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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04

cant will offer final proof in sup
port Of his application and sworn
statement on the 18th day of
December, 1919, before The Reg
lister or Receiver U. S. Land Of
flee, at Jackson, Miss.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry,
or initiate contest at any time
before patent issues, by filing
corroborated affidavit in this of
flee, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
w. F. CUMMINS, Register.
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j. P. and S. L. Altman.
Mr.. D. T. Measles of NlississIp.
pi Normal College spent Thanks
giving at hon,e.
Miss Mamie Measles is much
better after a serious spell of
sickness.
Mr.. B. c. Measles of Mississippi
College spent few days at home.
Work on the new church will
be resumed in few days.
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bA'II rURN'IURt CO., 104 W. Capitol St. Jackson Miss

Ike Alexander, T. J. Smith, Mar
vim Runnels, Pleas Berry and Ear
nest Lacy attended the program
and box supper which was given
at Monterey school building
Thursday night. Every one SEEM
ed to have the best of times; and
came back boosting the great
work that is now being carried on
in their neighboring community.
Ike Alexander and George
Pierce spent the weekend in
Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Sprague
were shopping in Jackson Mon
day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04

Louisiana and Texas. We are
very glad to see him back in
school. He says he is making
plans to return to the oil fields
after school closes.
Marion Holmes of Holly Bush
spent Saturday and Sunday with
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04

Mrs. Lewis and daughters Miss
es Mary Sue and Dora spent Sat
urday afternoon in the home of D.
T. Bilbro.
Mr.. A. D. Holmes has returned
recently from a short visit to
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04

When the kidneys are ailing,
use Prickly Ash Bitters. It is a
fine kidney tonic. Relieves back
tion and constipation. Men of
advanced years get great relief
from its USE. Price SIPS per bot
tie. A. G. Thornton, Special A.
gent
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04
"A BARGAIN"

One five passenger Ford car in
fine shape, new engine, new fend-
ers, new up-holstering on the back
and front seats and etc.
See L. S. MAY, Brandon Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04
a Kodak


doubles the pleasure of your
pictures and prevents them
from being lost. Prices start
as low as 45c or we can show
you those which make her
: bit more.
Eyrich & Co.
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FOR SALE

100 head of Improved South
down Sheep.
j. r. PATRICK
BBrandcn Miss.
R. F. D. R. No. 2.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-12-04

II your digestion is bad, your
bowels constipated and you don't
eat or sleep well, you need Prick
" Ash Bitters, the remedy that
men use for cleansing the system.
It purifiers and invigorates the
vital organs restores appetite,
energy and cheerful spirits.
Price $1.25 per bottle, a. G.
Thornton, Special Agent,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
Dr. HARPER

William 81. Harper, B. s., NJ. D., will
ave Freedmen s hospital, Washington,
=, Oct. l, 1919 to begin private prac-
aeo Of medicine and surgery in Iowa.
Ut Harper graduated from high
sshool in Ft. Madison, Iowa, in the
pnng of 1908. Not being able to get
y the courses that he desired in the
.0or terms in high school he had the
.oaor Of being the first student in that
'nool to take term Of postgraduate
sollowing his post course in high
saool, he secured position as cook
one Of the largest hotels in Water
D, Iowa, where he worked for some
'aat over a year.
= the fall Of 1910 he entered the col
~ apartment Of Howard university,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

Poro college in ST. Louis, the White
law apartment hotel, Washington; the
Brown and Stevens Dunbar theatre,
Philadelphia; more than one dozen mag
nificent Y. M. c. A. buildings in various
cities; hundreds of fine churches; hum
dreds of excellent smaller business
blocks and thousands of modern beauti-
full homes, equipped to the last word in
luxury, sanitation and comfort, these
are the beacon lights of a new day and
a new era. ..... ~~.
st. Louis with great department
store; Atlanta with 100000 hotel;
Chicago with million dollar Pythian
building and wonderful prospective in
vestments and constructive plans re-
ported from every section of the coun-
try, involving amounts from $4,000 to
more than $1,O00,000, give forcible and
impressive answer to the question:: Are
we downhearted?
More power and more life to this fine
new spirit Of unity Of purpose. Let us
pool our humble dollars more and more,
and rise to industrial and commercial
heights by the power of our concen-
trated efforts. Let us continue to make
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
Keeping Up With The New
Reconstruction Period.

