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1 Gustav Koerner in his Memoirs said that he wrote most of the articles in both the Banner and the Beobachter.
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BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Company, of which he was chief stockholder and business man- ager. He died in 1895 and his son, Hermann Semmelroth, succeeded him. A. W. Fischer was editor 1895-1896; Otto Steuernagel. 1896-1898; Krüger, 1898 ----. Began as a weekly ; a daily was considered in January, 1853, and a trial number issued in December, when Belleville had no railroad and no telegraph office. A few numbers of a daily were issued in January, 1855; began again November, 1855, and continued till June, 1857; permanently established August, 1876. In politics originally Democratic, modified under Wenzel; strongly anti-slavery under Grimm, who made the paper a powerful influence from 1858 to 1861; supported Lincoln in 1860, Greeley in 1872; Independent till 1884, Democratic until 1893, Republican since. Files 1856-1857, 1860 to date in the office. PUF SUN, 1851 : Established by E. H. Fleming. After thirty-six numbers it was joined to Advocate and conducted by Mr. Fleming as fore- man and Judge Niles as editor.
EAGLE, 1854+: Managed by Bevirt and Shoupe and edited by Governor Reynolds for a while. At first it was a daily but soon changed to a weekly. Changed to S ST. CLAIR TRIBUNE, +1854-1858: John B. Hay was manager and William Orr editor, 1854; Edward R. Stuart and G. A. Harvey, 1854; Mr. Harvey and William E. Hyde, 1854-1856; Mr. Har- vey, 1857. In 1857 it was sold to Van Cleve and Weeden, owners and publishers of the Advocate. P
DER FARMER DES WESTENS, March, 1856 : An agricultural paper pub- lished from the Zeitung office. It was continued but a short time. VOLKSBLATT, 1856-1858: German and anti-slavery. Established by Dr. F. Wenzel and edited by Louis Didier, 1856-1857; Franz Grimm, 1857-1858. In 1858 it was consolidated with the Zei- tung. P
DEMOKRAT, 1856-1857: Edited by Dr. Wenzel, except for a few weeks, during which time it was edited by A. Ruoff. German and a supporter of Democracy. P
SUN, 1857: Established by E. H. Fleming. It was also joined to Advocate.
DEMOCRAT, 1857-1883+ : Published by Messrs. W. F. Boyakin and H. L. Fleming, 1857-1859; E. R. Stuart and W. H. Shoupe, 1859-1860; W. F. Boyakin was editor from the first; G. A. Harvey, 1860-1863; Duelinger and Russell, 1863 to 1883, when the Democrat was combined with the News as the News-Demo- crat. Fred J. Kern succeeded William J. Underwood as editor and manager January 1, 1890, and has continued in that position to date. HPU
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STAR OF EGYPT, 1858-1859: Campaign paper edited and published by Ex-Governor Reynolds and J. W. Hughs. Supported Sidney Breese against Douglas for the Senate.
BANNER, 1859: Edited and published by H. L. Davidson. Dem- ocratic.
DAILY DESPATCH, March 7-August 3, 1861 : Established by Thomas H. Fleming and G. M. Williams. In twelve days it was trans- ferred to G. A. Harvey ; in five months it ceased. P
MINER AND WORKMAN'S ADVOCATE, 1863-1866 : Established by John Hinchcliffe. It was very successful and was printed on the first steam power press run in southern Illinois. Removed to East St. Louis, where after one year it was discontinued.
STERN DES WESTENS, 1865-1877: Published by Mr. Schmall from whom it passed into possession of Semmelroth and Kircher; Kircher sold to Daniel Hertel; Hertel retired and Semmelroth became sole proprietor. In 1868 to 1872 Henry Huhn was editor. It was sold in 1872 to Frederick E. Scheel; in 1877 it was consolidated with Zeitung. U
FREIE PRESSE, 1868-1870: Established by a joint stock company with Mr. Mueller as editor. Democratic campaign paper. After the campaign the press was bought by Mr. Brickley of Red Bud, where publication was resumed with A. C. Helmicj as editor and Peter Baker, publisher; soon after removed to Belleville, where after another year it was suspended. German.
