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CITY NEWS.
lira. Wm. Howard it. somewhat in
Imposed this week.
Mrs. Geo. Maaon who broke her arm
[i few weeks ago ia Improving nicely.
Little Nelson Thompson is confiined
Ito .hia home on 20th street with the
[mcasels.
Mr. George Mason was one of the old
[soldiers
who marched in th6 parade of
the
reunion
of old soldiers last week.
Mrs Sophia Owsley has returned
home after a two weeks visit with
relatives
and friends in Iowa Falls and
Eldora.
Dr. A. J. Booker who is attending
the American Medical Association in
Minneapolis will return home Sunday
evening.
Miss Edna Alexander left Tuesday
evening to attend the wedding of her
brother Archie, who accompained her
to Denver.
Miss Letha Johnson entertained
Miss Maysie I. Bell, Mr. J. E/ Shep
K|rd and Mr. Branham Hyde at a 6
o'clock dinner Monday.
Mr. Oscar Micheaux of .Wittenberg,
So. Dak., was in our city/Saturday on
business ard spent a f«w pleasant mo
ments in our office.
Little Miss OpalWade, the daughter
of Mrs. Mattie Hicks of St Paul, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H, Gould, 955 16th street.
Miss Maysie I. Bell spent Wednes
day in Grimes visiting hep inicle, Mr.
Dave Barnes, who is very 3ick and
with little hopes of recovery.
Mrs. Margarette E. Mason-Lowry of
the Colored Industry! School of Insti
tute, West Va., is paying a visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mason of $01
23rd Btreet.
Mr. W. H. Mason was initiated into
the Improved Benevolent Order of Elks
of the World Friday evening. He lays
they put it to him very strong.
Miss Carrie Watssn of Kansas City,
Mo,, the nieee of Mr. Gus Watkinsand
Mrs. John Thompson of this city,
will arrive in the city soon to spend
the summer.
Mrs John Wilkinson returnd home
this week after attending the session
of the Grand Court at Keokuk and visit
ing relatives and friends in Missouri.
A prettily appointed whist party was
given by H. W. Mason at his home, 601
23rd street last Monday evening. The
evening was spent very informally.
Rev. and Mrs. James Bowels of Ft.
Madison and Mrs, Randolph of Hiteman
arrived in the city today, the guest of
Mrs. Bowels parents, Mr. and Mrs.
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The Progressive Choral Society will
meet at the usual place Tuesday even
ing June 24.
Mrs. V. L. Jones and Miss Daisy
Clay left the city last Saturday even
ing for Denver, Colo., to attend the
Lindsey-Alexander wedding.
Doric Lodge No- 80, A P. & A. M.
will observe St. John's Day Sunday
June 22nd, at Maple Street Baptist
church at 3 p. m. They will meet at
their hali, 318 E. 5th street at2 o'clock
and march to the chureh.
On last Monday evening at 6 o'clock
occurred the marriage of Mrs. Henri
etta Lee to r. Duncon Henderson of
Chicago, Rev. W. L. Lee officiating.
The happy couple will make their home
in our city.
When visiting in Omaha, Nebraska
see D. O. Russell for neatly furnished
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mings street.
Dr. L. R. Willis of Buxton spent
Sunday in our city and delivered an
address at Corinthian Baptist church
Sunday morning and made some en
courageing remarks. While here he
was the guest of Miss Ella Lucas.
The North Star Masonic Temple
Association held its second annual elec
tion of officers Tuesday June 10th and
elected the following named directors
for the ensuing year: Wm. Tomlin,
L. H. S. Brown, Wm. T. Buckner, J.
B. Rush, E Tracy Blagburn, James B.
Mitchell, Boyd Yancy and Lee Holt.
The death Of Robert E. Wilson of
this city occurred last Saturday even
ing after an illnass of about six weeks.
Robert was well know here, having
lived in Des Moines from childhood.
