Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-01
EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS.
Series No 9

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Tannehill have
opened a restaurant and are doing
we'll. Mr.. Lovert has moved back
to Omaha with his rooming house.
The church is not doing very much
at present, but Rev. NJ. G. Newman,
our old Des Moines friend, expects
to do greater things later. Mr.. VIM.
Haywood is quite sick at his home
on South Sixth street. Mr.. S. G..
Rose, a young man is developing his
poetical talent. Mrs. M. Stewart has
nice hair dressing rooms and col
lege for those who wish to learn
from a scientific point. She is from
the east. Her number is 107 South
Broadway. Our next stop was Om-
aha, the mighty American city on
the big muddy, in the heart of the
middle west.
Across the big muddy into Omaha
here this mighty progressive west
ern city with her 100000 population
with her 112,200 colored people
many of whom are owning and buy
ing comfortable homes Here the
colored people have four churches
with two missions, the st. Johns A.
NJ. E. church is the leading and the
largest, pastored by that able and
enthusiastic Christian gentleman,
Rev. w. S. Dyett who came
from Denver, Colorado. He is
in his second year, and just
held one of the most successful
rallies the Sunday before l got there
and they laid on the table that night
s2,143.SO, and they had already
raised 5000 making a total of over
$4,000. They intend to remodel the
present church, which when complet-
ed, will be one of the finest colored
churches in the middle west. The
St. Mary's Episcopal is moving along
in good condition. With Father
John Williams that eloquent and
scholarly divine as the pastor. There
are number of physicians, chief
is DR.. j. Hutton, who perhaps has
the largest practice. He. also owns
an interest in the only colored drug
store, called the Peoples Drug COM
many, located on Fourteenth street.
DR.. A. G. Edwards, formerly of our
city, and we in Des Moines call him
our doctor yet, is doing a good busi-
ness. He owns some valuable prop
erty ON North Twenty-fourth street.
HIS talented wife is the editor of
"The Aurora" a woman's monthly
magazine, which can say is the
best magazine that has ever been
gotten out by our race in the west.
The character and tone of the mat
ter, along with the editorials are
high and thoughtful. DR.. l.. E.
Britt, new man. here, but DONG
we'll. He is soon to be married to
one of Omahas' society and leading
ladies, Miss Eula Lorah Overall, on
the twentieth. Invitations are out
and a large wedding > is expected
from present preparations. The 9TH
er physicians are w. H. Gordon and
NJ. A. Williams. Mr.. w. r. Peoples
and Mr.. Jackson are the two men
who pull teeth and tack in new ones
They have good practice. The
p, LAWYERS are also numerous. They
are Fred L. Smith, doing well, but
still a bachelor; Silas Robbins, the
Oldest practicing here; Joe Carr and
my friend, j. H. Pinkett. We fno
John Smith working in the court
! house as clerk in the district court
| M. l.. Wilson is the messenger to the
| mayor. John Pegg is still inspect:
or Of weights and measures. ! hae
| the pleasure of visiting the city fir
! station No. IL, on Thirtieth anc
spaulding. This whole station is op