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CITY NEWS
Mr*. C. H. Richardson ia sick at
"home in Clive.
Mr, Henry Stanton, ia visiting friends
and relatives in St. Joseph Mo. thia
week. iv'•
Ask Frank Blagburn, if he and tha
children enjoyed themselvei at the pic
nic. sf-k -.'.t-s.
The last quarterly meeting of tha
A. M. E. ohurch this conference yaar
will be August 6th.
Remember the old settlers pienie,
next Thursday every body should at
tend this picnic.
Quitea number of
apons'CoTM oxi
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Geo. S. Wilson will take the head
waitershlpof the Kirkwood dinning
room Snndaytthe 30th.
The Republican State Convention
will meat in tha city next Wednesday,
several colored delegates will be here.
Quite a number of colored people at*
tended the excursion going to Bigh
Bridge last Sunday and report a good
time.
Quite a number attended the A. M.
E. Sanday school picnic last Turaday,
and had very good time although it
rain almost all day.
Mrs. Blizabeth Jones accompanied
by Delphia Norris will start Saturday
for Macon, Mo., her old home to visit'
with relatives and friends for a while.
NOTICE—All colored bicyclist are
requested He meet at the Byatander
office next Monday uly 31st at 8 oclock
to organize a cycling club.
Members of Naomi Court number 2
•re Requested to meet August 7th at
the Masonic Hall at 8:15 P. M. Mrs. J.
H. Shepard M. A. M. a
Mr. C. D. Howard of Chicago, who
have been the guest of Misa Carrie
Owens the past week, left for his home
Sunday morning.
Mr. II. 8. Clay made, a flying trip to
Sioux City-laat Wedataday on bualneBS
relating ti» the G. U. 0. O. F. return
ing (he next.
day.
John Mftyweathers grho has been
siek so long, went to Co®ax on Tues
day to spend two weieksltrjing to re-,
gain hie health. 1
Mrs. M. J. Brsckenr&ge is still con
fined to her bed with nit little if any
change except to grow weaker.
cnai
J.
It.
Thompson has!
deliver an emancipate
following places Mercc
Mo., Ft. Madison and
Will give dates Inter.
The musical people
ie leave of Misa Graci
home in Jefferson, Ia,
ia probably one of. tl
musician that ever
•he ia quite young
course in Music at 01]
will leava here- for hi
•on Saturday.
Mr.Heo, Bryant
Wright's
inthedtythis
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4rJL..THOMP^S6W, EOJIQB*. tmUmnt last week w^H working at
MANAGER.
m«1
a( wis,"
remember.
We will not retura rejected maauasripl
anlccs aoeempanled by postage scamps.
her
i.Miss Zelma Sthnton, is on the siek
list this week.
.Albert Woods is qaite lick yet as
there is but little improvement..
een ihvit«d to
.address at the
Mo., Bethany
Idar Rapida Ia.
1
sorry to note
iggins to her
Miss Coggins
finest colored
islied our city,
Fd Is pursuing a
irlin Ohio. She
[home in Jefier,
Wm. Roy.
a.
Will Harding
Omaha Nebr.
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sbakd
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•One year.... "*I'»
Bix month#.. IS
^r*Ajf«Sbec*iptin'^aMc'ta'advifrcc.
1
Don't fail to see the raees^ncxt week
at the Kite track.
Mr. Wm. Jones, of Muehakinok has
entered hia fine horse that has taken
the secfn) place several times. We
do not kiiow which days his horses
will
run.
the Mar
quia vill ermines a moving train
backed against him brusing him very
badly, ay there were no bones broken,
he will soon recover, however it is
quite'painful,
Among those who attended the pic
nic given by the retail clerks, last
Tuesday at Colfax, wereRollen Weeks,
MiasZoe Richardson, Alvin Tolliver,
Miss Carrie Owens, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Blagburn' Mrs. E. T. Banks, H. Craven,
Author Jones, and Mode Scott.
Mr. John Graves a very aged man
was found dead in bed last Wednesday
he had laid down to rest, he had com
plaint of being sick and no one had
any reason to believe the end was so
near, Mr Graves have lived in the city
a great many years an-examineation
prove that he died: with the heart
trouble.
