Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
EDITORS OBSERVATION.
Many Doing WE'LL. Stock Raising and
Farming the Best Means to
Break Race Prejudice.

Break Race Prejudice.
In the town of Marshalltown
where is located the Iowa Soldiers
Home, In which those noble heroes o.
the civil war can now spend their de
clining years in comfort and peace
this home is beautiful building Will
many additional buildings, large
campus with plenty of shade trees
an ideal home and many hundred ole
battle.scarred veterans both coloret
and white are now enjoying 1owa's
hospitality. Here lives about 200 col
ored citizens. Mr.. Richard Wright Is
one of the oldest and successful citl
zens. He owns valuable property and
a good tonsorial shop; however, nc
is not now working in 1t at all. His
uncle, Albert Walker is manager ant
his brother-in-law, recently from st
Paul, Mimi, Is assisting him. Mr.
Walker is one OF the few of our sin
gle young men who Is saving his
money and investing In farm land
hogs, etc. He has several head OF
thoroughbred hogs and is helping tc
solve the socalled race problem.
Mr.. Geo. Suiter holds the besi
place here by a colored man. He Is
electrical engineer at the city elec
trical plant and has been there many
years. George Is an enthusiastic
Mason of Iowa. s...
II. H. Flippins, J. Fl. Johnson, VIM
Warren, Cal. Wheeler with many
others are making good citizens and
adding to their homes. l. l.. Brown
still has charge of the beautiful city
library building. He Is a warm
hearted good citizen and real race
man and Masonic worker.
At the beautiful parlor city OF Ce
dar Rapids we next established head
quarters. This is one of our leading
inland cities. Nearly forty thousand
people about 500 of whom are colored
are doing we'll. w. Fl. Milligan, the
successful gardener and bee raiser
is no doubt doing more in Cedar Rap
ids to solve the socalled race prob
lem than any one citizen in Linn
county. He owns valuable fruit
farm two miles north of the Rapids
and has 10 acres of strawberries,
acres of cherries and acres OF the
smaller fruits; several hundred bee
hives, and Is considered an authority
in bee raising and strawberry grow
ing. He is true race man, an active
church worker and the Grand Master
of the Masonic lodge Of Iowa. Oh!
We wish that there were more such
Milligans in the middle west. His In
dustrious wife is indeed true help
mate. They now have about 35 pick
aers employed.
The next interesting man who Is
successful business man is Marshal
Perkins, the restaurant man. He has
been in business for about Is years
They have just completed new mod
ern room house at a cost OF $2,OOO
His wife is indeed valuable help
mate. .,.
Mr.. e. D. Marshall is conducting
his carpet cleaning and duster shol
and is a very busy man. Mr.. Perkins
is in partnership with him. They are
good substantial men.
Mr.. E. G. Thomas Is still working
at his trade and Is considered ono
of the best men in the work shop.
Mr.. Thomas Jackson is successful
tonsorial artist. Our old friend
Henry Johnson, formerly Of Leon
Iowa. is working for him. John Var
Camp is working at his old trade anC
doing nicely. Mrs. r. Thompson l!
conducting a rooming and boarding
house. Rev. P. M. Lewis is the pas
tor of the A. M. Z. church. He says
that the work is doing well and he
has made many Improvements whicr
have added beauty to the church. He
has had many years experience II
the ministry.
Simon Terry, Thos. Lowery, Chas
Boone, w. d. Claybrook and Ed. l.
Baney are all doing nicely for young
men. r. Hicks is working hard. He
is doing general work with his team
and has bought himself a new wagon
He Is a race man.
Into Clinton we next struck camI
and as this beautiful little town was
in the midst Of the Iowa Annual State
Fireman's Tournament and a stree
fair we could get but little news as
to the real progress along race lines
Then again we have very active
and punctual energetic agent from
this point. We hardly deem it nee
essary to write much Of this town
We first visited the tournament ant
saw our Des Moines champion team
loose state honors to the Council
Bluffs team by one-fourth of second
Clinton has about 200 colored citf
zens, most OF them doing we'll ane
some OF the best and most substan
tial business colored men in Iowa are
in business here. Mr.. VIM. Hancock
who owns the finest restaurant and ic'
cream parlors in the city and pernap:
in Iowa has been in business l9 years
Mr.. McNeals confectionery and ict
cream parlor is the finest confection
ary and candy store in Clinton. The!
make their own goods. Mr.. McNea
recently died and his widow is still
operating it. Mr.. VIM. Allen has
good restaurant. He has recent!
taken a claim of 100 acres in Soutl
Dakota. Others should follow his ex
ample. Mr.. M. o. Culbertson owns
grocery store and is doing nicely
There are several others doing well
The Atkins Brothers have just starte'
a bus line. They have everything u
to date, new hacks, etc. We wish TO
them success Miss Stella Bush Is
music teacher. Most all her pupil
are white. Mrs. A. A. Bush is a sue
cessful cateress. Next week we viii
begin at Davenport.
/ THE 3lJxTON PEOPLE,.