Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-24
Editors Observations

Having written 80 much alcut Bur-
linRton during the Grand Masonic
lodge last m nth that will not men.
tion 1t again.
Ia fort Madison things were q boat rs
left them one year ago. Mr.. Fred
Henry was at his post. = btgg sgeman
at the C. y. & Q. Ry. depot. Heis the
only one ia Ibxa. and perhaps on ,he
entire Burlington system. He is on IN
the day time and one OF tue b's' men
they have He has been in their en-
pioy ment for more than Is years, aud
has q brother in East Moline, ILL.,.
working in the MAJ liable Iron Works
an is doing very we'll. Mr.. A. l. King
is still working at his old place. He is
q hustler and owns . nice hcm.: y bile
q widower, yet bis mother keeps hous'
for him. Dir. Harp-ls folks are here.
their Oldest daughter. Annie, j.
STUDENT in Lincoln University OF Jeff-
erson City, Mo. X. II. hil gen Ithan
is doing well, also Charles Prentic E,
Rev. J. Z REID, that able Baptist di-
vine: Mrs Eiiz. Crawson is an indus
trious womsn:C n. Weeds is hustler
MIR. A Hepdersos IS a new ccmer here
bu, is ooir z nicely.
Into the Gate cry" we found the
people busy working as u,uai There
are about 1000 cClored people here
aud OF Course ne cannot inclusion them
all. They have four colored churches.
Pilgrim Rest Baptist, pas'ored by R.v.
Ed Green, yer. scholarly and able
Young divine he is uCiug well and his
church is crowded at all The meetings
The PEOPLE iihe him end he likes his
church. The ST. Nary's Epi c,pol
church has 10 pastor at all. The A.
"A. < church has just sod their prop
erty for large price and b 'ught the
First Methodist church, e. hiie) N the
down town district, making their
property pay for this large church and
valus bic property. 1t is the most
valuable property in the state owned
by colored people. This deal was en-
gineer.d by Rev T W. Lewis, John
Bland and W. II. Jones. We are very
Pr I'd TO see CUR people get such vain
ab property in that part Of town, On
the eolLer OF NiD,i. ant Morgan The
The Seventh Street Baptist church has
10 regular pastor. but t e. e are seveIa!
pros pe Give lardjdates. MIR. trtlch
Blaad is still partner in the largest
retail urnitu,e and ca Pet store in
k.,knk anu BIS fir In is maxim none!
MIR. B!ord Is ,be senior me NJ Der Of the
firm We are proud 10 see our race g
side by side with tie N st advanced
r.ce of the country. He owns beau
liful well kept home His iovabl- wife
is great society lady and is well liked
Dir Selby johnson is one cf the wei
to DO men. owning several houses and
lots He is race man aud thorough
" believes tina. they will succeed IN
business. He is a single man and
keeps his mother il one of his beau;.-
fui homes. MIR. W. q Jones is a sue
cessful business man and owns lie
finest tonsorial parlor in the Gate
City," six chairs on first hsor. He
owns a worry beautiful AID valuable
home on morgan street. His am able
and well infol med wife is power IN
Keokuk for good rot only in the home
Life bu, church and social life. Certain
iv Keokuk has more of the noble. true
christian working lanies tnen any 9th
er town in Iowa: more socities for the
uplift of humanity, and ,ht Sc lad s
are it's main support. This exalted
lady is fine speciman OF our Alto
American womanhood We have been
promised a photo ard biography OF
her ere soon for our many readers.
hence We will not say more now. Mr..
and Mrs A. J. Fieles are still running
their grocery store and doing we'll but
Oh. II only more of our peop:e would
patroniz' them and pay promptly for
groceries it would be an easy matter
for those business to enlarge their
store Think about it race lovers. q
town of 2 900 eolored people. if only
one-hah OF them would do their trad
ing there, where would that enter
prise be? Let us all practice the lesson
of united support and race patronage.
Mr. AlopZo Drain. Keoh uk mao, who
has been in St Joseph, No.. few
years working in a soda fountain, has
returned to his old home and opened a
first class ice cream parlor where our
people can erj " thems lives. His Sis
tiers conducts the paflor while he is en-
ployed in Mr.. McGrath's drug store
the one in which he learned his trade
several years ago We can see nothing
bat success +, Mr. Drain. NJ. Orange
fields is still in the carpenter business
as contractor. Mr. Ed Robinson is
still having good trade in his business
Mr.. J. L. Henderson is sub tantial
man. Mr. Fred D. Fields is still
clerk in the Huskank who'll sale b o;
and shoe stor re. M. Vim Fields and
VIM. Gross are ON the IN ill service rs
regular carriers They are boz h intel
ligent young men. The foim'r has
builtayer beautiful nine room mod
az