The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.
John L. Thompson.

Our next stop was in Salisbury,
Mo Here we found the colored peo-
r,e about the same. Several had
moved from the city. Some of those
,rbo have moved are Mrs. L. L. Gair-
nrow Rev. VIM. Mitchell and w. NJ.
Harvev, who has gone on a farm in
yankton, S. d. Mr.. w. M. Dameron
;s st;l living here and working at his
trade, Miss McAdams is still teach
or in the public schools. Prof. Bowles
;s still principal, although he lives in
Moberly, Mo. Mrs. Hattie Thurman
and Mrs, M. D. Dewery and Mrs.
Washington are some of the leading
women of this city. There are two
churches here and they seem to be
moving along nicely.
We next stopped in Huntsville, a
thriving little town, principally sup
norted by miners, as there are large
coal mines near. Here are located
several hundreds of colored people.
MANY of them are doing nicely and
most of them either own or are buy
ing their homes. They make good
money at the mines. We spent the
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. S. Robinson. Mr.. Robinson is one
of the most successful miners here
and owns a beautiful home. Their
daughter is we'll known here in Des
Moines. She is away attending college.
J. H. Carmichael is another leading
citizen here, doing nicely, also H. L.
Teeters. Rev. J. S. Moore is still
here, pastoring the Baptist church.
He is also moderator for the northern
district of the Missouri Baptist asso-
ciation, very able, refined and high
ly cultured. Christian gentleman. Mrs.
Mansfield is still running her restaur-
ant and rooming house. She is doing
well. Edward Manuel is still here, do
ing we'll. Mr.. Pettigrew, who has
been secretary of the U. B. F.'s of the
state of Missouri for many years, still
lives here and is enjoying good health.
He owns valuable property.
Our next stop was in Moberly, Mo.
This town is railroad division in
north central Missouri. From here
many railroads radiate to different
parts of the state. It is town OF
twelve or fifteen thousand people, OF
which 5000 are colored. They have
one school and five teachers Prof.
l.. B. Quinn is the principal, young
man of spendid qualities, and he owns
a beautiful home at 1920 Foster ave-
nue.. He has fine corps of teachers
assisting him and thesschool is well
graded. DR.. H. A. Longdon is still
here and has good practice, also Dr.
J. S. Peay. Both are administering to
the needs Of physical condition OF the
colored people here. Ralph Bass still
runs his rooming house and is doing
fine. Mr.. E.. J. Alexander is still IN
the carpentry business, having
splendid trade. He is relative OF
Price Alexander of this city. MIR.
and Mrs. D. P. Tymony own valuable
property in the white district. Their
son, Dave, who is a graduate of the
Iowa State university dental college,
is now first lieutenant of the U. 5. Y.
R. c.. He attended the officers train
ing camp at Ft. Des Moines last sum-
mer. Mrs. A. B. Brook is one OF the
pioneer citizens of this town. She is
still soliciting agent for the Bartlett
Industrial school at Dalton, Mo. She
expects to spend the winter with her
son, Alonzo, in Des Moines. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Gorham have moved to lOlo
Forest avenue. Mr.. S. E. Boone is
still working at the postoffice. HIS
brother, who is tailor, has moved to
Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Minnie Althouse
has sold her property on Horsley
street and has bought beautiful