Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
AMONG STATE NEWsPA PERs.
Yr COUNTRY EDITOR,

iio Is lltLb anu ultth, uIu 1Ou bihNNtly
dream
He'd ever a word 10 say;
But you ought to hear his adjcctves stream
In woful, wicked way,
When copy for pufrs comes In by the ream--
From patrons who do not pay.
New York Herald
II. w. Hill has become the editor aud n;,Is,s,r
Usher Of the North Plato Telegraph.
The West Union Gazette announces that IL
is the "loudest paper for its size published In
Custer county,
The plant of the Daykin Era has been
moved to Hebron, where it will be used by
the Mail of that place.
A. G. Gray has started democratic paper
at Stockham, Hamilton county, which he has
christcned the Nidette. -
1t is reported that the Platte Center Argus
has been purchased bya stock company and
will be moved to Columbus.
The action of the Holt county alliance In
boycotting number of papers has called
forth severe condemnation from the O'Noill
Item.
Colonel f.. p. Mccormick, late editor of tho
Oakdao Pen and Plow, has departed for
Phoenix, Ariz., where he will make his future
home.
The editor of the Cordova Graphic warns
the business men of that place that If they
want the paper to stay they must come to tho
front and advertise
f. Il. Matson has retired from the Daven-
port lancet aud the new owners, Slagel 81
McLeese. have changed the name of the ys~--
per to the Peoples Weekly Journal.
The Miller Union observes that the aver.
age country editor finds it rather difficult at
the present time to find news enough to I'LL
up his paper; but he finds ii more difficult to
collect money enough to pay paper and coal
bills
The following "Card of Explanation" ap.
pears in FREUD paper "The name Free
Press seems to be a 'hoo-do' Therefore the
best paper in Saline county, has its name
changed to The Peoples Rip-Saw. These
are hard times, aud something is needed
which will go through the knots. Zp-zp-p-
zip-p- -buzz-buzz-z-buz-z-z- turn on a little
more steam -therel Don't it saw in elegant
shapei If you want to see it saw each week,
drop dollar and half in the slot, and don't
monkey with the machinery"
The first issue'o the Berwyn Times was a
rather remarkable sheet geographically
called upon to write an article of apology
with an explanation appended. "When,"
says the editor, ''we came to look over tho
paper, saw many words misspelled, by tho
letter, in place of, X And DIS bis & p's pro.
miscuusly misplaced. Now we do not wish
the readers of the Times, to think we don't
know any thing about spelling. We think
the former publisher, got in hurry, and
threw his type in the case any way to get 1t
out of his way. We think there will be less
mistakes hereafter But we want the reader
to bear in mind, we are new in the business
and we are not lnfallible."
The following notice has been issued by
President Marvin and Secretary Simmons;
The nineteenth annual session of tho No
atrice on Thursday and Friday, JanuaryssQ
and 80. Arrangements are being made to in =
sure a thoroughly good meeting, at which
the practical business interests of the mem
bers, as we'll as the social pleasures will be
looked after. The exercises will include an
address by Hon. H. M. Bushnell of Lincoln,
poem by Mrs Ella w. Peattieo of Omaha, and
papers upon subjects of interest by some of
the best writers in the state. 1t is hoped
that all members of the association and their
wives will be present, and that those news
paper men who are not members will attend
the meeting and Join the organization. Tho
energetic and hospitable citizens of Beatrice
promise that the ASSOCIATION will be well en-
tertained, and an enjoyable session may be
expected