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

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Western Illinois noted for her good
schools Academies and Colleges.
1t Is also great railroad center, here
we have about 5000 colored people
with three churches one Baptist and
two A. M. e. Rev Tyler has charge
of the largest A. NJ. E. He has just
remodeled the church at a great cost,
1t Is now thing of beauty, all mod.
ern with new pews. This church Is
located right down in the heart of
town and is very valuable property.
Rev. Tyler and his members are max
ing great preparations to entertain
the Annual Conference. The Baptist
has new minister. / have forgot
ten his name but they say that he is
bright young man. Rev. w. w.
Williams has the Lincoln Memorial
Church. w. H. Jones Is still carry
ing the mail he has been on for more
than % years. Mr.. J. Davis is also
on the mail force. He owns very
beautiful home of modern brick. A.
l.. Harper is the U. s. Messenger
that delivers the mail too and from
the depot. He succeeded Mr.. Worth
ington and has nice up.to-date wagons
and teams costinghim several thou
sands of dollars. He is a very nice
man to meet and Is credit to our
race. Mr.. Anderson runs grocery
store out in the west part of town, at
906 West Rarrien st. Another groc-
cry store is operated on $40 West
Knox street in with an ice cream
parlor run by Mrs. Nancy Nasty.
Mrs. and daughter conducts a
good grocery store in the east part
of Galesburg, they have been in busi-
ness for more than 8 years.She has
a nice trade. Mr.. U. G. Davis the
veteran engineer at the Gas factory,
who has been there for quarter of
a Century, is a skilled machinist.
C. M. Watkins still has his vapor
baths treatment rooms at the Union
Hotel. He is meeting with success.
J. w. Washington is still foreman IN
the press room Of the Galesburg Re-
publican Office. He is an adept on
stereotype matters. Mr.. G. T. Dorsey
formerly lived in Kewanee, ILL.,, has
moved his barber shop to this city
about one year ago and Is doing nice
ly. G.. w. Kidd is still in the Ton
sorial business he has been having
for many years. J. w. Davis the old
soldier is still working hard. He
owns a nice home on L0sey street.
He formerly lived in Iowa. Mr.. Bry-
ant Gregsby is remodeling his home.
When completed it will. be nice.
VIM. Anderson is also improving his
nice home and it will also be a beau
ty when finished. Mr.. A. Winston
owns a nice home here. He is a hard
working man highly respected. AT
Kewanee, a new town, we next stop
and a few colored people living there.
They have one church, the A. M. E.,
pastored by Rev. Hubbard. Mrs. }.
H. Orr owns a new home. doing well.
Harry Johnson is respected citizen.
E. H. Adams is one of the successful
men. Mrs. F. Sullivan is doing nice
ly, conducting a rooming house. M.
A. Romans conducts a tonsorial par
lor, he is good business man. A.
l.. Bell is one of the leading and In
fluential men of this city, we'll liked
by the best citizens of this city. Mr..
E. Ellsworth is an old and well known
citizen here. There are several frst
class barbar shops owned by our race
each doing we'll. We next fell into
Peoria, the home of our great friend
and eloquent orator, Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll as we have former Des
Moines man and the former editor OF
the Bystander, living here in the per-
son of Chas. S. Ruff, a linotyper, who
is employed here and is versatile
and interesting writer,1 herewith pub
lish his observation of Peoria, which
he so kindly contributed especially
for the Bystander.