Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-03
OLD MEMBERS OF THE BEE STAFF
Many Ex-EmpIoyes Attend Funeral of
Their Former Chief

Graduates from the editorial department
Of The Bee may be found occupying prorni-
nent and responsible positions in many OF
the largest cities of the country. or some
of the earlier members of The Bee stan
few are still residents OF Omaha, engaged
in various occupations other than news
paper work. while others are employed on
contemporary publications. These attended
the funeral I'm a body.
To undertake to give a sketch OF more
than few OF them, OF twenty or more
years ago, would require more space than
can be given TO this article. The dean of
the ex-employes of The Bee is Alfred soren-
son. now editor and proprietor OF the
Omaha Examiner. Mr.. Sorenson was the
first city editor of The Bee and held that
position from 1871 to 1879. During those
strenuous years Mr.. Sorenson and Mr.
Rosewster comprised about the whole edi-
torlal force of the paper. However, during
the '70s Willis Sweet was. for a period, a
news and editorial writer and later went
to Idaho and when that territory became
a state he was graduated into a congress-
man. As The Bee waxed strong additional
help was needed and among the old regime
was J. b. Piper who performed some local
work and is now in the real estate business
atins from college. became connected with
the advertising department. subsequently
engaging In other pursuits and the practice
OF law and later became attorney general
of Nebraska. James b. Haynes became a
member of The Bee stan In 1881 and con-
tinued with The Bee for many years eVentu-
ally becoming managing editor. and Is now
private secretary to Senator Willard. Along
about this period A. C. Troup now Judge
Troup). became a travelling correspondent
and solicitor for The Bee until he relin-
Quished newspaper work for the law. T.
w. Blackburn was similarly employed on
the paper with Mr.. Troup as travelling rep
.resentAtive and correspondent Another of
the travelling correspondents for The Bee
was John II. Pierce. who for a few years
previously wrote a series of letters to The
Bee from the Black Hills. over the nom de
plume Of Ranger" Pierce later went into
the ministry and during the Transmissls-
sippi exposition ran the Brunswick hotel
here. little later George r. CAMS came
on the paper and conducted the exchange
department. which Mr.. Rosewater esteemed
Of great value This became a very import
ant and interesting department Of the
paper. being a great variety of interesting
items OF news gathered from the northwest,
published Monday mornings as the North
western News budget. when last heard
from Mr.. CAMS was publishing a paper at
Blackfoot, Idaho. A. J. Kendrick was one
OF the local writers on The Bee during the
SOS. he resigned and went to Chicago,
where he became city editor OF the Chicago
Daily News. During the Worlds fair
Kendrick broke down and Victor Lawson.
In appreciation Of his services gave him
s. 600 and told him to repay Il when he
could. Kendrick put some other money
TO this and went to Fort Smith. Ark. where
he established the Daily Record. which he
Is still successfully conducting
Fred BenEinger, an Iowan. came on The
Bee - q special writer In the later S0s.