Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-12

and teachers. In the professions those
whose names stand out prominent are
DR.. Daniel, H. Williams, DR.. J. Ed
ward Hall; in the legal profession
Atty Edward Morris, s. Lang VIII
liams, Fred L. Barnett, Edward
Wright and Dennison. In military
honors, Col. John H. Marshall and
Maj. Buckner and Maj. Jackson, and
distinguished theologians we would
suggest the name Of DR.. d. P. Rob-
erts, DR.. A. J. Carey, Rev. Moses
jackson, Father Lated, P. E. Tim
othy Reeves and Rev. McCallis and
DR.. Fisher. AS financiers, Mr.. Binga
and VIM. Neighbor. was informed
that We had 2s4 employees in the Uni
ted States postoffice, twenty in the
court house, forty in the city govern
ment and about thirty different
churches. Most of them are in a con-
quest to pay the old indebtedness or
70 make further improvements, SO you
can see that most all Of our churches
are still in q strained condition finan-
cially. The new colored Y. M. c. A.
on Thirty-eighth and Wabash avenue
is indeed a very beautiful, imposing
modern six-story building, costing
$150,0O0. It is a credit to any race.
We hope soon to run q cut and his
tory of this magnificent building. The
secretary is an Iowa man, Mr.. Leroy
Tucker, formerly secretary Of the
Buxton Y. M. c. A., and he is making
good. We are always glad to see or
hear Of our Iowa mems success any
place. Mr.. Tucker is like Lewis E.
johnson, who left Buxton Y. M. C. A.
and took the great responsibility of
the Washington, d. c., Y. M. c. A.
and built there great building, and
today they both have the finest Y. M.
C. A. buildings in the United States.
Mr.. Fred Hooker is another Des
Moines man who is making good in
the city. He is now q coal salesman.
His mother keeps house for him.
They still like Iowa. Mr.. James
Weeks and son, Roland, formerly Of
this city, are doing we'll. Joe Jones,
another Des Moines man, is in the
tonsorial business, succeeding. Hugh
Hoskins, formerly Of Keokuk, runs
saloon and the Iowa club on Thirty
seventh and State streets. He is max
ing good. See his adv. in The By
stander. Mrs. H. ]. Clark, formerly
of Iowa, widow of Rev. Clark, is do
ing well here. Her children are all
grown up and in business, one in the
real estate and loan business on State
street. Geo. Hudson, we'll known
here, is doing well. Luther H. Bled-
soc, formerly employed in The. By
stander Office, where he learned his
trade as typesetter, is now employ I'D
on the linotYpe. machines in the Office
Of the Chicago Daily Record. Every
boy and girl should 60 to school and
learn a trade. If you cannot use it
here you may some day some other
place. Our good friend, Rev. Timo-
thy Reeves, presiding elder of the
Chicago district of the A. M. rE.
is another Iowa man who has
made good. We in Iowa and Missouri
claim that he is one of the best min
listers morally and the most consistent
Christian worker in that connection.
He ought to be promoted to bishopric.
He has lovely family, all grown,
and have received good education.
Rev. James Higgins is another Iowa
minister that located in this city do
ing we'll. He has built up his church
nicely. The Broad AK, the Defender
and the Chronicle are still telling the
colored peoples happenings Of this
city. DR.. A. J. Carey Of the Institu-
tional church has been appointed by
the governor as member Of the Lin
coin centennial memorial 10 be held
in 1915. Bishop Fallows (white) is
president of the commission.
Dubuque was our next stop. Here
live only few colored people, doing
fairly we'll. John c. Wells is suffer-
ing from rheumatic troubles, so he
cannot walk. He has been sick for
six or eight months. He had just
completed his beautiful new home.
Edward Martin is working the
same shop. Rev. Stanberry is the
pastor for the A. M. E. church here.
He is doing as, we'll as could be ex-
pected. DR.. Rose is still attending to
his patients. His son, Harry, is work.
ing in barber shop. He is bright
young man with family and is in
terested in the better things Of life.
He is an active Mason.