The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-13

Byron Albert Ford was born at Buffalo,
n. Y, January 9. 1sn. and when nine
years OF age his parents moved 20
Niagara Falls. where he attended the
public schools until 1856, when he entered
the Office of the Niagara Falls Gazette as
an apprentice. In the fall of 1859 he re-
turned TO Buffalo and worked in book and
job Offices, and worked also in Cleveland.
Ohio. and then accepted a position on
newspaper at Painesville, Ohio, where he
worked nine months.
Returning TO Buffalo in April. 1861, he
enlisted in Company I. Thirty-seventh
New York Infantry. and served two
years, being wounded at the battle OF
Williamsburg. Va. and mustered out of
the service on June %, 1863 He Joined the
Buffalo Typographical Union in the win
ter OF 1885, and served that body three
years as its secretary and one year as
vice president.
He came to the Government Printing
Office IN 1862 and remained until 1871.
when he went 10 Salt Lake Utah, and
accepted a position on the Tribune, which
he vacated because Of a strike. and then
was for while foreman OF the Salt Lake
Journal and then returned To Buffalo to
accept the assistant foremanship OF the
Express, which he held until he again re-
turned TO the Government Printing Office
in 1873 to accept the position of makeup
on the Congressional Record. which he
held for six years, and resigned 10 accept
a clerkship in the War Department.
Two years afterward Mr.. Ford again
~ IA
Office TO accept the foremanship of the
Record, which he held until change Of
administration, and was then assigned
TO the makeup on the index of the Pat
ent Office Gazette, which he held for
twenty-five years.
Mr.. Ford has been a useful member OF
Columbia Union, serving her in many
capacities. He was treasurer of the
union in 1SS+1SS5
An Indian newspaper has been started
at Muscogee. Okla. financed by the
chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes and 9TH /
er prominent Indians. The five tongues J
of the tribes viii be used in the various
departments Augustus ". Ivey, a /
Cherokee, is the editor, and the name OF |
tine paper Is Degwanus Acheeta, mean /
ing Farm and Fireside
n. J. Llllard, publisher OF the Pensa- |
colian, Pensacola, Fla. remembered sew |
eral of his former c. P. 0. associates
with copies Of the current March num- /
Der. The journal, devoted to the devel-
opment Of the city. county State and
the South, has already attained a cred
liable circulation in the second year Of its
existence.
The Joseph f. Goodkey campaign com
mittee has favored us with the following
Our candidate for dele
gate TO represent Columbia Union at
Minneapolis is out to carry the creden-
tials Of the delegation, and your vote
and support is earnestly requested for
him. A vote for him means the protec-
ton Of your interests"
George Gerberich, in charge Of specih-
cation makeup. was called to his home.
in Lebanon, Pa. on Friday last by the
death Of his mother.
F. P. Wilkins. Cyrus Cook. and ]. w.
Clark are detailed as readers in the
main proofroom.
Charles Fletcher, of the proofroom. was
called to the bedside of his wife on
Tuesday last, but happily the case was
not so severe as feared, and Mrs. Fetch
er is now doing nicely.
Albert S. Nolan. a well-known Wash
ngton boy, who was quite active I'm
abor circles when here, is president of
he Boston Feeders and Assistants
Union and delegate to the Boston Cen
raj Labor Union.
The majority against the mortuary law. II
recently submitted to the referendum by
he I. T. u, was sU7, and the majority
'ast against it By Columbia Union was
96
The conventions Of the leading trades
n the printing industry go TO the Middle
west again this year-the pressmen to
Columbus, Ohio; the bookbinders to Cedar
Rapids. Iowa. and the typographers to
MINI.
The idea Of a baseball league composed
If teams from each of the daily papers.
me from the book and job Offices and
me from the G. P. o.. looks good to /
many of the fans in the Office. and
Johnny Luitch Is highly Endorsed as the
nan to manage the G. P. o. team.
Encouraging reports have been received
rom the sick room Of Mr.. Edgar ]. J.
Dwight. of the document section.
James A. Barnes. a member of C. p O.
Council. No. 211, National Union. died at G
he Emergency Hospital on Sunday from {
he effects of injuries received while at
work in the Agricultural Department on J
February 10. The unfortunate man was
bout fifty years old. and is survived by
lis wife. He carried a certificate for 81. 600
The thirty days leave of Compositor t
:. K, stribling, Of the document section.
xpired on Friday ]
Miss Amanda Craig, a feeder in the I
light press section, was summoned to c
Ter home at Berkeley Springs, ". Va. (
N Monday evening. owing to the serious /