Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-02-12
THE PRESS GANG
Large Attendance of Editors in the City
for the Press Association Meet
ing Today.
Largest Attendance That Has Been
Recorded at a Meeting of the
State Association.

Business Meeting this Morning and
Excursion Scheduled For this
Afternoon.
The state press ass ociation will hold
its annual meeting in this city today.
Members of the fraternity are numerous
in the city, the advance guard arriving
Sunday night, headed by Mike De La
Bere, the handsome editor of the Shell
don Progress, between whom and Ernie
Kent there is bitter rivalry for first prize
in the association beauty show, with
even chances and no odds. Those who
arrived Sunday night made the round of
tho capitol yesterday and watched the
work of the lawmakers, and those who
delayed their coming until last night
will make the legislative rounds tomor-
row afternoon. The local committee has
arranged several side trips for the press
boys which will without doubt be of in
terest and entertainment. The work of
the association will begin at the North
west hotel this morning when the follow
ing program has been. arranged for the
d%electation of the gang" Some changes
may have to be made, but in the main
the feast of reason is as follows:
"What Does it Cost to Make a News
paper?" Fl. G. Plumley, Forum.
"The Newspaper and the Politician
Grant S. Hager, st. Thomas Times.
The Legal Hog" Warren A. Stick
ney, Wells County News.
"a Prairie Breeze" James W. Foley,
Jr., Bismarck Tribune.
How to Maintain Advertising Patron
age,"S S. f. Mercer, Larimore Leader.
Newspapers in General" Dan E..
Richter, Larimore Pioneer.
The Early Newspapers of North Da-
kota,' Col. c.. A. Lounsberry, The Rec
ord.
1.-THE Value OF Advertising" Col. c. A.
Morton, Fargo.
THE Exchange Table," Alex R.
Wright, Dickey County Leader.
What Constitutes the News" Mrs. S.
E. Bates: Grafton News and Times.
"Flickertail Journalists Who Have
Become Famous" Miss Florence Bos-
ard, Grand Forks P~laindealer.
"Woes and Pleasures of the City Edi-
tor" S. P. Donahue, jamestown Alert.
Legislative Reporting" Joe D.. Scan-
Ian, Grand Forks Herald.
Ready Prints" M. B. De la Bere, the
Sheldon Progress.
"The Country Newspaper of the Pres
ent Day" w. J. Hoskins, Turtle Noun
tain Star.
"How to Increase the Subscription
List" Mrs. R. B. Doherty, Nielsen Coun-
ty Independent.
"Kicks and Queries" the Full Choir.
This afternoon at 1:3O members of the
fraternity have accepted an invitation to
visit the coal mines at Wilton.
Tonight there is the ball given in hon
or of the association by the local Typo
graphical union at the Atheneum. Great
preparations have been made for this
event as one of the features of the social
season. An especial feature will be the
printing and distribution of miniature
copies of the Tribune on the floor of the
ball room. Novices will sec all of the de-
details of the work of getting up a large
daily paper for the edification of the
public, the rolls of copy passing into the
printer and the rolls of profanity passing
out of the composing room, as some
hieroglyphical bit of copy is encoun-
tered.
Tomorrow morning there is another
business session at the Northwest, when
that portion of the program not conclud-
ed today will be dished up, and the after
oon will be devoted to a visit to the
capitol, incidental pulling of the legisla-
tive leg and other things that will suit.
In the evening there is the ball given in
honor Of the association by Mayor and
Mrs. Patterson at the Northwest, and
that will be a fitting finale to the annual
meeting. =
The following members of the associa-'
had put in an appearance last night,
possibly a few names being missed, the
owners having been lost on their first
visit to a large city:
E. Ell. Kent, Lakota Herald; Frank
Prochaska, Park River News; G.. L..
Lindstrom, Langdon Republican; c. Nc
Carthg, Milton Globe; Franklin Potter,
Gasselton Reporter; J. Nj. Stewart, May
vile Farmer; George Wilson, Minot
Reporter; A. W Edwards, Fargo Forum,
Frank Mcdonald, Flickertail Budget;
]. ID. Seaman, Grand Forks Herald; E,
E. Rorapaugh, Grand Forks Herald;
Miss Florence Bosard, Grand Forks
Piaindealer; Editor and Mrs. Vallandig-
ham, North Dakota Patriot; Mr. and