The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-07
EDITORS OBSERV ATOMS.

Father of Waters into Rock Island.
This is nice little city of about 10000
and one of the largest cities along the
river. The government island, where
our large arsenal is located, is here
and they are working night and day
preparing munitions and other mater
ials of war. They employ thousands
of laborers and are still in need of
others. Rock Island seems to be quite
busy because Of the fact that it is
wet town and it's neighboring towns
; are dry. To one who has lived in a
dry state and drops in at Rock Island,
he will see the relics of bygone days
in Iowa.
There are about 800 colored people
living here and some of them are do
ing we'll. Many are employed in the
factories, arsenal and iron works. Mrs.
Golden is still operating the hairdress-
ing parlor She has moved and is now
located in nicer location. She was
formerly Miss Morrison of South Rock
Island. Mr.. and Mrs. Windsor are still
living here in their beautiful home on
Fifth street. Their only son is stu
dent in the Iowa State university. Mr..
J. H. Slaughter is one of the pioneer
citizens here. Several years ago he
lost his wife and just recently has
taken unto himself another. They own
nice home. Messrs. Fred and James
Hoskins are living here, working at
the same place. G.. w. Williams is
still operating the pool hall and barber
shop at 2115 Third street and has a
large trade. He is a genial man to
meet Mr.. J. E. King o still at the
Harms hotel. Rev. J. =. Saunders is
the pastor of the Mckinley Baytist
church and they are doing very well.
The A. M. E. church is pastored by
Rev. A. Boyd and through his honest
and judicious management this church
has been able to pay off their long
standing debts and do great deal Of
remodeling and painted the exterior
of their church. Mr.. Geo. Parsons is
at the same place. Rev. R. B. Penn is
still living here and is working for the
railroad company. 1Sr. Abe Dawson
is still the city scavenger man and is
making good in this city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor, living in South Rock
Island, are doing we'll. DR.. A. H.
Stith, dentist, who formerly practiced
here, left the city and has returned to
Chicago. DR.. C. S. Davis, physician, is
still having a large practice and is the
only colored physician here. He has
been somewhat ill himself, but better
at this time. Mrs. S. J. Dangerfeld,
one of the old pioneers and highly re-
spected citizens, and who has lived on
Third street for many years, has sold
her property and has moved to 1926
Sixth avenue. Miss Bertha Edmonds
has been appointed the 7.ew abent for
Rock Island, and it is the hope that
this interesting city will have news
regularly from now on. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Moore still live on Thirty-ninth
street. They own valuable property
and are doing we'll. Mr.. Peter Thomp-
son and G. H. Marshall are success sful
citizens here. Mr.. Marshall owns the
only colored saloon here. Mr.. w.
Jones has recently bought a restaur-
ant and is open to the public on Third
street. He is doing well. See his ad-
vertisement elsewhere in the By
stander
Our next stop was in Moline, III.
Here we find quiet little city of about
1900 population, Of which fully 800
are colored people, Most all of them
are working at the factories and iron
works. Moline is noted for it's large
manufacturing establishments, having
some of the largest implement and
wagon factories in the United States.
Mr.. S. B. Walkup is one of the leading
citizens here and is still working at
the school house. He is quite active
in church and Masonic work. Rev. Jo-
seph Whitfield has charbe of the Bap-
tist church and is doing well. He is a
young man with a bright future. Mrs.
Mrs. M. B. Bishop and Mrs. Hattie
Shelton are also still here. Mr.. H. w.
Harden, who has for many years been
stenographer at the arsenal, has re-
signed his position and is with an
other firm. Rev. T. w. Lewis, we'll
known in Iowa, has charge Of the A.
M. f. church. He is doing nicely and
likes his work very much. Mrs. Mabel
G. Tarver will be The Bystander news
agent in this city.