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

beautiful town Of about 5000 people
/ with nearly $500 colored. It 10 q
conege town. seseral wmte colleges
and one colored, the Western Col
| lege. which - 4 beau.lfulsnruiu
lege which Is beautifully situated In
! the north part Of the city, see the
/, cut else where, They have about 100
I students now and more enrolling. Prof,
A. A. Hill acting president until the
new president arrives. They have
four teac..ers in Their public school
and nice new building with our old
friend, Prof. Perkins, formerly of
Trenton, Mo-, principal. Their en-.
rinment now Is about 225. l missed
the pleasure Of visiting their school
as 1t was the only one did not visit
on my trip. One OF the most success.
ful young business msn is r. L. How
ard, who runs first class grocery
store. He was married the evening
that We We're there, see cut elsewhere.
Here company OF ladies led by Prof.
T.. l.. Scruggs wife have organized
colored millinery store and have
opened a nice shop, other ladies
should do likewise. Mr.. R w, Morri.
son Is one of the plonerrs OF this
town, a contractor carpenter and for
more than 40 years he has worked
here. He is highlysrsspected by every
body. He owns some very valuable
property and beautiful home, q
large barn, fine horses and other
stock. He keeps everything in u
systematic order and fine specimen
of our race. Mr.. Craig Griffin Is
another olu citizen, having come here
away back in the fifties. He. like Mr..
Morrison, by his honest hard toll has
made good name and reputation. He
lis reported TO me to be the wealthiest
colored man in Macon. He owns IS
acres of good land in the suburbs OF
the city, well improved and farm
OF 100 acres within 5 miles Of the
city besides several houses and lots In
town. He Is a race man and subscrib-
es for the Iowa State Bystander. Mr..
j. w. Adams owns valuable property
and it is we'll kept. Rev. Emboy has
several valuable pieces OF property.
Prof. A. A. Hill of the College will
represent the Bystander in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henderson have re-
Gently opened a restaurant. We wish
for them success. Mr.. Enicks is one
of the substantial citizens. He owns
a very beautiful home. We stopped
over night with him. They made 1t
very pleasant for us. There are more
colored farmers In Macon county than
any other county near here. One of
these farmers is r. Austin who lives
nine miles from here near Excello.
He Is doing extremely well and is
raising an interesting family. Rev. q.
d. Green has charge OF the Baptist
church. He Is an able, Industrious
divine, and Is doing we'll. His broth. I
er3 is III Keokuk, Ia.,. has charge Of
the Pilgrim Rest Church there. Prof
r. Il. Scruggs owns one Of the pret.
test and best kept homes near. the
college.
We next made pilgrimage tol
the busy railroad division
own OF about 5000 people, fully O..
700 are colored. It is the largest town
n the county although Huntsville is
he county seat or Randolph county.
there are four colored churches. two
Baptist, one A. M. e. and one NJ. E.
They all seem to be getting along
,ut not SO we'll as we think they
should. Out of some dissatisfaction in
he Baptist denomination a part Of
he people withdrew and have organ.
zed new church building very
ice, up-to-date frame building seat
ng about 400 people. This church