Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-08-09


tors, DR.. ]. H. Shepperd. who has a
large practice among both classes. He
is man OF letters and Of wealth and
stands for true manhood, race man,
yet not talker, but doer. He has
q down town ONCE at 302 Fayette
street. DR.. J. A. Cotton is the other
physician. He has q lucrative prac-
tice. He is younger man than DR..
Shepperd and is making q great name
for himself. He Is race lover, "a
fine gentleman to meet. His lovely
wife is congenial. She has visited our
city about five years ago, the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Young, the auc-
tioneer 1t was here that we met Mrs.
Geo. Young, who Is SO we'll known in
our city. She has been sick last
spring. Her husband Is, still on the
road, headed for Des Moines, Iowa.
She will be here this summer. Rev.
B. N. Murrell is brilliant and highly
educated young minister, who has
charge Of the large Mt. Zion Baptist
church. He attended the Illinois
State university. He will soon be
heard from. Rev. H. w. Jamison has
charge of the A. M. e. church and
says he is doing we'll. He is a very
pleasant man to meet, Mr.. r. A. Glib
bons Is doing well, They own. a very
beautiful and valuable home, Mrs.
Fannie Wollridge is an old and highly
esteemed citizen, owning valuable
nome on seventh avenue. Mr.. Joe H.
Conway runs first class, up-to date
restaurant and lunch rom. He is max
ing money and knows how to save it.
he has been here about ten years and
very social and business like man to
meet. The Home Pantorium at 107
South Jefferson avenue is owRed by T..
G. Harper, young business man
who is doing thriving business He
is q coming business young man. G.
4. Jackson is another enterprising
young man, who conducts a tonsorial
shop and bath roms at 122 N. Wash
ington street. He has recently opened
up news stand, where one can buy
all the leading colored newspapers and
magazines. I The Bystander will be
sold there. He is a real race man
and owns a beautiful home. II. F.
Johnson is another one Of the leading
Peoria citizens. He Is the mail car
rier and is doing nicely. D. j. Smith
is good substantial citizen, well re-
spected. Mr.. Jordon runs a pool room
and saloon and he has made lots Of
money and has saved some of it.
There are many other parties and
things that might mention, but time
and space will not allow at this writ
ing.
Hannibal, Missouri.
Our next stop was in Hannibal, Mo-.
This is one OF the Oldest and most i'll
teresting cities Of Missouri. Nestled
in the bluffs on the west bank OF the
great Mississippi river, 1t is perhaps
the oldest town in northeastern Mis-
souri. Here lives about Is, 900 people,
Of which 5000 are colored. Many Of
these colored people are doing well.
One OF the best known educators, Sc
,cret society and business men in the
state Id Pref. III X n: eahan,, who has
been the principal Of the colored high
schol for more than twenty years. Lie
also has a down town real estate, peu'
sion agent and notorial Office and is
secretary of the Home Protective as
sociation. He Is a very fine gentle
man to meet and Is busy man all
the time, great race lover and truly
a fine type of true Negro manhood.
At some future time we hope to tell
more of this interesting character.
There are two doctors, o. C. Queen
and w. H. Lowrie. and both Of them
are hustlers and successful, each do
ing a good business. The former is
making some very extensive i'm
provements ON his beautiful home at
1926 Lyon street. When completed it
will be a complete modern room
house, with special doctors Office
well equipped. DR.. Green is one Of
our race, modest young men that will
not allow us to speak about his sue
cesses. He is the grand treasurer for
U. B. f., which is Negro Organiza-
tion that Is very strong in this state,
and is growing very fast all over the
middle west. Its insurance and bene-
ficiary features are good and they
have just purchased farm just out.
side of the city limits of Hannibal and
will soon build a home for their indi-
gent members. They have surplus
of about $4,000, says DR.. Green. The
doctor has lovely family. He is q
busy man. Rev. s. Mcdowell has
charge Of the Baptist church. He is
the promoter Of the fraternal insur-
ance of the Home Protective associa-
tion, which is a colored company, and
they are doing good, honest bust
ness, which is increasing. It is on
the plan of the Metropolitan. Then
why help build UP the Metropolitan
when we can help one operated and
owned by our race. Rev. Mcdowell
is good business man, dignified
gentleman and If he lives to demon
strate his ideas it will make strong
insurance company. See their adv.
elsewhere. Mr.. Henry Simms is farm
ing and doing well. I. Rudd has his
lunch counter and doing nicely. He
is race man. w. H. White is rum
ming restaurant and lunch stand. He
Is a hustler and will succeed. Mrs.
]. e. Braxton, 622 Broadway, is keep.
ing a first class rooming house. She
is a hairdresser and does manicuring,
and Is doing well. She Is one of the
old settlers and an old friend of DR..
Jacob Dulin, our well known citizen,
as the doctor once lived here. Mrs.
James Dealey is we'll known here J.
w. Ealey is good citizen. He owns
a lunch room and seems to be doing
we'll Mr.. f. w. Woods is still work
ing in the blacksmith shop.
La Grange, Mo.