He was only 25 years of age and leaves
to mourn his death, a wife, Mrs, Laura
Wilsop, mother, Mrs. Eva Jones, son,
Robert, -and a host of friends. We ex
tend our sympathy to the bereaved
family in their hour of sadness. The
funeral was held at St. Paul's A. M.
E. church Thursday afternoon. Burial
in Woodland cemetery.
At the meeting of Doric lodge,' No.
30, A. F. & A. M., last evening the
following were elected and appointed
officers for the ensuing year: C. F.
Topson, worshipful master Isaac
Pierson, senior warden Dr. E. A.
Lee, junior warden J. H. Reynolds,
secretary A. C. Payton, treasurer
Tug Wilson, senior deacon Dr. J. A.
Jefferson, junior deacon John Jack
son, chaplain Chas. C. Johnson, sen
ior steward Arthur C. Winn, junior
steward J. A. Wilson, tyler.
On last Sunday afternoon the
Knights and Daughters of Tabor
held their annual sermon at Union
Congregational church. The Knights
met at their hall on Eighth and Mul
berry streets and headed by Enter
prise Juvenile band, marched to
Tenth and Center streets, where they
were met by the ladies and children,
who had assembled in the parlors of
the church, and marched from there
to the church. The Knights were in
full uniform and the ladies and chil
dren were dressed in white with full
regalia, which made a very pleasing
and beautiful line of march. It was
the largest turnout of any of the se
cret societies this year. The main
auditorium of the church was re
served for the order, which consisted
about 100 little children and 250
men and women. The balcony and
lecture rooms were reserved for the
visitors, who occupied all of the seat
ing capacity. Rev. S. Bates preached
a very stirring sermon along the line
of brotherly and sisterly love which
was truthful and good. An excellent
program was rendered by members
of the-order, after which a neat col
lection was lifted, and the order re
turned to their hall with memories of
an afternoon well spent, neyer to b6
forgotten.
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CITY CONTEST.
The annual city contest in oratory,
music, poetry and declamation to be
held at St. Paul's A. M. E. church on
Monday evening, June 30, will have
as contestants these persons:
Oratory—Miss Gertrude Hyde,
Mary Church Terrell club Miss
Georgia Blackburn, Dramatic Artl
club J. G. Dellinger, Cosmopolitan
Literary society, and Rufus Jackson,
Negro Lyceum association.
Music—Miss Marie Johnson, Young
People's Progressive Lyceum and
Miss Sarah Johnson, Cosmopolitan
Literary society.
Poetry—D. G. Patterson, Cosmo
politan Literary society Miss Mamie
James, Negro Lyceum association
Arthur Wright, Young People's Pro
gressive Lyceum, and Miss Nellie
Leftage, Dramatic Art club.
Declamation—Miss Eldora Ed
munds, Young1 People's Progressive
Lyceum Miss Judith Cook, Cosmo
politan Literary society Gus Dur
den, Negro Lyceum association Mrs.
N. ,-C. Marshall, Dramatic Art club,
and M's. Edyfh Comley-Strnwther,
Mary Church Terrell club.
Program numbers will be contrib
uted by Miss ,f2ffie Mason, Miss Letta
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VOL. XX NO. 2 DES MOINES, IOWA, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
Cary, Mrs. Florence White and Miss
Lalah Brooks. Invocation by the
Rev. Brice U. Taylor, pastor St.
Paul's A. M. E. church and benedic
tion by the Rev. S. Bates, pastor
Maple Strsst Baptist church.
RECEPTION AT ST. PAUL'S A. M.
E. CHURCH,
Thursday evening, June 26th, for
district conference and Sunday
school convention.
Piano voluntary, Miss Mildred
Griffin.
Song by choir.
Invocation, Rev. H. MeCravens.
Song by Progressive Choral Study
club.
Welcome address on behalf of
city, Hon. J. L. Thompson.
Paper, Miss Effie Mason.
