Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-06-18
UNION COUNTY, DAKo1A WEDNESDAY
A Scared Scribe.

The might gang" of reporters on
the icago prcss, who make their
heade nrters in a large room in the
City ell, convenient to the Central
Poles Station, the fire-alarm office, de-
tiv4pftice, ETC., put up job on one
OF The number the other night. The
story told by the Inter Ocean as fol-
lows{
ThS other night about 10 o'clock
ther4 fame slack time, and time
drag1 dreadfnlly. In came a Ger
man porter who announced that he
''vas riddy mooch tired ouid;" and,
lyin& 0wn upon bench, was soon
sn0rie Ike blast furnace. The
joket the crowd then announced a
plan operations 10 his companions
that Onlised considerable sport in the
way "a practical joke. He carefully
abstr ted the sleeping Germans
watcNA Md turned it ahead two hours,
maksteashe time on the dial 12 o'clock.
Ri Mis assistanee from the rcst, he
wr0tc out highly sensational account
of the murder OF an entire family in
the Bridgeport district This was left
on the table carc,cssly, and the gang
went out in another room, leaving the
slumbering German on the bench.
There was a convenient crack in the
partition where they could see the re-
suit Of the joke. IN a few moments
the sleeper was awakened from dream
of fatherland by rolling off the bench.
He arose, stretched. yawned, and
brushed of his clothes
t,,t 1
asked, looking around. Then seeing
he was alone he exclaimcd: Vat!
all gone alrctty. Ii moost pc later as
l thought. Vat time vas it any how?"
and he pulled out his watch and came
near dropping it when he saw it was
1915.
'Dunnerwetter!" said he. How I
moost haf slccp! thinks it vos not
more as dwendy minutes since l to
shleep goes on dor bench alretty. l
moost hurry COP minesellof, or /
would git left ouii. Oh. my; oh, my;
dose bolice reborts. moost copy, und
only Won hour to vork!''
He took seat at the table and pick
ed up the manufactured murder left
there by the reporters. who were laugh
ingly watching him from the next
room.
'.Mein Got i'll himmcl vos is dasin no
gaspcd. "a mcucrter! und der poys
all home gone alrctty. .Apoud den
O'CLOCK last night lie read, ~ horrible
meuerter vos dickscovert on der
Pridgepord roat. 4 whole vanity vas
kilt by 4 pudcher's gieavor. Oh, my,
oh, myn' he groaned. while the sweat
stood out on his forehead. He con-
tinucd to read the ghastly story until
he had got an idea of it, then cXclaim-
ing, Il noost telegraph TO shlop der
press, be started for the tirc-alarm Of
flee and the telephone. When it is
considered that the German papers go
to press one hour before the others,
some idea of his hurry and mental dis
tress can be gathered.
As hc daried into the hail, he ran
into the arms OF the crowd, but he only
exclaimed:
Let 60, poss! ! moost get der
mcurtcr in. Ivos too late alretly!"
''Oh, you've got pleufy OF time"
they said. and dragged him by main
strength in spite of his struggles, to the
large clock in the firc-alarm Office,
which registered 1880 o'clock.
1T vos y pud up jop, vos it? Veil /
can pud het on aer mans yot make
me a fool like dot. Come down in der
alley ouid WIN at II dime. CLEANS
der whole crowd in den minutes