The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-26
Editors Met at Clarinda.

meeting of the Southern Iowa Edi-
torial Association at Clarinda last
Thursday and Friday, about fifty
editors being present, and they en-
joyed splendid two days meeting,
which was devoted to discussions OF
topics pertaining to the newspaper
business. 1t was our first visit to
Clarinda, and it is one of the good
little cities of southern Iowa, with
many miles of street paving installed
and we noticed with interest the work
of putting in concrete paving while
there, and found that the cost of It
was only $1.28 per yard. 1t makes
q fine paving and has stood all tests
for wear. We believe it is the COM
ing pavement for small cities.
One special good feature of the
editorial meeting was the chalk talk
and drawings by Bart" the famous
cartoonist of the Minneapolis Jour-
nal, and we took special interest in
his work, for it was under our direc-
ton that he first commenced learn
ing the printing trade as devil in
the Herald Office at Charlton some
twenty-six years ago. He soon devel-
oped a talent for drawing and be-
came a cartoonist and is one of the
best in the country. His chalk talk
and cartoon drawing is something
out of the ordinary, as he has talk
which is not merely a rattle trap to
fill in time, but it is a talk filled with
good things which with the draw
ture and the audience cannot help
but laugh at the rapidity with which
he draws the cartoons and the many
witty sayings which fit into the story
so nicely. Bart" has prepared a
special line of agricultural chalk
talks and cartoons which are original
and entirely different from anything
in this line we ever saw. He filled a
few Chautauqua dates this year and
expects to fill a large number the
coming year, and we know he will
make good in this line just as he has
with his newspaper cartoon work.
Bart" was born and raised at Char
iton, being the son of Col. o. A.
Bartholomew, a leading attorney of
Charlton.
The sessions of the association
were held in the fine new Armory
theatre building, which is under the
management of Major George Lam
ders, formerly of Centerville, and
who extended every courtesy to the
editors. He has charge of the regi-
mental band and is prominent
factor in musical circles in Clarinda.
Editor Victor Rosewater, of the
Omaha Bee made splendid address,
as did that old veteran LATE Young,
of the Des Moines Capital, and Col.
Hepburn also made a short talk, in
which he taboed politics altogether.
Scott Robinson, of Glenwood, an old
time Leon editor, told why he left
the newspaper business to become
merchant and banker, and how
sorry he was of it. J. H. Tedford,
the veteran editor of the Mt. Ayr
Record-News told of many interest
ing "reminiscences of his long career
as a writer. When the association
was called to order 1t was greeted
by an old Decatur county boy, who
is now leading attorney and mayor
of Clarinda, Earl Peters, who for
many years was a resident of Pleas
anton.
On Thursday the editors and many
of the business men Of Clarinda
were guests at a splendid banquet
served by the ladies Of tho Presby.
terrain church in their new $50. 900
church, which ii Just being complet-
ed. the banquet being followed By
m evening ct the opera house whore
the regimental band diScoursed sweet