Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09

Mrs. Lewis H. Wallace contemplates
. trip to Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburg,
Penn, in the near future. .:..
A. L. Halt is grooming small herd
Of Brown Swiss cattle to take to the
State FAIR at Des Moines. You car
bank on It that when he goes with that
herd it will be all right and he will
bring home the bacon"
Messrs. Horace. and Harvey Spencer
expect to attend the colored street car.
T, nival at Chicago which commences
Aug. II, The carnival will extend over
seven days, and he held on State St.
from the 29th to 49th streets inclusive.
It promises to be grand thing.
Tom Lewis, an employee at the C. r..
/ & p. coal chute, shovels an averave
of forty-three tons Of coal a day, and
works every day in the week. Isn't
that shoveling some coal.
The Misses Una and Pearl Cicle are
spending a month visiting relatives at
mason Clty, Iowa.
Mrs. M. Davis, of Keokuk is the new
"chef" at the county hospital.
Mr.. E Jones Of Oskaloosa was 1 guest
at the Theo. Turner'S home recently.
The Horace Spencer family gave a
picnic last Thursday evening at Sunset
Park in honor of Mrs. Taylor. Of Jack
sonville, ILL.,, who is . guest ut the
Spencer home.
Miss Leona Basfield, who has been in
the city for the past month at the N. L.
Black home, has been notified that her
application to enter Fisk University
at Nashville, Tenn, has been accepted,
so she is making preparations for leav-
ing for that place in the near future.
Everyone is glad to know that she will
have the opportunity of the greater de-
velopment of her musical talent.
Robt. Graver has put in an applica-
tion for.janitor of the new 4.story Far
mers and Merchants State Bank build
Ing which is now being erected on the
N. E. corner Of the square. We hope
he succeeds.
All those indebted to the Bystander
Co., are requested to pay the collector
N. L. Black, phone 348 black and he
will call and give you a receipt,
The Ladies Missionary society of the
A. M. E. church met at the home of
Mrs. T. L. Burnett last Friday and had
a most enjoyable meet. The program
was replete with interesting papers and
discussions. The next meeting will be
he home of Mrs. Francis Wallace Aug.
10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Spencer enter
tained Wednesday evening at a lunch
con about twenty-five guests in honor
of Mrs. Taylor of Jacksonville, ILL.,, q
sister of the Spencer Bros.
Mrs. F. D. Motifs and daughter Helen
leaves next week for visit of an !nde-
finite period to Mrs. Ms. sons, Tom.
Ralph and Leon,
James and Theodore Turner have
just added to their already great supply
of cleaning necessities large vacuum
cleaner for carpets and rugs. They
now intend to make speciality of rug
cleaning. The cleaner is operated by
a 3-horse gasoline engine and will make
the work of house cleaning a pleasure
now Success to the boys in their new
venture.
The initial entertainment and dinner
dedicate the basement lecture room of
the A. M E. church was held Thursday
and night, Aug. 8, and was success in
every respect.
Invitations have been received in the
city to the twelfth wedding anniversa-
ry of Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Thompson
Of Des Moines to be given Thursday
evening, Aug. 18th. The writer can
hardly realize that twelve years has
passed since John L. became q benedict.
But time flies. Many more anniversa-
is the wish of the scribe for MIR, and
Mrs. John L.