The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-10
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.

EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.
Upon leaving Macon we arrived i,
Moberly, Mo-, which, is the larges
railroad center in north central Mis-
souri,. There are about 10000 people
of which nearly 1000 are colored
There are four churches, two Baptist
one A. M. E. and one M, E. All seen
to be doing fairly we'll. They Of,
holding union services in the after.
noon on Sunday. There are two doc.
tors. DR.. J. s. Peay has been here
for several years. He has a good
practice and owns valuable property
DR.. H. A. Longdon, the other physi.
clan, is young man and has been
here but short time, ,-yet he has made
many friends. He is a college man
and will win success. Mr.. s. E. Boone
is now an ordained preacher and has
charge Of one of the churches outside
of this city, and is doing well. His
brother still owns the pantatorium.
He is also doing nicely. They are
both active in church and society
work. E. J. Alexander is still in the
contracting business. He has built a
beautiful home on West Coats street,
and he is cousin to Price Alexander
of Des Moines. The public school is
presided over by Prof. L. P. Quinn, a
bright young man, who has three as
sistant teachers under him. They
have a new school building and their
attendance this fall is larger than any
previous years. Mr.. Quinn owns val
liable property on Foster avenue. Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Kirby on Fiske ave-
nue. are still living there and doing
nicely. Mrs. A. B. Brooks, one of the
oldest settlers, wife of the late Rev.
A. B. Brooks, lives here and her only
son is living in Des Moines. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Bass still run the hotel
on North Ault street and he is doing
nicely. Mrs. Althouse is still there
and owns valuable property. Mr..
Hardin Anderson is doing we'll, also
R. w. Kirby. They both own nice
homes. Mr.. A. Tymony owns their
home ON West Lee street. The res
is still at the same place in
DR.. Paey's building, and is doing
well. Many of our people are work
ing at the round house and for the
Wabash railroad company and seem
to be progressing. We next made
Mexico, Mo-, a live little town with
nearly 1900 colored people. One
:olored grocery, three restaurants and
doing as.-well as could be expected
1nder democratic times. This is the
home of the famous Thos. Bass, the
famous horse owner. He owns
beautiful home and a large barn,
where he has about fifty head of his
inc horses all the time. He was out
making the fairs, and only his wife
md son was home, with other help
necessary to run theplace. They have
| room that is fairly decorated with
silver and gold cups and medals of all
descriptions, along with fully 500
,adges of first and second prizes, that
Mr.. Bass has won in the past twelve
'ears. In fact I do not know Of an
ther white or colored man who has
% many first prizes as Mr.. Bass. 1t
vas the greatest sight that l have
ver seen, to see so many first prizes
IL by one man. Mr.. Cooper and Mr..
Douglas still run their first class ton
orial shop, and are doing we'll. Rev.
Iayes owns a nice home. They were
ot at home when I was there. Our
ext stop was in Huntsville. This is
nice community. Many own their
wn homes and others are buying.
'rof. PettigreA, who is the secretary
f the U. B. F.'s, lives here, and his
7ife, who has been sick, is much i'm
roved. They own a beautiful home.
1r. and Mrs. G. S. Robinson are old
ettlers here and own a beautiful
ONE. Their daughter is we'll known
I Des Moines and attended school
here. Mr.. Robinson is very fine
ian and we'll liked. M. F. Metlock is
Ding nicely. Rev. J. S. Moore has
harge of the Second Baptist church
nd is a very able and scholarly di-
inc, and the church under his super
ision is advancing. Mrs. Mansfield
wns beautiful home and is doing
icely. Mr.. Joe Oliver, Ed Whitfield
nd J. D. Carmichael are all doing
icely.