Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-05-14
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS
Racial Progress and Educational Advance
as Noted by John L. Thompson, Editor
of Iowa State Bystander
Des Moines, Iowa

very valuable piece Of property at No.
10 North Third street lin the down.
town district, which he is converting
into fine bath parlor Tor both ladies
and gentlemen, as hisf amiable wife
assists him in giving tEhatnents. Mr..
Robinson is a race man and should be
proud Of his successful business ven
ture. There are two cnlored churches,
neither doing much. There ought to
be only one good church here. Rev.
/. r. Romans has charge Of one of
the churches. He came back from
Oklahoma Mr.. Grant jackson owns
very pretty modern bungalow at
2O6 Eleventh avenue. lie and his low
able wife are hustlers and are max
ing good.
Our next stop was in Cedar Rapids,
city of 10000, of which there are
about 400 colored population. Mar
shall Perkins, who has been so sue
cessful in the restaurant and hotel
business for nearly twenty years, has
sold out, but is preparing to re-enter
into that business ere long. Mr..
Thomas Jackson is still in the ton
sorial parlor. His wife is sick. I
found nearly all of the ladies house
cleaning and papering and remodel
ing their homes, preparing for the
convention of the State Federation of
Colored Women's club the latter part
of May and the annual meeting Of
the Grand Masonic lodge July 18th,
so we may expect that the Parlor City
will be fully prepared to entertain
these two largest gatherings, Of col
ored people in Iowa. Rev. A. Ford, a
retired A. M. E. minister, who worked
in the Iowa legislature, is here in his
snug home enjoying life. L, D. Low
cry is still carrying mail for the u.
S. He is to soon carry the burdens
Of married life in June, fair dam
sci from Marshalltown. His brother,
Thos. X. Lowery, has recently taken
to himsel a helpmate and they are
living happily ii their nice home at
1923 South Ninth street. He owns an
automobile. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rob
inson, former Des Moines man, are
doing well, and 50 Is Harry Horne.
Mr. Ffsreh Psfltins isss ill: I'D sear-
pet cleaning business. He is doing a
great business at this season. He
owns valuable property and his elec-
trio machine is running at full blast.
He is a hustler. Our old friend, w.
H. Milligan, is still on his truck farm
raising chickens, Strawberries and
bees. His Industrious and lwide-awake
wife is a great help to him, with her
many duties on this farm, with its
new modern house. She still finds
time to attend to church and secret SO:
ciety duties. She is associate worthy
grand matron Of Electa grand chapter
and will no doubt be very conspic.
uous worker at Minneapolis next
week. Rev. Cato has charge of the
!, "A M. E. church and Rev. w. M. j
Northcross is at the Baptist church
The latter has just purchased q
church building from another demon.
ination and will soon have them nice
church home. Mrs. Mae Terry, oul
agent, is quite sick. Mr.. and Mrs. J
w. Harrison have recently purchased
a beautiful home at s19 5. Sixth
street. Mr.. H. Fields is running .
nice restaurant at 221 S. First street
Mr.. Field is a brother to VIM. Fielt
of Cameron, Mo. He has a fine fam
| lily. His oldest daughter is student
in the State University at Iowa City
I am proud to inform our many read
I ers that Cedar Rapids has more col
ored children in high school this yea
than ever in its history. Below / Civ
their names: Harry Lavelle, Leonart
Lavelle, Eleanor Lavelle, Forest Mar
tin, Dewey Alnutt, Mayo Perkins
Audrey Morgan, Aurelia Clement ant
Morse Williams. Some of the abov'
will graduate this year. Mr.. E. G
Thomas is a pioneer here. He is still
working as machinist at the shop
of the Rock Island, where he ha
worked for more than thirty years
Mrs. M. "A. Roberts is q dressmake1
and is doing nice business at t1124
North Sixth street. Mr.. C. w. Chip
ley works at the oatmeal factory. Mr.
Bush is working at large laundr!
company. Mr.. w, "A. Brown is work
ing for the Overland Automobile Co