The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-09-07
EDITOR is FORCED TO
TELL THE TRUTH

A west Texas editor got tired Of
being called a liar" because of ar
occasional typographical error OF
slight disarrangement of the facts in
publishing commonplace news
item. In his wrath he announced in
bold-face black type as follows:
"A lot of people in this town fall
out with the editor and brand him as
a liar when the ordinary human mis-.
takes of life show up in a newspaper
You have a little charity and fellow
feeling for every man in town but
your editor. You claim that you
want the facts, and id If l don't
give 'em to you. Read the next issue
of this sheet and you'll see some
facts with the bark off. I'll admit
that l have been liar, an editorial
liar ever since l have been editing
this sheet, but I have never printed
lie in these columns except to save
some body's. feelings from being
hurt. I'm dad burned if l don't
print the plain truth from now on,
or until you get out of the habit
of calling me a liar every time /
make some little unavoidable typo
graphical error. Watch my smoke. F."
Here are some paragraphs culled
from the next issue:
John BENIN, the LATEST merchant
in town, made trip to Bellville yes
terday.
John Coyle, our groceryman, who
voted with the Republicans in 1896,
and consumes more mail-order
whiskey than any other member of
the Baptist church in this county, Is
doing a poor business. His store is
dirty and dusty. 1t is wonder he
has any business at all.
Rev. Sly preached last Sunday at
the Christian church. His sermon
was punk and uninteresting, except
some stuff he quoted from Bob In
gersoll, for which he failed to give
Bob any credit. He also recited a
few passages from William Gilbert
Munsey's sermons and had the gall
to palm it off as his own.
Dave Charter died at his home
two miles north of this place, last
Thursday night. Dock Holderness,
who is an old friend of the family,
attended him few minutes before
he expired. He gave it out that Dave
died of heart failure. That is lie.
Dave died from drinking too much
of a very poor grade of mail order
whiskey. This paper prints the
truth.
Tom Spradlin married Miss Cordie
Meador last trades day at the coun-
ty seat. 1t amt generally known,
but the marriage was brought about
mainly by Remington shotgun ma
nipulated by the brides father; Tom
concludin' that marryin' was the
healthiest thing he could do until
other arrangements could be made.
Roger Lloyd. cashier of the state
bank at Willow Grove, died Wednes-
day evening and was buried FRIDAY
by the Odd Fellows in Pleasant
Mound cemetery. He has been tax
ing this paper seven years and so FAR
hasn't paid us cent; we thinking
that he. being a banker, would pay
some time. We will sell the account
for two bits worth of fresh greens.
Married: Miss Susie Scruggs and
Horace Griffin last Saturday, at the
Methodist parsonage, Rev. James q.
Williams officiating. The bride is
very ordinary town girl who tlirts
with all the travelling men she meets
and never helped her mother three
days all put together in her whole
life. She is anything but a beauty,
resembling a gravel pit in the race
and walks like a duck. The groom
is a natural born loafer and bum.
He never did lick of work until his
run him off from home
last fall. He went to the county
seat, and just before starving to
death accepted a job as chamber