Eev. T. Beeves subject for next Sun
day evening is "The marked difference
in the effect which 2forthera and
Southern Society has upon tha Negro".
It is a remarkable fact that the North
where White society treats the Negro
as a human being, he does net eom
mitt that awful crime against} wo
men as some of hia race does ia the
South where White people does not
treat tha Negro as a human being.
Service at 7 30 P. M.
For Sale
OLD SETTLERS PICNIC.
Programme for the Old Settler's
Picnic Thursday August 2nd at Union
Park. President R. N. Hyde, presid
ing-, Song by the Children's Glee Club
Prayer, Rev. Holmes of Burns' M. 1.
church Song, Gle« Club Address,
Rev. Timothy Beeves of ths 'A. M. E.
church. Addresses will be made by
G. L. Dobson, Secretary of State and
L. Thompson of ths Bystander snd
by visiting people from out of the city.
Governor Shaw has promised to make a
short Address if in the city on that date.
There will be foot racing and other
amusements, Dinner at 12:00 o'clock.
Programme will commence promptest
2:00. Every bedjr is invited.
I want colored agents in every town
in Iowa to introduce a high class mag
azine, the greatest edacstor in the
world. Agents makes pom 92.00 to
95.00 per day in their own towns liber
al commission to either sex, send two
cents stamps for reply. Address Rev.
A. L. Warrick, Sioux City, la in care
otGrreteson Hotel.
Persons troubled with diarrhoea will
be interested in the experience of Mr.
W. M. BuBh, clerk of Hotel Dorrance,
Providence, R. I. He aays "For
several years I have been almost a con
stant sufferer* from diarrhoea, the fre
quent attacks .completely prostrating
me and rendering me unfiit
Excursion Tickets to the Great
American Exposition, to be
Held at Omaha, Neb.,
Until October 31, '09, W
Via the North TJestern. Line.v.£ii\l \n
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city
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a jew
Geo. H. Woodson of Ma
ly was in our city this week
be convention. He was
porary chairman of the
inty covention last Satur
illvered one of tbe finest
ches ever heard at a Mar
nty convention.
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left this week for
Mr. J. Frank Blagbnrn won 3rd.
prizd in the foot race at the Merchants
and clerks picnic last Tuesday ajb
Colfax.
Mr. C. S.Stewart mat with a serious
Three running horses,
bay stallion, six years
old by Imp. Abana,
dame May Cain by Imp. Tubal Cain.
May Cain, by Imp. Tubal Cain. Bay
filly three years old, by the above de
scribed stallion. For father informa
on address, HAMM,
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til
Linevill«r Ia.
When in Much akin ock, Iowa
atop at MRS. ADDIE JOHN
SON'S RESTAURANT for good
meals or short orders also lee
Cream, Prompt attention given
to all orders.
DEATH OF INGERSOLL
The death of* Colonel Robert G.
Ingersoll last Friday came so un
exspected that it shocked the {peopl
and wraped the world in sorrr and
profound regret. Earth ha lost
one of her greatest humat iriana,
America her greatest son for enuality
and liberty, Education one jof her
rare jewels, Oritory her greatest ex
cellency, Literature its brightest
store house, and the colored rao
one of its very best friends,true ai
•11 .times and on all occasion* tci,
speak out boldly for them. He liltf
an electric storm purified thie "rel( -j
ious atmosphere and destroped re I
ligious superstition. He lived ana
died far in advance of his time, ai
cid Gallileo, Goethe and (Newton
By his rare courage, brilliant abilit
he applied himself to hisr task an
won an immortality of gratfitud* an I
glory of love. He sougnt nofcl
for the transformation of this worl
into a habitable globe so as to dwel 1
in love and happiness. His horn
was a true type a rational concep
tion of heaven, as ever* fting abo
it was love, kindness^R
True he was a theoiivo
but to the colored rare
and severing humanity he was thefir
true and beloved friend. He has
done more perhaps for the advance
ment and elevation of t'«ie celortid
race than any living white AmericAii.
His name should be immortalised
by our race with the names of Wei*,
dell Phillips, Love joy, Harriette
Beecher Stewe, John Brjown, Surifi
ner, Douglass, Butler and Linco't.
