The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-27
EDITORS
OBSERVATIONS
(By John L. Thompson.)

Ames. Iowa.-The home Of the larg
est and best agricultural college in th'
world. Tuskegee college is the larges
Industrial college in the world here
Here are only few colored citizens
nossible half dozen families perhaps the
oldest in point Of residence are our young
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Cater, who came
here about twelve years ago and have
purchased himself nice home, is doing
nicely. He has a family of three chill
dren. Mrs. G.. w. Madison, a young man
Mr.. G.. w. Madison, young man
who a few years years ago, came uI
from Texas and took q regular course
graduated with honors and decided to
90 into the plumbing business in this
citv as a contractor. He did so about
four years ago. He married beautiful
damsel about two years ago. They own
a very beautiful modern stucco home
and he has one of the best plumbing
Offices in this town and he is busy all
the time. All of his help are white,
even the office girl. He has just Sc
cured a contract in competitive bid,
the control Of about $4,000 new
High school plumbing work at Iowa
Falls. He is fine high class man and
credit to any community and an honor
to our race Ye editor enjoyed dinner
at his home M. D. Lowrie, for
merly of st. Joseph, Mo-, has
first class tailoring and cleaning
shop and he has a large trade
Of course all white. His wife is his
assistant, Mrs. G. A. Cieggett, Mrs. &.
Robinson are here having charge OF
fraternity Houses. Robert G. Harris
is a new citizen here doing well. j. U.
Shipp is the chief chef at the Ames
hotel. Mrs. A. A. Martin is a new fam
ily moved here from the south. Arthur
Marshall has gone to Lake OkoboJi. In
Marshalltown is located the Iowa Sol
disrs home with its many veterans OF
the, civil war both colored and Whlte.
Mrs. M J. Jackson, one of the pioneers
here, is doing nicely. Mr.. Henry Flip
pins is still working at the Elk s club.
He has fine garden and many chick
ems. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Warren are sue
cessful gardeners, who owns ten acres
in the city limits on the Lincoln high
way, He and his good wife have tine
garden this spring. He sells many hun
dreds of dollars in vegetables for the
factory and from five to six hundred
dollars Of hogs Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
has taken the night course and making
a good name for the race. We WISH
more would do likewise. Mr.. q. T. Gil
more has made their valuable home COM
pletelv modern. We feel sad over the
loss of their only son, G. c., who was
W. M. Of the Masonic lodge. Edward
Robinson and wife are still running their
Turkish bath parlor in his valuable
property in No. 10 North Third street.
which he is still improving it by add
ING two more rooms on. He is Grand
Mentor of the Knights Of Tabor OF
.Iowa and says that the order is IN
creasing as is also his business. George
satur is still engineer at the city water
power house. One Of his son is still IN
the United States service over IN
France and writes some very interest,"
ing letters about that great country OF
real democracy. We hope to soon pup
j lish some of them Mrs, Wolder Will
chronicle the news as our agent from
here, Galloway johnson is still working
at the public library. He is improving
his home. Mr.. Al Walker, our good
friend, is still operating his barber
shop and to my surprise he is still SIN
gle; yet so well fixed with beautlful
I modern home and all other things to
well take care of a worthy lady HIS
sister, Miss Jessie, adorns and beautl-
fes his home. Mr.. Walker owns some
other valuable property and is one OF
our real substantial good business men
OF Iowa, credit to any race. 1. l..
Brown is still here. His daugh-
ter is in high school, who is'ln the
junior year; also taking music. His only
son is still over in France. We secured
many new subscribers this year and
nope that our new agent will see to IT
that news of this town will be sent In.
our next stop was in Waterloo. Here