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'''111. Reporting in 1880'''

To-day's story will consist of a number of items taken from the local press some seventy-five or more years ago, and which are rather intriguing as well as colorful.
:The first taken from an issue dated [[31 Jan 1880]]: Saturday night a slight row occurred in one of our saloons between [[Judge Carland]] and [[Judge Garlock]] about some slight matter in dispute, words waxed high, and finally the two judges pitched into one another and attempted to wipe up the floor of the saloon--friends interfered and peace was restored.
:The next is taken from an issue dated November 13, 1880: [[Joe Prince]], his dog and team, created quite an excitement in the neighborhood of the Journal office Thursday evening by running away and smashing [[Mrs. Anderson's boarding house]] sign and lantern. The matter was adjusted satisfactorily, and [[Mrs. Anderson]] returned to her domicile in a quieter frame of mind than when she appeared upon the scene. (We wonder how many remember Joe Prince--as a reminder he was a [[Sadie bottom]] rancher).
:And the last one is taken from the Christmas issue, 1880: [[Tape Worm Charley]] and [[Bob Gibbon]], from [[Piety Flat]], came down to have some fun with the boys.

Such was the profession of reporting displayed in the early eighties.