Oh! If America had more ?u
tenderhearted sympathetic, broald
minded, liberal ideas and law abid
ing citizens the world indeed would
be much better then (the present
generation with selfish,'aims-'
diced mind and narrow ^superstitions
ideas. In reviewing th: life
gersoll, werfind in^^iim
iencies his corduT
wonderful oritory, his*burstdng pi
riotism and his intensl kindness
all form of life will jilways.be
membered as a worthy example
noblr character.
Subscribe for the
tor
my
dutiea at this hotel. About two years
ago a traveling salesman kindly gave
me a small bottle, of Chamberlain's
COllc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Much to my surprise and delight its ef
fects were immediate. Whenever I
felt symptoms of the disease I would
fortify myself against the attack with
a few doses of this valuable remedy.
The result has been very satisfactory
and almost complete relief from the
affliction." For sale by all Druggists.
•liver or polished steel In
sunshine that fell through th
branches, their eyes were flash
clear, and their skins were all
as if washed for a show ofjpris
T&in flanked, active and strong
auctio began to grunt and. gambol.
Young splash
.up the «iUterinir/wste?
1
suddenly they caught sight of
wu fled, save one, fierce olal
SubtW attw tearing
happinesi
or agnostisb.,
and all por
of
many ex
'manner,.
8«! ,,
The State L. A* VS. Meet at
Ottumwa T!
Major Taylor the^moos colwred
bicyclist, ia undonbt'j the natio
nal champion cyclist of the world
on a mile- dash. He was 4he
main attraction in Chicago last
week where folly 6,000 people
gathered to see hiigi try to lower
the world's rocoid made by Mc
Duffie, on Ravenswood park. On
the 26, he appeared in Ottumwa
where he and the Butlers
honors.
divided
Major Taylor, colored
pion, and Nat Batler, his rival,
fought it out In th* two mile ohai
pionship, and Taylor had to
oontent with second plate.
raoe was a pretty one, but tile
major could not Pa,B the Oam»|
ridge kid, although he had plen^r
of chances
as the}1two
fought
the last lap and half. Anoth
race was eipetfed in the mi^
handicap with the major and Tom
'I
Butler starting (rom scratch, bdt
the crowd of
2,0^0was
disappoint
ed.
Th®
races were the first dajjfs
events of the L. A. W. state me^t
and national racfs.
Professional ne mile open
Major Taylor. Worcester, Mass',
first Tom Bu^er, Cambridge
Mass., second Charles McCarthy,
of St. Louis, l|o., third. Tima,j
2:06 3 6.
Professional two mile oper,
national championship—Nat Bu|»
ler, Cambridge,! Mass., first Mji
jor Taylor second Chas. Mo»
Carthy third. |Time, 4:26 2 5.
PAUL
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T0
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legs M3NEAPOLIS
n61
up the rwj
hind feet, came *°J
.owUtg a pair
eable
im
lh*
ventured rtJa oftJg*..
those of poor
Ike onable to escape
'estern Line.
hTn
a
ily
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Paul, vis Elmore]
/Papons s-ils
p. m.
'v^Jiiaaea^olta 7:10 at
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DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1899.
Editor's Qbwnitions.
The "Gate City" oi lowa i$ a beauti
ful and picturesque city located in the
extreme south-eastern corner of Iowa,
on a high eminence, overlooking the
Mississippi river where poats play up
and down through tlA canal. The
famous war chief, •'K^^k's" staAwte
stands on the highest eis|»ence in the
city, oat in Hubinger park. A large
monumest stands over the remains, of
the old war chief on .this Monument i»
carved the two famous speeehes against
the whites who drove ttyete from their
homes across the "big muddy.'' The
Hubinger park is one of the most beau
tiful parks in Iowa, jfhey have four
bu«eloesf-*wo deer, sjfe, fawns, two
bears, a*
iof, yrolti
a
pitairie Aogs and
several smaller animals. Mr. Hubin
ger is oae of the wealthiest and great
est benefactorli of Iowa's Millioniars.
He employes colored laborers just as
Same as he does white laborers,, and ia
exttemely sociable to colored people.
