Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-11-05
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS
Racial Progress and Educational Advancement
as Noted by John L. Thompson, Editor
Iowa State Bystander
w. .,> >',5's Des Moines, Iowa

had most delightful and enjoyable
time. We hope to have Prof. Bruce
in our city ere soon. His wife is a
lovely woman and great helper. Mrs.
H. D. Lewis is one of the leading
ladies here. She has built a nice
home. Mr.. Barton owns a grocery
store. He is teacher in the public
schools at Keytesville. F. C. Trent,
w. Williams and John R. Wright are
some of the progressive citizens here.
Miss, Onetta Carr, beautiful brun-
cite, is the. teacher. The Bystander
will be greatly read by most of the
people here.
We next spent the night in Bruns-
wick. Here lives about 400 colored
people, many doing we'll; several
farmers. Mr.. S. w. Franklin is still
janitor at the white school house. He
is real race man, doing what he can
to reflect credit upon his race. Prof.
S. w. Rigby is principal of the COL
ored school, He owons a nice home,
is substantial race man and is high
ly respected. Spencer Payne is still
running restaurant and confection-
cry store and is doing nicely. He has
lived here many years and stands high
in this community among both the
whites and blacks. There are two
churches in this town, Baptist and
Methodist. The Masonic lodge is
strong here, S. r. Robinson is doing
we'll here. Prof. R. H. Payne is a
teacher in the colored schools. We
next rolled into Chillicothe. This was
the second largest city that we had
yet made. 1t was without doubt the
most modern of all. The only thing
noticeable being the absence of street
cars. Here we found Prof. V. E. Will
liams, citizen of this city, as prin-
'cipal Of the schools, with Clem Brown
as his assistant. They are both bright,
intelligent young teachers, with ex-
rerience. They compare favorably
with our northern teachers. Mrs.
Mary Monroe is running a lunch room
up town and doing well. Her hus-
band assists her. Miss Odessa Hill
man, a very beautiful young lady, is a
teacher in the public schools. In point
Of service here she leads the others.
1Jsnnes s. Banks issstil operating hid
tonsorial parlors, doing well consider
ing democratic hard times. G.. A.
Gross is an influential farmer here.
Mrs. Calhoun Nance is doing we'll, as
is also Mrs. Jane Shields. She runs a
rooming house. She owns large,
beautiful home. She is palmist, who
foretells future events. Mrs. D..
Woods is we'll known citizen here,
as is F. NJ. Greene and F. M. Slaugh-
ter. Prof. Williams will chronicle the
Chillicothe news for The Bystander.
We next stopped at Cameron, Mo.
Here we met former Des Moines
lady, Mrs. A. F. Fowler, who former
ly lived here. Her husband is en-
ployed on the railway. Our old friend,
W. W. Fields, is still doing business
at his tonsorial parlors. His amiable
wife is also operating her hairdressing
parlors. Their only child, Mrs. Nina
Fields Escow, of Muskogee, Okla,
was here visiting her parents. She is
the proud mother of bouncing boy
only 5 months old, name d Terrell
Field Escow. Mrs. Nina is we'll known
in Des Moines, as she attended High
land Park college. Mr.. Field is a
prominent Mason is secretary Of the
relief department and has been for
many years. He is a fine race man,
acredit to any race, and if the Ma
sons of Missouri want a good man to
pilot this old honorable order for a
few years we thing nne better could
be found than Bro. Field. Our good
friend, E. H. Ridge, is still principal
of the school. He is reliable, hard
working teacher, a friend of Prof.
j. Hamm of Mercer, Mo. His school
is progressing nicely.