAN.

Under the direction of Mesdames J
B. Thompson and Matte Wade, the
drama, "Thirty Years of Freedom" is
being rehearsed, to be given for the
benefit of the A. M. e. church.
The young men of the city will give
an entertainment at the A. M. E.
church on Friday evening for the ben
eft of pastor. 1t is to be a very
unique affair and something that was
never given before in Superior. The
ladies are simply the invited guests.
Sunday evening the communion ser
vices were held at the A. M. E. church.
The pastor of Duluth, Rev. Pope, came
over with about fifty of his people and
assisted in the services, he having
preached the sermon. A glorious
meeting was had. One person united
with the church. The church is in
better condition now than it has been
for years. Peace and harmony pre-
walls throughout among saint and sin
ner. Everybody is taking a hold and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
GALESBURG, ILL.,, ITEMS.

The high school burned down. The
cause of the fire is a mystery. Mr..
Charles McGruder and man named
Oscar YarsOn, ianitors of the building,
had put it in order for school Monday.
At s O'Clock Sunday evening the fire
broke out. One of the professors was
in and went through between 5 and
O'Clock and said everything was all
right. No signs of fire nor smoke. By
II o'clock that lovely building, valued
at 100000, went to the ground, but
the saddest of all two men were killed
and one badly hurt. Steps are on foot
for another building
Mrs Adah Majors Elm was made
happy few days ago. Her many
friends called with a nice rocker and
other useful things.
The P. E. being sick could not be
present at quarterly meeting. We
hope he is better. We had a very
pleasant meeting T..
Last Thursday evening will be long
remembered by the colored citizens
here, as one of the grandest entertaiH
ments for years took place in Dean
hall-the big leap year banquet given
by the Autumn Leaf club Many of
the ladies took the gentlemen Hacks
were kept busy for several hours. It
was certainly a nice, happy crowd.
One hundred and fifty were present.
Those out of the city were Mr.. Tucker
OF Quincy, ILL.,. Mr.. Hill of Chicago,
Mr. d. w. William and Miss Jennie
Lewis, kewanee, Ill.,. Rev. Jones and
Mrs. Marshall of Monmouth, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Mary Bell Lucos of Bedford, la.
The tables were decorated lovely with
ferns and flowers. Rev. J. Fl. Terribee
was POSTMASTER Mr. Roy Lyons,
Geo. pidd, Samuel Holly, J. H. Wash
ington. William Davis and Lawrence
Terribee were the speakers of the
evening. Rev. Douglass of the Second
Baptist church and Rev. Jones of
Monmouth responded, Music by Mrs.
Ously, Mrs. Ward, Mr.. Terribee and
Mr.. Coleman. All expressed themselves
as having a good time
Mr.. Henry Wells is sick.
Miss j, Binley, sister of Mr.. Sandy
Smith, died here last Friday morning
OF pneumonia. Her remains were
taken back to Missouri. She was only
, sick four or five days.
Mrs. Sarah Bell will entertain the
A Y club and helping hand this
! week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
BOONE ITEMS.

Fred Taborn has gone to Minneapo-
lis for an indefinite time.
Mr.. Jerry Dorsey was quite i'll last
week.
Lewis Williams has opened shin
ing parlor on Story street.
Mrs. Alice Peterson and sons will
leave Wednesday night for her par.
entail home in Pontiac, III.
Last Monday evening at the home
of Miss Alice Starks a number of
young people happily surprised Misses
Florence and Margaret Payne, the oc.
casion being in remembrance of the
young ladies birthdays, which are two
consecutive days the month of April.
The young ladies received quite a
number of useful presents.
Messrs. Chas. Anthony and VIM.
Terry recently visited in Omaha.
The Ladies' Industrial club held
their second bazaar on Friday evening
last.
Miss Lizzie Curtis will give a party
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
MOLINE GLEANlNGS,

