The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-07-18
Starting q Newspape r.
Robert Burdette.

Robert Burdetfe.
Did you ever start paper? No? Well,
you ought to try 1t. Falling down stairs
with stove on top Of you Is nothing 10 be
compared to 1t in point Of excitement. The
name Of the paper was the Re5ie,c, and IL
was started "to fill q long felt want" Jerry
CochraIe was my partner. There were sew
erai very comfortably things about that pa
per. For instance, Jerry and always knew
on Monday that we wouldn't have enough
money to pay the hands of on Saturday, and
we never did. The hands knew 1t, too, and
their nerves were never shocked by . disap-
pointment. We ran that way for awhile,
getting more deeply in debt all the time.
At last, one morning, entered the Office and
found Jerry looking rather solemn.
"Jerry," says l, you want partner"
"Yes, we need q new one, Bob," he re-
joined.
IA business man." said he.
"a inancier," l observed.
"a man who can take hold of the the
thing and turn 1t into ready money" he con-
cluded.
"Then I've got the man you want" said,
aad introduced Frank Hitchcock, the sheriff.
Jerry ssid Frank was the very man he had
been thinking of, so We installed him 1t
once. BE ran the paper with the greatest
success until he had turned 1t entirely into
money. We wound up the concern--thers
was nothing left but two passes-one to Gin
cinnah and one to Burlington. We divided
them and went In different directions.
got TO Burlington feeling prstty bad.
was feeling very bad. Twas about 100000
miles In debt, having managed to owe every
body knew. would have owed the stran-
gers, too, only had ne way Of making their
acquaintance. One day remarked to Mrs.
Burdette that I'd 60 over and see If / could
get job on the Haaukeye. 1 postponed it
for awhile and one day the business mana.
ger came over to offer me place. I could
have hugged the man, but didn't want to be
demonstrative, 80 I held back rather coyly.
He asked me II / had anything In view, and
told him / had. It was the truth, - had
an idea Of going out TO the poorhouse, Il
could get ride on the cars; was too proud
to walk. Well, he urged me, and finally
agreed TO take the matter into considerstien.
I was to 70 In at o'clock the next aftsr
noon, and bid him = chilly good day. For
fear I'd miss the train, was down there at
quarter to four, but when l entered the
Ha,ckeye Office walked In like lord and
called the business manager "Cbarley," /"
and slapped him familiarly on the back. !
tell you his offering me the placs gave me Z
great moral advantage, and used IL, the re.
suit being that I was allowed the usual
| prIncely salary Of reporter.
worked along for awhile, and finally got
| an interest the Hupkeyc. A curious thing
| happened after swhile, which has caused me
to laugh many ! time. TheRe wsrs four oi
rs on the editorial page, Frank Hattsn. John
y. White and John Burdett, my brother.
Frank was the first one taken from that slo.
rious band, and be became First Assistant
Postmaster. General. John White followed
By becoming Postmaster Of Burlington, and
| nv brother was then appointed colIect0r II
| tho fI1t internal revenue district Of OHIO
Frank was born In Cadix, White u kavenn1
and my brother In Clncinnatis al n ~
| Same State. was from Pennsylvania and
didn't ut anything. Il takes Ohio men foI
Offices.