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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

Mrs. A. j. Gray and Mrs. E. C.
ThomAs were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Aigens Sunday.
Mrs. Helen. Brown has accepted po-
sition at Denecke.,
Mr.. VIM. Lavell visited in Rock ISL
and last week.
The tenth wedding anniversary of
Mrs. Fred H. Gresham and Mrs. o. J.
Thorpe was celebrated by a surprise at
the home Of Mrs. Gresham. Many
friends Of both were present, They
were presented with beautiful cut
glass nut bowl.
Mrs. James Aiken and Mrs. Arthur
Jackson gave surprise party for Mrs.
Hattie Fields Friday evening.
Mrs. Pagan died at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. H. Wilson, 9OS s. 9th
ST., Saturday, Sept. 14th, and was
buried from Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Monday afternoon.
The stewardesses Of Bethel A. M. E.
gave reception for the pastor, Rev. J.
P. Sims and family, Monday evening in
the church parlors. Rev. Sims left the
same evening for conference at Evans
ton, Ill.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
MACON, MO-: NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Patton are the
proud parents Of fine boy. Mother
and baby are doing fine.
Mr.. Bud McGill of Nashville, Tenn,
spent Thursday with his parents and
registered in Macon. He left for Oma-
ha, Neb.
Views mas reached here that Miss
Nettie Woods of Butte, Montana, died
there following an operation. The de-
ceased was niece Of Mrs. Cora Harris.
Mrs. Annie Myers Johnson and hus-
band and grandson Oalan Of Quincy,
Ill, are visiting in the city.
The ladies of Macon met at the home
of Mrs. Georgia Brown and were organ
lied into Red Cross auxiliary by Mrs.
B. r. Williams (white). The following
are the officers: Mrs. Sadie B. Fox,
chairman; Mrs. Georgia Brown, vice
chairman; Mrs. Lillian Booker, secre-
tary: Mrs Myrtle Smith, treasurer;
Mrs. Lula Brown, financial chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lewis are moving
to Kansas City to make their future
home. Miss Nellie has been there for
some time. We regret to see these good
citizens leave Macon.
We are now having plenty Of rain.
Mr.. Harry Gray still remains i'll and
Mrs. May Burton is somewhat better.
Miss Hattie Bruner remains the same.
Carrie Bird is better and MI BIZ
Brown still the same.
The bazaar is to be held at the A. M.
- Church Thursday and Friday The
one holding the lucky number VIII re-
,ceive the quilt.
) western College will open Sept. 2Srd.
prof Johnson of Mississippi will teach.
Mr.. Jake Maxen is able to be up and
down town after hard spell OF SICK
ness. m.,,..a
Mrs. Mary Carter and son Willard
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

cipal Speakers. Don It forget the date
and place, at the Y. NJ. G. A. audi
torium, Sunday, Sept. 22nd. Time $3.50
p. m. Admission free.
Thursday the 18th was big day in
Buxton. The miners only worked half
a day. In the afternoon the band rem
dered many patriotic selections for the
boys to register by. .a
The Star Comedy Co., a troupe Of up
to-date colored players, showed here last
week to a crowded house. They were
excellent.
Mr.. Earnest Watson left for Camp
Dodge last Thursday.
Mr.. jackson Brookins was called
from Chicago last week to the funeral
of their baby.
Miss Magnolia Sears, who has been
playing for the movies, and her sister,
Vacillia, who has been employed at the
Monroe Mercantile Store, are prepar
ing>to leave for school this week.
Mrs. Otis Wright was called from
Chicago last week to the bedside Of her
mother, Mrs. Dollie Morris, who has
been seriously i'll, but is now improving
very much.
DR.. E. A. Carter returned from Chi
cago Tuesday, where he spent several
days attending to business.
Mrs. La Dosha Montjoy is now en-
ployed in the ladies suit department of
the Monroe Mercantile Co. store.
Miss Myrtle Arthur, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. A. Baker, was quietly
married to Mr.. Jno. Allen last Wednes-
day night. We wish them much happi-
ness.
Mr.. Geo. Galloway Of Chicago is
spending several weeks here meeting his
old friends and making new ones.
We received the news that Private
Reuben Gains, ST., who has been sta
toned at Camp Dodge, has been moved
to New York.
Atty. Jas. A. Spears took flying
business trip to st. Joseph, Mo-, last
week. ...
Mr.. j. F. Baker is building new
printing shop on Third St.
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home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Robinson.

