The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-13
ANTHOLOGY OF DEs MONIES,

After the k and D. came painting into
the station the real growth OF this town De
gan and with. it came the Negroes es. n aae
established, rather than being pioneer For
this there are reasons which go back thous Is,
ands of years, but we Will not mere JAKE Wy
'ne The rst hotel Of pretsnton for those
times was started 6y s street was
W for tho hew railroad ny men and until This day so
strong is tradition that MRS be Ml leenr aeo
R 1imeyy recall os he the Section house.; Each d.
vision had boarding house where e, most ta,v OF
s sse aen Good cooking the thing which
nmads the Keeper oo q dhe eer tRe
f ksepers Money as board and wash
ing borrowed money me gSod ,o o0ek nanu
Hat x has t made kn Ms N s
as those who liked to sit at q. big table which
loaded with that she has not
lost the art of causing palate 10 over III
It was, the growth Of the n city ws Thsch
In the evolution of our society we can NOV m
overlook these men. The BARRIERS s came on I'd
eeneeG. WIN politicians There is something
peculiar about the barber. usually earieature ed
listens to tales and is asked advice that is
not asked of lawyers, or doctors; ne t tha;s
things which sa VIII e no hese mem 70 had
larger influence than nearly any other class class
among us, the ministers not excepted. na nay
r ing f 70 rea thew very often were Of
broad views and fine manners ,,.,o,s
of the almost as mnsh to be SAID Enough
a man is never as confidential with waiter yr,t
or eoaehman as ne is a WIN into close contact
with the wealthy and fine hammered !, thG p,as
eonded in 50 ths much nsy IN many n
stances the good was emulated in others, the
were sped Still must far owe.
ment. It was these and other classes Of SER ~,
who kept up the contact between ht me
same a this resulted in more rapid refinement
and schooling than would have been the te case
people, it takes big muscles to. do the work
farm especially as farming E WAS t dene
are big brains. This may account for s.. SC
Il is one factor but this factor does not o.
result from one generation Of farming ;I os Sc
ants as we'll as land owners, Had all on,
ancestors stayed with the soil we would
peaTSha ere were su some fine barber shops in W
Moines and all the barbering was done b,
Negroes As an example one we%1d as mot I a,
Cham more Alex s"H Brney, he as did By Goal
son. lived to. see the trade slip from bacl
to white hands. 1t was not Sudden thing
Of the time tim ars s sSo1 Brns
| d
ated by Negroes in Des Molnes.
| Hiram Lewis came from Chicago with tn
first crew of eolored waters d He was state
and of the s sosa sw mose to- follow
him and the same condition came to the wait
, ers as the BARRIERS. With the walters ther
many reasons given for the lack of monopo
along this line But among us the waiter ha
siens ass the nee social they kept
Louis Bag5urn something ne
came came from M Mobile and did much to hell
things 60. AS an example he has left a mod
widow now lives; and reared three charmin!
and progressive daughters. Even in my time
PARTIES and IN
s sssrn H shd rr s1nsS it Et
promise of more than making up for the az
portunities which Were denied him viii
the Sh
rich man So Ewing eop led 9 his gallant dnnn
a quarter of million and returned to tn
states to make San francisco his home. Nh
Denny were church workers. and she is on
St stowe We reading club. This is the first club or
anization Of Negro women in the state. Thos
who were fortunate . enough to have know
have been left enough by Mr.. Denny to caus
us to know that he, was as high toned a
Of Whom her aa
} While the barbering, has slipped there ar
W ve and sHa ane mee TT .has
Sam Lewis. Lou Shelton, Walter Humburd
they all have families and home. they al
still hold high place in the esteem of friends