The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-06
The Press Gang.

Mrs. E. D. Hatch is an honorary mem
Der of the association and for many years
contributed to the Popular Science Monthly.
Major w. w. Walderson, of the Boseman
Press, is one of the oldest newspaper men
on the Dakota press, and he is respected by
all.
One Of the most reminiscent minds, ven
cradle with pioneer experience, is j. e..
Kerley, editor of the Messenger, at Town
send.
]. II. Monteath, business manager of the
Butte Inter-Mountdin, was taken violently
Ill at Dillon, and had to be taken to hotel.
His condition is critical.
Sam Gorden, of the Yellowstone Journal.
until two weeks ago owned the only paper
in the Yellowstone valley, and il riyalled
the great geysers IN its spantaneity.
o. K. Yerkes was the founder of the
Billings Post. He took hold of the Bose
man Chronicle and helped it out and 1t IS
one Of the papers that ''keep no old stock
on hand.''
The 1.-the and sinewy form of S. Gordon,
the eX-president of the association, toyed
about in the brine the cynosure Of all eyes,
and the fair ladies fiocked about in his track
like gulls in the wake Of an ocean grey
hound.
Mrs. Matte Yost Is fine descriptive
writer and contributes for the leading east
ern journals and magazines. She has
travelled extensively in this country and
Europe and is most charming and cul-
tured woman.
John B. Read, an old Salt Lake boy
turned out by the Deseret university in
the early '70's, now editor of the butte
Inter Mountain, had to turn back home at
Pocatello on account of illness. He was
seriously sick, and lost sixteen pounds in
three days.
Major Butler greatly resembles Phil
| Sheridan, and he is fighter from way
back. His last duty was at Pine Ridge,
where he did distinguished service under
General Brooke. In his early days he did
editorial work on the New York Tribune
under Horace Greeley.
]. NJ. Quinn took jug of the salt water
along with him to make rye flour pretzels.
He says he never tasted beer so good as
after taking swallow Of the saline water.
A pretzeI factory on the great Salt Lake
! he believes will soon be one of the flourish
ing industries of the territory. 1t Is not
generally known that there are three parts
salt TO one of -four in the best paying
pretzels.
j. B. Quinn. of the Butte Miner, is the
new president of the association, and he is
one of the most brilliant and unique men in
the profession. He will be remembered as
the one who made the Bismark Tribune
famous, His peraphrasing of Shakespeare
TO Illustrate local events struck the fancy
of Bob Ingersoll, who said it was better
than anything OF the kind in the east
Quinn has been styled the Bret Harte O.
Montana.
John Mcguire, the well known theatrica
manager, and Mr.. Quiglan of the Miner
paid THE HERALD friendly call, and The
latter said it was like being home again Il
be in a Democratic newspaper office. MIR
Mcguire said his opera house in Butte haC
had good season and anticipated better
one. Bernhard plays there the 26tt
inst, and Jefferson and Florenct
appear later in the season. Mr.
Maguire's Helena house is nearin.
completion, and it will be fine one wheI
. finished. He says that with the possibl,
exception of Salt Lake, Helena is the bes
show town in the west.