Instrumental solo, Miss Edna
Jones, Oskaloosa.
Reading, Mrs. J. H. McClain.
Welcome address on behalf of
Sunday school, Mr. R. E. Patton.
Quartet, Mesdames Chas. C. John
son and C. B. Woods and Messrs.
Chas. C. Johnson and Chester Woods.
Oration, Master Raymond Moore,
Galesburg, 111.
Response on behalf of city dele
gate from Ottumwa.
Instrumental solo, Miss Gracie
Fredricks.
Response on behalf of Sunday
school, delegate from Buxton.
Solo, Mrs. Andrew Morris.
Song, Progressive Choral Study
club.
Miss Lucile Morrison, mistress of
ceremonies.
GRAND COURT HEROINES
JERICHO.
(Special to the Bystander.)
OF
The twenty-third annual communi
cation of the Grand Court Heroines
of Jericho of Iowa and jurisdiction
met at Union lodge hall, No. 19 N.
Fifth street, Keokuk, June 10th. The
meeting was called to order by the
M. A. G. M., Sister Maud Wilkinson
of Des Moines, Iowa. The G. M. A.
M. then appointed committee on cre
dentials, which reported a constitu
tional number of courts represented.
After which the G. M. A. M. proceed
ed to open the Grand Court in due
form. The grand officers present at
the opening were Sister Maud Wil
kinson, G. M. A. M., of Des Moines,
Iowa Bro. W. A. Searcy, G. W. J.,
of Monmouth, 111. Sister Ella Tar
ver, G. M. A. M., of Moline 111. Sis
ter Mattie Woods, G. T. of Des
Moines, Iowa Sister Emma Tebeau,
G. S. of Keokuk, Iowa, Sis'ter M. I.
Fields, G. I. G. K., Keokuk Sister
Ellen Dixon, G. O. G. K. Sister Ella
Walkup of Moline, P. G. M. A. M.
After calling the roll the G. M. A. M.
proceeded to appoint the several
committees. Called off until 2:30.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Promptly at 2:30 p. m. the G. M.
A. M. sounded the gavel, which called
the Grand Court to order. The morn
ing journal was read and approved,
after which the appointing Of com
mittees was resumed, after which the
committee on returns made partial
report. A recess of ten minutes was
then given. Meeting called to order.
After singing "Jesus Lover of My
Spul" the G. M. A. M. delivered her
annual address, which was listened
to with marked attention, being in
spiring and full of kindly advice for
the betterment of the order. The G.
M. A. M. and G. W. J. each delivered
their annual addresses, which were
also replete and full of good advice.
On motion the addresses of the
grand officers were received and
turned over to the proper committee.
After the report of several commit
tees the Grand Court adjourned, to
be called on at 9:30 Wednesday
morning.
Tuesday Evening Reception.
The members of Margaret Ann
Court, No. 1, and Brent Court No. 2
met at Union lodge hall at 8:30
o'clock, where they tendered a recep
tion to the grand officers, delegates
and friends of the grand court. A
short program was given as follows:
Welcome address, Sister M. E.
Bland, Keokuk.
Response, Sister, Ella Tarver, of
Moline, 111.
Impromptu, Bro. W. A. Searcy,
Monmouth.
Response, Sister Bertha Hanger,
Des Moines.
After which refreshments were
served by the committee.
Wednesday Morning.
Meeting was called to order at
9:3^ o'clock. After the approval of
the Tuesday afternoon journal the
committee work was received and
other routine of business attended to.
At 11 o'clock a. m. the business was
suspended and the Grand Court held
a memorial in memory of our de
ceased sisters, Rosa Jefferson of
Cedar Leaf Court, Everett, Wash.,
and Sister Anna Logan of Brent
Court, No. 2, Keokuk. After which
the Grand Court was called on and
adjourned until 2:30 p. m.
Wednesday Afternoon.
