Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-09-04
worked at it for II years in KAN
sas City for one of the largest
carriage and buggy factories in

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carriage and buggy factorie. in
the west. He came to Clarinda
about 9 months ago and entered
inta co-partnership with white
man who is a blacksmith and
wagon repairer, and they have
done so we'll that Mr.. Farrier
has purchased the whole shop
and is doing some very fine work
for some of the best people Of the
town.
From Omaha where we left off
last week we went to Sioux City,
the metropolis of Northwestern
Iowa, arriving there at church
hour, and after meeting a crafts
man who was travelling upon the
level Mr.. II. H. Sturgis, we went
to the Baptist church, might
say that Mr.. Sturgis is one of
the best aud most reliable citi-
zens of the town, he has been in
Uncle Sans employment for
more than ~ years as mail car
rier, the first Co1ored man thus
appointed in that city, he has a
family of two charming young
misses in high school and one boy
and an Industrious wife, who has
been sick for several months hut
is improving now. At the church
our old friend and former quill
driver DR.. J. c. Reid, the pastor
was preaching, he had mixed
audience, and he was preaching
on the recent Springfield horrors,
of which we recently run clip
ping, of course ye editor had to
kill a good sermon with his brief
address, the church is doing nice
ly, Rev. Reid and his charming
wife entertained us at 6 o'clock
dinner. DR.. J. Wilbur Morris is
still holding large business
with his massage baths, else
where is cut and write-up of his
son. He is race man.
Mr.. Fred F. Elicit, an exper-
fenced bath house man has loca-
ted here from Excelsior Springs,
Mo, where he run a house for
many years, he has 4 fine suit Of
rooms in the Dott Swan Build
ing and is prepared to give all
kinds of treatments from show
er bath to a manicure. Perhaps
the best business opened this
year is the Woman's Exchange
at 420 9TH, street, across from
the P. 0. building, which has
been successfully operated for
three years by white lady
named Miss Jessie Adams, who
recently went West and sold it to
Mrs. Joe w. Norr S, who had
worked in the past two years
she has a very neat small up-to-
date lunch room for all the ladies
and she has some of the best peo-
pie for the noon lunches. Let us
branch out into business. Mr.. 7
C E. Stublefield is still in the
mail service and is hustler. Our
good friend w. P. Shield is still
in the tailoring business with Sol
Frank, he has recently been pro-
NOTED as the head man, now only
merit and honesty won this pro-
motion. G.. F. Williams is still
in the carpet business the Askews y
Bros, are at the same old place
they are good reliable Industrious
young men. Mr.. Grants folks
are doing we'll, Mrs. Grant is the
Bystander agent here. Mr..
Clyod is still running theshineing
parlor, he las moved his shop.
Mr.. Gross has barber shop in
with Mr.. Cloyd. Rev. Newman
our good friend has charge of the
Methodist church he says he is
doing we'll khe has built parso-
age this year. One of the most
successful business men is ]. r.
Matthews, who conducts lunch
room and onfectionary store, a.
pool hall aud a barbershop all in
his own two story brick building
at 4O2 w. 7th., street. He has re-
Gently organized a large company
which is Incorporated to buy and
sell real estate etc, he is not
blowing about his success but is
quietly making money. Mr.. e.
H. Hackley still has barber
shop, Mr.. ]. Simpson Bacon is
on the jump looking after his