Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-08-18
Editors Observations

Editors ObserVatio
The city Of Monmouth, the county seal
of Warren County, we spent Sunday il
this quiet city. No Sunday theatres 0,
Sunday moving picture shows are al
lowed to run, no saloons, noise Of the
street cars, no banber shops or Other
Sunday morning work, nothing to dis
\ turb the peaceful quiet worshipful city
of about 10000 people Of which there are
about 1000 ro-Americans. Many are
doing exceedingly well, most Of then
owning their own homes and several are
| well to do citizens This seems to be
the headquarters for the Wallaces. ]
believe that there are more colored fam
lilies of Wallaces then any other name
They are old residenters here and all Of
them doing well and highly respected
They are all race men and are loyal I'd
their church and social life of the race
Even one Of the large memorial halls
ofthe Monmouth College bears the name
of Richard Wallace (of course we sup.
pose it was dedicated to some white
Wallace). Thos. w. Wallace owns val
liable property in our part of the city.
Also Richard owns nice home-he is
the father of Mrs. Frank j. Peterson
the wife Of Rev. F. J. Peterson Of LIE
Mars, who is well known in Des Moines
Samuel Wallace, Geo. Wallace, j. T.
Wallace, John Wallace are all good
hard working men, doing well. J. NJ
McFalf owns a valuable corner lot. He
is blacksmith and is doing well. John
H. Twyman is one of the hustling sue
cessful business men. He runs a carpet
cleaning factory at his home, 1103
South First street. He owns a very
beautiful home, well kept. He also
owns some valuable property in Mon
mouth and several hundred acres Of land
in Canada, where he goes twice year
to look after. He is a member of the
Booker T.. Washington Business Men IS
League, also he and his wife are active
workers in the Baptist Church. He is
an uncle of R. Twyman, who owns q
grocery store and who is reported to be
the wealthiest colored man in Warren
County. He owns beautiful ten-room
house with no children. He came from
Kentucky about eighteen years ago and
settled here. He owns several pieces of
property here and he also owns 500 acres
of land in Canada, also several hundred
acres up in Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith owns perhaps the
most beautiful residence in the city.
They are very wealthy. Mrs. Smith is
one of the best known cateress in ILL
nois. Mrs. Mason, the mother of Rev.
Mason, owns valuable corner lot, well
covered with fruit. DR.. g. w. Jones,
the house doctor, owns valuable home.
He is real race man. See his special
write-up in next weeks issue.
Mr.. j. T. Peoples, W. Payne and T.
Turner are all working at the same
place. They own their own home. Sam
uel Cox is a very interesting and sue.
cessful contractor and builder; the only
colored contractor. He owns a beautiful
home. He has been In business 70,
more than fifteen years; coming here
with nothing, among strangers, with
only good trade and an honest desire
to work he has made friends and always
has work when the other contractors
are idle. Many of the finest residences
are the labor of his. D. s. Jones, a
good carpenter, is employed by him.
There are only two churches here, the
A. M. E., pastored by our old friend
Rev. w. A. Searcy, formerly of oul
city and state. He is doing well here,
His children are in the high school. He
is a candidate for delegate to the gen
eral conference. A good man. TIL.
Baptist church is pastord by the well
known and able minister, Prof. Enas L.
Scruggs, formerly president of the West.
ern University of Macon City, Mo. He
has built a very beautiful commodious
modern brick church and will soon hold
the formal opening in the auditorium.
They have been worshiping in the base
ment. It is this church that the Illi-
nois and Wisconsin State Clubs Of Col
ored Women will hold their annual
meeting this week.
Miss George Norwood is a high school
graduate, also a graduate in stenography
and short hand. She is an exemplary
young lady and the Bystander's eff,
cient representative.
Here Burlington welcomes us next
Here we had to come in contact with
Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, as
each of US make our annual tour
Neither one would give way for
the other. Then the goddess Of the
rain cloud poured on both of US
neither of us state for what, so we
made expenses that day and each left
next day for other parts of Iowa
Here we found the colored people
about as usual.
H. Mcdowell is working at his trade
doing well. He is a good race man
Peter King still drives the express
wagon. John Brooks is working for
the same railway company and B. F
Wheeler is at the same place. They
own a nice home. Mr.. and Mrs. J. h
johnson has bought a new home on
Spencer Street, corner lot, and they
are improving it. We congratulate
this young couple and only hope that
more will follow the example. Mr.,
johnson works at the same cigar store
and Mrs. johnson is our loyal and
faithful agent here. Aaron Hughes is
working at the same place. Mr.. A,
A. Lamb has been quite i'll but better
Mr.. John Trent is working for the
same man. J. E. Early is a hustler
he drives his team hauling. He owns
a nice home. They are some Other
Burlington notes that we jotted down
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