The Grand Court was called to or
der at 2:30. Morning journal ap
proved. Committee on the revision
of the constitution and by-laws re
ported, which, was received, with
necessary corrections. Next in or
der was the election of officers, which
resulted in all present officers being
retained for the ensuing year. After
which the G. SV. J. declared all of
ficers duly installed. All committees
called to floor and discharged with
thanks. The G. M. A. M. then closed
the Grand Court, to stand closed un-
til the second Tuesday in June, 1914,
to meet with Mt Olive Court, No. 4,
tea Moines, Iowa.
EDITOR'S OBSERVATIONS.
By Jqhn L. Thompson.
On leaving the ^metropolis of Iowa
on Wednesflay for southwestern Iowa
our first stop was in Creston, the
county seat of Union county. Here
lives about fifty colored people, the,
most of them doing well. C. F. Bur
naugh is perhaps one of the oldest
settlers here and one of the longest
in point of service aa porter for the
Summitt hotel, where he has been for
nearly thirty years. He is well fixed.
His daughter, May, is married and
lives in Chicago. I suppose Mr. Bur
naugh knows every traveling man in
southern Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
are other old citisens highly respect
ed. He is the man who made a min
iature Noah's ark out of wood and
traveled with it on a wagon for
many years. Mr. G'. W. Dow is well
and doing nicely. He is employed at
the Summit hotel. He owns a nice
truck garden of several acres in the
city. I forgot to mention Mr. Mar
tin's valuable lots, covered with the
best of fruit. Also he has lots of
early vegetables. We made a brief
visit to the Baldwin brothers' farm
just two miles east of Creston, and
I must say it was astonishing to
me to find those brohers farming on
such a large scale. Ye editor was
born and spent the first quarter of a:
century on a farm, but I have not
seen any colored farmer that is op
erating such a large farm in Iowa.
They rent and own altogether 500
acres of as pretty and level laying
land as you ever looked at. They
have 110 acres of corn in, 120 head
of cattle, 70 head of steers, 150 head
of hogs, more than twenty-five head
of horses. Their horses are the best
that the country affords, Norman
and Percheron, weighing from 1,400
to 1,800 pounds. They have cow
barns, hog barns, implement barns
and now have about 5,000 bushels of
old corn to
feed
Gravity was our next stop,. Here
lives just two colored families, W.
H. and R. H. Johnson, brothers.
Each owns eighty acres of land ad
joining the town. W. H. is rural
mail carrier. His wife is his assist
ant, while his only son, Fred, is also
a rural mail carrier. They manage
to farm their land at odd hours. His
industrious wife and daughter,
Mabel, have nearly 400 young chick
ens, perhaps more before this letter
reaches my readers. R. H. and son
run the first class barber shop and
they also farm their eighty acres.
They also own valuable town prop
erty. Their daughter graduated last
year from the Bedford high school.
Clarinda was our next stpp. Here
is located one of our large state asy
lums. We find about 300 colored
people here, with two churches, the
A. M. E. and the Baptist. The
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their steers. This
mammoth farm has been run by
Sherman Elrey and Charley Baldwin,
who live witn their aged mother,
who is a widow. Sherman, who wa»
the head of this enterprise, was the
young man who recently died last
month, and it is said that so highly
respected was he that his funeral
was the largest farm funeral ever
held in Union county, ov»r one mile
long. These brothers ship their own
hogs and cattle and h'orsls direct to
Chicago and get the best prices, be
cause their stock- is very fine. We
only wish that some of those street
corner loafers and curbstone politi
cians and would-be race leaders who
claim to know how to solve the race
problem could visit these boys' farm.
They were born and raised here and
have run this farm for eight years.
They have many thousands of dollars'
invested here. These two living
brothers are yet single, a great
chance for our good girls.
form-
er is pastored by Rev. N. R. Morgan,
a veteran in the ministry, and a fine
Christian gentleman. Mr. J. Jones
is still working at the same place,
doing well. Ed Pemberton is also
doing well. They own their homes.
