The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-03
The New Local.

elined the chief to take him in and let
him see what he could do. He felt, the
young man said, that he was born to be
a reporter, like Horace Greeley and Mr..
Bennett. He knew he had it in him,
and all that he wanted was the field,
and he would make his own opportunit-
les. He worked on the Hack Eye one
day, and we do not know what became
of him after that, but we are sorry he is
gone. There was so much life and sun
light about the Office during his brief |
stay. He hadn't been on the street an
hour before he came rushing back into |
the Office radiant with enthusiasm and
whole hatfull of fights in his note book.
Then he dashed out and went around
the block, and came tearing up the back |
stairs like house a6re with 6rst-class,
gilt-edged. lavender-scented scandal case.
He started of to dinner, but came dash |
ing back to write up a runaway, an
apopleptic fit, small robbery, and
| street-car collision he had encountered
on the way. We never saw such a man
to gather up news. He could hardly
find time 10 eat his meals, on account of
the constant rush of items. And when
he got to writing them up in the evening
he had to lock the door to keep new ones
from rushing in on him. We said:
"The office has got treasure. That
man is worth a million dollars a week"
And the rest of the boys stood around
with their meager note books, complain.
ing that the town was awful dry, and
fairly bursting with envy. We had to
run supplement to get all the young
fellows city news in.
The next morning the chief had
very impressive interview with the new
reporter. The business office was filled
with a miscellaneous crowd of citizens,
and two or three policemen and few
ladies. The boys leaned up against the
door of the private Office to hear how
. much salary the new man was going to
get, and if he would accept an interest
in the paper. They heard the chief
say:
"And this long item about Jerome c.
Plastonburg. That is paid notice, as
, you were told; it is worth S65 and you
:, have spelled his name, the vital part OF
the notice, wrong every time Once
you have called him James L. Dough.
erty and once Jabez O'Philiarty, and in
all other places Jacob D. Plathersbag-
What on earth possessed you to make
: such absurd and Injurious blunders as
that?"
e "Well, good landr exclaimed the
young man, 'how was to know how ht
spelled his name? He's stranger to me
Besides, did my best to get it right.
, looked all through Zell's encyclopedi,
l. and in Webster's dictionary, and could
MT find any such name anywhere
!. How's any man going to get along with
:, out mistakes if the Office library hasn'
- got reliable book of reference in it?"
There was pause and then the chic
:, resumed:-
- "And here is this item about Rev. Nj
: Throopledyke, whose marriage to Mis-
- Minerva Posonby you notice very neal
:, ly, and then append the outrageou
!, statement that the reverend gentlema
~ has wife and nine children in Ind
:. ana, and it is thought he has one or tw
more somewhere in Wisconsin. VIII
" I-u
".Well, that's so," broke in the ne
man; 81 tell you he has; a man on I'll
,rs train told me so down at the Union d.
m pot yesterday. I got that all straight
rm That's true as gospel"
oh "Who was the MANI"
roc 81 don't know; he was a stranger
". me; and it looked too fresh to ask h
AN, name"
n, "How did he know Mr.. Throopl
,rn dyke?"
nd He didn't know him; he just told Il
or about preacher he knew that had
.rt wife and nine children in Indiana, al
nd l asked him to describe him, and h
NV description hit old Throopledyke to a
,nr Oh, its him, know"
"Then," continued the chief, after
or very painful pause, during which Il
es- boys held their breath, "here is an ite
ere stating that Christopher K. Rofan,
hat Bogus Hollow sneak thief, knocked
or child down near the railroad crossi
ere and stole tin bucket, ten cents and
ere milk ticket from her. This is atrocio,
al 1t is terrible"
,gs; "Why," asked the new man, wasl
ms, that Rofan2"
,ro- "No," said the chief, with some aspt
ore ity. "Mr. Rofan is President of t
lille Young Mems Christian Association, a
lers a citizen of the highest repute. N,
en- where did you get that item?"
and "Well, the item is all right, but WI
uilt MT sure OF the name, but l told a hae
cial man about it and asked if he knew W
Joy, the first man was, and he said he que
om- ed it must be old Ro6an, and fou
ter the full name in the directory"
the The boys could hear the chief ST
new clear through the door.
lore "Then," he continued, "what ma
one, yon say that old Mrs. Malavers comm
,an- ted suicide while in state of despol
lore ency brought on by excessive use of
ther toxicating liquor?"
and "Well, didn't she?"
by didn't she? She is alive and do
to in the counting room now, and is Pre-
il ia dent of the Woman's Temperal
n a League"
,uld "Well, we'll, WE'LL" said the new N
mes in tone of amazement. l must h,
.eri. got that mixed up with some OF
item"
"And then look here" continued
chief, "you take occasion to say, in
ono; entirely uncalled for manner that II
George J. Barnewell owes grocery
81 of $3.50 at Sugarby's that has b
aorly II I,4