PEOPLE, 1870-1874: Union Newspaper Company editors and pub- lishers, 1871; Kimball and Taylor, 1872; F. M. Taylor, 1873; Western Printing Company, 1874. Printed at Advocate office.
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANER, 1872-1873: Established by a stock com- pany of leading Republicans, with Henry Huhn as editor and manager. In 1873 Sebastian Feitsam bought the stock and, soon afterward, bought the Zeitung and merged the two.
TREUBUND, 1873: German; run in the interest of a benevolent society. Established by Messrs. Semmelroth and Company. Edited by Dr. Neubert. Short-lived. U
INDEPENDENT, 1877-1878: Removed from New Athens by George Auerswald. Continued but a few months.
STERN, 1877-1881: Established by Belleville Printing Company with Frederick E. Scheel, editor. In 1878 made daily, at which time Henry Huhn became editor. German. Democratic. It was absorbed by Zeitung.
REFORM, 1878; Established by George C. Bunsen. Advocated socialism and communism. Died after four or five months.
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BELVIDERE, BOONE COUNTY
JOURNAL, 1878; Established by L. W. Habercom. German. After twenty issues sold to Zeitung.
REPUBLICAN, 1879- - (?): Established by Dr. T. W. Erkert.
In five months he sold one third interest to G. F. Kimball and one-third to S. C. Mace. In four months Erkert purchased their interests and became sole owner again. In 1881 one-half in- terest was sold to H. B. Knight.
BELLFLOWER
JOURNAL, 1877: Glessner Brothers were publishers. Independent. BELVIDERE, BOONE COUNTY
PRAIRIE BEACON, about 1847: A neutral paper edited by J. P. Nichols. Listed in Illinois Annual Register for 1847.
STANDARD, 1851-1897: Published by Ralph Roberts, 1851-1897. Democratic up to 1856 when it became Republican. Published weekly. PSF
REPUBLICAN, 1848-1850: Edited by J. W. Snow. It was an ex- ponent of Whig principles.
, 1859: Two or three numbers of a weekly issued by a "Professor" Gower. Printed in Rockford.
INDEPENDENT, -(?)- - (?): J. Nelson Brockway. Republi- can. Printed for a short time only.
UNION, -(?)- - (?): Jackson Republican. Lasted a year or two.
BOONE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1864: Established by a Mr. Wilson and continued through the campaign of 1864.
BOONE COUNTY ADVERTISER, 1867(?)-1870. Established about 1867 by W. H. Caldwell. Office moved to Rock Falls.
NORTHWESTERN, 1867 to date: Established by E. H. Talbot. Sold to R. W. Coon in 1870 and to Alson W. Keeler in 1888. Charles R. Truitt owned a half interest for several years, commencing 1895. In 1899 it was sold to Professor Wilgus and conducted by him for a time and sold again to Mr. Keeler. It was afterward conducted for a short time by J. H. Carpenter and then by an incorporated company under the editorship of A. C. Collins. Republican. Daily edition began in 1892. Later combined with Republican as Republican-Northwestern. UE COURIER, 1870: An advertising sheet issued by Caldwell and Tuttle.
DAILY INDEX, 1875: Established by W. C. Coates. Lasted two or three months.
CURIOSITY HUNTER, + 1876 : A paper published September, 1827, to July, 1874, at Rockford ; discontinued; resumed at Belvidere.
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RECORDER, 1878-1881: Founded by C. E. Kelsey and W. A. Welsher. In November, 1878, Welsher retired and C. A. Church succeeded him. Messrs. Church and Kelsey published the paper as a semi-weekly until 1881.
BEMENT, PIATT COUNTY
UNION, 1861 : Established by James Shoaff. Short-lived.
COURIER, 1869(?)- --- (?): Weekly.
