The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-04-25

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Ssmun Alnt4 had projected the paper i
Sasa.sA ~la,~ had Issfsne.i tlv r~Mlmns
that ~~s a. publish II NtmnA ~tnf~ hsa
huh ahs ehic., SlMan Sln,~ hal l~en
eislsfs instrumental sn securing thu
type and lwiwsf. and Simrn Sla,~ hal
wFtiten the mn@t brilliant IL ilsr rl,s.
ossals sni she nss@i l,',ng.ni II the par
AGrsrhs. anal UT ,en ~.li hv surprised
~ learn, my trad.f, that Ssmnn Slntv
wAA only Ia WARS " aer.
The Anarta~n mmgha@t grew
ant III \ lsnhlse nrcl. The hnss IL
Nnaptown hal bcen for wears groanine
under parental oppression ami the 49,.
tcnAlic tyranny ii their elders, aud
they needed m organ. They needed a
nonlhpiecc, through which they nigh.
lin MP their soices against their op
prcssors. When I months AAli.holi.
days had been taken away from them, he.
cause they had merely driven COW In.
to the village school house aud rni
cayenne pepper on tho Westinghouse
stove. they felt that the timc had come
when they should make their wrongs
known IL the public, and appeal to tina.
sense OF justice that In supposed to
slnmbcr iii the heart IL every com.
munity.
One day the Snaptown Conrdnt hal
published paragraph rejecting I'M.
kindly upon the boys of the place, and
Simon Slope had read II. lie could
hardly contain himself with Indignation
N the words sank into his heart; md.
~ SOON - his father had turned his
back, he rolled the scnrrilous sheet into
= hall, aud, thrnsting IL into his trousers
pocket, rushed out III tho house 10 d
warm corner by the Westinghouse
horse-shcds, where tho boys were wont
10 assemble for the twilight loatng.
-Look hcre." no shouted. Il say,
this il too bad. Nobody il going to
stand this sort ii thing" And hc
pulled the rumplcd paper from among
the tops, jack. KNIVES, iishing.tacklc and
chewing.gnm IN his pocket. "Now, yo,,
fellows, Just listen, an III read you,
something iliat'll make your hair fairly
stand on end. Here It's" And h. read
aloud the following paragraph;
MlscHiEvrus HoSs -~Wnen W. consider thu
sloings of thu buys 0f this town, Me feel such q
scnse ~ indignation that w feel that We should
like ~ exchange our editorial pen for R0osl
thick birch rsl aud Wv. thcm thra~ling all
round We have heard q goxi many com
plAlnis ~ their hchAsior, by. ~ I'D not fully
realize tho prevailing sIlt,t " mischief until |.
came hnme 10 onr avn door. We did not mllni
their plasln. hall hcfnre onr niliee nh pMnie
munnin would lsa quit IN comparison III tho
rtreet W. dl IN, heel, af ~ least pretended
nas % heel. ths hicrosl ypAir~ With which onr
garden fence hal behtl siesnfAti W. shnnlal
have fill quite lost II Al occasional pAnr l.a.i
not hecn hrnken In onr allieo windows, AMI
W lt.ked nppn thu hanging III dead ra' IL
orr fruns do,r a. a harmless pleasantly, Hut.
when II rams~ 10 rsf.sellng wire aerp~s the
sidewalk ;. sieh heights tia. w alternately
AhrRsiu our rhinA and sns our threats, ~ We No
home " night, WHEN Il come. ~ putting loAd~i
sticks intp our who'd lile~-one of which blew
up uht nffra stove f.w weeks ago we feel
that patience snAscs IL he virtue, aud thai
honcrt citizens have run,n i1Rhi. that bays ARE
hound 30 r.-pcrt, We hope this hint Will ho
r.runis In TIL. town will hsed solosnon'r vii.
Adn,onsion. We rhAll be happy 10 furnish
rods
"Thcrcl" exclaimed Simon. when liz
hal finished reading. "Whnt do you
think III that?s
Nobody amt willin' 10 let us have q
little frn.' naid Tom Stokes. Simon,
bosom friend. and tho very hoy who
bored tho hole and put the powder into
= stick III the editors wood.
Something ought 10 bc done about
IL" exclaimed 4 rcd.hcadcd nrchin
whoae special recreation WAS the draw
ing III cnricAlnrcs OH doors and fences
IN make 4 picture 81 him hanging 10 4
gAllowS. Paint II IN red on his iron,
door"
II might lick his little boy" said i
pMgnacious nrchin. "bnt I've done II se
often Already that he wouldn't know
what tw.x for, an I'm afraid twonlln'
do no good"
We might screnade him with lii
horns and tin pans" said another boy
but he's ~ used 10 II now that ht
sleeps straight through IL"
I'll tell You what let's do" said 81
mon. "Lels start u paper and ply hin
back In his own coin. Harso for aarsc--
that's what ! sAy."
Takes 4 lot Of money TO start 4 pa
pcr.' demonstrated tho heiroglyphic boy
Dother!" said Simon. 1t dom
take much II you 10 your own work O
IL. We can buy press for %, and hu,
secondhand typo by tho pound for
little morc'n tho price Of old lead"
Where yon Roin' 70 get your % Il
buy your preasy" asked ono practice
youth.
Earn II, you BOBBY said Simon.
An who's goin' 10 write tho paper
after you get thingsf Seems to mo i
will 10 good deal like writin compo
sitions, and everybody knows there am
no fun In that
~8As = - WeAsN bAA00v ~ bNt w040 ia
mon; mo and two or three oil The othe,
boys. Wen form = company. Capita
elO. I've got - already. and I'll b.
half owner; md tho rest of you cat
make up - more easy enough
This wAs thu beginning ri the Snap
town TOmmvAark. The compan,
was formed, tho typo Wan bought anii
sorted, tho prc.s WA set np ii Iii,
building which the publishing compan,
had erected for II. Tho building, q
I've aaid. vas not imposing. but II An
swcrcd admirably. Old doors. old dry
goods caacs In fact, any old board
that conld b. found lying about wcr,
used il IT, construction, and the sasl
for tho windows were surr0ptitiou.l,
obtained from ! ruined PENTHOUSE ol
thu Slope premises. but needn't q
into tho details 81 preparation. Til
6nsptown Tonmvhnick became > real
~ III dine course 81 time, and copy Q
~ 6rnt and only innuo Ii lying bolOr,