arrange for home tuition for the back
ward, to curb delinquency, to study child
welfare and in short to fit the colored
American child for the public school,
Enrolment Of the colored pupils in
the public schools are being taken and
each group is to have an adult sponsor,
the group to be named after noted men
and women of our race and after the
men and women Of the white race who
paved the way and made it possible for
us to guide, protect and educate our
children.
The association is known as the Du
Bois Parent Teachers Association and
all mothers in every part Of the city are
eligible to membership and all are ur-
gently asked to join.
There will be a mass meeting at one
Of the church, and a musical program
at which time the superintendent Of
schools and other educators viii speak.
The outline study will be handed to
the chairman Of the program committee,
and will be announced through the coll
umns Of the Bystander. The first meet
ing will be held Wednesday, October 8
at Croker school. Mrs. Emerald Mash
chairman Of membership committee. The
colored mothers were represented at the
city library at the city council of moth
ers, Tuesday, Oct. 16, by Lillian Smith,
president and Mrs. j. P. Hamilton, vice
president.
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from which he graduated four years
later with the degree of B. S. Despite
the fact that he pursued strictly scien.
tifc course while in college which is
considered the Most difficult of cole
geate courses, he was graduated with
the degree with "Cum laude. -
Dr. Harper entered Howard medical
school in 1914 and was graduated with
the degree of M. D. in 1918. Imme-
diately upon graduating from medicine
he took an examination for appoint
ment in Freedmen IS hospital Out of the
large number of competitors DR.. Harp
er lead the list in his high average. Be
fore entering the hospital DR.. Harper
came to Des Moines where he success
fully passed the Iowa state board OF
medical examiners for license to prac-
tice medicine, surgery and obstetrics in
this state.
DR.. Harper has received several invl-
tations to practice in different cities IN
this state, but states that Keokuk IS
SO far his preference, however, Sioux
CITY and couple Of other cities still
have his most serious consideration.
DR.. Harper was married to Miss Bea-
trice Curry, a school teacher in the
Washington public schools last March.
incidentally it may be stated sthat r.
Harper will continue as medical cor
respondent for the Bystander.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
Croker St. Branch Y. M. c. A. Makes
Third Quarterly Financial Drive

purpose of the committee of manage
ment to have the building well under
way before cold weather. The white
citizens Of Des Moines are watching this
movement very closely and their help in
the future depends mainly upon the.
present showing made by the Negro cit
izens. With the interest now manifested
by the loya Negro citizens Of Des.
Moines it is only matter of a short
time before this corner will be graced
with more permanent building which
will be credit to the race and a pride
of the city. The subscribers are urged
to pay up their third installment in full
in order to give the movement sub
stantial boost. The third quarter will
close with public demonstration at
st. Paul A. NJ. E. Sunday, Sept %
at p. m. Mayor Tom Fairweather will
be the principal speaker. A short pro-
gram is being arranged.
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WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

DR.. A. Wilberforce Williams, health
editor Of the Chicago Defender, just re-
turned from France, remarked in an
address at banquet given in his honor
by the staff at the Royal Gardens,
Chicago; France has great need for
thousands of eur young men of train
ing and ability. I do not advise all to
go, but many Of you should go, and
there you will not be hampered in the
rise to success And he continued:
There are also, hundreds Of opportuni-
ties in South America and Mexico. ]
expect to shape up my business and go
to South America
President. elect King, of Liberia. tells
us that there is need and opportunity
for thousands and thousands in that
fine little republic, and that is one OF
his missions in America, to get people
of our group to embark for there. There
are other colonies and nations calling
for able bodied men of our group t
g come over into Macedonia and hell
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Home of Dr.. Phillips, Keokuk, la.