FARMERS' ADVOCATE, 1873-1875: Mit. A. Bates was editor and publisher.
REGISTER, 1875-1877: J. H. Jacobs, editor and publisher. Re- publican.
INDEPENDENT, 1878: Established by Benn Biddlecome. Inde- pendent. Short-lived.
BENSON
JOURNAL, 1872-(after 1880) : F. F. Baldwin, editor and publisher 1874-1875; Journal Company, 1876 -. Republican.
BENTON, FRANKLIN COUNTY
STANDARD, 1849 to date: Democratic paper edited by Ira Van Nortwick, 1849-1850; Edward V. Pierce, 1850; Mr. Pierce and John G. Goessman, 1850-1851; Mr. Goessman, 1851-1857. For a year or two James Macklin was associated with Mr. Goess- man. Up to the time Mr. Goessman became editor the press and material were owned by citizens of Benton. Edited and published by Mr. Pierce, 1857-1858. From before 1879, and after 1887, A. M. Brownlee was editor and publisher. Hassett and Outten, who changed the name to Plaindealer, moved the concern to Du Quoin and established the Du Quoin Republican, advocating the election of Lincoln as United States Senator. (Boss,' Early Newspapers of Illinois, p. 17.)1 Only partial files in office. UF DEMOCRAT, 1860- - (?): Edited and published by A. and G. Sellars.
NATIONAL, BANNER, 1868: Eaited and published by Thomas Gal- lagher. Republican. Short-lived.
BAPTIST BANNER, 1874- (after 1881) : A Baptist church publication with W. P. Throgmorton editor, and J. C. Turner, publisher. Apparently it was moved to Cairo in 1881 and there published as Banner and Gleaner.
1 Boss's statement seems in error, as the editor of Standard asserts that it has been published continuously in Benton since 1849, and is still there.
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BLOOMINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY
FRANKLIN COUNTY CHRONICLE, 1879 to date: Established by John A. Wall. Sometime later owned by Charles H. Sneed. James S. Barr, Jr. was editor and publisher in 1887. Plant burned in -(?). Afterward James Barr revived the paper under the name Republican. Sold to R. D. Kirkpatrick; then to J. T. Chenault and W. W. McCrecry (Mr. Chenault was editor) ; in 1898 to Harry L. Trier, who still conducts it. Repub- lican.
FRANKLIN COUNTY COURIER, 1874-1877: Hinson and Garner, 1875-1876; J. M. Hinson and Brother, 1877. Democratic in 1875; Independent, 1876-1877.
BIGGSVILLE, HENDERSON COUNTY
HENDERSON PLAINDEALER, 1867-1869: Movea from Oquawka by a stock company and edited by Ira D. Chamberlin. After a year it was turned over to Judson Graves. After about a year and a half he removed the paper to Kirkwood, and afterward to Galesburg.
CLIPPER, May 29, 1875 to date: Established by M. M. Rowley, who was editor and proprietor until May 1, 1908. He is still proprietor, but S. Frank Rowley has been editor and publisher since May 1, 1908. Republican.
BLANDINSVILLE, MCDONOUGH COUNTY
ARGUS, 1857- - (?)+: It was published for about a year by George W. Smith, who was followed by Charles Cornell. It was changed to the Hustler, and is now the Gazette, edited and published by John H. Bayliss. Democratic. F LANCET, 1869-1871 : R. L. Kimble, editor and publisher. Neutral. ERA, 1875-1876: W. C. Brown, was editor and publisher. Inde- pendent.
MCDONOUGH COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1877- - (?): A Democratic paper, edited and published in 1879 by J. G. Hammond. George S. Fuhr, editor in 1880. Still extant in 1881.
