Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12

Bystander. Mis- Anna Rhodes Tor
| merely OF Des Moines is living here.
Messrs C. Dudley, e. Goats, Frank
Scott, ]. Smalley and Gene Martin
are all hard working men OF our
race trying to make god citizens and
success In life. There are three
doctors here. DR.. Sheppard the old
est in point OF years, Dir. Cotton and
DIR. Dipples formerly of St. Louis.
they all have nice down town offices
and seem to be doing nicely.
We next stop in Galesburg, here
dwels abput 5000 colored people
with three churches, the A. NJ. E.
pastored by Rev. S. B. Moore.
cannot call the name of the Baptist
preacher now. and the Christian
church, called Lincoln Memorial,
pastored now by Rev. r. H. Hackley
a methodist minister formerly of
Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Hackley is a
hustler, he has organized stock
company to operate grocery store
and the store has been running nice
ly since last spring with an increase
in business, the names of the Off
GERS and organizers. / have mis-
placed and cannot now give them.
Rev. Hackley is the manager, he
has boy to deliver the groceries.
Mr.. C. c. Carter is drivong the ex-
press wagon. Mr.. J. w. Davis is
wei land doing nicely as usual, he is
one of our first subscribers to the
Bystander when it was first organic
ed 16 years ago. Mr.. w. H. Jones
the veteran mail carrierd has been
on for nearly quarter century.
there are two others on the regular
force. The loss of Richard Worth
ington to this community was
great shock He had the contract
for delivering the U. S. mail from
Post Office to the depot for the
past eight years, his time would have
soon expired, his son is filling out
his fathers unexpired time and it
is hoped that the young man may be
the successful bidder for the next
four years. Mr.. u S. Davis one of
our very studious and reliable race
gas company works, he has been
with this company for 81 years and
is a master engineer, he has charge
of the men. he is real race man
and has left 2 record back of him.
c. NJ Watkins runs the Turkish
bath room in the Union hotel and is
doing well, he is q hustler. Mr.. G.
". Kidd is still in the barber b;lsi- |
ness and in the East end. Our be-
olyed presiding elder Mr.. NJ. Ma
tones wife lives here and says she |
enjoys reading the Bystander. Mr. |
Mason on \. Halten street is doing
well also is Mr.. E. McGunder. j. |
". Knaighdles runs a pool hal land |
is doing well. Mr.. Anderson runs !
the restaurant, he seems to be do
ing well.
Our next stop was in Monmouth. |
iii, here We found quiet town of |
about 1,400 colored people with two |
the Mt. Zion Baptist which |
IS now building and when complet- |
I'd will be one of the most modern
and convenient up-to-date colored |
churches in the middle west. That |!
and able devine, Prof. |
Enos B. Scroggs is it's pastor. in
his church he will have left monu !
nent to his ingenuity. The A. NJ.
Q. is moving along by our good old
friend Rev. w. H. Searecy, well
Known in Iowa, he is enjoying sue !
less and the blessings of. good
health. J. McFall is moving along
Is usual. J. Turner is a hustler
NJ. e. F. Birdett. is appointed on
he mail force, he has lovely fam
ly. John Tuyman is doing vel. G.
W. Jones is still house decorating,
he has large trade They have
lice home, his only son William is
me of the finest musicians in the
lily he is a teacher in Wilderforce
college and is taking full course
here He has calls all the time