The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-18
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EDITORS OBSERVATION.
(By John T.. Thompson.

Our observation was delayed last
week on account of the Grand Lodge.
On leaving the twin cities of the Badg-
er state we journeyed down to Dubuque,
Ia. Here we found about the same num-
her of families doing well. Mr.. John
Wells is still working at the same place.
He is constantly improving his beauti-
ful modern home. Mr.. c. C. McGregor
is doing well. He owns valuable prop
ertv. DIR. H. r. Rose, ST., has moved
his massage Office down on Main street.
His son, H. r., Jr., the grand secretary
of the Masonic lodge is now the head
waiter at the new Julien hotel. Henry
Martin is still here doing WELL Edward
Martin is very sick man and has been
bedfast for many months. He has the
sympathy of the entire community. Mr..
Isaac Jones is still here doing well. Mr..
and Mrs. B. w. Kelley is doing well. We
stopped one hour in Savannah, Ill. Here
we found several colored families en-
ployed by the different railway. COM
panies, as the town is railway divi-
sion. They are living in box cars. Mr..
J. R. Butler runs a panitorium at sol
Main street and is doing well. He is a
race man. Stopping in Clinton only a
short time we could not observe. Our
next stop was in Cedar Rapids,the par
lor city, one of our large up-to-date
cities, where many colored families own
homes and plenty of good work. We
have at least 1900 colored citizens here.
Two good church, the A. M. E., pastored
by Rev. J. P. Sims, who is doing we'll.
He has just closed a successful revival
The Baptist, pastored by our good Chris
tian man, Rev. F. B. Woodard, recently
from Buxton. We might say that
large per cent of his former Buxton
members has also moved up here. Rev.
Woodard likes his new location and is
making good. as he always has done. w.
III. Milligan and his very helpful wife
are still on their ten acre beautiful fruit
farm, one mile from the city limits,
working hard with his big crop of cher
ries. berries and other fruit, and poul-
try. Mr.. Milligan enjoys the unique dis
stinetion of being member of the Linn
County Fruit Growers Association. The.
Order Of Eastern Star was in its closing
session when we arrived and we spent
one day in that session. A large and in
teresting session. L. D. Lowry is still
carrying mail. Mr.. Thomas jackson is
in the barber shop, also is Mr.. }. A. Bak-
er and son, who has pool tables and a
lunch room in connection with his shop.
They are doing well. Marshall Perkins
the veteran restaurant man, after an
absence of one year has again entered
the restaurant game and seems to nave
q good business. His brother, French,
is still working at the round house. w..
n. Lavelle is working at the same place.
Two of their children were in the army.
They also have some in the High schools.
Mr.. w Rush, a bright young man Who
came from Keokuk about four years
ago, was a victim in the big starch fac
tory catastrophe in which that great ex
plosion occurred this spring, where ful-
Iy sixty persons lost their lives, among
this number there were about six colored
people to lose their lives in the ruins or
this great factory and to see the shat,
tered homes, broken windows ana
wrecked buildings within radius OF
one-half mile is indeed a terrible slght.
Mr. E. G. Thomas, one of the old cltl-
zens here. is real sick and has been Tor
many months. G. w. Chipley is still
working at this factory. He is fine man
to meet. a true race man. Harry F1elds