BLOOMINGTON, McLEAN COUNTY
OBSERVER AND MCLEAN COUNTY ADVOCATE, January 14, 1837- 1839: The first newspaper published in McLean County; founded by James Allin, Jesse W. Fell, and General A. Gridley. The first editor was William Hill; after a year he was succeeded by Jesse W. Fell. The material for the paper was shipped from Philadelphia via New Orleans and was several months in transit. The issue of January 13, 1838, is in the Withers Public Library ; that of April 22, 1837, owned by McLean County Historical Society. P
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McLEAN COUNTY REGISTER, 1845-1846: Started by Russell B. Mitchell, who was succeeded by C. P. Merriman. He began the WESTERN WHIG, 1846-1852+ : Established by C. P. Merriman, 1846- 1849; Messrs. Johnson and Underwood, 1849-1851; published by Messrs. Merriman and Jesse W. Fell, and edited by Mr. Fell, 1851-1852. Files in Withers Public Library; vol. 3, no. 45- vol. 5, no. 52; (September 18, 1849 - November 19, 1851, many missing). McLean County Historical Society has odd copies from December 25, 1847, to August 27, 1851. In 1852 Mr. Merriman became its proprietor, the name having been changed by Mr. Fell to the PF
INTELLIGENCER, +1852-1853+ : Mr. Merriman changed the name to the Pantagraph. File, January 14, 1852 - November 16, 1853, in Withers Public Library. Copies owned by McLean County Historical Society. PS
PANTAGRAPH, +1853(?) to date : In June, 1854, Jacob Morris bought a half interest; C. P. Merriman became sole owner and editor in November, 1855. In 1855 he sold to William E. Foote, who, with E. J. Lewis as editor, continued it till January, 1860. Then in 1861 he was succeeded by Carpenter, Steele, and Briggs; then, in 1867, by John D. Scibird and Orin Waters; Jesse W. Fell, W. O. Davis and James P. Taylor, 1868. Editors since E. J. Lewis: William E. Foote, H. B. Norton, Thomas Moore, J. H. Burnham, F. J. Briggs, B. F. Diggs, E. R. Roe, J. B. Bates, W. O. Davis. Davis was publisher and proprietor, February 20, 1871, to December 18, 1907, when the property was incorporated, with W. O. Davis, president, H. O. Davis, vice- president, C. C. Marquis, secretary and treasurer. Started as a weekly, a daily was issued beginning June 19, 1854. After a few months it was changed to tri-weekly, till October, 1855. Weekly till February 23, 1857; daily and weekly ever since. Republican. The Pantagraph has long been one of the best known papers in Illinois because of its conservatism and re- liability. The peculiar name is explained by C. P. Merriman as derived from panta, neuter accusative plural of the Greek adjunct pas, plus graph, imperative of grapho.
Complete file in rooms of McLean Co. Hist. Soc. AUPSF REVEILLE, 1848-1850: A Democratic paper started by James Shoaff, editor, and Joseph Duncan. Removed to Pekin. Copies owned by McLean County Historical Society.
STATE BULLETIN, May, 1850-1853+ : Established by H. K. Davis; edited and published by him until 1852. Sold to E. Strafford. In 1853 edited by Washington Wright and owned by C. Wake- field. In the same year its name was changed to
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL TIMES, +1853-1855+ : Conducted by W. Wright until 1854; then by Wright, Underwood and Sharp; then bought by Meyers and Miller; then Meyers and D. J. Combs; bought by J. and B. F. Snow in 1855. The establishment was destroyed by fire in October, 1855. The paper soon reappeared as the S TIMES, November, +1855-August, 1862: The paper was con- ducted by J. and B. F. Snow with such marked southern pro- clivities and such expressions of sympathy for the southern states that the ninety-fourth regiment, Illinois Volunteers, a McLean County regiment, abetted by prominent citizens, destroyed the office and press, and with them the paper, in August, 1862. A NATIONAL FLAG, 1855-1858+ : Published by Samuel Pike and his son, Wallace Pike; a daily edition was published in 1857 by Edson and Aiken. It became the McLean Co. Hist. Soc. Lib. F ILLINOIS STATESMAN, +1858-1860: Published by Henry P. Mer- riman and Charles E. Orme. McLean Co. Hist. Lib. ILLINOIS TEACHER, 1855-1857++ : The first annual state teachers' institute, held at Peoria originated the idea of the Teacher. W. F. N. Arny was appointed its first editor. It was conducted at Bloomington for two years, with Merriman and Morris as pub- lishers; then it was moved to Peoria, and later to Springfield. S ILLINOIS BAPTIST, 1856-1858 (?): A religious publication, pub- lished by William P. Withers; edited by S. J. Bundy, H. J. Eddy, and E. R. Roe. After a brief career it was combined with Northwestern Baptist or Christian Times of Chicago.