home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Robinson.
On Sept. IA, picnic was given by
the Sunday school in the park. Quite a
few children turned out. They all
brought their baskets filed with good
things and experienced good time.
The Y. T. & B. II. Club met with Alta
Pendleton at Whiteburg Iowa, Monday
evening and organized the chilren.
Miss Mable Dysart and Master Will
liam Jones have returned home from
Missouri, where they were visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. l.. Freeman still remains on the
sick list.
Everybody is welcome at the B. Y.
p. U. each Sunday evening at 6 o. clock.
An entertainment will be given Mon
day evening by the Silver Leaf Indus
trial Club. Refreshments Of the season
will be served. Come out and pin the
necktie on the dude.
Mrs. Sallie Darden is just getting
along fine after having a very badly
burned arm.
The Busy Bee Club meet every Fri
day at the church and every one would
know by the name of the club that all
members are very busy in the interest
of the church.
The money is being raised for the
benefit of having the church repaired.
The male members are paying So and
the female members are paying 81, and
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
WOUNDED NEGRO HERO SPEAKS
TN DES MONIES,

Standing on one foot, supporting his
body by leaning against the pulpit
while his other leg dangled because it
was too sore to carry the weight Of his
body, Private VIM. Haggin, of Co. E.
37Oth Inf, who is at the present time
being reconstructed at the U. 8. Mill.
tary Hospital at Ft. Des Moines, from
injuries received in the western Euro
pean front, stood for more than an hour
last Sunday afternoon in the auditorium
of the Des Moines Branch Of the Army
Y. M. C. A. and in the presence of an
audience that filled every available
space in the building, including the gal
lery and overflow room( related in his
own simple but forceful manner some
of his experiences from the time his
regiment sailed from Newport News, in
cluding their trip to the front, life in
the trenches, going cover the top' a
second time and the sensation of being
shot in the leg by shrapnel.
Private Haggin claims that this was
his first experience at public address
and while it is true that he made no
pretense at oratory, his simple CONVEX
sational story was so adroitly mixed
with humor and pathos that he kept his
vast audience alternately laughing and
weeping, and though not a Christian
himself he concluded with touching
request for prayers for the boys "over
there,' and at the conclusion of the
address Secretary Edward Ross led the
hymn, For you I am praying,' and
the entire audience stood in reverent isi-
lence while special prayer was Of
fered by the Camp Pastor, DR.. H. E..
King.
Other short addresses, were made by
Miss Ursula Guy, Colored Girls Direc
tor of the War Camp Community Serv-
ice, Miss Virginia Guy, Head Hostess
of the Camp Dodge Hostess House No.
2, and Mr.. w. D. Baldwin, president Of
the Soldiers Fathers League. Musical
numbers were given by Sec. VIM. Wash
ington Of the Camp Dodge Army "Y,''
and Mr.. H. w. Hughes. The ladies Of
the Camp Dodge Camp Mothers Asso-
citation and the Chas. Young Auxiliary
of the American Red Cross attended in
a body. Atty. s. Joe Brown, chairman
of the Citizens Advisory Committee Of
the Army "Y,'' presided.
~ Z Y Is
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
EDITORS OBSERVATIONS.
BY John L. Thomson.