The Pow City Lodge order of Odd
Fellows will hold their annual sermon
at the st. Paul's A. M. E. church Sun
day, May 9Th. The Rev. Harper of
Rock Island will speak. The Owaka
Lodge 3277 of Davenport, Iowa, also
the Household 1915 of Davenport, will
turn out with them, also the House
hold 1922 of this city. They will march
from the hall to the church. A grand
sermon is expected, as is always had
at these gatherings. A large crowd
also is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Phoenix of this city
were Davenport callers Sunday
Owing to the illness of the report
er's mother. Mrs. J. l.. Jones, we did
not have report for last week
We were all rejoiced to see the blue
birds yesterday, but are sorry to have
to go back and bring forth winter jack
cts and hats this morning.
Mr.. Chas. r. Jones of Chicago has
come to this city, his former home,
where he will join his wife. They ex-
pect to remain in our city and we are
pleased to have them, for we need
more residents among our people in
this city.
Mr.. AL Curry, who has been con-
fined to his home with la grippe, is
able to be out again.
Mrs. R. Phoenix was a caller last
week in Rock Island. .'.ra
Mrs. Harriet Murphy of St. Paul,
Mimi, is again in our city, where she
will make her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Tarver, visit
The choir is arranging a grand musi-
cal for May 5th
Monday night there will be green
social in the church parlors.
The L. L. d. society will give a
grand musical the 2Sth.
The Aid society gave rummage
sale at the church parlors Thursday,
April 18th, and grand success was
had. A neat sum was cleared.
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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
LYNCHERS DEGFISE LAW;
MENACE TO GOVERNMENT
Especial to The Record.Herald.

Especial to The Record Herald
Birmingham, Ala, April 26.-
There is never an occasion when
the resort to lynch law can be
justified. However dark and
dreadful the crime, punishment
should be inflicted by due process
of law. Every lyncher becomes
law-despiser, and every law-de-
spiser is betrayer of his country.
The lynching spirit, unrestrained,
increases in geometrical progress
sion,' Bishop Charles +. Gallo
way of the Southern Methodist
church said this before the natio-
nal educational conference to-
night, speaking on the subject
1.-The South and the Negro.
The first duty of the colored race,
Bishop Galloway said, was to
guarantee the Negro equal pro-
lection under the law. ''There
should be no aristocracy in crime.
We have reason for alarm at the
phenomenal growth of the spirit
of lawlessness. And it is not
confined to any one section" The
second duty was to insure the
right OF the Negro to education.
Bishop Galloway said, in con-
sidering the Negro question, there
was no Disgusting the fact that
there is great unrest among the
Negroes of the South, one which
will cause the South to face in
dustrial disaster unless this con-
dition is changed. He declared
that politics furnished the diff
Guilty and that for the best inter-
ests of both races the Negro ques-
ton should be eliminated from
local and national politics.
AS things that are settled,
Bishop Galloway enumerated
these:
''In the South there will never
be any social ningling of the
races; they will worship in sepa-
rate churches, and be educated in
separate schools; the political
power will remain in present
hands; the great body of Negroes
is here to stay"
Suppress Negro schools, Bishop
Galloway said, and the govern
ment could not survive. While
results had been disappointing in
part, the lesson taught was not
to discontinue them, but to i'm
prove the standard of education.
He refuted the statement that
educated Negroes are the most
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
JUNGLE JIMMIE" WATERS.
Veteran Coiored Chef in Rock island
Dining Car Service Succumbs to
Injuries.