McLean Co. His. Soc. Lib. F
MCLEAN COUNTY ECHO, June 12, 1863-1864: A daily, edited and published by C. P. Merriman. Vol. I, nos. 1, 6, 9, 15 owned by McLean Co. His. Soc. Lib.
REPUBLICAN, May, 1865-1774: Established as a daily, with Major S. P. Remington as editor. Soon changed to weekly, and con- ducted by A. B. Holmes and brother.
REPUBLICAN ADVERTISER, 1865-1874: A bi-weekly advertising sheet issued by the Republican.
MCLEAN COUNTY JOURNAL, 1865-1868+ : Established by F. F. Luse and E. B. Buck. It was sold to A. J. Goff and changed to JOURNAL, 1868+ : A. J. Goff was editor and proprietor. In No- vember, 1868 Goff sold to Scibird and Waters, who changed it to LEADER, +November 15, 1868-May, 1899: John D. Scibird and Orin Waters were proprietors and Elias Smith editor. Estab- lished as a weekly, an afternoon daily was started February 22, 1869. This soon changed to a morning issue but was changed to evening again in 1870. B. F. Diggs and C. P. Merriman were
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political editors ; owned by a stock company, 1872-1874, with Orin Waters as manager. In 1874 Orin Waters became sole owner and publisher. In 1875 the establishment became the property of M. F. Leland; in 1891 Leader Publishing Company ; in 1893 L. A. Cass was owner and editor; in 1897 Owen Scott and H. C. De Motte, who continued the publication until 1899, when it was absorbed by the Bulletin. Republican. PU
DEMOCRAT, April, 1868-1873+ : S. S. Parke and D. B. Williams are mentioned as the first editors, followed by C. L. Steele, P. H. Hayand E. P. Stephenson. Weekly until April, 1871; daily and weekly after that date. Purchased by Joseph Carter and renamed. ANTI-MONOPOLIST, +August, 1873-1874+: Established by S. S. Parke. After August, 1873, it was edited and owned by Joseph Carter. Ably edited and frequently quoted. It was merged with the McLean County Anti-Monopolist.
ANZEIGER, 1868-1873(?): A German paper established by G. Clemen. In 1872 C. M. Henrici was editor and proprietor; in 1873 Dr. E. H. Makk, after which it seems to have been dis- continued. Became a semi-weekly. Republican.
TEMPERANCE STANDARD, 1868-1873 : A paper devoted to temper- ance and prohibition. J. E. Nichols was editor and owner.
WESLEYANA, 1866 -- (?) : Issued at Wesleyan University. James H. Shaw was editor ; R. A. Eaton and R. B. Cresswell, publishers. MERCHANTS' ADVERTISER, 1868: Published by A. B. Holmes. Short-lived.
SCHOOLMASTER, 1873-1886+ : Successor, in a way, to the Illinois Schoolteacher. John Hull was the first editor. He was suc- ceeded by Aaron Gove, E. C. Hewitt and John W. Cook. Mr. Cook and R. R. Reeder edited it until 1886, when George P. Brown became editor and the title was changed to Public School Journal. The name was again changed in 1900 to Home and School Education. H
ADVANCE, (before 1870) : Had a brief existence.
EVENING ARGUS (before 1870) :
DEUTSCHE VOLKS-ZEITUNG, 1870: Edited by Carl Vesofski. Short- lived.