H. H. Cook is still running the gro
cery store. His wife is assisting him.
They are nice people, highly respect
ed. Allen Jones is still working in
the blacksmithing. He owns a beau
tiful home and they have been rais
ing the house, remodeling it, making
it modefn. They have a fine bunch
of yonug chickens. His brother,
Fred, is working here. He is keep
ing house for his mother, -who has
moved in from their old homestead,
two miles from town. Wm. Headly
is still working for the Ice company,
driving the ice wagon. He ia a rep
resentative race man. Mrs. Lu Nasty
has lost one of her young sons, who
died a few weeks ago. L. W. Wil
liams is still running his restaurant
and rooming house. He is the dis
trict grand master of the Knights of
Pythias of Iowa. Rev. R. T. Lane is
here. He is the supply minister to
the A- M. E. denomination for this
section of Iowa. Mr.-Carl Looney is
cook at the Wasljipgton hotel. Mr.
E. Cook is still in the carpet clean
ing business, doing well. He owns a
beautiful home. L. F. Montgomery
is still hauling for the city. He
owns valuable property and is doing
well. He is highly respected. Mr.
Noah Pemberton is one of the four
mail carriers in Clarinda, who is col
ored. He has been on the force for
five or six years. Mt. Farrier is .still
running his paint shop. He paints
wagons, buggies, automobiles, etc.
Ho is quite an artist and the only
one that we know who runs his own
shop in town. Mr. T. Gibson is in
business here. He is a veterinarian
doctor and has been in business here
for many years. There are several
colored farmers around here and they
are doing well, the Casen's and Stew
arts, etc.
In Shenandoah we found four fam
ilies. ftfr. R. P. Caldwell is still
working at the hotel, doing nicely.
His wife is sick. Mr. R. L. Collins
is still employed at the postoffice aa
custodian. He owns a beautiful home
and has three boys in the high school.
One of them, Eugene, graduated this
spring. He was the first colored boy
to graduate from the Shenandoah
high school. He is well liked Robt.
and George are still in high school.
Mr. Griggsby owns a nice hoftie. He
is the oldest colored man nere.
Red Oak was our next stop. Here
lives about fifty colored people. They
have a Union Mission church here of
no denomination. Ministers of any
denomination may preach. Wm.
Hampton and wife, the federal court
bailiff for Judge McPherson, lives
here, doing well. David Garver is a
hustler. He owns several lots and
gardens them. He is highly respect
ed. C. W. Chappell is working at)
the hotel. He owns a good home.
Oscar Connor is still in the barber
business. P. S. Everheart is still
running his nica music and piano
store. He is a Tusy man and has
been in business for more than twen
ty years. James Fisher, T. Pember
ton and T. G. Jones are all hard
work working men with family, do
ing well. Mr. H. S. Martin is still
here working in the barber shop.
Roy Balance is also a good young
man, doing well. We will nex^ begin
with the tornado stricken district of
Omaha and Council Bluffs.
KEOKUK NEWS.
In our last issue we failed to rec
ord the death of Mr. Ollie Brown,
which occurred two weeks ago. De
ceased had been ill with tuberculosis
for several months. He was just en
tering manhood and it is quite sad
indeed for relatives and friends to
part with the loss of one whose ever
ambition pointed toward the height
of success. All that tender care and
loving hands could do by his parents
was done, but to no avail. We must
submit to the will of Him who doeth
all things well. Deceased was a
member of Pilgrim's Rest Baptist
church, from which church the funer
al was heldr conducted by the pastor
in chaTge, Rev. J. H. Helm. Burial'
was in Hamilton cemetery.
Another death which occurred last
Thursday morning was that of Mrs.
Virginia Battles. She was a good
Christian woman, a member of Pil
grim's Rest Baptist church and gloved
by all who knew her as a loving wife"
and mother. She was very devoted.
