Show VOLUNTEER NEWS ITEMS A good many people have an idea that to tell a newspaperman a news item in which they themselves are concerned is egotism of a very bad brand the newspaperman look at it in that light someone has said that a newspaper mans business is to learn everybody alses business which in a measure is true and ho he can only get acquainted with facts of which lie he knows nothing by having some one tell him for instance a party is give irin ir in a home in the city no il member lember of the newspaper force was present neither were any of their relatives nor neighbors nothing is said to any body connected nith ith the new newspaper newspaper omec by any one present it at the party so when the next issue comes out and the party is not reported tile the poor editor is either cither put down as a big bunch of know nothing or else lie he is accused of spite 1 because because lie he was not inai invited ted the truth of tile the matter is the editor Is always delighted to have one tell him of happenings of every nature whatever ile he needs them in his business but he is only a mortal and c can in not divine things that happen when he was neither present nor has been told anything about it that which ho he sees and hears from reliable sources lie ho can be accused of knowing but not otherwise to make tile the pathway of a news correspondent pleasant people should stop him on the street call him up tip over the phone write him a little note or do anything that will bring him into communication with the events happening every day which will be of in detest lei est to the readers of the paper every one connected with ith the box elder news office will be very thankful for any and all items of news and they wont think the informer Is suffering ferin with swell lead head either |