Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-07-05

In many respects AMQ ~ DVaMo xsssN~
il NJ the second largest city In our
state. the largest In the interstate TIT
cite Here dwell nearly 1000 col.
ored citizens. Come are doing nicely,
There are two churches, the Baptist,
presided over by Rev. A. D. Holmes,
i bright young man; the A. M. ~,
sDastored by our old friend, Rev. Nv.
NJ Williams, and each reports an era
81; success, Each has good choir
ana Sunday school. The Baptist Is
me largest, ana We found the school
well taught and bri yht IN the lessons.
The c0l0red men have organized
new secret society known a. the ElKs
Lodge. with fifty-four members. Tney
seem to be very active and progress
siye. They give their first public re-
ception this week, which was largely
attended and financial success.
lindsay pitts is still In the saloon
business. doing well. Geo. Walker
sim runs the billiard hall and barber
shs,p. and seems TO be doing well.
Mrs. Vina Murrell Is keep room
Ing house. Mrs. Mary Brown has
bought out the Mrs. Green boarding
house and is doing well, as she mas
about twenty regular boarders. MIS-.
Ernwn IS hustler. Watch for her
advertisement In our paper.
Mr.. G. G. Hill Is still IN his
lunch room business. The most sue,
cessful man that we met was David
M. Fl. Underhill, 2129 Harrison street,
who conducts first class green house
and garden. Mr. Underhill Is a wide
awake business man, has only been IN
the flower business few years, al
though ne has large green house
with q large steam boiler. He owns
some valuable property and his wife
is a great helpmate. They are plan
ming on some more expensive I'M
proYements. He is a credit to the
race. Mrs. Rosa A. Corbin Is very
husy and successful woman She
owns some valuable property Hired
Bush is at the same place. They
have lots Of fruit and good garden.
James Christiana owns beautiful
home. General Houston is suffering
from rheumatic troubles. They are
adding to their home. J. M. Weathers
is doing well. Mrs. G. Marshall Is not
so well in health. She is having some
school teachers spending the summer
vacation with her They own a large
nice home. e. H. Hoskins is still on
the road, doing well. Eugene Green
is very successful citizen. They
own very valuable property down in
town. He drives the bus line. He
was recently elected as the lay dele
gate to the General Conference OF the
"A. NJ. E. church. His wife Is All in
dustrious woman. She is still organ
list at the A. M. E. church. Mr.. d. s..
Johnson lis improving their valuable
and beautiful home. Mrs. johnson Is
our agent and correspondent and says
IL The Bystander will give her regular
space she will chronicle the Daven-
port happenings each week. Mrs. Lee
nora Shepard, 2130 Grand avenue. is
doing well She and her husband are
race loving people and they own
some OF the most valuable property
of any colored people in town, and
they keep 1t up In style Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Baker own a valuable home.
They are doing nicely. Mr.. G. B.
Montgomery, who has been sick for
several months, is improving. Mrs.
Alice Richardson and Mrs. w. Ballard
are keeping roomers. Mr.. Alex Rob
erts is the city scayenger. He is do
I ing well, He has several teams and
men under him. Alex liz well known
aud good man. G. w. Mott, our
genial lawyer, Is still practicing. He
seems happy. Mr.. ]. s. James Is NOV
Ing along nicely. Mrs. Chesterfield is
doing we'll. Nj. B. F. Carroll, who
has charge of the Davenport Outing
club, Is fine man to meet. He form
ierly lived in our city. He will soon
leave for New York. He is saving his
money. Our old friend, G. r. Brad
ford. is working at the Commercial
club room. There are many other
people in Davenport that we should
mention, but time will not permit 1t
now
Rock Island is an interesting town.
lying on the east bank of the Father
of Waters, watching Davenport. Here
We find about 900 colored people, two
churches. the Mckinley Baptist, the
largest, pastored now by Rev r. A..
Broyles, new man: the Wayland
Chapel. pastored by new man. Mr.
II. II. Burris is still on the mail force.
James Tolliver has recently been ap-
pointed city scaveng ger. He is doing
well. VIM. Taylor and M. K Drury
are in their old places and doing we'll,
Cass Lambert Is working for the
Deere Mnnser Pillow Co. He owns a
beautiful home. Mr.. Morrison is inn
proving their beautiful home. w H.
Moore owns nice home. He has
quit the baggage room at the Rock
Island depot and is now on the road.
j. II. Slaughter is doing we,i.a W.. g.
Parker owns a nice home IN South
Rock Island, also do Geo. +. johnson.
Mrs. Mary Windsor owns nice home.
at 1911 Thirty-sixth street. Mr.. n.
w Harding is a newcomer from Kan
sas. He is stenographer for the
United States army and works down
III the Rock Island arsenal. He is a
coming young man. Moline was our
next stop. Here we find one OF the
greatest factory and manufacturing
cities In America. Some OF the lar 3
ast factories are here, and thousands
# laboring men work there daily it
q a great sight to hear the whistles.
Of them. blowing at the
same time. We have about 900 col
red people here. Many are employed
n these great workshops. In fact
here ought to be twice as many more more |
Ind we hope our people will learn
;o1ne trade and become serviceable.
Continued Next Week.
bad Burn Quickly Healed.
~ am so delighted with what Cham.