An instance occured with ye editor
who was in company with a small
party, was just going through the park
when the display lights were turned
off. Mr. Hubinger aaked if we wished
to go through. We said yes. He than
ordered all the lights turned on. Mr.
tfelby Johnston, who pays more taxes
perhaps than any colored man in Lee
couaty, lives in a beautiful home on
High street, with his aged mother.
Keokuk has so many good and highly
respected citizens in secret societies,
publio snd churoh affairs that for the
lack of space will not mention any
this time, however can say that they
have more different sscret societies and
they are in better condition than any
Other city in Iowa.
In Keboks, Mo., we did stop long
enough to inquire into the conditions
•of things.
Our next stop was Memphis, Mo.
The colored people have two small
churches and a colored school of about
30 pttpils will be taught this ysar by a
lady from Hannibal, Mo. Mr. and
•Sawyer are an interesting elderly
e. Mr. S—- was an old aoldier.
ison Gould Sr., Chas. Taylor, Wm.
elan, Mr. Soott and Mr-Patterson
among the leading citizens of
p&is., They are well respected
and quite intelligent.
The name of W. Sl Piersol of
Mahaska, county, will be presented
at the coming Mahaska, county Re
publican convention for county
supervisor, subject to the Republi
can convention. Mr. Fiersol is an
old and highly esteemed citizen
having lived there 29 years. Hav
ing engaged in the livery and hotel
business 17 years was supervisor of
Poor farm four years, and the death
of his wife compel him to resign.
He is an active republican
worker and by his long citizenship
has endeared his many friends to
him that they are working for his
success. He has held many town
ship offices with satisfaction. He
will be thankful to receive the sup
port of the colored voters.
REPUBLICAN STATE CON
VENTION.
Our State Convention will meet
here next week. There will not
be any contest saye that for Su
preme Judgeship, yet all the poli
ticians will be in attendance, be*
cause the senatorial contest now
being waged by Gear and Cum
mins. There is one other thing
that we hope the oommiltee on
resolutions'will do, and that is to
reoommend a colored man as
member of the State Central Com
mittee.
We received a very high class
programme of masic and literary
features given by the talented
people
of Clinton July 19, called
the Benefit and Prize Reminiscent
Contest, under the direction ef
Mrs. G. M. Tillman of Clinton.
EMANCIPATION
CELEBRATION.
The colored people of Mercer,
Putman, Sullivan and Grundy
Counties Missouri will celebrate
the 36th Emancipation Annivers
ary at Lucerne, Mo., (Putman
county) Wednesday, Aug. 16th,
Attorney J. L. Thompson of
Des Moines will deliver the prin*
ciple address. Tha parade will be
beaded bj the Queen of Liberty,
good muaie and other feature*
will be.uotf
tha
progninme.
At
night a grand ball,
and cake walk
Wfllbe given AtJames'hall where
Aliik^OMt
K.-.s
KEOKUK NOTES.
The A. M. iE. Sunday School picnic,
given last Friday was well attended and
every one had a delightful time.
Mrs. A. A.Bland accompanied by her
grandson Russel left last Tuesday for an
extended visit with he* daughter in In
dianapolis.
Ed. Martin and family and Miss Maude
Harris spent Sunday at New Boston.
The fiuteopean Club met with Mrs. C,.
D. Bland Tuesday evening and elected
tbe'following officers for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. C. D. Bland Vice-Presi
dent. Mr. F. D. Fields Secretary L. J.
Shelton Treasurer Miss Florence Jaek
son Musieal Director, F. D. Field.
Programme for the evening Piano Solo,
Miss Jackson Vocal Solo
JOHN HENRY GEAR.
The above cut is one of the strong candidates for the United States
Senate, from Iowa, Ex-Governor, as he is known, was born in Ithaca,
N. Y., in 1835, came to Galena, 111., in 1836 and to Ft. Snelling, Iowa
Terriatory in 1838 and to Burlington in '43 where he engaged in the
mercantile business. He was Mayor of Burlington elected to the
legislature several terms, also serving as speaker of the House, was
elected governor in 1878, and again in 1880. He was elected to the 53d
Congress and in 1894 was elected United (States Senator where he is
serving his first term. Of the many aud various offices he has held he
has always been true, honest and punctual with his constituents. He
is sociable, kind courteous to all and his many friends are working hard
te secure his re-election,
Rev. Burton was a visitor in the city
this week.