Ihere were few Typographical er-
| rors in our last week s observations
, about the Keokuk people. One was that
we meant to state that Mr.. A. A. Bland
was still running his hotel (instead of
pool halD, and that Mr.. w. H. Taylor
was still operating his pool hall, and
that Miss Lizzie Russ and her father, a
pioneer of that county, fornely lived
near Pennington, where he owned a
valuable farm that he recently sold,
are now living at 1927 Palean ST., well
to do retired farmer. After Nelson and
I enjoyed fine dinner Sunday at the
home Of DR.. 7. H. Phillips and wife, we
motored into Mount Pleasant on the
plank road, beautiful ridge road drive
of 40, miles. This city has colored
population Of about 500, Of which some
of as fine, well educated, and highly re-
spected for their high ideals that is
among their social life. Mrs. Harris ,
three daughters, who are graduates
from the high schools and the Wesleyan
College here, are all teaching in var
ious parts of the United States. One a
teacher in the high school in Atlantic
City, N. j., another one in the public
schools Of Buxton. Miss Ida M. God
frey was formerly from here and is now
a teacherlin in Kansas City, Kan, for the
past ten years. There were the Mason
girls, all graduates, and the Burnaughs,
also high school graduates. There are
two churches, the A. M. E., presided
over by Rev. B. F. Hubbard, and the
Baptist, pastored by Rev. P. Thomas.
Mr.. j. w. Fidler is still running bar
Der shop and doing nicely. They own
valuable property. Mr.. Samuel Nc
Cracker, pioneer barber, is still run
ming his shop. His son is assisting him.
They own a beautiful residence Eu-
gene Patterson is still employed at the
Y~M. G. A. building. E. H. Rcecer is
working at the same place. John
Greenup owns a truck farm and is
doing well farming. Clay Reed is also
farming, but lives in town. They yare
all doing well. Mrs. Harriet Smith is
still active in her church work. Mrs.
M. Waters owns valuable property,
as also does Mr.. Coalson. John Haryi-
son is doing well. Mr.. M. Burnaugh is
still working at the poultry house. Miss
Bernice Page, our agent, is an office
girl for white physician, making good.
Here my son Nelson, becoming some
what tired after being out with me for
two weeks, left me for home. On the
next day motored to Fairfield. Here
are but few colored people, but the
most of them are doing well. They own
their own homes s. Sykes, pioneer
and retired barber, still lives here.
They own a nice home. T. w. Price,
who once lived in Des Moines, is doing
we'll here. He has nice home. Dan
F. Detwilder is still at the Leggett
House. F. A. Anthony and G. w. Coal
son are doing well at their same place.
They have the A. M. E. Church, pas
tored by Rev. Hubbard. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dabner are still here, getting along
nicely. Away to Ottumwa, the largest
city on the c., B. & Q. railway from the
to the Missouri river. Here
lives fully 1000 colored citizens. Many
are employed in the Morrell packing
house. #s".. t~... -
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH
ITEMS ..

The church is progressing nicely.
Rev. F. G. Boiling, the pastor, preached
two soul stirring sermons Sunday.
The Silver Leaf Industrial Club met
at the home Of Mrs. s. B. White on
Monday. After business q two course
luncheon was served by the hostess.
Adjourned to meet at the home Of Rev.
L.. g. Garrette. @
The choir is progressing fine under
the leadership Of Prof. Oliver and Or
ganist Mrs. Bailey.
As Rev. Chlds was stopping in our
city for an indefinite stay it seems as
though he was suddenly called home to
Des Moines, Iowa. So he preached his
farewell sermon Wednesday night at
Tabernacle, church. Special music by
the choir. We are all very sorry to lose
him.
On Thursday evening a supper was
given in honor of Rev. Childs at the
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Best Treatment for a Burn.

If for no other reason, Chamberlain g
Salve should be kept in every household
on account of its great value in the
treatment Of burns. It allays the pain
almost instantly, and unless the injury
is severe one, heals the parts without
leaving scar. This salve is also un-
equaled for chapped hands, sore nipples
and diseases of the skin. Price, 25
cents. T..
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
BUXTON, IOWA.

The ladies clubs are sparing no pains
whatever towards making the Soldiers
Library Fund program a. great success
Mrs M. c.. White Of Clarinda, Iowa,
president Of the Iowa Federation Of
Colored Women 8 Clubs, assisted by
Hon. Geo. H. Woodson, will be the prin-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
A Question.

A Question.
Said the near cynic: Judging from
the time some of the young blood q
this town arrive home In the morning,
It's hard to tell whether to call them
night owls or larks."
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
they are all responding readily.
Good for Biliousness.

''I took two of Chamberlain 8 Tab
let's last night, and I feel fifty per cent
better than l have for weeks,n says J.,
J. Firestone, of Allegan, Mich. "They
are certainly fine article for bilious
'ness.'
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

spent the week in Bunston, Mo-, attend
ing the fair.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
GeorKe Arp,p.

