The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-15
al.R. D0OlEYp OF CHICAGO.
How Peter Dunno Achieved Fame
Originals of His Syharacters.

EThe Iounger, fnethe Critic. Finley Peter
Runne lMr. Dooleyl Is the object of no lit
itors and publishers these days, but
Pete" Dunno has been a person OF no lit
lie Interest to Chicago -newHpaperdom
these many years-though he's but
young man yet, even as we reckon young
celebrities. He has sheen on nearly II
not quite every paper In Chicago, and done
lice reporting to political Headers" from
sporting 1write-ups'' to the manifold End
various duties of n managing edi.or,
which latter office he now holds with the
wat always good at a STORY and years
ago. when II was his delightful assign
ment to go out to the baseball grounds
would turn in a racy BIT Of humor. in
stead OF a conventional amplitication of
the score. and that he was allowed to do
sufficient that 1T was good stun" SO
good that even the baseball cranks rel
ished Dunne's& dramatic elaboration of
some comic incident or feature, even to
sighting of the battles details. Well,
IN those days newspaper men, especially
those on the Tribune. did a good deal of
.rallying" In the saloon of one James Nc
Garry. 1t was next door to the Tribune
office. and the boys considered 1t a part
of the newspaper premises. Many a bit of
copy was franticaliy scribbled, off on Nc.
Garry's bar. md what mime host did
not know. or believe he knew. of promi-
nent men and prominent events was not
worth knowing. He was a "'phiosophlzer,'
which may not be the same thing as E
philosopher, but passes for the same with
many persons, and his rich. rolling brogue.
his deliberate manner. and his willingness
to deliver his opinions for the benefit of
his patrons. made him the hero of many
a funny story in newspaper row. 1t was
when Jay Gould died. and McGarry read
the account of his funeral. that Pete
delivered himself of remarks so delicious
ly humorous nat Mr.. Dunno. on returning
to his desk in the Post city room, and
finding himself possessed Of a little leis-
tons. and, rather amused with the re-
suit. turned in" the stuff which was
accepted and published forthwith. The
of Mr.. Dunno philosopher made but a
thin disguise. so unmistakable was the
portrait of McGarry., and OF course the
the McNarry story had met with inter-
ested readers, and Mr.. Dunno. being a
thoroughly capable Interviewer found
y n.l possible - tG bo write an9 9th ! fr without ,r the
inal for q fresh deliverance of opinion.
The more Fictitious the papers became.
tho more irate became McGarry, until,
discretion being the better part Of ,valor.
and the editor having been appealed to
by the offended saloonkeeper, Mr.. Dunno
changed the name of his philosopher to
Mr.. Dooley." and proceeded without debt
of any sort to Mr.. McGarry.
When the wal broke out there came a
rich crop of topics. and wheE Mr.. Doc
ley's Cousin George" took Manila and
Mr.. Dooley expressed his opinion of the
same the little .'squibs" OF a busy re-
| porter and editorial writer jumped forth.
| with from n local celebrity to a wide
| spread fame, and more than 100 papers
| the country over copied or reprinted
the Dewey story, and Dewey himself sent
the author word that he enjoyed 1t most
Of all that was written about him.. From
thence the Dooley war articles have been
| far from the least famous of the time;
but SO little did their writer think Of them,
more than of his other regular copy
that he did not eren preserve the papers
containing them, and when publishers be-
| gan to make offers to hum for the book
rights of Mr.. Dooley,t' and he finally
consented to collect the little papers as
best he could. 1t was an admirer of Mr..
Dooley. unknown tc Mr.. Dooley's author
but known to some of his friends. who
came forward with 8 complete file, or
nearly complete, and made the book posi-
BILE. It has been a pronounced success
publishers are making flattering offers to
| Mr.. Dunno looking toward more ambitious
portrayal of ~Irish-American life. Mr..
DUNES wit Is inevitable; 1t is his birth
right. The Irish people he knows well.
though he has never been In "ould Ire
land" The dialect of Mr.. Dooley, 1t may
interest some to know, is the dialect. OF
County Roscommon, and natives of that
county have enthusiastically approved Its
| accuracy.