Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-28

ana TRULY Slad 10 see me anC
meet my better half. Well ]
must stop this kind of writing for
to those who have never had the
pleasure Of farm life do not ap-
preciate this writing, nor do they
know what real happiness that
country life affords. We had
fresh chickens, fresh eggs fresh
butter, fresh milk, real cream,
fresh apples, peaches and berries.
Oh! how ! know you all envy my
meals. Mr.. Nathan Morton and
wife rents a part of the home
place and they are doing we'll.
Our first business stop was at
Creston. Here we found the
people we'll except Mr.. Chas F..
'urnaugh's daughter Stella, who
is home very sick. Mr.. Chas.
Clark is still over in Ottumwa IN
business, although his family
lives here. Mr.. Henry Martin
and wife are really enjoying in
their old days the comforts of a
beautiful home with an orchard
full of fruit. He owns several
other lots and is a successful man.
G. H. Mcdowell is living at the
same place. Mr.. Baldwin's folks
are still on the large 400 acre
farm and they have an immense
crop this year. These boys are
hustlers. G. w. Dow is doing
we'll. He is still working at the
grocery store and has nice
family and is struggling hard to
give them a good education. He
is a race man.
Into Clarinda our next stop. AS
it was chautaqua week the town
was full of people and every body
was busy, so could not get much
news. Mr.. Thos. G. Jones was
working at the chautauqua and
says that his crops are very good.
He owns a nice farm just two
miles from town. r. E. Wilkin-'
son has moved to the farm. E.
r. Long is still farming and
doing we'll this year. VIM.
Headley is working in the poultry
house. 4. B. Cook and his in
dustrious wife were on the chau-
,auqua grounds with a stand.
They are hustlers. Mr.. p. Mont
gomery is still on the mail force
and his father and brother have
moved here from the south. L.
F. Montgomery is making money
as usual. He owns two large
side seat buses and was hauling
people to the chautauqua ground.
the new additions to the
were Mrs F. l.. Now
ling, E. B. Cook, Miss Marjoria
Lounneer, l.. F. Montgomery,
H. A. Farrier, Mesdames Geo.
Able and Mahala Pemberton.
In Shenandoah there are but
few colored families and all are
doing we'll and subscribing for
the old reliable Bystander, Mr..
L. r. Signor and wife have NOV
ed here and are doing we'll. r.
P. Collins is working at the same
place and doing we'll. II. p.
Caldwell is still at the hotel. Il.
W. Griggsby has lots of fruit
this year as his place is we'll fill
ed with fruit trees.
In Red Oak we found Mr.. Os-
car Conner still in the tonsorial
shop. He owns one of the incest
shops in the city. Mr.. Henry
Pate has lost his wife since last
years trip. p. s. Everett is
donbt one of the most
successful up-to. o.date business
young men of our race IN Iowa.
He owns the largest stock of
instruments, pianos, etc,
also has a piano store in Valisca.
Pearl is self made young man
who has been in business here
many years. H. S. Martin,
formerly of Cedar Rapids, is here.
w. S. Sterns is a new conner here
and working in barber shop.
Council Bluffs was our next
stop. Here we found new class
of colored people making better
struggle for good citizenship then
ever before. Chas, S. Davis owns
81 lots in the city limits and is
gardening it and doing we'll. W.
C. Lyons has opened a new res
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