& George Arpp, an old resident Of
this city, passed away at the home
of relatives in Cleveland. Ohio, fol-
lowing a short Hines with pneumonia.
George Arp was born in Cincin-
natl, Ohio in 1852 and was~66 years
old at the time Of his death. He came
west in 1873 and to Missouri Valley
ten years later and has made this
his home since that time. In 1876 he
was married to- Miss Margaret Baker
in Cedar Rapids, Ohio and to this
union nine children were born, as
follows: Sherman Of Chicago: Lulu
Hill, Superior, Neb.: Laura johnson,
Omaha: Gertie Krahler, Rawlins, Wyo
Mable Pateo, st Paul, Mimi: Maude,:
Chicago: George, Huntington, w. Va.
Jay, Ard Inf. and Edna Worthington,
| of Omaha.
Mr.. Arpp was a blacksmith in. the
railroad shops and worked steadily
at his tr@.de until two years ago when
he was retired on a pension. He has
been in poor health for some time
but his death came Unexpectedly. He
was spending few days with his
cousin, c. Kohr, in Cleveland when
he was taken sick and, on account Of
his weakened condition, he was able
to resist the disease but short time.
The funeral was held from the late
fhome on Second street, Friday Oct.
4th and the body laid to rest in Rose
Hill cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
CANADA MUCH WORSE OFF
Her Sugar Ration Is IS Per Cent Less
Than That Of Our People.

Official information received by U. s..
Food Administrator ]. f. Deems indi-
Gates that food regulations in Canada
are more strict than those OF the
United States, and the food officials
severely punish those who violate
them.
All dealers and manufacturers of
food products are licensed and are
obliged to display their license num-
bers.
The sugar shortage affects Canada
as well as all the other allies. and
Canadians are given less sugar than
we are. Private houses are requested
to use only one and one-half pounds of
sugar per person per mouth. They
are allowed to have 15 days supply
on hand. but are forbidden to use
any of 1t for icing cakes or making
homemade candy.
Bakers and biscuit makers are not
allowed to use any sugar for icing
cakes oH biscuit Of any kind.
In selling -four, grocers must sell
one pound Of substitutes with -four
pounds of -four Originally the law
demanded the sale of one pound of
substitutes with only two pounds OF
flour, but owing to the scarcity OF
substitutes 1t had to be changed. Sub.
stitutes are hard to get in Canada
nearly all of them have to be imported
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Hogs Of the Farmers Of Iowa Are to BE Counted
by Food Administrator Deems

ROBE this year $1,000, 600 stons of food
as compared with 100000 last year.
Mr.. Hoover has asked Of Federal
Food Administrator Deems: How
much Of this increase of so per cent in
our export of food can Iowa furnish?"
The bushels of grain which Iowa
farms will supply is pretty well under
stood. But how about the hog crop?
It is believed that there Is consid-
cradle increase in the hog production
Of the state. The census which Mr..
Deems plans for Mr.. Hoover will de-
terlnine almost to hog how much
pork can be sent to our soldiers from
the farms Of Iowa.
There Is no other purpose in the
census, The Food Administration as
sumes that pro-German lies will be
circulated about it, just as they have
been set going against every other war
work. The Food Administration off,
Gals caution farmers not to give heed
to any stories calculated to prejudice
them against the census and to pre-
vent them giving the information so
vital to carrying on the war.
The census is not taken to affect
taxes, or to interfere with marketing,
OF to affect the price of hogs, or to do
anything whatever except to give Mr.
Hoover definite knowledge as to how
much good Iowa pork will be available
this year for export to our soldiers and
our associates in the war.
ut is desirable that this hog survey
be complete and that 1t be finished
promptly" said Administrator Deems.
Every good citizen will help us take
1t. 1t is a war service of very great
Importance. 1t is a compliment to Iowa
that the farmer of this state is called
into consultation about his share In
feeding the world, for 1t shows that his
share is very great. Let everyone Of
the farms, In the schools, everywhere,
help gain this information, accurately
and promptly, for Mr.. Hoover"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
IMolIN.;DAY'.....

MONDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron F. johnson are
the happy parents of a daughter.
Miss Marie Withrow has accepted
a position at the Harvey drug store.
Mrs. G. G. Lahman left yesterday
for Omaha where she will spend 4
few days with Mrs. Laura Chapman
after which she will go to Clarinda
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. G. "A.
Lisle.
DIR. Doyle has moved his office into
the Brown building. next to the Tinker
barber, shop.
Kirk Barrett has written home that
he has been accepted in the Naval
raining course at Ames and has
started on his new work.
Francis Cody returned to Camp
Dodge Friday after spending 20
day furlough with home folks. He ex-
poets his, regiment to be sent south
for the winter, having spent year in
the tropics.
st Patricks school has been closed
on account Of the epidemic of influ
enza.
An auto party consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Baker, Miss Riley and Miss
Beardsley Of Hastings, Mrs. Lewis
4 and Mrs. johnson of Omaha were the
guests of the Mckinnon and Rich
ardson homes Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Richardson Jr
had as guests Sunday evening, Mrs
~. Smith Of Winner, S. d. and Mrs
Brasen of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Smith left Sun:
day for Montpelier. la. where they
/ will spend the winter with their son
S. B.. Purcell received word yester.
day of the death of his nephew, Emm.
EFT Purcell at Camp Grant, of Spanish
influenza. His home was in So. Omaha
Word was received here today Of
the death Of Jas. Tamisiea, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Tamisiea, former.
lily of this city. The young man hac
school in Washington, D. G. and dice
after a two day illness.
Fillmore Frazier, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John !. Frazier, is suffering with !
broken leg as a result of his team
running away with him Saturday.
i Mrs. Mollie Huntsinger suffered {
sprained ankle Saturday evening wher
she stepped off the porch. The acci
dent is a painful one and one thai
will keep her housed up for a couple
OF weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mcleod arr
home after a months visit with rela
tives in Mason City.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
EVERY LIFE A REASON
FOR PURCHASING BONDS
Duty 70 Our Country Far Greater
Than TO DEAREST Friends In
Time Of Need.
BY LILLIAN olsH,
Famous Screen Actress.

Is
know 100000, 900 reasons for buy
ing Liberty bond, and not one
against a bond. Certainly every life
in this country and in the lands of our
allies offers a reason, for each one con-
siders his or her life and freedom
worth any protection necessary, even
to death.
No matter how pressed for funds
one would loan a dearest friend a few
dollars in time OF greatest need, know
ing the money would be returned with
interest. And how much greater Is
the duty to ones country than to. ones
dearest friend!
II you had been with me In London
one afternoon, -Four Minute" man
of q different breed than ours would
have given you so many reasons to
buy bonds you, would never think of
reasons, but just give, and give, and
give. He was Hun aviator and he
was over London just four minutes
And he dropped bombs.
One dropped on public school
where little children were at their
studies. 1t was q big school. Near
ly all were killed or MANNED. Their
mothers came. when the alarm was
spread. They fought with the police.
Most Of the mothers had husbands at
war. Their faces and their outcries
How much those women had to give
A few Liberty bonds measure up
pretty small compared with little
child. or a brother, or father or hus-
band. or sweetheart, or friend. In the
past we have put our raw efforts in
the mint of commerce. and got money
and now we put our money In the
mint Of patriotism and get Liberty
bonds.
In the prayer book Of democracy to.
day the fly-leaf should be Liberty
bond. Have you got yours?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10
Former Valley Boy Dies Of Wounds

Former Valley Boy Dies of Wounds
Word was received by Mrs. Emma
Surber this morning of the death OF
her son, Corp. Tom R. Evans. He was
severely wounded few days ago and
died shortly afterward. Corp. Evans
belonged to Company I of Glenwood,
16Sth Inf. This regiment has seen
some of the hardest fighting of any
of the American troops in France. 1t
is reported that every man in the
Glenwood company, with but single
exception, has been killed or wounded.
Corp. Evans was born in Gillette,
-Wyo. 26 years ago and has resided
in Mills county the greater part Of
his life. He enlisted with the company
in July 1917, and has seen great
deal of active service since arriving
in France. He was the youngest son
OF Mrs. Emma Surber of this city
and a nephew of Jas. Evans. He was
mployed in the shops here all summer
two years ago. Beside widowed
mother, he leaves two brothers t.
mourn his death.
Il -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-10

tional for laboring people per day.
The potato ration will probably be
about 22O pounds per person from the
new harvest.
The meat ration in Hanover has
been reduced, full coupons being re-
qulred for sausage. The new allow
ance calls for seven ounces of meat
and one and three-fourths ounces sau-
Sage per week.
In Holland 1t was stated that bread
for army use would soon be made of
so per cent INDEBTED wheat flour. 40
per cent rye flour and 10 per cent peas
OF bean neal
Peasants of Esthonia are allotted
about three bushels of grain and six
bushels of potatoes to last until the
next harvest. The allowance of meat
is three-fourths pound per person per
week. Producers may retain one
fourth Of the milk, the remainder to
be sent to butter factory.