Uncle Jimmie" Waters, one of the
veteran colored cooks in the dining
car service of the Rock Island road, is
dead, as result of injuries sustained
a week ago. At that time he reached
Davenport and went to his room in
the boarding house kept by Mrs. Ro-
berts at 322H East Fourth street, and
as he had been on the road for a long
time he retired Immediately. Waters
was SO years of age, and as he was al
most exhausted by Overwork he was
restless, and during the night he arose
from his bed and in attempting to
walk down steep flight of stairs he
fell and fractured his skull He was
removed to st. Luke's hospital, where
he passed away on Thursday night.
Mr.. Waters was resident of Topeka.
kas.. where he was wife and family
The wife reached the city during the
week and attended her unfortunate
spouse during his fatal illness. The
body was shipped back to Topeka for
interment.
Uncle Jimmie" Waters has been in
the dining car service Of the Rock Is
land road for the past 80 years. He
was as father to the younger gen.
GRAFTON who entered this department
of the road His kind face won for
him an acquaintance among the tray
cling public not possessed by any 9TH
er colored employe of the Rock Island
system He never was man to talk.
In fact. it was laborious to engage
him in a personal conversation Jim
mie' Waters was man to attend to
his own business and whenever he was
able to help young man in the bust
ness he was ever willing to lenl
hand. His ability as a cook was
spread far and wide.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

The Olive Branch Whist Club met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Woods
on Eleventh street last Wednesday
evening. AS it was their last meeting
until next fall it was very enthusiastic.
The regular monthly prizes were
awarded as follows: First prize, a
handsome china chop platter, was won
DO Mrs. Harrison; second prize. a silver
nut spoon, won by Mrs. M. L. Holmes;
the BOBBY prize, a deck of fortune
tellers' cards, won by Mrs, Vim. Graves
An elegant luncheon was served by
the host and hostess after the games
were finished,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
CEDAR RAPIDS.

On last Saturday afternoon at 2::30
at her home occurred the death of
Mrs. Ida Claire, after an illness Of sew
eral months. The funeral services
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O
from Bethel A. M. E. church, of which
she had long been faithful member.
The church choir has been reorgan-
lied.
Rev. E. C. Thomas filled the pulpit
at both services Sunday in the alb
sence of the pastor. Elder Clenines.
Sunday. May /, is quarterly meet
ing. The presiding elder is expected.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Mrs. Ivey Simmis died at her
home last Wednesday afternoon
at l o'clock at Saylor, after an
illness of several weeks. She
was II years of age and leaves
one son and a host of friends to
mourn her death, The deceased
was a member of Burns M. E..
church of this city. Rev. O. A..
Johnson, pastor of that church,
will preach the funeral at 3
o'clock to-day at Saylor. Thus
one by enc we are being called to
another world.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

We have just received word that
Rev. DR.. Moore, secretary of American
Mite Missionary Society of the Congre
gational church, is now travelling in
Iowa and will be in Des Moines May
l4th. and will preach at Plymouth Con-
gregational church. DR.. Moore is
very scholarly ard eloquent man and
we'll worth hearing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Our able Governor, A. j. Cummins,
who has been sick and went to Indiana
to get rest and recuperate in health,
returned home Thursday not entirely
improved, but will stay long enough
to transact his urgent business, then
he will seek more rest Which he great
" needs.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

The Athenian Literary Society held
an old fashion spelling match last
week, in which j. Clifford Williams
was the successful one in spelling the
school down. The society took in a
new member, young George Logan.
They will give public program May
9th 1t will be mostly musical. All
invited.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

criminal, and said he had gather
ed with great pains the records
of Negro graduates that proved
mot one case of criminal assault
has been charged against a
student of a Negro mission school
founded and sustained by great
Christian denominat iOn.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

The Twentieth Literary and Art club
will give musical program at the
Corinthian Baptist church next Thurs.
day night. George H. Woodson of
Muchakinock will also deliver an ad-
.'ress. subject 1.-The Best Women of our
race"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
PREACHER is AN INEBRIATE.

