Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-02

p. G. NJ. of the Masonic Lodge also
of high standing in the Chapter and
Commandery OF Illinois. His daughter
does most of the mechanical work
on the Mystic Light. They have re-
Gently installed new type setting
machine in their office.
Moline was our next stop. Here
we find the colored people doing
fairly well. Mr.. Geo. Tarver Is still
employed with the Channel Ice Co.
Mr.. c. Culquit is doing nicely, Mr..
c.. B. Walkup is one Of the leading
men. He owns valuable property. 8.
B. Walkup Is another one Of the high
ly respected citizens in this town. j.
l.. Jones Ia one of the reliable citi-
Zens of this city. He is cook by
trade. Mr.. C. Tarver, 1911 18th Ave.
is still employed at the public schools.
He owns beautiful home and his
two daughters are employed In Chi
cago. Mr.. H. Wood Is doing nicely
and owns a nice home. Miss Alice
Garnett will represent the Bystander
as our regular correspondent, for the
ensuing year. We hope you will send
your news to her. Rev. Simms, form
erly of this city is pastor of the A.
M. E. church and is doing nicely. His
daughter is teaching music. Mrs. A.
Jones owns q nice home. Geo. w.
German also owns nice home and
Is doing well. n .s#
From Moline we wander into Mon
mouth, Ill. Here we find a large
number of colored people most OF
whom own their homes and are do
ing well. j. McFall owns valuable
property and is the only blacksmith
here. Thos. w. Wallace also owns
valuable property. Mr.. John H. ivy
man is one of the most successful
young business men in the town. He
Is in the carpet cleaning business
and has very large trade. He also
owns some thorough bred horses. He
also owns valuable farms in Canada
and several houses and lots In this
city. He is member of the national
business league. His uncle is claimed
to be one of the wealthiest colored
men in this State and runs a first
class colOred grocery store and owns
several pieces of valuable property.
He has been in the mercantile busi-
ness for several years. He came from
Kentucky and also owns some valu-
able farms in Canada. He is a credit
to any race. -
Mrs. Eliza Smith is one of the lead.
ing cateresses in western Illinois.
She has followed this profession for
many years and has been very sue
cessful. Her husband Is employed
here. They own one of the finest
homes in this city and are highly es-
teemed by the white race in this part
of the state. Mrs. J. Mason owns val
liable property. Her son is Rev. Ma
son, a a'Baptist minister who is preach.
ing in Cairo, III. Another one of her
sons is successful lawyer in Cali
fornia. G.. W.. Jones, known as the
House Doctor" is hustling citizen
of this town. He cleans and renoyates
houses and hae a large trade outside
Of this city. His only son graduated
from Wilberforce college and is now
a teacher there. Mr.. Jones is well
ored literature, in fact, he has more
colored literature in his home than
most people do of white literature.
Prof. Enos l.. Scruggs who has charge
of the Baptist church formerly was
professor of the Western University
of Macon, Mo-, has completed his new
church, which is indeed very beau
tiful, modern, up to date church, in
fact it is one of the best arranged
churches that have seen in Illinois
and is credit to any city or race.
Mrs. Georgia Norwood, stenograph-
er of this city Is employed in Twyn-
fng's grocery store and is doing well.
J. T. Peoples Is a hard working young
man. His wife is quite active in So
ciety. Mr.. John Wallace bought nice
home out on c. Avenue. He is doing
well. Rev. Mr.. A. Searcy has charge
of the A. M. e. Church.
He has his congregation hard
at work preparing to build a new
church on piece of ground that they
have recently purchased. Rev. Scar
cy is a hustler and We hope that he
will succeed. Ye Editor spent Sun,
day. night at his church and enjoyed
his services very much. We passed
from here to Galesburg.