The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-16
PUBLISHERS OF NORTHWESTERN
N. DAKOTA ORGANIZED FRIDAY

The Northwest North Dakota Press
association was organized at meet
ing of publishers from several coun-
ties in this section of the state, held
Friday evening at the Grand Cafe.
The officers areas follows:
F. E. Farrell, Granville Herald,
president. .e-- ---..
Geo. FAIRIES, Williston Herald, vice
president.
F. c. Hoyt, Portal international,
sectetary-treasurer. ~.
O. M. Kilen, Stanley Promoter, Olaf
Rib, Ward County Farmers Press,
and Thad Michaels, Willow City
Eagle, directors.
Plans were made to bold two meet.
ings a year, one in the winter and
the other to take the form of an ed
itors' picnic. The summer meeting
this year will be held at Lake Metz
Roshe, in the Turtle Mountains, plans
being made to spend the week end.
Geo. FAIRIES invited the publishers
to hold their 1928 summer session at
Williston.
A considerable number of>newspaper
men, past and present, attended the
gathering. The list included w. M.
Smart Of "Elkdom"; c. F. Truax and
G.. d. Colcord of The Ward County
independent; S. TIL. Westdal, secretary
of the Williston Commercial Club and
until recently with The Williston Her
aid; George FAIRIES Of The Williston
Herald; W. O. Hales of The Mouse
River Farmers Press Of Towner; Jas.
S. Mill0y, of, Minot, secretary of the
Minot Association of Commerce, and
editor Of the The North Dakota
Columbian; F. E. Farrell Of The Gran
vile Herald; John A. Corbett Of The
Dakota State Journal of Minot; T. G..
Hutchinson of Williston, secretary of
the T. R. Highway Association and
formerly with The Williston Herald;
C. r. Hurry of The Ryder News; R..
Gilbertsen of The Glenburn Advance;
Olaf Rib Of The Farmers Press, of
Minot; o. M. Kilen of The Mountrail
County Promoter of Stanley; Theodore
Kahelek of Kenmare; F. C. Hoyt Of
The Portal International; Charles A.
Wales of The Van Hook Tribune and
Hal S. Davies and Carl w. Mason OF
The Minot Daily News.
The publishers were not inclined to
/, talk shop but spent the evening in q
social manner and in laying plans for
rendering greater service to the COM
munities. A number Of interesting
talks were given in the form Of rem
iniscenses of the early days, several of
the publishers being pioneers in the
business. Pres. Farrell is. the dean
of the profession represented Friday
night. He came to North Dakota
as a printer from New York state in
1882. C. F. Truax told of his early
experiences in Minot when he worked
in the same office with Little Mac
II. X. Mcleod, deceased), and John
Corbett, who was learning the trade
in the plant owned by his brother
in-law, Geo. w. Wilson, now of Stan
ley.
John Corbett told of assisting in
running off 600 papers an hour on an
old Washington hand press for the
Ward County Reporter, then weekly
paper with circulation of $500. G.
D. Colcord vouched for the statement
stating that at the time he was a
subscription solicitor for the Reporter
with which he was connected for a
year, twenty years ago.
R. Gilbertsen, who has published the
Advance at Glenburn for many years
told of borrowing Colcord's bicycle in
the early days to ride to his claim, and
puncturing the tire, necessitating his
walking most of the way. Each one
present spoke during the evening. Ha
Davies, Of the Daily News was toast:
master. A fine dinner. was served
BY The News in compliment to the
northwestern publishers and at the
conclusion. the guests visited the plant
Of the News.
While in the city the publishers were
the guests of Carl Danielson of the
Grand hotel and at noon they attend.
ed luncheon served by the Associa.
ton Of Commerce.