Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-20

dentially Childs has been known
to write poetry.
Then there's Enbody of the
Dunlap Reporter. Enbody al
ways reminds one of a practic-
ing M. D. He has a profess
sional style. He lacks a great
deal of being as handsome as
Childs, but he surely has some
thing about MIN that wins.
Some way when we see Enbody
we think of a man who we once
saw selling electric belts, and
Enbody is sod salesman too.
We have convincing proof in
the success he has made Of the
Reporter. Enbody gets nice
words off his pen or typewriter
and his etfusions are always
filled with some good.
Coming down the line there
is Dad Ford of the Woodbine
Twiner. When Ford was born
first thing he asked for was
some type and a printing press.
He is said to have smeared ink
all over his face and the tin of
his cute little nose, (all babies
noses are cute,) always bore the
mark of his future intentions
When nine years of age he
published a newspaper on a
Washington hand press and he
has never been able to tear
himself away from the smell of
the ink, the p-u-r-r of the
paper and the hum of the press.
Ford couldn't live without Q
newspaper. He tried it once
but he had to come back after
about three months.
A scent OF prosperity seems
to emanate from the person Of
Henry Clay Ford. We saw
Rockefeller once and from the
rear, he reminded us of Ford
and now Ford always reminds
us of him.
Then there are Stewart and
White of the Woodbine Chron-
icle. White is a peculiar cuss.
At times he's mean. He writes
mean things. Then the next
day he forgets about what he
has done and once more is q
good fellow. White can talk
Some too. In fact he can out
talk any phonograph that has
ever been patented by Edison.
1t is told of White that he ac-
cepted an invitation to talk
into a phonograph once and be-
fore he had been at it ten min
utes, the machine gave one
whirr, one gasp, there was q
breaking of springs and the
machine went back to the fac
tory.
The first time we saw Ste
wart we thought we were to
meet a priest. Clothed in
black, with a quiet, reserved
ecclesiastical look, we thought
he had something to do with
the ministry, and before we
knew what line he followed VIZ
were greatly shocked to hear
one little, insignificant cuss
word fall from his lips. Their
the friend, who accompanied
him at the time, explained, ane
all was we'll.
Stewart resembles the fan
famed Brann, who for years
edited the Iconiclast in Texas
He isn't quite as mean as Branr
out he can write some real
things and he often
exerts his ability along that
line. Like others who have
gained more fame Stewart
could be said to dip his pen in
poison, only he uses a type
writer and this makes the ap-
plication of poison more diff
cult. Here appearances are in
deed deceptive.
Stewart has married since
last we saw him and if the
proper lady has him in hand
she can do much for him.
The fact that Charles Pur-
nell of the Globe has just been
elected councilman at Persia,
ought to be a sufficient recon-.
mendation. He has succeeded
where hundreds of newspaper
editors have failed. Edward
Rosewater of the Omaha Bee,
was defeated when he ran for
senator. Geo. D. Perkins Of
the Sioux City City Journal,
wanted to be governor of Iowa
and couldn't, but Charles Pur-
nell of the Persia Globe, ran
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