The above picture is the beautiful
sanitarian and palatial home of DR.
Thomas II. Phillips, who is little past
81 years old. This home is located on
the corner of Eighteenth and Palean
street. II is stucco and on the porch is
the picture Of DR.. Phillips and his wife
and young son, Thomas, Jr., a lad of
about two years. We can only say that
DR.. Phillips has accumulated all of this
wealth in the past dozen years, as he
has lost a small fortune during his long
life and like all of the people of his
age he gave 40 years of his best life
to his slave master without pay. At his
eighty sixth anniversary the citizens of
Keokuk both white and colored, met
at the A. M. E. Church and celebrated
his birthday and below we are printing
an extract Of the speech of the mayor,
which is SO historical and interesting
we are printing part of it.
To DR.. T. H. Phillips:
I am rejoiced that T am one of those
who can be present upon this occasion
and join in the Fluctuations of the day.
It goes without saying that all of your
friends extend to you their sincere con-
gratulations and best wishes upon your
reaching the age Of SO years
On that day when your eyes first
opened to the beauties of the world,
Andrew Jackson was president of the
United States, and there were those
who urged that our union was yet some
what of an experiment and that it could
not endure. Today the young state
among the governments of the world
has reached the proud station where it
stands at the head Of all the nations
powerful and puissant, just and free,
the hope of the oppressed, the palla-
dunn Of liberty 80"
On that day, there was no such thing
as Iowa, the state Of which we are SO
proud, and whose fertile fields hold un-
told wealth. There was no Keakuk, and
yet Keokuk, is the common phrase, is
an old city. 44hc, city that we love SO
well was then the abode of the red man,
here the savage beat his tom-tom, here
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
NOBLE NEGRO WOMEN OF IOWA.

Too much cannot be said in praise of
the Iowa Federation of Colored Women
for the splendid work and success in Sc
curing the home for university girls at
Iowa City.
The committee will meet soon and
the amount raised will be reported.
The beautiful home is now being
fitted up.
The matron, Mrs. Matte Dameron,
moved into the home this week and will
have everything in readiness by the
opening of school.
Mrs. Helen Downey of Ottumwa,
chairman Of scholarship committee and
who laid the plans and conducted the
drive which resulted in purchase of
home is still in Iowa City, looking after
the property and assisting in furnish
ing the home.
Mrs. Martha White, president of the
Iowa Federation spent several days in
Iowa City looking after business mat
ters.
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the Indian maid listened to the WOO
ing of her warrior lover. All of this
las passed and today here are the busy
marts of trade, here the happy homes
of contented people.
Then the Morse telegraph was just
blossoming in the mind of the inventor,
the first American railway had only
been in operation three years, the tim
bers of the first steamship to cross the
Atlantic were still standing in their ma
tive forest. You have seen the passing
of the stage-eoach, the canal-boat, the
sailing vessel. You have seen the ad-
vent of the telephone, the electric light,
the automobile, and now at last the
submarine and the airplane.
You were man past the first youth
when Lincoln signed the emancipation
proclamation, and where our land was
torn by civil strife. You have seen the
death of slavery and the coming of the
square deal for the black man.
During your life the gallant soldiers
of our country have successfully fought
the Mexican war, the civil war, the
Spanish American war, and others of
minor Importance, and now in these
later days they have emerged victorious
and triumphant from the great world
war. Surely you have lived in great
times.
You have not been mere onlooker as
these great events were transpiring, but
in many Of them you have borne an
intimate part. Yours has been an ac-
tive life, always striving onward and up
ward-not for yourself alone, but for
your people. You have always been a
champion of your race. Your brave
heart has borne the fight when less
courageous man would have faltered.
You have been on the firing line while
others would have been content to re-
main in the rear-you have led where
others would have followed
Prosperity has rewarded yonr efforts,
you have achieved success, but more
than all else you have served your God
and your fellowman. That is the best
that can be said Of any man, be he
white or black. a.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

One day last summer I received a
splendidly written letter. l could not
tell whether the writer was colored
woman or a white woman interested in
work among the solored people, said
Mrs. z. l.. Thornburg, as she stood in
the beautifully appointed rooms of Mrs.
Paul Jones at the initial meeting Of the
Parent Teachers Association, ''the writ
er of the letters asked for committee
appointment and few days later they
called at my residence. They told me
of the humiliations and heartaches they
had to endure, of the refusal in public
places of even their children, of the
sacrifice colored mothers made to edu-
cate their children and after having OBJ
tanned their education there was moth,
ing for them to do. Now these mothers
said they were not concerned about So
cial equality" that equality of oppor~
tunity was Of greater concern, and Mr..
Thornburg says this organization of col
ored mothers was one Of the greatest
of things that could have happened, so
they will meet in all Of the schools to
study child welfare and will cooperate
with us.
This Parent Teachers Association has
for its purpose: Effective organization
of the fathers, mothers and friends Of
the colored- pupil, to establish friendly
relations with the school authorities, to
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