After lingering illness of seveal months
Mrs. Amy Krys departed this life tiatus
day morning st eight o'elook. She leave*
to mourn her loss her husband snd littlo
daughter, parents and one sister. The
funeral services were held at the A. M. E
charch Monday afternoon. Kev. S.
Holly officiating. The sympathy ef the
entlrecommunity is extended to the young
husband and relatives in tbls their berea
vement.
Mrs. E. Goins and daughter Mrs.
Brown have gone to Ohiaago to visit
relatives.
A.
W. Dralne.
Piano Selection, Mrs. Bland Mandolin
«eleotlonK Miss Benthan Instrumental
Solo, Mtsa Drains.
The Ladies Dunbar Club and (heir
friends will picnlo at Hand Park Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. Lida Krys wasquitesick far sever
al days but is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hampton's little son
McKinley who was very siek
tettet
J. W. Smith was elected as distaict
treasurer of the G. U. O. O. F, which
convened in annual session at Davenport
last week.
MT. PLEASANT NEWS.
Last Monday and Tueday evening at
Second Baptist church Rev. Hambline of
Philadelphia. Penn., delivered two very
fineleeturas on The Needs Of Our Race,
Mr. Hambline is a highly educated re
fined gentlemen who has traveled exten
sively through the South. He is Mid to
be one of tbe best cultured man of'the
Baptist denomination, his lecture was
certainly grand and those who did not
attend missed a rare treat.
Mrs. Levi Clay and Mrs. M. Mosely
are among the sick.
Sunday was quarterly meeting at the
A. M. £.ohurohElder Bundy was pre
sent.
Those who attended the annual meeting
of the Odd Fellows at Davenport last
week were, Mesdames Wieks, Reed,
Humble, Tansei, Stewart and Messrs
Logan, Brown, Bartlett and Godfrey all
had a line tlms.
Miss Harriet Taylor leaves this week
forChioagoto visit relatives.
Rev. D. J. Tate has resigned the pasto
rate of tbe Second Baptist church which
will take effect about Aug. 1st. He has
filled the pulpit one year and three
months, he is an earnest worker and his
many friends regret to see him leave
CEPTIONALLY LOW RATES TO
PITTSBURG,. PA.g£\ 2g£
Via the North-Western Line. Excur
sion Uclcets will be sold at greatly re
duced rmtes from all stations, July tl
aiad Au^ist (6ut not for traiM KRiV:
lag Chicago before August l), llmlWd tb
i8S9, ii^utlve, oe «efcn|^t
iaaChurcb.
A".vS5*
IOWA CITY BRIEFLETS.
Mrs. Ellen Davis of Brooklyn stopped
over in Iowa City and spent Sunday.
She was on her way heme from a visit
with her daughter in Rock Island.
Mr. W, S Le Vaid, the millionaire com
edian and banjoist, was in the city the
Hist of the week, the guest of Haywood
Short.
A. J. Brown has been quite sick, but is
much better at this writing.
A carriage load of young people enjoy
ed a lovely ride oves the river Sunday
night.. -r1. .'-
Mr.Henry MooreofBrobtiytt SOhHayea
(n the city, the gaest of Miss Jennie Belle.
The A. M. B.£S. S. received an invita
tion from the Masoatine S. S. to join them
at Columbus Junction in a union picnlo.
Some of the members are thinking ot at
tending.
We met several young colored people
on our streets Saturday but have failed to
learn their names.
Miss Lillie Buokle has returned from
Muscatine, she reports a very pleasant
visit.
Ms William Patterson is laying brick
out to the Main factory. He is tbe only
oolored brick layer in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Boone have returned
from Brooklyn wher he has been cook
ing at one of the leading hotels.
DES MOINES RACES.
Next week the Des Moines people
will hsve a chance to witneas some of
the most Interesting and best raeec
ever held here. A large number of
the best hones in the Western Circuit
are here and entered and as the weath
er is fine and tract in good sondition,
it now only remain for the Des Moinee
people to sppreciate the hard labor and
large amount of money that Messrs
Alexander and Bush has spent to se
cure those horses and to show that
appreciation by your presence on tbe
our ays of next week which is from
the 1st to
the
4th inclusive. There
will be good races each day and Thurs
day is Dee Moines day all the business
houses will be dosed that day.
o'clock dinner in honor
Be
member this will be held at the Kite
track in the South-western of the city.
