Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-10-24
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S. T. Pettigrew, G. S.,
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S. T. Pettigrew, G. S.,
Huntsville, Mo.
Keytesville was our next stop. Here
the people are getting along about as
usual. There are about 500 colored
people in this town, some farmers
and several mechanics. Mr.. Boone is
one of the leading carpenter con-
tractors and has been here for many
years. He has large business and
is busy all the time. He has recently
purchased new automobile. He has
an exemplary wife and owns a beau
tiful residence. Mrs. Belle Norman
also owns valuable property in the
north part Of the city. She has about
a sixteen room house. They are old
settlers here and highly respected. w.
S. Miller is another hustllng man
here. Rev. w. w. Mckinney, former
ly of Kirksville, has chargge Of the
Baptist church. S. A. Lewis and Mrs.
Lottie Ewing are also substantial
citizens here. ,t,. "'.....'.> n
Our next stop was at Salisbury.
This is a beautifully located town,
with about 900 colored people. Many
are old settlers here, we'll fixed and
highly respected. They have splen-
did school, Prof. Bolden of Moberly
being the principal. Mr.. C. H. Bent
ley is engineer at the -four mills. Mr..
Dammeron is contract painter. He
had injured his knee, but is somewhat
better. He is a thorough race man.
Mrs. J. L. Hairgrow is one Of the sue
cessful ladies Of this town. She owns
valuable property and is doing nicely,
w. P. Moss is also doing we'll. Elijah
Hincheloe is one Of the coming young
men and owns valuable property. Mr..
McAdams is doing well, also j. 7.
Russell. There are several contract
ors here and they all seem to be busy.
There are two churches here and it is
they are doing well. -a|
Dalton was our next stop. This lit.
tie town of about 300 inhabitants is
nestled away in the hills of Charlton
county, on the main line of the Wa
bash. Of this 500 inhabitants fully
one-haf are colored. This town is
made known by the location of the
Bartlett Agricultural and Industrial
school for colored youths. This school
was founded by Prof. N. c.. Bruce,
who is principal. The school is nom
supported by any church organization
or the government. 1t is intensely re-
ligious and Christian throughout. 1t
is school Of thorough scientific ag-
home economics, manual
training and applied Christian ethics:
It's aim is a pure, good life for colored
people as is Hampton, Tuskegee, and
other great industrial schools. In
fact it is the only school Of that kind
in Missouri representing the. great
rich agricultural valley Of the north
west. The buildings are located upon
a beautiful high rolling campus of
seventeen acres within five minutes
walk of the railroad and overlooking
the town and surrounding country.
1t was Ye Editors great pleasure to
attend the opening of this college and
meet the teachers. It was very in
spring and effective. I realized this
was a great foundation of the insti-
tuition that future generations will be
benefciaries too. was the guest Of
honor for half a day at the institu7
tion, also had the pleasure to accom-
pany some business men out near the
river and saw some very valuable
land which was owned by the colored
people. There are many colored farm
ers here and most all Of them doing
we'll. Upon our return to the college
we had splendid dinner. awaiting
our arrival, which we enjoyed very
much, as we'll as the splendid break
fast. While Prof. Bruce's wife was
not present, yet the teachers and 9th
ers made it very pleasant for the
visiting guests. I can only close, by
producing the interview from Prof.
Bruce, which is as follows. He says:
eve are necessarily a workingg
school without pretense, talk and
without frills and feathers, both
teachers and students work alike. The
school has a girls hall fairly well
equipped, worth $4,000, but needs
most of all a boys building to accom-,
modate forty or fifty boys, and |
think that chari:ably disposed colored
people Of, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri should investigate this hard
working school and should help US
by giving some building or land or
stock or. other equipment IS testi-
znent of their interest and best wish
es. The Bartlett Agricultural and In
dustrial school deserves full and
proper, equipment and its faculty is
composed Of college and university as
well as industrially trained men and
women and we will thankfully receive
any donation or gift that you may
desire to give. l.s.. .,..