Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-15
WASHINGTON, IOWA, NOTES.

"DOc" WattS ~ ~~ AOooShe vas
n Washington last week with the Al
q Barnes circus.
Mrs. Walter Williams returned
from 4 visit in Muscatine on Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. N. L. Black, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks, is GONZALES
cling.
The youngest daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Jos. Daniels took suddenly i'll
Tuesday abou, noon and was serious
" sick for some time, but recovered
during the afternoon.
Miss Iota Phillips left Wednesday
morning for visit with relatives and
friends at Clinton, Iowa. s
4 Mr.. Geo. Young Of Peoria, ILL.,, was
in the city last week en- route to
Keota, where he sold his goods. Geo.
is one of the best auctioneers on the
road and he sells some goods, too.
Mrs. S. w. Galloway and daughter,
Margaret, have returned to Chicago,
after two weeks visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. N. L. Black.
Master Raymond Hall was over
come with the heat Wednesday of
last week and was pretty sick that
day. Sc .@y -- 49,.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Turner last week.
Tom Price of Fairfield was in town
last week. 1.a .@se,. .... =
Miss Nora Motifs is nursing in
Fairfield. g.
+ Mrs. Miles Shelton and daughters,
Mrs. Henry SEeed and Miss Blanche,
of Chicago are guests at the Lewis
Wallace home. 7t% -
The stewards social at theta. M.
E. church last week was a financial
success.
Mr.. and Mrs, Merical Of Sigourney
visited at the Horace Spencer home
July 30th. .@
Rev. D. w. Brown of the A. M. E.
church has seen appointed a member
of the commission for the emancipa-
ton semi-centennial celebration of
Illinois by Governor Dunno. The ILL
nois legislature recently appropriated
$4,000 for the cause. The celebra-
ton is to be in 1915. Rev. Brown is
a worthy acquisition to the commits
sion.
Mrs. D. w. Brown and Mrs. M.
Grant of Keokuk went to Ottumwa
last week to attend the meeting Of
the missionary societies of the
Fourth Episcopal Conference of the
A. NJ. E. church. They report good
time and a grand convention.
. Mr.. Will Greenway of Muscatine,
, Mrs. Dora Rice and son, George, of
6 Omaha and Mrs. Anderson of Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, were guests at the
Walter Williams home Thursday,
July 31st.
CIV. Black sold his barber shop,
last week and is out of the barber
BUSINESS now, the first time in many
years. He barbered sixty-three years;
came to Washington in 1856; served
in the civil war three years IN the
Sixtieth U. S. Col. Inf. ~
Died-Saturday, August I'd, at
1915 p. m, at his home on South
Avenue B, suddenly, of bladder trou-
BILE, Samuel Hall, ST., aged 95 years,
months and 26 days. Funeral SER
~vicess were held from the A. M. y.
church Tuesday at 8 o'clock p. m,
conducted by the Rev. T. B. Stovall
Of Davenport, assisted by the Rev. D.
w. Brown Of the A. NJ. E. church,
Rev. D. J. Mason Of the Associate
Presbyterian church and Rev. S. E.
Greer of the Reformed Presbyterian
church. Music furnished by quartet.
The pail bearers were sons and
grandsons, viz: Messrs. Augustus,
Moses and Abram Hall and Orrison
Tifin Of Moline, Phillip Rushing and
Samuel Hall, Jr. .Interment was in
the city cemetery, followed by a large
concourse Of friends. Samuel Hall
was born in slavery in Idel county,
N. c., May z, 1918, and came to
Washington in 1864. He had hard,
cruel early life, but his later life was
full Of happiness. He was man OF
deeply religious convictions and he
lived and died in the hope Of an eter-
nal happiness that would make full
amends for the injustices which he
endured in the south for over two
score years. Mr.. Hall united with the
A. M. E.. church in this city. He is
survived by six children, Augustus of
West Liberty, Benjamin Of Honolulu,
Isaac Of Peoria, ILL.,, Moses and Alb
ram Of this city and Mrs. Anna &C.
cile, with whom he lived. Also eight
grandchildren and seven great grand,
children. Mrs. VIM. Taylor of Rock
Island, ILL.,, granddaughter, was
reared at the Hall home and as one
of the children. ,.s 51 $
The following came to Washington
on Monday to attend the funeral Of
Samuel Hall, ST.: Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Stewart of Moline, ILL.,, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Hall of West Liberty,
Iowa, Mrs.. VIM. Taylor of Rock ISL,
and, Ill, Mr.. Orrison Tiffin Of Moline,
ILL.,, Rev.sT. B. Stovall of Davenport.
DAVENPORT NOTES.
Bethel IA. NJ. II. church was dedi-
Gated Sunday at 3 o'clock p. m. by
1T. Rev. B. F. Lee. The services
We're solemn and impressive. Elders