The Washington herald., 1910-08-28


A. ]. Boyer was born at Roxbury
Franklin County. Pa. and entered the
Office OF the Valley Spirit. in Chambers
burg IN 1852. In 1861 he was transferred
to the Office OF the Hagerstown md
Mail, where he finished his apprentice
ship. The Mail Office was raided and
destroyed early In the war and its pub
Usher sent South across the lines. The
Mails successor, the Free Press. suffer-
cd similar fate, and Mr.. Boyer's next
move was to the city Of Lancaster. Pa,
where he acted as foreman Of the Chris
tan Advocate. published by Rev Dr.
Thomas. father Of the late John and Ed
ward Thomas. for many years employees
in the Government Printing Office. At
Lancaster Mr.. Boyer Joined the Typo
graphical Union in 1863 and has been a
member thereof ever since.
In 1867 ne removed to Dayton, Ohio.
where he published the workman's Ap-
peal. Mr.. Boyer was then. and IS yet an
enthusiastic advocate Of the right OF suf-
frage for women, and in 1865 he began
the publication Of the Womans Advocate,
radical Journal in advocacy OF his pet
doctrines IN behalf Of women. He par
ticipated in the organization OF the Amer
lean Woman Suffrage Association. Of
which Henry Ward Beecher was presi-
dent Lucy Stone, Mary A. IAvermore,
Susan =. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton. Mrs Victoria Woodruff Theodore
Tilton. George W. Julian, Phoebe Couzins,
and the Ike celebrated advocates or the
cause were his associates in this work
In 1871 ne removed to Chicago. where
he began the publication Of the Chicago
Ledger. This was the year OF the great
fire in that city.
In 1872 he moved to Denver. Colo.
where he started the Daily Times. in the
interest of Horace Greeley, Democratic
nominee for the Presidency. A years So
journ in that State sufFiced. and Mr. B.
was OF for pastures new. He crossed the
Territories Of Colorado New Mexico, and
Arizona in company with a number Of
tourists. toward the Pacific Coast he and
Prof. Glass. a geOlogist, being the only
two out OF a company Of fourteen 10
reach California by way OF this then ex-
ceedingly dangerous route. These two
crossed the great desert Of San Bernar-
dino. south OF Death Valley having made
some narrow escapes from the bloody and
treacherous Apaches. whom Gen. Crook
eventually subdued and landed on the
Coast on foot, accompanied by a pack
burro. On this venturesome trip Mr.. 3.
represented the New York World, writ
ing under the pen name Of "Rinaldo. {"
He subsequently settled in Oakland.
Cal. where. in company with a young
friend. he established the Evening Torch
light which he edited for several years,
subsequently changing the name 70 the
Tribune. and which to-day Is one Of the
| leading daily newspapers on the Pacific
! Coast Crossing the bay, he engaged in
journalism in San Francisco for a num-
Der of years before returning to the
East Among the journals ne started
and sold we're the Oakland Homestead.
the San Francisco Commercial Advocate.
the American Patriot. the Pacific Liberal.
the Mission Mirror, the Sacramento Dem
| ocratic Statesman. and the Sacramento
Daily Gazette. Mr.. b. tells an interest
ing story of his partnership in the news
paper business in Sacramento with
James Addison Reavis, the man who
afterward sprung upon the world the
most gigantic land fraud known TO his
tory, the Paralto land grant, involving
many hundreds Of millions OF dollars
worth OF land in Arizona, embracing
many thousands Of miles in area. and in
GLIDING several Of the largest towns and
cities In the Territory: also the stupen-
dous diamond swindle in Wyoming. when
great stretches OF plains were sailed
with cheap diamonds and which set the
world by the ears, until Clarence King
the government geologist, exposed the
swindle and landed the swindlers in the
! penitentiary. In 1881 Mr. b. came to
Washington and through the influence OF
Senator Hearst, father OF William Ran
dolph Hearst, OF the New York Journal
he entered the Government Printing Of
fee. where, with few brief interals, he
has been ever since employed He IS
now past his seventy-hrst year. but, judg-
ing from appearances, he is good fol
many more years. He is the historian
Of the California State Association in
this city. and has on many occasions
delivered interesting historical addresses
on early incidents in the history OF the
State by the Sunset Sea.
Maker-up McCsllum. Of the 7, reported
for work on Tuesday.
Assistant Foreman Roberts, Of the doc.
ument section, returned to the office on
Thursday after thoroughly enjoyed
Western trip.
II. c. Town has returned from Atlantic
City. and reported for work in the doc.
ument section, apparently benefited BY
his recent vacation.
Maker-up Clarence Williams. of tn,
document section, is absent on leave.
Thurston G. Brown, Of Maryland. an,
Eugene F. Rosen. OF the District OF Co
lumbia, two (white) probationary ap
pointees, We're assigned to the documen
(printiug) section as skilled laborers OF
Monday.
James Atkins and William 3. Scott, tw,
temporary unskiiled 1aborers Of the doc
ument section, have been transferred I,
the postal card section. located on tn