The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-24
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.

After a silence Of more than two
months, we have again resumed our
collecting trip, consequently our OBJ
servations. On leaving the present
capitol of our state for the city which
was at one time the capitol of Iowa
and where the first state capitol was
built, namely, Iowa City, the county
seat of Johnson county, where is To-
Gated the great state university OF
Iowa, with her many new, modern,
magnificent buildings, which is the
college home of more than 1000 young
men and women, and among those
1000 students are thirty-five colored
students, the largest number that the
university ever had at one time. In
fact the largest number in any OF
Iowa's three universities or her twen-
ty colleges at one time, and / was in
formed that those students conduct
vas good and they made a good record
for their race and the university The
sooner that our young boys and girls
realize that they must act well thelr
part in the drama of human lie and
respect themselves, then and then only
will the dormant race admire and re-
spect us. Here lives about twelve
families and all Of them are doing
we'll and most Of them are owning OF
buying their own homes. Mrs. Il. Il
| Moore is q substantial and highly re-
spected widow lady, who has a hair
dressing parlor on E. College avenue
Her only living child, Miss Daisy, re.
Gently married Mr.. Miller. MI. Ha
Short, a graduate from the university
| is in training camp at Ft. Des Moines
His wife is here. J. w. Thompson
also student, is still supervising one
of the large fraternity frats. He il
a splendid young man, saving his
money. Mr.. and Mrs. Donnegan are
running a boarding house. Mr.. W
Scott is one of the coming young mer
here, also H. H. Alberts. His father
! Mr.. A. Alberts, is brick contractor
doing we'll. We next went to Daven
port, the second largest city in Iowa
Here lives about 1000 colored people
some doing we'll and some doing bad
They have two colored churches, the
Baptist, pastored by that young re-
fined Christian man, Rev. F. X. Mich
olson, who is having good success
here. His church is live, active force
in this city for good, and the A. NJ. f.
presided over by Rev. Waters, ne"
man to this conference. His church
members speak we'll of him anc
everything seems to be moving along
nicely. Their secret societies are al
doing we'll, namely the Masonic, the U
B. F. and the l. o. o. F., each witt
their ladies' auxiliaries are making
progress. They have one physician
DR.. R. S. Taylor, who is a graduate
from Creighton college in Omaha
Neb., and settled here a few year'
ago. He is doing nicely and has
good practice in the tri-cities' III
amiable wife is a great helpmate Il"
him. Lucern Brown, formerly Of De
| Moines, where he graduated from
course in embalming from Des M ONES
has located here in the undertaking
business. We hope for him success
as Lucern is deserving young mar
and all the colored people OF the trl
cities should patronize him. Mr. Ezr
C 80 Y Fifth street, has tn
only restaurant. He has good trad &C.
He also owns a pool hall and roomln
house, He and his amiable wife al
fine people to meet. See their ad
elsewhere. MIR. B. N. Johnson 1orme