US Assurances of freedom and JUS
tice are given.
Industrial leaders Of the north are
saying: eve cannot do without the
colored men; with thousands Of for
eigners going back to their native land,
the colored worker is our only resort. -
Numerous delegations from the south
are touring the north, using every pos
sible means and inducement to get the.
Negro workmen to return south, for
lumber camp, cotton field, trades and
general usefulness. The employment
bureau Of Richmond, Va, as well as
many other southern communities, has
cent out the s. O. S. for Negro help
1t is plain to be seen that our group
is the MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC
FACTOR IN THE INDUSTRIAL
WORLD TODAY. What is the answer
to the invitations to leave Americaf
Shall we 60 or stay? Is it better to
bear these ills that we have, then to fly
to those We know not Of? We are put
to the test, and the greatest care of
Judgment must be exercised. The des-
tiny Of unborn generations, as well as
our immediate 'life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" depends on the
decisions now made. Whatever may be
finally determined, will be for the pur-
pose of having life, life more abundant
ly; the unhampered opportunity to grow
to full manhood, and feeling Of secur-.
ity from the crowd and the mob.--Asso-s
nj ofnd prasa
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19

We arrived in the Gate City of low:
4 Wednesday morning and found every
thing along nicely in this little dan
e;tv. Here lives fully 1000 colored
people and nearly everyone owns theil
.wn homes. Many are succeeding in
their business. It does seem at the
nresent time there is more sickness here
Than usual Mr.. John ID. Bland, who is
/ ! partner with Mr.. Handy, the under
taker in Des Moines, has been danger
,usly sick for several months, is improv-
ing, which will be good news to his
/ many friends in both Keokuk and Des
Hoines. DR.. T. III. Phillips, our great
race leader in Iowa and Missouri, has
taken suddenly sick and was operated
On Wednesday. Mrs. Jennie cambridge
Is also sick. Mrs. w. H. Jones has been
sick for several weeks. The churches
here are four in number and are all
alive and doing well, the St. Mary's
Episcopal is still pastored by white
minister; the Seventh Street Baptist is
aow located on Seventeenth and Main
streets. It is pastored by Rev. W. H.
Clark, formerly Of Colfax. He is meet
ing with good success. The A. M. E.
Church is pastored by Rev. G. B. Waters,
who reports a successful years work.
Rev. Waters has big following of
young and old people. The Pilgrim Rest
Baptist Church is pastored by our good
friend, Rev. J. Sterling Moore, who is
one of the ablest ministers in Iowa. He
and his valuable helpmate, Mrs. Moore
are doing great work in the life Of
Keokuk people. The U. B. F. and Ma
sonic lodges here are doing good work,
each adding new material to their lodge.
We have about three restaurants and
lunch rooms combined and one ice
cream parlor, four colored barber shops.
Mr.. W. III. Jones has moved his shop off
Of Main street to Fifth street. Mr..
Burton is still working at the Swift g
packing house. He is one of the old
md reliable men here. G. w. Bland is
still in the blacksmith shop on johnson
street doing we'll Mr.. A. j. Fields has
quit the mercantile business because of
war conditions and in the ice business,
1t viii again enter the. store business
Mis- fail Wv Gross is still on the
q. 8. mail force as carrier where he
hs been for many years. His only
laughter is recent graduate from the
Iowa State University. Mrs: Selby
Johnson Is beautiful home on High st.
caught fire while she was away in st.
Joseph, Mo-, and done considerable dam
age. She is remodeling it now. Mrs.
Johnson has accepted the agency and
correspondent for the Bystander for this
year and the people hear from Keokuk.
I. D. Holmes is still in the ice business,
doing big business. w. H. Taylor is
still running his pool hall and barber
slop on Main street. Samuel johnson is
still drawing his express wagon, doing
we'll. Miss Clemens is living at the
ame place. Mrs. Clemens is real sick
and has been ill for several weeks. She
= quite old They are fine people to
meet. Miss Mary Smith, our former
agents, had to resign on account Of her
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
BIG PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION
AT ST. PAUL'S A. M. Is. CHURCH
MAYOR TOM TAIRwEATHER
To SpEAH

