Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-29
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.

| series NO. \.
The Iowa City of brotherly love
was our next place, here we find &
great change among the colored
| people as we'll as a general improve.
ment Of the whole city. John A
| Hardy Is still making money as us.
ual. Mr.. S. Mitchell and e. Jones
are still working at the same place
doing nicely. both owning their
homes. Robert Johnson Is still
driving an oil wagon for the Stan.
dard Oil Co. Rev. T. Tyler Is doing
nicely with the A. NJ. E. church,
they have raised and moved the
church to the center of
their lot. Rev. w. l.. Lee
is on the third year at the NJ. E,
church and everything seems to be
going along nicely there. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Williams still run a large
rooming and boarding house, they
have nice garden. II. J. Hackedy
runs a barber shop. Robert Frank
lin is still working at the mines, he
Is president of the local and there Is
only about six colored men in the
local, he served supper to We editor,
they own nice home. Mr.. G. H.
Jones Is one of the pioneer tonsorial
artist is still running first class
shop in the hotel, he owns a nice
home. A. G. Clark has first class
barber shop and doing we'll. Cox
and Crowder are two new men Just
come to the city who have opened
panitorium in a good location.
Washington was our next stop, here
the people are about the same here
reported IN former articles. Mr.. N.
Il. Black Is a composit0r in Journal
Office, his wife runs hair dressing
parlor. A. l.. Hall Is doing we'll, he
has brother who Is blacksmith.
Mr.. II. Spencer and brother are ce-
ment contractors. they are doing a
large business, they are brother to
John, cement contractor of Grin
nell, la. Mr.. G.. W. Black is still
in the barber shop. he wishes to be
remembered by his old acquaint-
ances. Muscatine was our next rest
ing place, here as in Washington we
note but few changes among our
race. Mr.. |. p. Johnson, A. o. Man.
ley and Mr.. Fairfal are farming
their small gardens near the city
limits, they own some valuable pro-
perty. The Greenway brothers, VIM
and Lee have made the greatest
progress for young men, they own
some valuable houses and lots, they
assist their father in his barber
shop. they also have valuable
farm that they farm, they are nice
young men and highly respected by
both races. Mr.. Ed. Baines is still
working at the same place, his wife
Is not we'll, she has been sick for
several weeks. Rev. c. A. Payton
has charge of the A. M. e. church,
he is doing nicely, his wife is valu'
able help mate in church work
Muscatine has the unique distinc-
tion Of being the greatest shell but
ton manufactor in the world. 1t was
here that the muscle shells were dis
covered useful for buttons, and now
nearly every little girl makes daily
earnings in sewing these buttons on
card by the dozen. They have a
great melon and potato industry
their melons are known throughout
the middle west. We next found
| ourselves in Davenport, here are full
ly 600 Afro-Americans, they have
two churches, viz, the A. M. E.. pre-
sided over by Rev. T. B. Stoval who
Is laboring very hard to complete
his new church, they sold their old
church few years ago and bought
| lot on the corner of 10th and Pip.
ley, the building Is up and they
moved into the upstairs of the Audi.
10 C1,p
Bishop C. T. Shaffer was present
| and many other local dignitaries'
of the connection from out of the
city, they raised a good sum of mon.
| ey, the church will be beauty
when completed if the plans are car
ried out. 1t will seat about SOC
people. The Baptist is at present
without pastor, Rev. Holmes hav
ing accepted charge in Fayette
Mo. Mrs. Rosa Corbin is still oper
ating her home laundry and Is doint
we'll, she owns valuable property
Mrs. c.. B. Lewis the ex-presiden
Of the Woman's Federation has JUS
returned from the National Meet
ing, she reports an excellent meet
ing, she was much honored while II
Kentucky. Mr.. Eugene Greene |
working at the same place, also |
Henry Bright Lawyer. G. w. Mot
is doing we'll. he Is the only colore
lawyer for the Tri City, many Q
his clients are white, we wish 70
him success. Linsy Pitts is runnin
: pool hall, having quite a saloo
business. Scott AlcGaw Is sti
working at the same place. M
Green runs a restaurant, also doe
Mr.. Hopkins. Mr.. Payne runs
pool hall. Mr.. Alex Roberts Is CT
) Scavenger Mr.. E. Fl. Haskins
still on the road. Mr.. Ballord
working at the same place, they ow
! nice home. Mr.. F. Baker is
: hustler he owns a good home {