Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-11-04

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er is secretary, He is fine young
man; all business. He books all the
shows at. the theater and the YIN. CA
Literary course. He is good man
Mr.. w. A, Brown is Sec'y ofthe boys
department where s,veral hundred
boys spent the evenings in study and
gymnastics. He is the agent and re-
preventative of the Bystander. The
large company store managed by Mr..
Il. r. McRea, an energetic up-to-date
business man who now employs about
fifty clerks, of which ten are colored
namely, VIM. H. Cozens, w. IP, Lewis,
c. G. Strong, Jos. Baker, Henry Wea-
yer, Channey Monroe, Walter Blaney,
and Misses Susie Roberts, Julia Buck
ner and A. P, Sharp. This town con-
tains nearly all secret societies known
among the race. The Masons. the Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Elks,
Modern Woodmen, Knights and Daugh-
ters of Tabors, Red Men, True Reform
ers and I. l.. U. Order. In the church
we find it alive. The A. NJ. E. pastor
ed by that able and hard worker, Rev
T.. E. Butler, whose cut and biography
see elsewhere. Sunday they had raj
ly, raising over $3.50 to finish paying off
the old debt and to repair the church.
The Mt. Zion Baptists have also been
conducting rally to put new chairs in
their church, they raised $3.50 90. Rev.
Woodward has charge of the church,
and is doing well. See cut elsewhere.
The other Baptist church is now with
out a minister. The London Bros is
still in the insurance business and runs
piano and milliner store. They are
successful business men. The LETTERS
Bros. still conducts the best restau-.
rants here; serving good meats, NJ.
B. F. Cooper is still in the drug store.
As usual for the past sixteen years is
doing big business. He is the veal
thiest single man Of our race in Iowa.
Ruben Gains, one of the wealthiest In
Buxton is real estate dealer. He has
fine automobile. Mrs., Lobbins runs
a good restaurant in Coopertown. Mr..
James Roberts owns the only cigar fac
tory operated in this state operated by
colored men. He is doing we'll and is
coming race man. The Gradison Bros.
owns first-class Taylor shop. doing
well. Mr.. J. w. Neeley owns first
class grocery store in Coopertown, He
has q large trade; he Is q fine man to
meet. Dr. e. A. Carter II employed by
the company as one of the company's
doctors. DR.. C. G. Robinson has large
practice. Mr.. P. Arlington and Reas
by are doing we'll with lunch wagons.
In the public schools there are three
buildings, with twelve teachers. with
six colored and six white teachers. All
schools are mixed. No. has Mrs. w.
London as the principle. See write up
elsewhere. Miss George Blackburn,
Mani zP. Findly and Mary E. Bates,
teachers. In No / Miss Ina Lafay-
cite, principle with Misses Myrtle Bee
soa, and Webb, teachers. No. 3, Mar
sh Ill Thorp (white) principle His as
sociates names we did not get. In the
| baseball field the Buxton Wonders are
we'll krown over Iowa. Last year they
played SO games and only lost II, They
have been organized for Z years. This
years season just closed with them
playing 43 games and winning 81. This
te; m has been maintained for the past
7 y. ars without asking the aid of
Buxton, but next year it is likely that
the business men will be asked to sup
port it as all other semi-prois are
supported by the home town. The list
of this years players ale: Manager,
Riley Sales, Captain Richard S. Lee
A very competent man from Evenston,
| I,ls.. who was ex-coach for the North
| Western University for six years. He
is an excellent man and seldom makes
an error; they ought to be proud to have
him on their team, the I'd baseman is
Geo. Neal, great player, catcher is
Cliff Wallace, the leading batsman;
catcher John Cross, very steady
player; Gather Chime Carter, also good
short stop; Adolph Wilson, and his
brother, Horace. I'd base are two ex-
cellent players; left fielder is Robert
Weaver, a coming star. -.
There are boys and girls away attend
ing many colleges and Universities.
Young l.. R. Willis just graduated from
dentistry at Howard University. He
also attended two years at Highland
Park and Macon, No., College. he
may locate in Iowa. Miss Ruth South
all is in Junior year at Howard. Pref.
Hicks is taking a law course atthe lowe
State University at Iowa City. Mr.. l.
K. Hutchins is still rnnning his beauti'
full drug store in the South part of the
city. Mr. A J. Brookins owns very
beautiful and up-to date grocery ane
notion store in the south end. He is
hustler, H. D. Williams has the only
meat market in the south par
of town, doing well His wife is assist
ing him. Mr. John B. Lucas & Sons
have a very large bakery and are dong
lucrative business. They are credi
to any race and are doing first-clas
work. Attorney Gee. L Woodson, tn
nestor of his state, lives here. and Mr.
J. A. Spears also practice law here
both doing well in their professions
There are many other worthy peopi