Phinias G. McVay

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1. 

   Kalispell Union

   July 31

   With: Latest Edition
   Location: Available in town
   When:  August 1875
   Time of Day: Morning
    
   
   
2. 

   Unexpected Delay

   May 20

   Phinn smiled broadly, "Now that sounds like a great offer! I might just take you up on it." He replied tipping his low top hat as he turned and headed for his office. There were others he'd like to talk with, interview, be he had enough to start with. And he fully intended to keep his word to Addy, and in a manner of speaking to Kalispell as well.
    
   This place just might be the last place he'd set up shop in.
   
3. 

   Unexpected Delay

   May 10

   "Of course, I need to respect the wishes of witnesses or never get another word from them on anything. Some don't understand that and twist words to suit their agenda." Phinn explained. "My job is to present the truth, not to impose my leanings one way or 'tuther is irresponsible publishing and there's enough of that going around this great nation, my thanks for your help on this." He extended his hand to the teamster. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance Miss Addy Chapple."
   
4. 

   Unexpected Delay

   May 8

   Phinn wrote as quickly as she spoke, trying to keep up and not miss anything important. Her request took him off balance. He looked at the shoulder area and the small blood stain. A slight furrow in the material under the blood was visible but looked to have coagulated.
    
   “Well the shirt may need a couple of stitches, but the wound, if you’d call it that, is no longer bleeding, though I’d recommend seeing the doctor.” He said, then added. “Thank you for the story, I’ll report it accurately with no embellishment and I shall leave Miss Katherine out of the article with the exception that she was not interfered with. If that’s to your liking.”
    
   Tag @Bongo
   
5. 

   Unexpected Delay

   May 7

   Taking a breath, she added, "Me, I been in th' war...not fightin' specifically, mind ya, so I'm used ta facin' that sort'a thing, but Miz Katherine...she held up real well, but she don't need ta be reminded of it, nor questioned or given undue sympathy."
    
   “I’m no sensationalist Miss Addy, not at all,” Phinn stated. “I seek only the news, and if something were to look harmful to the innocent, I leave it be. I have the only newspaper in town, so I need not sensationalize to sell papers.” He paused. “I should think that her arrival alone would be well received by this community. Her involvement or lack of it has no bearing on the fact that a much needed addition to our community has arrived here.”
    
   Tag @Bongo
   
6. 

   Unexpected Delay

   May 1

   "Well now," she mused, giving him a bit of a smirk, "I don't read yer paper.  But I reckon yer gonna hear somethin'."  She shrugged.  "Was comin' from Whitefish, stopped at th' swing station ta switch out horses when th' Barnes boys decided they wanted my cargo...was a bit of a fight, but Marshal Steelgrave showed up an' we got th' upper hand...ya seen th' result, I'm sure...I'm here, he's here, they ain't."  
    
   “Actually Ma’am, an excellent recount of the incident, simple, to the point, may I quote you?” He asked really liking the no-frill blunt retelling. Now, his readers may not appreciate such a synopsis of the incident, but it was certainly clear as to what happened.
    
   “I heard rumor that also on board was the new schoolmarm, and that is indeed a headline story for this community.” Phinn began, “would you care to comment on that?”
   
7. 

   Unexpected Delay

   April 30

   Phinn smiled as he approached the teamster. "Evening Ma'am. I suppose you know who I am and what I' about. My readers would certainly be interested in what transpired on the trail." He began, "And it most certainly would be better that the details come from you as opposed to something I have to guess at." 
    
   He knew there was a taint associated with the press, but Phinias McVay was a newspaperman first and foremost. He wanted the story and he wanted to print the facts, not some trumped up dime novel piece.
    
   Tag @bongo
   
8. 

   Unexpected Delay

   April 8

   She tugged on the horse's reins, "You'll have to excuse me, Mr. McVay. I need to get these boys to the undertaker before they get any riper. Come by the Marshal's office in the morning and I will give you what details I can."
    
   Phinn smiled, recognizing this was not the ‘bums rush’ to be rid of him, but a necessity of the moment. “Of course, of course, Deputy. I will make it a point of stopping by early and gathering whatever information you might have.” He closed his notebook and placed it in his vest pocket, along with the nub of a pencil he used.
    
   As he watched her leave it dawned on him, the stagecoach was nowhere to be seen, meaning it would be out of sight, perhaps, he guessed the stables.
    
   This was a story he wanted to have, one complete with a gun battle resulting in three dead men. He wished that the Marshal who had brought the bodies in would have been more forthcoming about the incident, but, he would get what he could from everyone involved and strode off toward the stables.
    
   Minutes later Phinn arrived at the stables and indeed, there sat the coach. He picked up his pace.
    
   Tag @Bongo@JulieS
   
9. 

   The Arrival of Phinn McVay

   March 8

   It was three days getting the shop set up, slower than Phinn would have liked, but at last, it was ready it was ready for production.
   A Printers Devil would be a nice edition and make things go a bit faster as he was sure whoever took the job would need to be trained. Well, that was easily done. Phinn was a patient man, and he was not attempting a daily, at least not for the foreseeable future. A weekly would suffice for a town long without a paper.
    
   His first job was a poster advertising for a Printers Devil. He would run several for display in high traffic areas of town and then, as always, hope for the best.
    
   WANTED
   PRINTERS DEVIL
   WAGES $.60 PER WEEK
   TRAINING PROVIDED
   KALISPELL UNION
   NEWS ITEMS ACCEPTED
    
    
   
10. 

    The Arrival of Phinn McVay

    February 24

    "Well now, that's too bad, both for the Union and those who'll miss out on some easy money," Phin said. "But it's good to meet you. I'll just head over to the school and see what I can get done.  Get the press up and running, get the first edition out as fast as possible." He said to no one in particular. He removed the money belt from around his waist. "Believe I'll not only pay you I'll also be opening an account. There'll be transactions for the paper and such."
     
    Tag @JulieS