c. N. Grandson, preacher who
through habitual drink has lost stand
ing in his chulcb, was sentenced to one
year in the hospital for inebriates at
Mt. Pleasant by Judge Brennan last
Monday. Grandson has been for the
past year lecturer, during which
time ne was also solicitor for the
Buxton Gazette, but through his habits
was relieved of his connection with the
paper. Since coming to Des Moines he
went from bad to worse until he was
brought into court and sent to the
mediate hospital for treatment.
He was last week arrested here for
drunkenness, and fined
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Ed Morton, who has been employed
at Clapper barber shop, has resigned
to accept better position in st. Louis,
Mo-, this summer, which was secured
by Fred Stanton, an old Des Moines
boy. He left this weok for the Worlds
Fair city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Mrs. l. Milligan has returned from
Chicago and has opened tirst.class
rooming and boarding house, sos Third
street She serves her opening dinner
Sunday, from II to p. m. All her
friends and the public are invited.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Word has been received from Mrs. j.
Frank Blagburn at Washington, D. c.,
stating that her husband has been
very sick for the past three weeks,
but is improving now. 1t is the hope
of his many Des Moines friends that
he may soon recover.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Next Sunday will be the Trustees
rally at Burns M. E. church, to secure
additional funds to finish the lecture
room. There will be services at II a.
p, m and p. m, to which cordial
invitation is extended to all to attend
these services.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

on Wednesday evening at her home in
honor of Miss Lizzie jenkins, who
will depart for her home in Higgins
vile, Mo-, the same night.
Rev. Peterson has again taken up
his work at SAVIOR.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
NICK CHILES GETS LETTER

Topeka, Kan April 25,-Nick
Chiles, editor of the Topeka Plain
Dealer, in this city, today received
letter from the papal secretary of
state, Cardinal Merry Del Val.
The Western Negro Press associa-
ton, of which Chiles is president,
at its annual meeting adopted a reso'
luton urging the pope to use his
good offices for better treatment of
the Negro race in this country. Mr..
Chiles gave copy of the resolution
Senator Burton, who sent it to
Cardinal Gibbons. The latter in
turn forwarded it to Rome.
The letter, which came through
Cardinal Gibbons, says:
Il have much pleasure in assur-
ing you that his holiness has read
the resolution with interest and SYM
patty, and | commissioned to thank
you and all your associates very
cordially in his name. The severe
ing pontiff is we'll aware that there
are many Catholics among the Neg
roas Of the United States, and this
knowledge increases his interest in
the welfare of your race. His holi-
ness, as the vicar Of Christ, extends
his loving care to every race with
out exception, and he must neces.
sarily use his good Office to urge all
Catholics to be sriendly to Negroes,
who are called, no less than other
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

j. E. Hall of Buxton was a capital
city visitor this week. While here be
called at our office and informed us
that he was thinking of leaving Bux
ton. to locate in another part of the
state. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

The Mesdames Sarah Anderson and
J. W; Blaney of Buxton are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs D. F. Woodland of 2Sth
and Lincoln avenue this week.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Mrs. William Washington of Buxton
spent last Friday night here. She was
enroute to her home from Boone where
she had been on a visit.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Miss Ina Hummer Of Indianola ar
rived in the city Thursday for visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Brown,
1922 Croker street.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Mr.. Drew of Oskaloosa was a visitor
in our city this week. While here he
made a very pleasant call at the BY
sTANDER Office.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Rsv Avery of Highland Park will
preach Sunday morning at the Union
Congregational church, Tenth and
Park streets. All invited.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Mr.. Gus Watkins who bought nice
house and lot on Twenty-first and
Feline streets, moved this week and is
snugly located. -.....
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

j. Z. Rush, formerly of this city but
now Of indianapolis, Ind. is here this
week attending to some of his legal
business.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Mrs. Mary L. Holmes left yesterday
morning for Oskaloosa on business trip
She will return monday
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
CITY NEWS.
NIB. II you have relatives or friends visit
ing in the city or going to make q visit, please
INFORM us; we solicit ali your local news-Ed
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Phelps have
returned from Peoria, Ill.
James James of Highland Park Yves
q Buxton visitor last Saturday

The many friend of Mr.. E G. McAfee
will be pleased to learn that he is still
convalescent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Export Millions of Rabbits.
Twenty million rabbits were export.
ed from Victoria, Australia, last year
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
THE VICTIM OF
A RIBNDlSH JOKE
DEATH OF AGED NEGRO OF
HAMBURG. IOWA is
EXPLAINED
WAS LITERALLY SCARED TO DEATH
His Prosecutors Tn, eatend to
Burn Him Alive.