OSKALOOSA NEWS.
Miss Lizcie Tate fosmally of Oskaloosa
has gone to Omaha to make that place
her home
HatUe Alligan who has been siek with
Malaria fever ia now convalescent
Mr. Y. Chesm of Montezuma was a
Sunday, visitor.
Mrs. Burnett's sister who has been visit
ing here returned to her home in Omaha.
Rev. Johnson of Weaely Chapel depart
ed for Missouri last week.
Last Snnday wss quarterly meeting at
Wesely Chapel there was quite a large
crowd in attendance.
There will be an excursion from here to
Toppack and they expect people from all
around the adjoining towns to attend.
Joe Jamison who has been working hi
Albia is at home again.
Claude Weeks of Ottumwa is visiting at
the Ford home.
It was somswhat dark in the city last
Saturday evening as the main -waterpipe
bursted and there was not water enough
to run the electric light plant, and on this
account there Was no band concert,..
(.t^ Wcek's Correspimdsocfcl^r
Mys. Carrie Laws of Colfax is visiting
her mother,
ttoselty.
Mesdaniea. 1.
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Mrs. L.
_Iunra mi. *0,
"I was a sufferer from fem
ness. Every month regular
menses came, I •altered dre«
in utetu
PEfUCDSOF
iSUfFERINQ
QIVEPLAOE
titffjp
Keokuk and Mrs. Etta Clark*1 ?*de
The dinner wss very dainty
in every detail. Then was ifat _____
enl*
Mn. Brawa Wiae Hel
Mt. Corboop was in Iowa Ok. ., ...
n...nZrt »,st
from Davenport.,
CUNTON ITEMS.
Tbe concert given at Bethel A. M.
church on Wednesday evening the
was listened to by a fair sized audieni
not withstanding the intense
which had prevailed, fot some days.
Some parts of the programme is worthy
of mention had we time, and-space to
do SO. .-
Mr. ane Mrs N. E. Stewart mourns
the loss of their infant sen who died
last Thursday night. They have
sympathy of every one in their berea^j^V
menk
MUCHAKINOCK NEWS.
On last Thursday Mrs. C. R, Fotfer en*
tertalned at breakfast In honor of Mm
J. D. Reeler of Mason City the tmlowlng
party, Mesdames Jennie Brook/ and
Geo Terrell of Colfax retarned to h|s
home Saturday after a pleasant visit witUi.
frlends here and a trip to the Grand Lodge
on the excursion, we are informed by the
Daveuport Leader that he made the re
sponse te the welcome address at Daven
port, and b«st of all the Leader speaks of
him as beiug from Muchakinock, but we
are proud of his former citizens and woald
gladly retain him as our own.
Woodsou Park having been recenly
beautified by the addition of regular park
seats was on Monday evening ths- scene
of another deligqtful lawn partyv the
party was given this time by the loea
order of Knights and Daughters or Tabor.
Sunduy was Y. M. C. A. day and a
great day it was for tbe association, State
Becretary Magec of Des Koines was pre
sent snd filled both pulpits. He was en
tertained at dinner by the Hon. Geo. H.
Woodson, at the residence'ol G. W.
Walker. Local Secretary W. S. Laoey of
Oskaloosa rode down on his wheel in the
afternoon to attend at 3:3o P. M. the
men's meeting was opened at the U. V.
B. ohurch by the pastor Rev. Griffith
wbo after devotional exercises turned tbe
meeting over to Eccretavy Msgte and
Local Secretary Lacey and they conduct
ed the meetings about fifty men present
of all agee ranging from fearteen te sixty
and all expressed a desiro to have the
meeting continued and a permant associa
lion organized. State Seoretary Mayee
took the first step in the way of organiza
tion which was to appoint with the ap*
proval of the meeting a committee which
is composed of Revs. Wm. Williams, T«
L. Griffith, Prof. A. Jackson and Prof.
S.J.Brown. Mr. Carter was so en
thused over the prospective orgaization
and mnch rejoiced over his new hope in
Christ thst he volunteered to donate as a
nucleus for a library fund for the associa
tion, the total amount of the donation
that wss made towisd his college fund at
the recent benefit that was given in his
honor, while the association could hardly
consider for a moment such a proposition
It certainly proved to those present the
sincerity oi the heart irom which it was
made
Scbofieid andLovteLee
lilii^:-filfsIiaesj^- Iowa
and powerful lofiuenee that a Y.
