Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-02
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.


each year about the same old town or
city that / have written about last
year but when we consider the many
changes that take place within one
year and the new subscribers we are
constantly receiving, We can the more
realize why burden our many read
ers with the observation from the
same town. Then again. each town
feels that self-pride of seeing their
city written up at least once in fifty.
| two weeks.
Leaving the metropolis of Iowa on
Wednesday, We arrived In Creston,
where fully 5000 people live, and only
about forty colored people. 1t Is a
, railroad division and shop house for
the c. B. & @. Ry. co. A few of the
Martin, the man who invented and
made the wonderful animal machin.
cry invention. He owns nice home
we'll covered with fruit trees. Chas.
Burnaugh is still working at the
hotel and is doing we'll Charles
Clark is doing we'll. He owns several
business houses and lots that he rents,
getting nearly SO per month. Mr.. c..
H. Mcdonald s doing well. He will
soon have his house painted this be-
ing the third time he has built, as it
was burned twice, but he mas not yet
given up; he feels hopeful. Mr. G..
w. Dow is doing we'll He is carpet
layer. His children are all in school.
He is southern man but is working
hard to make good citizen.
At Bedford, county seat''of Taylor
county, we found Israel Boyd, Geo. A.
Johnson working at the same place
and doing we'll. The latter has some
fine thorough pigs and fine COW
which he has refused $50 for. G. w.
Lucas and M. Ashford are busy at
work cleaning carpets. ]. E. Johnson,
who has been very sick Tor several
weeks, is improving slowly Mr..
Franklin is just beginning to build
a new house; he will do most Of the
work himself
Our next stop was at Marysville,
Mo-, this being new field we Sc
cured many new subscribers This
city has about 5000 people with about
250 colored people and two colored
>churches, the -aptist with Rev. w. A.
Mitchell as pastor and the Methodist
with Rev. j. r. Carter pastor, both
OF whom will hereafter read the By
stander. One school presided over b!
Prof. Endicott, who has taught for
the past twenty-five years In the ST.
Joseph pub-.c schools. He has an at.
tendance of twenty-eight. C. c. Baker
owns a blacksmith shop and is doing
good business, he is well liked. He
is a young man recently married. His
brother. who used to be with him,
is now in Oklahoma. There are the
Messrs. John Williams, Henry Wilson,
John Fields, Robt. Harding. r. H.
Holmes, Steve Martin and B. F..
Smart, who are all trying to make
good citizens.
Next we went to Clarinda, where
dwells more colored people than in
any other city in southern Iowa. Fully
400 colored people reside here. They
have two colored churches, the Bap-
tist and Methodist, both doing well.
Rev. Samuel Bates, that good, earn
est, honest Cnristian, has charge OF
the Baptist, while Rev. J. l.. Wharton
is in charge of the Methodist. DR.. Il.
j. Gibson. the veterinarian, is doing
as well as usual. He says that he
is busy all ,..e time He keeps his
houses will rented. Mr.. r. E. Will
kinson has gone into the restaurant
and lunch room business and is doing
we'll. See his add elsewhere. Young
N. H. Pemberton is still sub mail
carrier. A. Il. Montgomery is a rus
tier and is doing we'll, as is Mr.. Cook.
VIM. Hadley is now working out at the
asylum. Mr Thomas G. Jones. who
owns a beautiful farm two miles of
town, is making money. He has lived
there over thirty years, has built
new house. raised nice family. His
farm is well stocked, fifteen thorough
bred Poland China pigs. His wife has
$50 young chickens, Is hens setting.