The finance committee of the Crock
er street branch of Y. Nj. G. A. has
launched its third quarterly drive to
collect funds for the erection of build
ing at the corner of Twelfth and Crock
er streets. Tho movement was some.
what impcded owing to the findings of
suitable location, nevertheless more
than eleven hundred dollars of the sub
scriptions were voluntarily paid by sub
scribers during this period. The present
location is fine and the committee (
management is to be eomplimented up
on their selection.
Plans for the building are already
being worked out by Messrs. A. A.
Alexander and J. H. Spriggs. 1t is the
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
THE EDITORS OBSERVATIONS
(By John L. Thompson.)

j, high school work. Mrs. Adelia Wilson s
daughter will enter the Iowa State Uni
versity this fall. Mr.. w. Russ, who
moved here from the country has re.
Gently married. He is a retired farmer
Mrs. Jennie Toomes is doing well as is
also Mrs. M. Saunders. Mr.. E. Fields
1913 Bank street is doing well. He
owns beautiful modern stucco build.
ing. Mr.. r. South has bought beau:i-
| full home on Eighteenth and exchange
Rev. w. H. Starks, retired A. NJ. E
| minister, lives here in his own pleasant
home enjoying life. They wish to be
| remembered to all of their friends The
Young Women's Christian Industrial
Mission founded and superintendent
by Miss Sidney j. Davis is indeed max
ing great progress. They have enlarged
the scope of their work until they now
control the two story building at Twen-
ty-first and Twenty-third, North Fourth
street. Ye editor went all through this
building and can say that they are do
ing good and much needed work for
our race. They support free reading
room, bureau Of information and find
employment for all worthy girls seeking
work. See their advertisement else
where. John R. Waters is a gardner,
who lives out of the city. c. Buckney
and c. Turner are hustling young men.
c. d. Bland is still in the bill posting
business doing well. We next went to
Quincy, Ill, one Of the old towns of this
great state. Here lives about $4,000
people of which fully 5000 are colored.
They have separate high schools only
as in the graded schools they all go to-
gether. Prof. A. R.Roberts is the prin-
cipal, fine scholar and a man Of ex
perience. The A. M. E. Church is do
ing well under the leadership Of Rev. w.
H. Boyle. The Eighth and Elm street
Baptist Church is at present without a
pastor. The Quincy Religious Informer
is the name of new Negro journal just
launched by Rev. r. M. Dehoney as
editor. We wish him success. w. w.
Fields is still operating his grocery
store and has fine trade. He has been
made captain of the home guards COM
pdny CIaC cOIHpOSeu Tie IdHlOuS ElSHtI
Illinois regiment, great honor for a
Keokuk, Iowa, boy. Mrs NJ . p. Young
is still sere Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Munday
are some of the leading and loyal race
people here. Edward Duncan is again
in the hotel game. He got his old build
back from Emanuel Lobbins. l.. E..
Brown is doing well. She is running a
rooming house and serves good meals.
Mrs. r. J. Woodson is working at the
Virginia hall. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Webb is
one Of our well to do and highly re-
spected citizens. They own some valu-
able property. Mrs. F.. P. Monroe is
living here. She is the worthy grand
matron of the grand chapter of O. E. s..
of Illinois. J. II. Richardson is doing
well. He was playmate with Harry
Seymore, of Des Moines. Marion Hall
is doing well. Mr.. and Mas. j. R. Bass
is still running the barber shop. They
have good trade. L. Murray is doing
we'll as is also Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Will
iama
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-19
THE AMERICAN LEGION
(Rv O. TT. ClOwd.

The American Legion is a body Of
men, who ,at the time Of need offered
their life as sacrifice to hold the idea
Of American citizenship. 81
The basic principals Of all true Amer
icanism is that Right be Master Of
Might and that absolute and unswaver-
ing justice shall be given all people
regardless Of race, creed or station.
These are the things the legion
stands for, and if you were in military
service at any time during the war and
your services were honorable you are
entitled to full membership in the
legion.
Don't overlook your opportunity. If
there is not colored legion in your
town write G.. U. Clowd, 100 Fleming
building, Des Moines, Iowa.