McLEAN COUNTY DEUTSCHE PRESSE, March, 1870-(?): Estab- lished by John Koester, and conducted by him until his death, when it was discontinued. Liberal in politics. For several years it was the only German paper in the county. U
ALUMNI JOURNAL, June, 1870-1876: Issued by Illinois Wesleyan University. Edited by Professors H. C. De Motte and B. S. Potter. It was succeeded by
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STUDENTS' JOURNAL, 1877-1881 : Published by the Students' Pub- lishing Association of Illinois Wesleyan University; edited by H. C. De Motte. Monthly.
REAL ESTATE JOURNAL, 1871-1876: O. B. Harris was editor and proprietor.
BANNER OF HOLINESS, October, 1872-(after 1881): Established by Henry Reynolds and John P. Brooks. Brooks sold to L. B. Kemp in 1874; Dr. J. F. Voak became publisher in 1875, and Brooks was editor. Religious.
LITTLE WATCHMAN, 1872- - (?): A Sunday School paper pub- lished by the Leader Company, with Levi H. Dowling and Knox P. Taylor as editors and owners.
ILLINOIS TRADE REVIEW, November, 1872: Established by A. J. Goff and E. C. Hewitt. Short-lived.
ENTERPRISE, 1873: Published by Patrick H. Day.
WESTERN JURIST, May, 1874-April 28, 1881 : A monthly law jour- nal, edited by Thomas F. Tipton; published by Tipton and Hill, 1874-1876; Newton B. Reed was associate editor, William Hill and Company publishers, 1876-1877; Thomas F. Tipton and James B. Black (Indianapolis, Ind.), editors, Newton B. Reed, managing editor, 1877-1878; Orlando W. Aldrich, editor, 1878- 1881. Title was changed with vol. 4 to Monthly Jurist; the name and character were changed with the issue of June 26, 1879 (vol. 6, no. 9) to Weekly Jurist, a Newspaper. Discontinued April 28, 1881. H
MCLEAN COUNTY ANTI-MONOPOLIST, 1874: Removed from Say- brook by O. C. Sabin. After one year A. J. Goff bought the Anti-Monopolist and combined with it the Saybrook Banner under this title. Supported the Grange movement. It was probably succeeded after about a year by
REPUBLIC, 1875: A short-lived paper edited and published by A. J. Goff.
POST, 1874-1878: A German weekly established by H. J. Stierlin. U APPEAL, 1875 : An independent weekly established by Henry Sturges and Thomas Wolfe. Suspended after about a year.
WESTERN ADVANCE, 1875-1879: Established and edited by Robert D. Addis and George L. Curtis.
ODD FELLOWS HERALD, 1876-1891(?): Established by Matthew T. Scott, with George M. Adams as editor. Removed about 1891. DEMOCRATIC NEWS, January, 1877-1879: Edited and published by Dudley Creed. Consolidated with the Courier, November, 1879. P
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SUNDAY HERALD, July, 1877: Continued for only three months. HERALD OF HEALTH, 1878- --- (?): Published by Dr. Elias W. Gray. Not mentioned in newspaper directory of 1879.
SPIRIT OF THE GRANGE, July 22. 1876 -- (?) : A weekly, published by R. M. Guy. Vol. I, no. 7, August 3, 1876, owned by McLean County Historical Society.
SUNDAY MORNING STAR, 1879-1880: A. B. Holmes, publisher. Short-lived.
SUNDAY MORNING EYE, January, 1878-1898: A society and literary paper, the second attempt at Sunday journalism in Bloomington. Established by H. R. Persinger, who sold in 1886 to George M. Hutchin. Mr. Hutchin sold to the Bulletin in 1898 and the paper was no longer published. The paper is referred to in one place as Saturday Truth and Sunday Eye.
JOURNAL, 1878 to date: A German paper established by Frederick A. Schmitt. After a few months H. Meyer became editor and owner. It was later bought by Julius Dietrich, who still conducts it.
WEEKLY COURIER, 1879: A short-lived Sunday journal.
