The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-08
Man About Town

born reporter or correspondent and
who. at every opportunity, seeks to
break into print via the regular news
columns.
The Man has many of these artic-
les jokes and illusions handed him al
most daily.
Sometimes, indeed. valuable. news
item is picked up in this manner.
Many good tips" have been received
through the fondness of some un-
known person to write for the pa
per-"
But for every service rendered there
are a dozen occasions when the mat
ter submitted is just so much rot and
which accomplishes nothing other
than to worry the editor.
The usual salutation is Dear MIR.
Editor: Please print this ad for me-"
Why do they say "ad?" Why can
not they say "item?"
However, here are few of the lads"
received during the past few days. For
obvious reasons names and places are
omitted:
Mr.. Blank Dash Of was married
last Tuesday week ago to Miss Mary
Youkno, the popular waitress at the
hotel of this place. Mr.. Blank
Dash has been long time the porter
for this hotel and it was this way
he met, wooed and won the affections
of his wife. who was then Miss Mary
Youkno. The young couple will con-
tinue to live at the hotel. their places
being kept for them while they went
on their wedding tour.
A correspondent in Ramsey county
has been bothered by chicken thieves.
He did not notify the police. Instead
he wrote as follows:
Dear Mr.. Editor: Please publish
the following. but do not use my
name:"
Mr.. So-and-So. a well-known citizen
of --. Ramsey county, is mourning
the loss of several of his finest hens
and ROSTERS. He doesn't blame any
body, but suspicion points to ---
there a mans name was given), and
unless those chickens are returned
there will be trouble.
OF course, it would be utterly out of
the question to print these communi-
cations-common sense would forbid,
even were there no libel in laws in
North Dakota.
But the class more dangerous than
the we'll meaning, but mistaken, is the
would-be joker who tries to use a
newspaper as means of carrying
out his jokes CD.
Not long since the following was re-
ceived, this being one Of lot, and be-
ing reproduced merely to show to what
ends the dangerous pests will go. The
letter accompanying the lad" read:
OF course, there is not word of
truth In this, but some of us fellows
want to play joke on friend of ours
and when he sees the 'ad' in the paper
he will be as mad as blazes."
Guess he would-anyone would.
This is the "ad:''
ID - -. a well-known citizen or
-, - county, was arrested last
night for robbing IS grocery store.
being caught with his hands in the
cash drawer. The time was a. M,
and the arrest was only effected after
running fight in which several shots
were fired, ETC., etc.
The writer of this communication
was evidently man of education and
intelligence. He was evidently" SO.
Automobile Spine" is a new malady
with which a number of New York
auto owners are afflicted. The disease
is somewhat more severe than chat
feuritis," which was prevalent here
early in the summer and is due to ex-
cesstve chug-chugging. 1t is fair to
predict that as cloud pushing has be-
come a pastime or profession its
enthusiasts will develop. some strange
complaint, which the physicians will
dub "aeronaut's" or "balloonists liver"
A glimpse of an auto party going down
Third street is enough to brighten one
into a certainty of having a severe at
tack of the auto spine" for fact.
The man about town frequently runs
on to some one philosophically in
clined and today certain office man
,unbosomed himself in the following
which the Man took down in short
hand and prints for what it's worth in
his column. He said:
Every business establishment has
parsonage who is styled by the help
as the old man. This person is the
head of the place and in his hands lies
the destinies of the force, their future
and the size of the pay envelope on
Saturday night. Just why he is called
the old man. will never be known for
the custom dates back to time immem-
oriale. often wonder IL the old
man, generally speaking, realizes just
what responsibility rests upon him
and always weighs his actions. Pos
sibly, but not probable. The pathway
of the old man is not always one of
flowers. He undoubtedly has troubles
Of his own the help know nothing of,
but-there is difference in the old
man In offices and the help learn to
love and respect or fear and dislike.
Most old men are gruff and blunt.
The successful ones are as a rule.
They have outlived the jolly period
when manager or superintendent
thinks he must say pretty things to
the help in order to keep them feeling
good. Life is just plain business
proposition to him and from the care of
heavy business responsibilities he be-
comes pretty well calloused to senti-
mentality. Still, every old man has
bis weakness and an Indifferent help
always seeks to locate it while the
legitimate worker minds his business
and saws wood.
Some old men make a mistake in
assuming that it is poor policy to COM
pliment the help when credit is due,
A little word of commentator is not
a bad thing and we all like 1t but the
old man must be judiciOus in his dis
pensation of this for many can not
stand prosperity. The old man has his
troubles. indeed, and he is a peculiar
character in business life, but usually
holding strong position in the hearts
OF those under him II he is on the
square. If he is not, he will not be
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