Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-10-01
NEW SERIES--V0L. IA, NO. 80

found this message on the prairie, sAm
still all right, and am having heaps of
fun ! have found the valve cord and
can descend whenever / wish but |
am going TO see the thing down TO a
fine point. lie did. Months and
months alterward hunter passing
through forest few miles from the
Santee Agency, on the line between
Kansas and Dakota, found the wreck
of the balloon hanging to q tree, and,
half covered with leaves, the skeleton
of Robert Ellis. .t iI.eai
"While speaking Of tho west the
fate of tho Colorado reporter, named
Whitman, may be called up as it has
never been published. Ho was EN-
ployed on weekly paper called the
Spectator. With the shootings, slash
ings. murders and accidents which.
happened almost daily, Whitman had
plenty of local items. But he grew
weary OF the monotony at last, 1t
was the same thing over every week /:
'Comanche Bill put q ball through
Buckskin Joe for such or such rea.
son, or Joo slashed Bill, or some other
rufiian knitted companion or II stran-
ger. Coming into the Office one morn
ing, Whitman wrote the following
headings: An Hour with the Grizzly
What our reporter thinks of the
Varmint-A Thrilling Experience
"What do you mean = asked the
editor, as he perused the lines.
"'Just what this says replied Whit
man. 1m off over the range to look
for grizzly
"He took bis rife and departed and
in less than two hours his body had
furnished dinner for big bear. A
hunter witnessed his fate without be.
ing able TO save him The reporter
had not been absent an hour when u
rough walked into the Office and shot
the editor dead, and a mob threw the
hand press and cases over cliff, thus
wiping out the entire institution.
"Every man who has ever had any
connection with newspaper estab.
lishment will agreo that the repor-
ters are frequently y called upon by the
individuals who want blood or re-
traction Political articles seldom
wound, but the columns devoted TO
home news will often contain things
which stir up wrath, and lead to broken
heads and libel suits. When allud-
ing to rougher portions Of his home
population the reporter may intend to
make his words scorch and sting, but
he is as often called to account for
thrusts which he did not intend TO
make. As general rule every paper
is fair minded, and will give both sides
of n question. Ii sometimes happens
however, that the offended party had
rather trust to his muscles than the
types for satisfaction In such cases
be is almost sure to come off second
best, as the tables are bestrewn with
old cuts, and q seasoned hickory is
often standing in convenient corner
A few years ago the police Of city
made iaid on the gamblers, and ar
rested score or more. The reporter
of one Of the papers wrote an article
which was anything but consolation
to the sporting gentry, and several Of
the more vindictvc laid plan to tran
and punish him. 1t was bis custom
to 90 ic g cccTT..:a.ii:; restaurant for lunch,
and six of the gamblers went to the
place, all armed with horsewhips, and
made preparations to give the son OF
the pencil lesson which should long
be remembered They caught Tar
tar, however When they commenced
whipping he commenced shootings,
and two of the men were killed and
another badly wounded before be got
through.
avery reporter gets in time 20 be
detective. 1t is his business TO go
everywhere, see every body, and thus
he is brought in contact with all clas-
ses. Few detectives know moro OF
human nature, and few have better
opportunities for 'spotting rogues.-
Ia return for his police information,
the journalist is expected to render
the police what service he can, and
through his assistance many rascals
have been brought to justice. In a
northern city, some FIVE or six months
ago, the reporter Of a morning paper
was given description of notorious
rascal named Burns, who bad escaped
from state prison, where he was sen.
fenced for murder. The police hunted
the whole country over without sue
cess, but the reporter happened on
the man one day in an empty ware
house, where he had been hiding. A
desperate struggle took place. Neither
was armed, but both were powerful
men, and the convict went into the
battle with a determination TO kill the
journalist. The journalist was the bet
ter man in square fight, and the con
vict finally rushed in and clinched
him. Swayirg, striking, biting and
kicking, the pair burst open door
and fell Into tho water. Here the
convict would have drowned but for
the help of his assailant, who held
him up until both were rescued, and
then saw him safely secured behind
the bars Another reporter, who had
n bad physiognomy but good mora
character, and who was an adept al
understanding and speaking the flash