Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16

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Part 81 Tussdsy 81 last week was
spent 10 Albis, Iowa the prospsr-
ous county seat Of Monroe count,.
AZ IL was raining what time ! was
there did not get 70 see many people,
bat was informed that Mr.. John
Thomas Wa still driving his meat
Wagon and that Nj. Rollingworth =
silliae the soil and his growing pro.
dusts were 10 good condition. Mrs.
Mary Ward was not at home, but Ne
could zee she has been making some
improvements ON her horne. Among
the new subscribers we secured was
Mr.. VIM. Brown, Mrs. Bowman and
Mr.. Bert Allen. The latter has been
employed for number Of years by .
dry goods store. he has relatives and
friends living In this city.
Our next stop WAS In Ottumwa. A
number Of visitors were there. having
attended the meeting OF the Afro
American Council; . report of which
YOU read in The last weeks issue Of
the Bystander. Mr.. Wells Fowler is
still in charge OF the Wapello Club
House and is making improvements on
his home. Some Of his relatives OF
Michigan viii spend part OF This
month visiting he and his family. The
Messrs. h. E. and L. Williams are EN-
ployed at the Elk's Club rooms; the
former left Wednesday on his vacation.
he will he gone about two weeks.
visiting Los Angeles, Seattle and other
western cities. Mr.. VIM, Thompson
who has been employed in the Senate
cloak room in this city during the
session Of the general assembly, lives
here and has nice home and doing
well. Mr.. 3. Taylor who owns an ex.
press wagon, by hard work and frugal.
ity has saved his money, owns : mum.
Der of houses and lots, 80 il he desires
he need not work SO hard in the future.
James johnson is still head-porter At
the Ballingall Hotel, in fact he has
been there SO long it would seem un-
natural not to find him there. Mr.. j.
a. Weeks, who has owned barber
shop for number Of years, by order of
his doctor was forced to reiinquish That
kind Ut employment for . few years,
and secured ont of door work which
has been very beneficial to his health.
Mr.. Hicks has charge of the engine
room at the Ballingall Hotel. Mis-. A.
Jnnkens who ownes the Wabash lunch
room is enjoying q good patronage.
Mr.. Eugene Anderson, the blacksmith,
finds plenty Of work at his trade. Mr..
and Mrs. M o. Williams have nice
home. He is employed by the street
car company. We were sorry to find
Mrs. Ella Bohsnnon sick; trust she WI
have speedy recovery. Mr.. M. Coats
who puts on gravel roofs, has enjoyed
: coed patronage considering the wet
weather we have been having, and !
was informed BY experienced men that
he YVES one Of the best roof men in
that part Of the state. Mr.. Robert
Harris is gardening this year-as il
was SO muddy and he living SO far
from the street car line we did not &c,
to see him. A the river was high and
still rising : number Of our people On
the South Side was afraid they would
be forced to abandon their homes for q
few days. IN addition TO our many
readers in that city the following will
read the Bystander: The Mesdames
E. c. Smith, e, W. Williams, Lizzie
Marshall, Luther Williams, Rev. d.
Lackey, pastor Of the A. M. E. church,
and Mrs. Jas. Crawford, her daughter
Miss Lorine Vincent was the only Afro.
American that graduated from the
High School this year, and was very
much surprised when informed that
only one colored hoy had ever gradu.
ated from the High School of that city.
Bows OF Ottumwa let me say 10 you,
s'get busy" these opportunities are
only available in your younger years
and the time is now that we need edu.
Gated young men; SO don't neglect
your studies for q good time and fine
clothes. They will only last for time
bnt IN education remains as long as
;yon live and remain rational. While
here we met Rey. j, G. Reid OF Sioux
City, Rev. B. d. Smith OF Clinton and
Rev. D, E. Butler and Rev. N. I. Cor.
don, T. g., and they with many others
gave US words Of encouragement
There are, not as many people in
Oskaloosa as there were on my former
visit Mr.. A. Hardy our oldest sub
scriber il the city, owns his house and
as usual is working hard and saving
his money. Mr.. Robt franklin and
son are employed at the mines. Mr..
g. 81. Jones owns q barber shop and
has q good trade. His wife was 10
Des Moines recently and assisted Rev.
g. W. Gaines at the A. NJ. +. church
in conducting revival services. Their
only son, v. 4. Jones, who graduated
from Wiiberforce 10 1907 and from the
Barnes Embalming College at Chicago
last month, will soon open an embalm
ing and undertaking room at Youngs-
town. Ohio. Rev. w a.. Lee, pastor
Of the N. + church, is doing good
work. Miss George blackburn, one
Of the teachers At Buxton. is spending