The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-10-24
THAT LITTLE ! ITEM.

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The Way oAdtain Boom Brought
the EDITOR to Time.
was sitting alone in the office the
other day about noon when couple of
gentlemen came up who were cyl
IDENTIFY exceedingly angry Their
temper had not been improved BY
climbing the long flight o. stAirs that
led to the editorial room, which flight
they had been compelled to walk IN,
rs the elevator wasx MOI. running -
tween twelve and On
Look here sid one Of the men,
.'.this is Captain John Boom. of North
ern Michigan. Your paper this morn-
ing publishes a scandalous and utterly
untrue item about him, and We hdVe
~coine-up here to etaretraetiea made
or there will be trouble.
Yes said Captain Boom, mopping
bis heated brow, there soitl be trouble.
5aItsis perfectly outrageous the way
newspapers publish items. in which
there isn't d word ofltrath, utterly
reckless of what damage they do,
and-n
'sOf courseit is, n-broke in the other,
''but I'll bet you a dollar and a hall
we'll have that thing fixed"
Well" l said. gentlemen, am
sorry, indeed, but 1t isn't in my de-
partmcnt. i have really nothing to do
with the matter at all. The proper
man to seeswould be the city editor"
What did tell you," cried Captain
Boom. .Iou wanted me to come up
here, but knew it was no good. l
kneao they would shift it off just that
way. told you we would never find
the fellow that wrote it"
y ou'f find him In all - right
enough said, "if you call up at five
+. o'clock"
Five O'clock" cried Captain Boom.
..Why by that time l will be on the
railway for home No. sir. You cor
rect thatit right here now, or there
is going TO be trouble.p f4 ELL /
s'.AlI right" ! said, what is the
Itcmp will make whatever correc-
tions there arc to be made in it and
hand it to the city editor. He will
only be too glad to correct it II he has
been in the wrong"
glad y Numbered the other.
don't correct the damage he has
done.
..What is the temp | asked, I'M
folding copy of that mornings paper.
Here it is" he answered, putting
his finger on the place.
,.s. Tho item was as follows:
captain John Boom OF Jogawaulx, Northern
Michigan, is at the Cadillac. He is interested
In the development of some timber limits on
tho Jogawauk FLYER and rs here to induce cap
italists to go into the scheme. Captain Boom
IL has acquired the right to so, 900 acres OF valua
bic timber land and has engaged Mr. Theo
D9lite, the surveyor, TO go up here and run the
: lines. He is negotiating with Captain Briney
for the purchase OF a tug that will navigate the
raging Jogawauk. /"
"Well,nI said, when 1 had read that
through, ..what is, there wrong about
itpn
.Irs all wrong" cried Captain
Boom, .there isn't word Of truth
in it. want you to say in to-mor.
rows paper that you entirely mislead
and that there wasn't = word Of truth
in the Item relating to- Captain John
Boon. MYoushaye got to do that OF
stand the censequences.r
\ ? IT can't be an wrongr I said
Y .,there must be some foundation o.
truth in the matter The reporter
has no reason for falsit Tying things.
you can take 1t any way to like
- but you have got to retract that thing
or there will be music, now | tell you. ;
Captain Boom. said the man who
had come up with him, sis worth
500, COO, and he don't care q darr
what he spends in order to set himself
right, now tell YOU"
"Wcll," l answered, Tho doesn't
need to spend cent Of it. The papel
is.as anxious to get it right as he is K
have it righted, but let's see where tbs
wrong is.s In the first place. Captain
n John Boom, Of Jogawauk. ofNortherr
Michigan. is at the Cadillac. Are you
Captain John Boom"
Eyes, sir, am. =
= Very well, then, that much Il
right. Are you from Jogawaukp
Yes, sir. j am from Jogawadk." +
lis Jogawauk in Northern Michi
ga1;?n -.
And arcyou staying at the chdil
lac2'M - y sua II
"'Yes, am. y
IAN right, then, there is nothing
: wrong with the hrst Of ~. is,therep"
). No. it isn't that. II" yiss4.&sAss-a
Well, let's take the second sentence
Are you interested in some Of the tam
Der limits on that riverg 3 q x
y MOVE that's just.where the trouble
y Qtcourse / am interested in tim
per limits on the Jogawauk river, Blu
"loldn't want that published. ! didn'
see any reporters, and those that
~ about That told it In confidence
r a , ala not going TO have 1t cast broad
w. an over the country"
MsIli what Wa are after now 10 i
T.. T.. vo' wing right The simber lin,
~ ave On As'Jusawauk slyen Aad !
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