The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

prictor. business mAneurs, eo1&cfslnse1s ~
ana literary dltvcter " ~ y1eaea1tCn
Banner, which pruudIy AsrNldo6 ~ Sn6t
that It wAs tho ofllcial eeoan = Atooeee
county. Texas" he AAd emhltlone NJ
bought the paper nom "Oio Man" 0QSs
lock, payin& him therefor 40 ID cash aoG 4
protnissory note foy $500 doe "a tWe3yo
months Tho ssuld man" etufRe4 ~ ulto6t
Into the deepest corner Il deep sroueese
which did duty for Z o,opldor. and sa1ds
"You'll md the folks ln AtAscosa saey -
Sit along With x you don't step o. tAelr
corns. Give 'om plenty q local newn AuQ
spell the names right. The shert6 y =
candidate for re-sleCtion and d teto4oW
man. Jim ScrugSs y guln' 70 run aGtn hin
an no e 9 tetchous man. Iosy's ssssy
odists In this town. You'll have 70 ~
keerful Everybody has got IN eye on ron.
They expect you to wratp 'sm salutatery.
write her. Don't eive EN- no editorials
but what 10 free trade odttorials. yoA
want TO be friendly with the dcestrick 5edge
an the dcsstrick clerk: 1hey give out -
county prlnsln'. 0Ood6x."
Robert Emmett Smith took stock. m
found that no owned four cases oe bour-
geois type and line Of Advertising type.
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cut 10 mako commas and periods. When
proof was taken It was hard 70 tell an s'l''
from an "" or an 70" from 70" The
type were swcilcd at tho bottom. q condi-
ton which printers know by ribald nAmo.
There was Washington hand prcss, =
printer who was sometimes sober and =
small boy who was learning the trade.
His office hoasted two chairs and A battered
desk. There was broken flle Of the
Banner Two office stools, couple Of
rusty "ohases.' some worn wooden Quoins.
q mallet and planer, q water bucket and Z
hin dippcr with small hole In the bot
tom made the furniture. There bad been
a muxsle-ioading shotgun, ten gauge. and
Weighing twelve pounds, but Gurlock had
taken II away with him. Tho office was .
two-roomed frame building on the edge Of
the littlc town. 1t was well lighted ana
the roof leaked. Around II grew large
1.-Two oak trees. and near II bubbled a cold.
clear spring. There was a huge fireplace
In the front room. Tho foreman and printer
built roaring fire In 1t when Smltha
first edition had heon set up, although the
month WIS August and blue files hummcd
against the window panes. He explained
that IL was necessary TO set the forms IN
front OF the blaze and "swcll head" the
type so that they would print. This WAS
done and fair Impression obtained.
The new editor wrote his salutatory. II
wos a oo,,,,n .nt 4. ,a,, ,,,nr ". ,o,a ~.
| 900 subscrihors TINT a,,housh n stranpcr IN
| n a,rar,so land no was Glad n be IN THAR
| midst No sa,a I'm, tar,r, ,ax yo. unron-
| .ti,rt,one,, Ne ,rhn,iina No "rohhcr trustss
a,, s,,a.,,, ~ ~, 800" :, Ln East. ~. "a.
| ciaroa tha, Tho nsor ~ ~. wnrkinrmao
| was beneath the iron heels Of soeilless cor
| poratons: he alluded fcelingly TO tho
crime of 73;' he would be found. he as
for h,,,ran ,,hartv and Tho r,sh,s az man:
hn haa vca,,, ,,o,,a tor ,h., vniir,,,ed nat
| wr,i reso,,rcns ~ Ataacosa coynty: whiie
adm,,,,ny Nv inferenne TINT its products
mainly were razor bnck hogs, acorps ana
nnhhins H. ,ho~vh, Tho, n wooier NTH
not,n n"o n,i m anI .tan, Mil would nav.
No ,,n,,,an With r,onh,,,c forennvcr n thc
,,,na n,nen ,hn s,nnLa from p,easanton,s
sao,or,s" would Sarpsn tha .,r ana sme,I
,,Ia ,no.,se e., tha nna,riIa ce ,,s neonle
.,And now NO said in conclusion. "havinr
Win v a"naes ss y asl xns, ~ walk hand in
hand with M. We request your friendship.
but we will compel your support. To
, ineasiy coraefnpornrfes who hurled tneis
! barhcd arrows Of sarcasm at us ana heapstl
ribaid abuse upon us wnen we were Only
the aasociste editor o. the Bandera CnIci !,
tam we say Let SID the GOES OF wsr'
Snth was young.
| u,, -, S......s q, y-.-.>.. t...,.ao a
Inc dhy aterwarn 81 H"mn'o"s 'nvnueu
} the sanctum. He walked In a. II It boz
longod TO him and. depositing tho custom.
ara. rha,,on ~ saliva In Tho sawdust cua-
",3or too,1 ;, .eat On Tho desk. 81 Lem
monc WINS the sheriff. He was heavily
booted and spurred and a Colts revolver.
single action, nickel-plated. 45-calibcr. hve
tho empty barrel. tho trigger tied back
with n bucksidn thong 80 that the weApon
eou.d y" 'r e. n, ,h Wy .mnng WINS far down
unon his right blp. II see," hc said, that
Won nrinted A pieco about Jim scrlIggs--.
called him our pop,ilar Teller citizen. Jim
scruggs is a white-ilvercd coyote Jim
wants 10 be sheriff. kin take n corncob
an a lightKir' bug Of a dark night nn' I-ii,
him into the river an drown him. You
want to BIO keerfui to print only. the names
OF good people OF this place" Then ha
stalsed out Smith bought shotgun.
He Photographed the sheriff. said no was
man =, ,ovial temper and iron nerve.
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