BLUE ISLAND, COOK COUNTY
HERALD, 1873-1876+: Established by C. A. Feistcorn. In 1876 a daily was established under the name of Press. Changed to STANDARD, + 1876 to date: A. F. Freed, editor and publisher, 1877- - -; Wade Errett and John Volp were editors and publishers, 1890-1894; Wade Errett, 1894-1904; L. L. Errett, 1904-1908; C. Errett, 1908 to date. Independent. P
BLUFFS, SCOTT COUNTY
RECORD, April 25, 1878- - (?): Edited by Dr. W. C. Carver and published by him and James Linkins. W. C. Carver soon be- came sole proprietor and editor.
BRADFORD, STARK COUNTY
CHRONICLE, 1871-1872: Established by B. F. Thomson, editor, and E. H. Edwards, publisher. It was printed at Princeton until the Wyoming Post was started, after which it was printed at that office. Short-lived.
BRAIDWOOD, WILL COUNTY
WESTERN MINER, 1870-1872: John James and William Mooney were editors; Alexander McIntosh, publisher.
NEWS, 1872-1874: Established by Jacob Warner. Soon sold to Oliver J. Smith.
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BUCKINGHAM, KANKAKEE COUNTY
JOURNAL, 1872-1876: Established by Thomas Simonton, and con- ducted by him until 1876.
REPUBLICAN, June, 1875- (after 1881) : Established by Fred Dalton. Soon sold to H. H. Parkinson. Became a daily in 1877.
HERALD, 1876: A campaign paper run by Jacob Warner.
DAILY PHOENIX, 1877 : Established by R. W. Nelson. Only a few numbers issued.
REPORTER, 1879-(after 1884) : Established by Edward D. Conley. BRIGHTON, MACOUPIN COUNTY
ADVANCE, April, 1871-1880: A. G. Meacham was editor and pro- prietor until 1875, when A. M. Parker bought in the Shipman True Flag and the firm became Meacham and Parker. R. D. Suddeth leased Meacham's interest in 1876. and was succeeded in 1877 by L. H. Chapin. Parker bought Meacham's share in the next year and continued the paper. Neutral in politics till 1876, thenceforward Republican. U
NEWS, 1879 to date: Established with Holly Glenny as editor; Snively and Kessner, publishers. After a year L. H. Chapin succeeded Glenny. Later a Mr. Robertson bought the paper; then Frank Merrill, succeeded by William C. Merrill. A. Wil- liam and George Amass bought the paper from Merrill, and in 1907 sold to W. D. and Roscoe Franklin. They sold January I, 1909, to W. B. Teistort, and he, July 1, 1909, to Frank W. Lauck.
BRIMFIELD, PEORIA COUNTY.
GAZETTE, 1874-1879+: Established by R. H. Miller, who later moved the paper to Elmwood and from there issued a Brimfield edition with C. H. Hamilton as associate editor. Independent. U PEORIA COUNTY NEWS, 1879 to date: Established by Moody and Chapman; sold to R. P. Chaddock, 1880; Charles F. Overacker, 1888; J. F. Pope and Addison Pacey, 1889; Addison Pacey, 1894 to date. Files since 1889 in the office. The name has been changed to the Brimfield News. Independent.
BRISTOL, KENDALL COUNTY
KENDALL CLARION, 1859-1861.
BUCKINGHAM, KANKAKEE COUNTY
MONITOR, 1879+ : Established by William L. Courow. Bought by John W. Bartholomew and changed to
NEWS, +1879-(after 1883) : Established by John W. Bartholomew ; sold to a Mr. Van Doren, who was conducting it in 1883. It has since been discontinued.
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BUCKLEY, IROQUOIS COUNTY
ENQUIRER, 1875- - (?): Lowe and Riggs were editors and publishers, 1875-1876; Lowe and Cowan, 1877; Lowe and Warren, 1880; E. W. Warren, 1882; J. F. Pierson, 1884. In- dependent. Printed at the office of the Onarga Review.
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