The family moved here from Missis
sippi about two years ago. She is
survived by her aged mother, Mrs.
Wilson, one brother and sister, her
husband and several small children
and a host of friends, to whom pro
found sympathy is extended in their
sad hours of bereavement.
Mr. Wm. Frye and daughter, Kath
erine Eveline, are visiting friends
at Shelbyville, Shelbina, North River
and other Missouri points.
Mrs. Lewis Lowe entertained at
her home last Thursday evening In
honor of Mrs. Maud Wilkerscn and
Mrs. C. B. Woods of Des Moines and
an enjoyable time was had by all.
Deliciouff r^freshments were served.
The guests departed at a late hour.
Another social function was ten
dered Mrs. Miaud Wilkerson and Mrs.
C. B. Woods of Des Moines and Mrs.
Peter King of Burlington and Rev.
W. A. Searcy of Monmouth last
Thursday. It was a 1 o'clock lunch
eon at the home of Officer and Mrs.
A. J. Fields. A very elaborate course
luncheon was served.
Mrs. Annie Alden, assistant super
intendent of Bethel A. M, E. Sunday
school, entertained her Sunday school
class at a picnic in Rand park last
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Beatrice
Bragg and daughter, Bertha, and
son, Beltram, of Fulton, Mo., who
are visiting Mrs. Alden, were guests
of honcr.
BUXTON BRIEFS.
The Progressive Woman's Club held
a very pleasant session with Mrs. Lucy
Walker at No. 10 Junction last Thurs-
day, and listened to a very interesting Special music will be rendered.
report of the recent State Federation
meeting at Davenport by Mrs. E. F.
Jones, the president, who represented
'them in the Federation. After the
meeting the hostess served a dainty
repast.
Can't Keep It Secret.
The splendid work of Chamber
lain's Tablets is daily becoming more
widely known. No such grand rem
edy for stomach and liver troubles
has ever been known. For sale by
all dealers.
CENTERVILLE, IOWA.
The Sir Knights and Daughters of
Tabor, Maids and Pages of Honor
celebrated their annual sermon on
June 15th at 2:30 at the Second Bap
tist chureh. All met at their hdJl
and at 2 o'clock marched to the
church for their sermon, headed by
Genterville's famous band, followed
by the Sir Knights, Daughters,
Maids and Pages.
Dgt Mattie Brooks, D. G. H. P. of
the state of Iowa and vice H. D. of
the world, was in Centerville and as-
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Bisted in the ceremonial exercises of
the International Order of Twelve
and made a rousing talk on scope
and extent of Tabor, for which she
received high compliments from Rev.
J. W. Evans and others as being the
first lady Baptist preacher of the
state of Iowa, and from her talk and
explanation of the order we have re
ceived several applications for mem
bership. The program was carried
out to the letter as was printed, after
which Rev. J. W. White of Des
Mloines then preached a soul-stirring
sermon on the work of Tabor, and
for one so young in the order it could
not be beat. The choir, assisted by
Prof. C. C. Taylor, rendered some ex
cellent music. All marched back to
the hall and from there went to the
home of Dgt Shelly Noah, H. D.,
who served refreshments on her
lawn, and from^there all returned to
evening service at the church and
listened to a very interesting ser
mon by J. W. Evans.
Monday evening, June 16th, the
Daughters of Tabernacle gave a re
ception at the home of Dgt. Emma
Martin in honor of D. G. H. P. of
Dgt. Mattie Brooks of Des Moines,
also Dgt. Addie Tarwater of Kan
sas City, Mo., who was in the city
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bertha
Morton. A four-course luncheon was
served, after which the Daughters of
Tabernacle presented Dgt Brooks
with a token of remembrance for her
ercellent work while with us. Dgt.
Brooks was entertained at dinner
Tuesday noon, June 17th, at the
home of Dgt. Sarah Price. Covers
were laid for eight All who know
Aunt Sarah knows things were
served in style and right up to date.
