Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-07-08
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.

IN tnlS city OF Minneapolis,
which to us is indeed the most beau
tifully located and one of the fin
est cities in America with her miles
and miles of asphalt paving, her
wide streets, beautiful boulevards,
her splendid buildings, her magnifi-
cent business blocks, her picturesque
parks, her laughing Minnehaha
falls, her sparkling lakes, her fine
churches and public buildings, with
her great university and numerous
other things to attract the wandering
stranger. She has about 5000 Afro
Americans, some doing well, and as
usual. some doing bad. But the op-
portunity for good, honest, industri-
Gus colored people is, very good up
here and they are welcomed. We
find the churches in fine shape, the
st. James Episcopal mission has i'm
proved so very much that they have
purchased a new lot and have erect
ed a church which. though not COM
pleted yet, they worship in the base
ment, which is temporarily fixed up.
They have valuable property. The
st. Peters A. M. e. church is do
ing nicely. 1t is presided over by
DR.. Roberts, a new man to this con-
ference, but a true, we'll trained
christian veteran in the work of the
church in Indiana. 1t is his church
that will entertain the annual con-
ference this year. The st. James
A. M. E. church is progressing nice
ly under the charge of Rev. J. L..
Wharton. The Pilgrim Baptist
church is doing well. DR.. r. s..
Brown, former Iowa man from Os-
kaloosa, is the Oldest and leading
practitioner. He owns an elegant
home and his office is in the Cen
tury building. Mr.. J. M. Morris &
company is successful undertaken.
VIM. H. Franklin is an attorney at
law, doing we'll. Mr.. Morris is an
active lawyer. Joe Blackwell is still
dealing in fine wines, liquors and
cigars, at PIP Washington avenue,
south. He Is formerly an Iowa man,
living in Des Moines. The The Ty-
ler brothers, formerly of Des Moines,
are now operating a pool room and
barber shop, doing we'll. Mr.. James
Roberts is still on the police force.
Mr.. Gibbs is one of the leading
families there. They have one child
in the high school and one in the
University of Minnesota. H. X. will
report Minneapolis news for the By
stander. Mrs. J. L. Neal is still liv-
ing in her beautiful home. Her
two sons have lucrative positions
in the city. Our new addition to
the already readers. We will have
T. B. Parker, Mrs. j. Z. Neal, 6. w
Harding, S. H. Hayes, w. H. Tay-
lor, L. Robinson, Rev. C. w. Rob-
erts. Joe Blackwell, Rev. James l..
Wharton, Mrs. North Noble, Roy
Bryant, w. L. Redman and G. w.
Dyer, the latter has hotel and is
we'll known to the people of this
city. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Weathers
are doing we'll. He has an express
and coal office and seems to be max
ing money. He and his wife are
very mmodating. Mr.. E. D.
Hammond is one Of the influential
citizens. He has been footman for a
large store for twenty odd years.
He married one of our Des Moines
ladies, Mrs. Theodore Williams.
They are doing well. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Moulden owns a nice home on
3S48 Fourth avenue south; as also
does Mr.. Jeffers, living on the same
avenue. He is mail clerk. Our
next stop was few hours in St.
Paul. Here are living many former
Iowans. Mrs. A. O. Smith, former
ly fthis city, is in partnership
with her two daughters, now mar
ried. They run one of the incest
cafes called the Little Savoy cafe,
1873 East Third street. See their
advertisement elsewhere. They are
doing we'll. J. @. Adams is still ap-
pealing to the people through the
Appeal. In Minneapolis, there has
just started up new colored news
paper, called the Twin City Star.
The first issue appeared June 2,
1910, edited by Chas. S. Smith. We
say long live the Star. May she
guide us over the troubled sea of
human life. 1t Is newsy paper.
Our price we will greet you in Ma
son City.