The San Francisco call., 1905-05-23
NEVADA PRESS.
Newspaper Men Are Power
in State of Gold.

newspaper work. Wells Drury. who
was one of the young hustlers for news
on the Comstock, is still in the har-
ness and doing editorial stunts on the
Union at Sacramento.
Among the "old timers in Nevada
Journalism who have retired from .ls-
tive work, but who still cannot resist
the temptation to dip their pens and
take an occasional whirl at their old
tricks, may. be mentioned Ed Kelley,
who for nearly forty years was recoy-
nized as one of the leaders. He Is now
enjoying his second term as State Sur
veyor General. Major John II. Denis
has retired on the laurels he has won.
Hon. Sam p. Davis, for many years
editor of the Carson Appeal and one of
the brightest and most brilliant writ
ers on the coast, is now serving his
second term as State Controller. but lse
still contributes to the literary world
and his stories are much sought after
by the magazines. he is the author OF
a new comic opera, which is being
placed on the boards in the East and
which promises to make him both noted
and rich
John l.. Coundine is another young
newspaperman who left the field Of
journalism for office. He was one of
the brightest and most fearless writers
in the field, but retired to take the posi-
tion Of Warden at the State Prison at
Carson City. The people lost good
writer when he retired.
Ned Townsend, who has made a
world wide reputation with his Chin
mie Fadden' stories. was also one of the
young men who got his first newspaper
experience in Virginia City.
Charles Michaelson is another young
writer who has made for himself a ma
tional reputation. He, too, got his first
knowledge of newspaper work on the
Comstock. Among the newspapermen
of to-day who are now in the work
and who are making history for the
! growing and fast advancing State. Of
| Nevada may be mentioned those of
Reno and other towns and cities; in
Reno, two dailies, the Journal edited
by the Bingham brothers; the Gazette,
| edited by oscar l.. Morgan, man WHO
! made quite a reputation for himself III
California before entering Nevada. and
the Weekly Observer, edited by Ser
ator Nate Rolf and Allen Bragg. Tie
latter also is the editor of the SILVER
/ State, published at Winnemucca.
| The Elko Independent is ably edited
| by w W. Booker. The Elko, Free Press
was edited by c. A. Sproule. who re-
Gently died. The Herald, published At
/ Wells, is owned and edited by Phil S.
Tripplett, one of the ablest writer's in
the State At -attlc Mountain they
have the Messenger, with Mr.. Woolco' t
at it's head. The Bulletin, at Haw-
thorne, is conducted by brother of
| Denis Mccarthy. At Fallon, the news
! paper is in the hands of bright young
man, Leslie SMALL. whom the people of
! that Assembly district saw fit to senl
to the Legislature, wnere he made one
of the best representatives. Fairbanks
! of the Lyon County Times represents
the newspaper fraternity in that push
! ing little burg.
]; In Virginia City there are two daily
papers, the Enterprise and the Chronicle.
| Carson City has two dailies, the APP
peal, ably edited by Hal Mighels, son
of its founder Harrie Mighels, and
the News owned and edited by Hal A.
Lemon, one of the young and energetic
| men of that section who has built up