The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-29

DR.. r. A. Dobson is still practiciDg
medicine here. He has recently taken
unto himself beautiful wife and has
the whole floor on second story at 400
West Seventh street for office and res
idence. 1t is in a new building and
everything is first class. J. ". Norris
is still operating his theopractics and
magnetic massage rooms down town.
He has large practice. DR.. Norris
is taking up the ministry and is
preaching every other week at Sioux
Falls, S. D. Mrs. Mate Saunders is
still operating her restaurant at BOZ
Douglass. She is doing nicely. Mr..
H. H. Lewis has opened 'up first
class restauran tat 402 West Seventh
street. He is doing well. Mr.. NJ.
Askew, district grand master of the
Iowa Odd Fellows, is still at Sopers
drug store. His brothers are here
and are doing WELL They own valu-
able property. D. c. Gordan is work
ing at the same place and is doing
well. Also is VIM. Ganter. Mr.. c. A.
Gross is still operating his tonsorial
shop and is doing nicely. His daugh-
ter graduated from the Catholic acad
envy. T. H. Sturgis is still in the mail
service. He owns beautiful place.
He has been in the civil service as car
rier for the past quarter of century.
He and his family are fine people. c.
E. Stubbletield is the only other COL
ored man in the postal service. Until
last winter he was a carrier, but now
he has been promoted as clerk. We
him. His wife is an elo-
cutionist, who recently gave recital
in our city. She is sick now. They
have three children in the high school.
]. H. Shores is still working at the
same place. He owns nice property
and was recently elected w. NJ. Of
Decatur lodge, A. F. & A. NJ. w. P.
Shields is still working at the same
place. Rev. NJ. Toomey is pastor of
the Baptist church. He lives on a
truck farm and has a fine garden,
from which he sells vegetables in the
city. Rev. Edwards is pastor of the
A. NJ. E. church. T. J. Sadler still
runs his pool hall and barber shop.
Also S. Bryant has a pool hall and
shop on West Seventh street. F. H.
Hackley is in the barber business. We
next stopped at Fl. Dodge. Hehe lives
about 100 colored people and many
more are coming in. They have one
church building, Baptist, pastored by
Rev. L. Biggs, very nice man, doing
we'll. They own valuable property.
Then the A. NJ. E. has recently organ
lied a church mission here. Mr.. S..
Hudson is the oldest man in business.
He runs a pantatorium. He has a
large patronage. He owns a nice
home and an automobile. He is race
man. Scott Davis is still here, doing
we'll, as Scott always does. Luke
Raglin is still employed at the bar
Der shop. He is buying a nice home.
Mrs. Venerable is running the restaur-
ant formerly owned by Wright &
Venerable. R. W. Watson is still out
on a farm. Eugene Reed recently
came here from Centerville and is en-
H. is still here doing nicely. Mr.. H.
Williams, L. Sylvester and Ben Walk
er have all bought properties out in
The south part of town, new addi-
lion, and are improving their proper
lies. Mrs. Hattie Jamerson is living
at the same place. She lost her hus-
band last winter. Mr.. mad Mrs. T. E.
Coleman live here, also two of the
Perkins brothers, each owning their
In Boone, Iowa, we found
about the same people as usual. Mr..
Fred Anthony is still clerk in the
Tucker grocery store, where he has
worked for more than twelve years.
Geo. j. Taylor is still working in the
barber shop, as is H. C. Williams, who
is with the 0. K. shop. W. P. Bell
and E. P. Parent still live here. c. H.
Coleman is working here.