After noon a short time was spent
with the family looking around her
beautiful home and from there was
taken in an auto to the home of Mrs.
Bernice Crosby-Richmond for 4
o'clock coffee. Covers were laid for
fourteen ladies. After luncheon Mrs.
Richmond presented Dgt Brooks
with a small token of remembrance,
a hand-embroidered doilie and sever
al souvenir post card' of Centerville.
All departed about 6:30, reporting
a well spent day and an excellent
time. Dgt Brooks will leave today,
June 18th, for Clarinda, Iowa, at
12:30 o'clock.
Shelby Noah,' H. P.
A. L. Crittenden, C. R.
WASHINGTON, IOWA. NOTES.
Horace Spencer has returned from
Visit at Jacksonville and Spring-/'
wrt,
field, 111., where he has been on a
business trip.
Miss Ash of Ohio arrived Tuesday
evening, June 17th, for an extended
visit at the home of her uncle, Mr.
Lewis H. Wallace.
The following announcement has
been received by relatives and
friends here: "Mr. and Mrs. Edward
H. Morris announce the marriage of
Miss Lucy Lindsay and Mr. Daniel
McKee Jackson oiy Wednesday, the
eleventh of June, one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen, Jessmine
Farm, Benton Harbor, Mich." Miss
Lindsay was a native of Washington
and is a sister of F. D. Motts here
and the late Robt. T. Motts of Chi
cago. The groom is a fine man, an
undertaker in the business world, and
is' to be congratulated on his selec
tion for his life partner. The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Mtorris offer
congratulations. The ha^py couple
will be at home after July 16th at
3242 Calumet avenue, Chicago.
Miss Ruth Black reports having a
fine time at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Will Jeffers, at Oskaloosa.
Misses Iota Phillips and Helen
Motts visited friends at Cedar Rap
ids recently.
If one can judge from reports com
ing in the attendance at the Sunday
school convention next week will be
one of the largest in its history.
OUR CITY CHURCH SERVICES.
Corinthian Baptist church ,corner
of Fifteenth and Linden streets. Rev.
T. L. Griffith, pastor.
Morning services at 10:30.
Sunday school at 12 o'clock.
B. Y. P. Union at 6:30 p. m.
Evening services at 7:30 p. m.
Union Congregational church, cor
ner of Tenth and Park streets. Rev.
T. M. Brumfield, pastor.
Morning services at 10:45.
Subject "Two Opposing Kingdoms
Sunday school at 12 o'clock noon.
Evening service at 8 o'clock.
Subiect "The Living Word
Asbury Methodist Episcopal church,
777 West Eleventh street. Rev. W. L.
Lee, pastor.
Morning services at 11 o'clock a. m.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
Epworth League at^ 7 o'clock p. m.
Preaching services at 8 o'clock p. m.
St. Paul's A. M. E. church, corner
of Second and Center streets. Rev.
B. U. Taylor, pastor.
Morning services at 11 o'clock.
Class meeting immediately after
services.
Sunday school at 3 o'clock p. m. I
Allen C. E. at 6:30 o'clock p. m.
Evening services at 8 o'clock p. m.
Maple Street Baptist church, be
tween Eighth and Ninth street on
Maple street. Rev. S. Bates, pastor.
Morning services at 11 o'clock a. m.
Sunday school at 1 o'clock p. m.
B. Y. P. U. at 6 o'clock p. m.
Prayer meeting at 7 o'clock p. m.
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Price Five Cents.
The Rev. I. N. Daniels, P. E., ar
rived Tuesday evening and is making
preparations for the quarterly meet
ing next Sunday and looking into
matters pertaining to the coming
Sunday school convention.
Wesley Moore, one of the old set
tlers here, is seriously ill at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Jas.
Redd.
Rev. Greer of the Reformed Pres
byterian church occupied the pulpit
at the A. M. E. church last Sunday
in the absence of fyv. Brown, who
was in Muscatine.
