The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02


outside the home.
SO far as the northwest is concerned
the newspaper woman is taken ser1-
ously enough and is here to stay. Two
score or more are either at the head
Of. weekly papers, or prominently and
publicly associated with their man
agement. AS many more perhaps
have important departments on daily
papers. The west has long been
touted as young mans country. 1t
lisa young woman's country as we'll.
The newspa per woman has found an
abundance Of work here and Is doing
her work we'll. l,.E.. =.
Massachusetts, vs.. Minnesota.
Historic Cambridge in Massachu-
sets has q newspaper conducted ex-
clusively by women, and Is boastful'
Of it. Herman, a little town in Min
nesota has for several years had a
like enterprise d similarly committed
TO woman No male help is employed
in; the office Of the Herman Enter,
prise, of which Miss Nellie Jacobs is
the editor and. publisher All of the
Writing, type setting, printing. col
Letting and business soliciting Is done
by women, and all the contem poraries
Of the Enterprise know that it is a
success. Miss Jacobs bought the pa
pCI Ill L 300 allo ny W tAAeIS SiiihC A6o
never been employed In a printing
office, and knew practically nothing
about the work. This put her at a
disadvantage, and few publishers
have been. obliged to work harder
All obstacles were met and overcome,
and to-day Miss Jacobs can do any
newspaper or Job work which is
takento her. =.
The Enterprise is independent in
politics. This does: not mean that 1t
never discusses political issues, for
quite the opposite is true. Few coun-
try papers devote more space to the
consideration of these questions,
which are treated entirely upon their
merits. The Enterprise was tho first
paper to mention A. J. Volstead of
Granite Falls as desirable candi-
date for congress, and its support and
influence were potential factors in his
success. '@ .>
Miss, Jacobs was born at Diamond
Bluff, Wis, and was educated at the
River Falls, Wis, and Winona, Mimi,
normal schools to be a public school
teacher. This work she pursued sew
eral years, with. excellent success.
:%2.As a newspaper woman Miss ia
cobs' career has been eventful-more
eEentfuI than many women would
+ enjoy. In all opposition she has held
her, own, and these Incidents OF
newspaper life have been the means
Of creating an unusual demand for
her paper. ~. .t.,s.&.. -=a
,4s>. Mrs. Coles Venture.
But Miss Jacobs IS not the only
plucky woman in the west Up tc
Ave months ago, when she sold hel
paper TO- her brother, Mrs. Carrie
Folsom Cole, was the editor and pub.
Usher Of the st. Croix Valley Stand
ard, Just over the line in Wisconsin
All that the staff of editors is doinf
at Cambridge, Mass, Mrs. Cole die
at st. Croix Falls, single handed. She
comes from newspaper making fam
iM, her father before her and he
brothers around her being in tn,
business.
st. Croix Falls was astonlshed whe1
the Standard came out under sucl
auspices; but as it was we'll printed
and up-to-date in every respect
became favorite at once and sool
held It's own with all opposition
Since the sale of the Standard Mrs
Cole has been employed on st. Pau
papers. -
Clever Miss McFadden.
Mary D. McFadden of the Duluth
News-Tribune is accounted one of tn,
+leverest~ of northwest women editor
and publishers. She began in 1879
nsaa1f.atura writer FIR the St. Pau
Globe ana did her first reporting il
n general way on the Times of Min
neapolis the same year. Two year
later she went to the News-Tribun
and has been with it since. OF he
work in Duluth one of her acquaint
ancesl says:
Miss McFadden was called ex
change editor whom she came to tn
News-Tribune and was put in specia
charge of tho daily feature of the edi
nent.': After a time she was givel
practically carte blanche with thi
column and developed into para
grapher not surpassed by any in tn
northwest for originality and bril-
liapcI. This work and her persona
viyacity and charm of manner hav
made her popular among the Mime
sofa papers, metropolitan and pro
vincial. '''g
Miss MeFadden has also acted a
the News-Tribune's dramatic critic
Were she to give her attention to thi
sparkling critic and in time mos
discriminating one. She has also bee
Initiated into editorial work. In treat
Ing subjects that appeal strongly to he
sentimental and pathetic side, Mis-
McFadden has, in my opinion, fe'
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the. daily press. In cases {
emergency all the editorial of tn
SIS News7Tribune has been committed I
her care and she has made it a
readable and always without doin
violence to the policy of the pape
She has performed a vast amount {
miscellaneous work on the News-Trit
,iie' at all times and is capable of taA
ing any desk in the editorial depart
ment." .S'| 90. ~
~. Her Ambition.
One might quote Miss McFadde
herself to advantage right here. RI
Gently she said: IT believe in tt
newspaper woman and do not thin
her advent in the, newspaper field he
IlarFoWedsit any. am in no wise
new woman, = but believe there is ii
dividuality rather than sex in success
or brains. My ambition is to be
clever and broad-gaged newspap,
wpman some day"
Miss McFadden was educated
Our Lady, OF the Lake convent
GraceWille, Mimi, and at the state un
varsity In addition to her wo1
upon the papers since 1899, she col
trlhuted most efficiently to the liter;
tpfes sent out by the state democrat
\. cofmmittee in the campaign of 100
and displayed exceptional tact ar
Gbtlity about the committees hea'