Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-11-23
EDlToR's OBSERVATIONS.

Iowa we arrived in Buxton, Iowa. fol
short stop but as nave ALREADY
written about Buxton about three
weeks ago, stating that l would now
| only mention few of her successful
! men. First we might mention is H
Armstrong and Sons. He is one OF
the first colored men to enter the EN-.
| ployment of Mr. Buxton, but soon
enter with stock raising and the
meat market he operated the only
,, one in Muchikinock and when the
exodus to Buxton he was one Of the
first and now owns the only real meat
market there. He is perhaps the
wealthiest colored man in iowa. His
son, Charles, runs the market while
his married daughter is the bank
cashier. Anderson Perkins is one Of
the real substantial and influential
men. He owns the only hotel. His
two sons assist him. They run
confectionery and ice cream parlor.
Mr.. Lewis r. Johnson, secretary Of
the Y. M. G. A., is indeed rising
young man. He has two able aids,
Mr.. Tucker, a Cleveland, Ohio, man.;
and Mr.. Turner, assistant to Mr.. John
son. His amiable wife assists him
in teaching the night school. Prof.
NJ. J. Gillian Is superintendent OF the
public school which consists of IL
teachers, two white and ten colored,
with an enrolment of nearly co. He
is thorough educator, good man
for said place. Rev. "A. L. DeMond,
the new Congregational minister who
has recently organized a church there
is without doubt the ablest and most
scholarly divine there. Rev. c. II.
pastcr Of the Baptist
church, has the largest congregation
Of any. He is hard working, good
man. Rev. J. X. Jackson of the A.
M. e. church has a good following.
He is an eloquent minister. Rev. j.
o. A. r. Wimbush has just organic
ed new Bptist church. Mr.. Andrew
Jefferson is doing we'll in his restaur-
ants. He is a good business man. Mr..
B. F. Cooper is still running his drug
store and doing well for he always
treats the people right. He is making
Mr.. Ruben Gaines, Sr., is
one of the wealthiest men in our
state. 1t Is said his monthly income
is over 5000 per month. Mr.. D. T.
Thomas is still in the restaurant busi-
ness. DR.. J. H. Williams seems to be
doing as well as usual. A new doctor
named G.. 8. Taylor, a gradute Of
Washington, D. c., who is doing fair
" well. He recently took to himself
Miss Lelah Sheffey as a wife. Mr..
J. w. Neeley and Tibbs are still, rum
ming grocery store. They are sue
cessful young business men. Messrs
Roberts and Findley are operating the
only cigar factory. The Standard
Drug Co., owned by l Hutchinson and
managed exclusively by young w. J.
Waters, formerly Of New Orleans. but
graduate of Highland Park Phar-
macy, Des Moines. The Messrs. Cal
laway and Howard have tailor and
music store combined and doing ex-
tremely we'll The London Bros Piano
Machines and Millinery is a success.
The Monroe, Quoins and The Big
-Four Barber Shops are doing well.
Ex-Justice ]. HI, Lewis Is a hustler.
lur: C. s. Sellers is practicing law,
Messrs Lee and Reasby are the de-
putty sheriffs of Buxton.
Our next stop was Abba but as we
we're there only few hours we Will
not speak about it. Into Kirksville,
Mo-, we landed there to be first met
with this irrisistable inhuman Amer
lean race or color prejudice by being
refused a shoe shine in cheap barb
er shop. However we did not again
place ourselves in a position to be
thus in -ultqd. Krksyi1letis the county
seat OF Adair county and the seat Of
DR.. Still Osteopathy College for
whites only. Here we found nice
we'll contented class Of colored peo-
pie. most of them owning their own
home, Mr.. Eabanks has purchased.
a nice home on s. Franklin street.
Pc works in one Of the hest barber
shops in the town. His wife Is teach
er in the public school. Mr.. w. 3.
Martin owns a nice home. doing well.
Mrs. Lizzie Courtey owns q beaut'-
full home. she is race woman. Mr.
H. Johnson Is still adding to his
home. Mrs Jones owns valuable pro-
sperty as does also Prof. Frater the.
principal Of the Dublic schools. Fe,
is a man Of many years experience,
an honest earnest worker and has
been here many years. He has only
one asaistant, Mrs. Euhanks, al
though they need two assistants and
better school equipments.
Our next stop was Macon, Mo, the
county seat Of Macon county. # is a a