The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-13
EDITORS
OBSERVATIONS
(By John L. Thompson.)

This city is one of the oldest estab
lished on the Missouri river. Counci
Bluffs, so named because in the earl,
period of the state the Indians would
hold their tribal council here, where
several tribes chiefs with the American
Indian agents would hold council and
fix their boundary lines between differ
ent tribes. 1t was here that the great
Mormon exodus across the American
desert led by Brigham Young stopped
year on their pilgrimage from Navoo
ILL.,, to Salt Lake City.
We have here about 1000 colored peo-
tored by Rev. N. r. Rhonenee, native
of Jamaica. He is doing well. He will
chronicle the Bluffs news this year
The Baptist church, pastored by Rev,
NJ. Jackson. He is in struggle to
finish his church. They are plastering g
it now and hope to be in it by July 4th.
Mr. N. G. Lyon has left the hotel and is
now working for shoe store. Mr.. N.
\ P. Harrington is now working for q
lumber MILL Mr.. M. Stewart is still at
the Elks Club. His wife is running a
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w. Broadway. Mr.. w. H. Birlsong is
beautifying his nice property. He is
doing well. Sylvester Anderson is truck
gardening on several acres in the out
edge Of the city, doing nicely. Mrs. c..
H. Mcdonald is still at the same place,
doing well with her rooming house. She
has all engineers and fremen crews.
Her only daughter is a graduate and is
now working in the Orkin large dry
goods store. Mr.. A. Gamble is still
running on the railroad Mr.. Chas.
Broadway. Mr.. G. A. Fearman, S. Tai
bert and VIM. Talbert own their homes
and doing well. Mr.. NJ. E. Iona and
Mrs. L. Paterson are also doing well.
Mr.. J. Il. Royston is night baggageman
at the Chicago & Northwestern depot,
a very responsible position, and he is
fine young man to meet. He has held
this position for the past two years.
Mr.. A. s. Hall is running the only res
taurant and boarding house on West
Broadway. See his adv. elsewhere in
this paper Across the river into Oma-
ha was our next stop. Here is large
commercial city of 175,00O people, Of
which about 10000 are colored. Many
are doing well. Mr.. D. G. Russell is
still operating his hotel, pool hall and
barber shop on Cummings st. and IS
doing big business. G. w. Levert IS
still in the hand laundry business on
18th and Howard St. He was formerly
a Council Bluffs citizen. A. l.. Ander-
son, formerly from Osceola, Iowa, is
still living on his acreage in the sub
urbs of the city, doing nicely. He IS
good race man. Allen Jones, formerly
of Clarinda, is still in the undertaking
business. He is now doing we'll. he
owns a beautiful modern home on 2oth
and Ohio. Allen and his amiable wire
are a rising young couple whose influence
will soon be felt in this city. Geo. W..
Woods, former Des Moines boy, IS
still working for the Tweed Real Estate
firm and he has bought himself a beau
tiful modern home on Pinckney st. ana
is an active member of the A. M. =.
church. His good wife entertained ye
editor at dinner Sunday. He and ms
wife wish to be remembered by the Des
Moines people. Mr.. and Mrs. >. .. La
Cour, another Des Moines family, are
here doing nicely. The two own beau-
tiful modern home on Maple st. ihe1r
daughter Marguerite is an Accomplished
young lady, highly. respected Mr: L.
H. 8. Brown is another former Des
Moines man who is out here. he Is
working at the Yeoman OF America
building, doing fairly well, although ne
sometimes thinks Of coming back 10
Des Moines. His daughters are IN the
high school. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. SNACK
elford, who recently left Des MONIES TOT
Omaha, is working the photograph Dusi-
ness with the famous Indian photogra-
pher, Rhineheart, and is doing well
They wish to be remembered to the,1 :,1
old Iowa friends. John James IS sun
clerk in the U. s. mail service IN tne .',
postoffice. Mrs. Lillian Bailey IS stlli
here. She was formerly from ottumwa.
Mrs. N. P. Patton is still running hel
hotel, which is still crowded. Mr. .: .
Bell is operating hotel. G. Il. Iramoie'
formerly of Council Bluffs, mas Jus.
Z opened up fine first class cafe at -
S. 14th St. It is indeed the tnest IN
Omaha. Miss Gertrude Lucas, formerly ;,
q teacher in Buxton, is here employ eu =.
in large store. Mr.. H. r. Mcclure 10
in the real estate and abstract business
doing nicely. He is a fine Young ii"n