Hamburg, Ia, April rs, -(Spe-
cial. 1.-The information has just
leaked out that John G. Goodlow,
an aged Negro, who was found
dead in an old corncrib in Missou-
ri just south of the state line, was
the victim of a fiendish practical
joke perpetrated by number of
young men last Sunday night.
All the participants maintained a
discreet silence about the affair,
and the victim was buried with a
certificate from the the coroner's
jury that death was due to "natur-
al causes"
1t has since leaked out, how
ever, that Goodlow came to his
death as the result of fortunes
and torm9nts at the hands of his
white companions in an orgy for
which one at least of the partici-
pants has come to regret the part
he took. The affair was intend
ed merely as joke. Goodlow
was accused of some imaginary
crime, and the jokers proceeded
to mete out to him the punish
ment which they pretened he so
richly deserved. After tieing
him with ropes and mailing his
feet to a board, he was covered
with wood, rags and shavings,
and kerosene rag placed near
his nose so that he would get the
smell, a bucket of water which
the victim was informed was coal
oil, was thrown over him, and
preparations were made to apply
the torch when the old man ceas-
ed his outcries.
Then the testing ceased. The
iokers realized that their fun had
been carried too far. They re-
moved the wood and debris and
began to unite the Negro. When
it was discovered that he was
dead he was carried quietly away
and dumped in the corn crib,
where he was found the next day.
The tragedy was enacted in
the neighborhood of what is
known as the State Line saloon,
the proprietor of which has dis
appeared from the neighborhood.
This saloon it is said has been
the resort of criminals from the
Iowa side of the line for some
time. The proprietor's name is
Charles Reynolds, and he has
gone by the nickname of ''snow-
ball"
Goodlow was 81 years of age,
and had lived in Hamburg for
twenty-six years. He was an
honest Woodworking man, who
had always provided we'll for his
wife and six children.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29

Rev. j. R. Clemens of Cedar Rapids
has been spending the past fortnight
heIe. He preached at the A. M. E.
church last Sunday morning and even.
ing. ,Ns..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-29
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-04-21
ais Hearing AfYscted.

Senator McEnery il unfortunately
flicted with certain degree Of deaf
ness. He can hear less at times than
Sc Others. II Ii said. At those times
when newspaper men seek 70 draw
information from him that he IL IN
willing to give, he 10 particularly hard
Of hearing.
Yesterday was one Of those times
AT least, this was what the CORE
6pondent thought who tackled him JUS
ae aae was emerging from an executive
session.
"Well, Senator, anything doing o.
the inside2r asked the newspapel
man.
Eyes. the weather IL pretty bad o.
the outside" answered the senator
"It's pretty hard on rs old people
And he bowed pleasantly and pasge.
- leaninu the newspaper man won
dering Washington Tines.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-04-21

Many d man lays the foundation Of
bis misfortune by knowing too many
things that are none Of his business.
no err III human; but few men have
enough divinity in them % forgive
without saying: Don't let II happen
aeainF,
Poverty Ii no disgrace-in fact,
thousands OF men have incurred the
latter evil by too great anxiety to
avoid the former.
The reason they cali II the weather
bureau 10: Its Just like any other
bureau. You can never find anything
In II that you want.
"A project Is being prepared to utilize
systematically. as source Of electric
power. the non-navigabie water courses
Of France.
In Germany the per capita c0nsump+
tion of petroleum Is 40 pounds; or salt
80.6 pounds; OF sugar, 27O8 pounds; Oi
herring, 1871 pounds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-04-21

~ VII druggists The creates
a and al around saek amdy On The market
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-04-21
BA 3 I.

Black Percherou Stallion, Blocky
and good style, weighing 1850
pounds. will make the season at
Demands Barn
Jefferson Wednesdays and
Thursdays.
( SWEETS Barn
Elk Point Mondays, Tuesdays,
Fridays, Saturdays.
Terms: Twelve dollars, due when
mare proues to be in foal-
OLIVER MILLER,
Owner.