The social given by the young
ladles last Thursday in the lecture
room of the A. M. E. church was
very unique and was a great suc
cess.
B. Walker of Centerville spent last
Sunday in the city.
Remember the lecture by the Rev.
Geo. W. Slater next Tuesday even
ing at the A. M. E .church.
Miss Helen Motts was .partici
pant in a musicale given'-Iait Mon
day evening by one of the leading
music instructors in the city and her
effort on the piano is very highly
spoken of by those who were for
tunate enough to have been present
Mrs. John Taylor of Jacksonville
has arrived and is at the home of her
brother, Mr. Horace Spencer.
dUMBS AND TEMPERANCE
Cedar Rapids Republican—The
trouble with church and temperance
effort is that they do not reach such
boys as go wrong. Such boys seldom
come under such influences. Some of
them have probably never seen the
inside ef any church or Suaday
school.
The saving of some boys is a hard
problem. It will be best for none of
us to blame our neighbors, whethei
they are parents or guardians »i
moral intructors to the boys. Nor it
it due to liquors alone. Some boys
go wrong who never taste of liquors.
We knew of ,0ns who never took
drop of liquor, he was so intent on
being dishonest and stealing. Thai
was his hobby of despair. Others
follow after bad women and still oth
ers after cocaine and other drugs.
Our appeals to them, our prayers for
them and our calling is the policc
does not help them. The? still go
wrong.
Our understanding of such matters
Is still primitive. Some day we may
understand such problems better. It
may be that these young men are
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We must confess our methods are
bad and they are bad because we do
not understand their diseases. But
there is no use in us blaming each
other for their shortcomings and for
the faults and their misdoings. All
of us would do the best we could by
them.
•WBISKY POWDER' IN EVftENd
Wichita, Kan.—Western Kansas it
up against a proposition of how XM
do away witb the whisky powders.
This section of the state is bein^
flooded with little brown powders,
which, mixed with a pint of water
and a dash of alcohol, make a drink
which it is almost impossible to dis*
tinguish from regular whisky, 1
The chief of police hqp been inves
tigating this new way of evading the
law for some time. Only a short
time ago he secured a quantity of
powder, mixed one up with some
water and a small quantity of alcohol,
and the result was a brand of whisky
that could not be detected from tha
bonded stuff. The trouble with stop
ping this kind of whisky making 13
that it is so easy to secure t)ie pow
der. For two dollars a small box of
the powders can be procured and this
amount will make several gallons of
whisky. Chief Kensler has always
contended that ths bulk of whisky
sold here by the bootleggers has been
made by them and not shipped m, but
it is only recently that he has secured
evidence to bear out his theory.
There is no doubt that a large quan
tity of these powders are beinct ship
ped into this state, and if the habit
gets prevalent it will practically nul
lify the prohibitory laws. Kansas
has already practically failed in en
forcing its prohibition law and with
thi3 new menace what little enforce
ment there has been accomplished is
likely to be nullified.
"DRY." BUT NOT DRY.
Sioux City Journal—Waterloo is to
stay dry until further notice. "Dry"
in this relation does not mean that
no intoxicating liquor will be sold of
consumed in Waterloo. When a city
of 30,000, including a large factory
population, is made dry by the courts
after a majority of the voters have
petitioned for saloons it would be a
little unreasonable to expect an ideal
example of the feasibility of a policy
that is difficult to enforce under this
most favorable conditions.
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or. of the will
er of the nervous forces in the human
body. Some day we may be able to
minister to them for these diseases.
Our present way of dealing with
boys and men who go wrong in these
ways is still brutal. W« arrest them,
we throw them in "bum" eells, where
they deteriorate more rapidly than in
the gutter. We take away even the
shades of self-respect in them. We
fine them so much and send them, in
default of payment, to another jail
that is worse than the first. And we
do this over and over and over until
the poor wretches are worn out and
then we bury them in the potter's
field.
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