The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-15
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.
By John L. Thompson.

Clarinda is one of the beautiful
towns in the southwestern part of
Iowa. Less than ten years ago there
was not single paved street in the
city. Now there are many miles of
beautiful asphalt paved streets. One
of Iowa's plenary institutions, namely
the insane asylum, is located just one
mile north Of here. 1t is one of the
finest institutions of it's kind in the
state. The colored people are doing
nicely. There are many colored farm
ers in the county, all of whom are
quite successful. Among those who
are leaders are Mr.. Montgomery, who
owns valuable farm southeast of
here, also Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Cason.
DR.. Gibson lives in town and has a
veterinary stable. He is one of the
old settlers here. He owns about 200
acres of land, which he has rented out.
He also owns some valuable city prop
erty. Mr.. H. H. Cook, who has been
running confectionery store and was
burned out last year, has rebuilt
larger and more beautiful cement
block building and is serving his many
customers there. VIM. Headly is still
driving the ice wagon, although he
contemplates moving to Cedar Rapids.
His wife is fine cateress. 1t was
here that we spent our night in their
cozy home on Logan street. Mr.. Joe
Jones is still living at the same place.
Mrs. G.. Jones is still living on the
edge of the city and owns her farm
Rev. D. w. Brown is still looking after
the spiritual necessity of the people,
especially his Methodist flock Rev.
Brown tells me he is the oldest minis
ter in the Illinois conference in point
of service, having been an active min
lister since 1868. He and his wife en-
tertained Ye Editor at o'clock din
ner. They are very pleasant people to
meet and his charge is doing nicely.
He also has the Bedford church. Rev.
w. A. Mitchell is pastor of the Bap-
tist church here. He recently came
there from Missouri and is also doing
nicely. Mr. K. D. Black is one of the
influential and substantial young men
of this city. He is very active in
church and society work. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Pemberton own nice home
and their garden is indeed the best l
have seen this year.
When l was there about the first of
June they had onions planted this year
that were gone to sets, potatoes in
bloom and chickens almost big enough
to fry. They keep their place in
systematic manner and it is pleas
ure to see the place. R. T. Lane, who
runs the Busy Bee restaurant, and who
had the misfortune to be burned out
last winter, has rebuilt two-story
commodious building. He runs his
restaurant and ic ecream parlor on the
first floor and has rooms to rent on
the second. He has just about COM
pleted his building and when finished
it will be a credit to southwestern
Iowa. G.. N. Nowling is also another
successful business man who has re-
Gently built modern home and traded
it for the Allen Jones place. His wife
is our agent. L. M. Montgomery is
doing nicely. Mr.. VIM. Moss and
Lewis Arnet are two more of our sue
cessful young men who own nice
homes.
We next stopped at Red Oak, where
we found the colored people about the
same as last year. Mr.. Connor is still
running his barber shop. Mr.. P. 5.
Everheart, who has been in the piano
business for the past quarter OF CEN
tury, has built up large trade and is
regarded as having the largest piano
store in southwestern Iowa. He has
been patching 10 these many years,
until last year he decided to take unto
himself wife in the person of Miss
Goodloe, a young girl of this county,
and we wish for him all the success
that accompanies married life. Mr..
Everheart is a very successful busl-
ness man. C. w. Chapel is working
at the hotel again. Mr.. David Gaines'
who is in the milk and dairy business,
has increased his business until now
he runs two wagons and is producing
the best milk in this section OF the
state. His wife very ably assists him.
w. A. Baker, A. w. Jones and Eman-
uel Keen are still living here. We
next stopped at Council Bluffs, Iowa.