M. 0. A. may have for good among the
men of Muchakinock.
Next Sunday'e Men's meeting will be
held at the A. M. E. church at 4:C0
o'clock and will be led by Pro* A. R.
Jackson late of Wilberfrbce University.
On Tuesday evening Rev. Chas. Hunter
repeated, by special request his famous^
lecture on the Negro, problem. His
audience whi'e much larger then' before-s,
wal-by. a&
umulss
were all
bad let
I had
very fw
leftmev
A year«
taken
ing-
TOPBMODS
'WFJOY
ud
»-!|ed. The doctor evea grave 1
finders how I ever lived.
rS' I wrote tor Mrs. Pinkhai
r\
fiLynn, Maas,, and took her
V* began to get well. I too
•Mv^tles of the' Compound and
native Wash, and Can trulj
cured. You would ban
mother of Ottawa, Wis., am feeling and looking
Young or Ottawa, Mrs. Milt*
E-
Pinkham's Vegeta
me 1
nEjCH'
Micai
teU
f-
Mefdames. Bland, Cheek siii|-.
you that Lydia
egetable Compound -1
than any doctor
me
spent Wednesday in "Muohy." troubled with
Miss Hettie Alligan fs downjstation. Last summer
laria fever. JEj* y°nr Vegetable Co
Sunday was quarterij ineeuu taking two bottles,
the A. M. E. chnrch A laifi «i!&r
every
wuprwctudtU ffiwunM. S
Miss Llnie Tale went to OmahaTbv.
day.
octorand a girf.
suicide in a
rSt bequeath 1
tliey decJai
chnmberni
The latter
ets that she
riend. Tl:
at the j«4
jrth almost
as begun
gifts,
en away 1
their val
1 to take
heatl
tat may intere
Rev. Tillman spent Thuridsiy tfecting some
Davenport, combining business wit
•r
pltasure. loves' it woman
R. D. Smith, Wm. Allen Jr., Bchille3 kind to him.
Emerson and Chas^. Moore spent last Alter* Foot-1
week in Davenport. cure for S
Rev. Tillman has accepted the invf-'ng, Swiatini
tation to be one of the orators at
celebration in Dubuque August 1.
Mrs. Ida Mitchell of Fultoa viaitea.
with her mother last wsek. LeRoj
Mr. John Smith of Keokuk ..visited/t4^ore pe'rs
for a short time last week in the cl^/*c'
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Oulbei
son on Tenth avenue. .1.
Ask for
?i* to be shah
Prugffists ai
& sent FHE
W.
P. Jones W."H. London of thpoity and
Mary Robinson of Lexington/Mo.
a
The G. U. O. 0. F. excursion returned
last Friday from Davenport where tkey
had been in attendance it the District
Graud Lodge. Them^siofor the excur.
sion as well as for the Grand Session was
fumUhod by liie lsmous
Cornet band and from the glowing terms
in which tbe Davenport papers speak Of
the band aad its music it seems that the
boys must have out done themselves on
this occasion. Muchakinock snd the
state of Iowa are proud of the boys and
tbe efficient leader Prof. Jackson.
jltHOIM
\Y INDIANA.
-JSOSIICS aad
and Cos
udetitti at speci
senior Year.Cc
moderate cha
oys under IS.
SttftesibcrStl
'C. S. C., Pr
RY'S
•M
Ity of Notre
will open
he branches
issical Edac
^nisli. Frew
ilty ol com
full cou
've the
rU!ti.B.o
^uctcd 1
"itrvator
||fter tt
l*pu..Jents,-i
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erhap
:-isJ lon't co
slcfor
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large as the lecturr
merited }ut oonWn^JN*
whe were present at thrift deli'
hhto sa*ae lecture which IS
wnuaendaUont he lecture
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