The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01

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EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.
Dalton, Missouri, is a small town of
about 500 people, Of which $50 are
colored, and we must say that there
are many colored farmers in and
around Dalton, and number Of them
are well fixed and doing we'll. This
town is known as the nome of the
Bartlett Agricultural College, found
ed by Prof. N. G. Bruce, who is one
of the leading educators of our race
in the state and country. This school
has been founded upon . solid foun-
dation and is going to become . great
aid in the backing of our race in the
great north and middle west. It is
located in one of the riches tand most
fertile valleys in the United States,
and with the brain Of Prof. Bruce
back of this school we believe it will
be the Tuskegee, Of the north. Al
ready it has received national fame,
as Prof. Bruce took first prize in corn
raising at the worlds fair in San
Francisco about = year ago and has
taken the first prize in Missouri. The
school is supported BY volunteer con-
tributors and from wealthy people.
Many wealthy people Of st. Joe and
st. Louis are interested. They have
made this year many valuable i'm
provements. One is they have made
a fine silo and are putting in water
system in their buildings, whereby
they will be rooms Of modern convent
ence. They are also building $500
barn, which most Of it is built by the
teachers and students of the college,
and when completed it will accom-
modate about twenty head Of cattle
and twenty head Of horses. Prof.
Bruce has never been in our state in
the interest Of his school and it is our
hope that he may come into Iowa,
which is the king Of corn raising, and
explain to Iowa people how he can
raise more corn and better corn to the
acre than we can in Iowa. I had the
|plsasure Of spending the day and night
I'M the schoo, with Prof. Bruce and
spoke in the chapel il the collage b.
fore the student body, and he admit
ted that Iowa was his strongest COM
petitor in corn growing contest. As
We have given the history of this
school from Prof. Payne, I hardly
think it necessary to repeat what they
have stated at this time. This town
has one church, the Baptist, and one
school and one colored grocery store.
The colored people live on the hill,
which is beautiful piece of ground
overlooking the Charlton river and
the Missouri valley. From here we
stopped at Brunswick, Mo-, and found
the people about as usual. They have
two churches, Methodist and Baptist.
They have three teachers and a public
school. They have one restaurant.
Most Of the colored people own their
own property and Mr.. I. w. Morris
works on the section gang and on this
section they are all colored people.
Mr.. Spencer Payne is one of the old
pioneers of this town and is doing
well. From here we went to Chilli
cothe. 1t is one of the oldest towns
in north central Missouri and one OF
the most progressive cities in this
part of the state. They have popu-
lation of about 5000, of which 1000
are colored. The colored people have
splendid school building and the
principal of this school is Prof. V. L.
Williams, who has kindly consented
to be the Bystander correspondent and
agent from this town. Mr.. Williams
is a self-made young man, born and
educated in this county, and he has a
fine set of teachers to assist him, con-
sisting of Prof. E. Brown, a college
graduate. Also Odessa Hillman, who
is one of the oldest teachers in point
of service in this school. She is an
accomplished young lady of unusual
talent. James s. Banks still runs his
,tonsorial shop and is doing we'll. He
is a Mason of high rank, so is Prof.
Williams and many others in this part
of the state. Rev. s. D. Sawyer, one
of the old pioneer Baptist preachers
of Missouri, and perhaps the oldest in
the state now living, is enjoying him
self at his beautiful home here. His
son, Nathan, is teaching in the public
school at Topeka, Kans. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Monroe are still running the restaur-
ant and doing well. G. A. Gross has
moved to Manseur street and is doing
nicely. Miss Catherine Nance is one
of the oldest settlers Of this town and
owns a beautiful home. From here
we went to Kirksville, Mo-, and we
found the colored people doing fairly
we'll. Mr.. and Mrs. Corsey, 7OS So.
Fifth street, are remodeling their
home and it is a beautiful place. Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Barnes own beauti-
full home on the edge Of the town.
Prof. Frakes lives in the outskirts of
the city and farms on his truck farm.
We had dinner with them. He is re-
modelling his home. Prof. C. P. johns