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DEMOCRATIC UNION, 1872-1873: Conducted by Bell and Wilson. Printed at the office of the Lacon Statesman.
REPORTER, 1874-(after 1881): Spencer Ellsworth, editor and pub- lisher, 1875. Edited by J. L. Kennar and published by Reporter Company, 1876-1879; L. Ballou, 1880; E. A. Mitchell, 1882; Frank Andrews, 1884. Printed at the office of the Lacon Home Journal.
CHRISMAN, EDGAR COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, December, 1875-1876: Established by Biddlecome and Matheney. Suspended after a year.
LEADER, 1876-1878(?): Established by Jacobs and Thompson. Continued about eighteen months. Democratic.
PROGRESS, 1878: Established by Payne and Son. The elder Payne was a Baptist minister.
ADVANCE, 1879-(after 1881) : Independent.
CLAY CITY, CLAY COUNTY
TIMES, 1879-(after 1881) : A local paper, mentioned in Ayer's News- paper Directory for 1881.
CLAYTON, ADAMS COUNTY
STANDARD, 1866 or 1867(?): Established by Captain Ben W. Mc- Coy. The issue for November 3, 1868, is vol. 4, no. 13, and was published by T. J. Mitchell. F. K. Strother was a later owner. Strongly Republican.
-(?): A paper edited by Dr. J. W. Potter.
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JOURNAL, June, 1868-1873(?) : Published by O. L. and E. E. New- ton. Rowell gives 1871 as date of establishment.
ADVANCE, 1872-1873: Ben W. McCoy, editor and publisher. ENTERPRISE, May, 1878 to date : Established by Rev. P. L. Turner. In November, 1879, he was succeeded by his sons, Charles E. and Frank Turner. In 1880 they sold to F. K. Strother and Son. Turner Brothers, then Tom L. Heirs, were later owners. J. L. Staker bought the paper in - and has conducted it ever since. Independent.
RECORD, 1879 -- (?): Owned and published by J. E. Hartman.
CLEMENT, (now HUEY) CLINTON COUNTY
REGISTER, 1863-(after 1881) : A Republican paper issued from the office of the Carlyle Union Banner, and edited by J. W. Peterson.
CLIFTON, IROQUOIS COUNTY
WEEKLY, 1869-1870: J. Harlow, editor; Lowe and Gilson, pub- lishers. Printed at the office of the Onarga Review.
WEEKLY, 1873-1875: M. B. Parmenter, editor and publisher.
REPORTER, 1875-1879: A. B. Cummings was editor and publisher in 1879. Printed at the office of the Chebanse Herald. Inde- pendent.
ENTERPRISE, 1877 : A semi-monthly Independent paper published by the Enterprise Printing Company.
CLINTON, DEWITT COUNTY
DEWITT COURIER, 1854-1857: Established and edited by S. H. McElheney and R. A. Mills, 1854-1855; Mr. Mills and A. J. Back, 1855; Russell F. Jones, 1855; Mr. Jones, editor and Paul Watkins publisher, 1855-1856; Mr. Watkins from 1856 until it was destroyed by fire in 1857. The paper was neutral until 1855; after that time Democratic.
CENTRAL TRANSCRIPT, 1856-1862+ : Edited by John R. Blackford and Isaac N. Coltrin, 1856-1857; Mr. Blackford, 1857; Mr. Coltrin and B. F. Jones, 1857-1858; Mr. Coltrin and W. De- Lay, 1858-1859; Mr. Coltrin and Joe Prior, 1859-1861; Mr. Coltrin and A. J. Blackford, 1861; Mr. Coltrin and James M. DeLay, 1861-1862; M. M. DeLevis and O. F. Morrison, 1862. These men consolidated it with the Pana Public and changed the name to the Clinton
PUBLIC, June1, 1862-July 2, 1863+ : Formed by the consolidation of the Weekly Central Transcript with the Pana Public. Messrs. M. M. DeLevis and O. F. Morrison had purchased the Transcript, May 30, 1862, and, moving their office of the Pana Public to
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Clinton, June 1, 1862, they continued publication of their paper as the Clinton Public. Coltrin was concerned in the editing of the paper, which soon was renamed the U
DE WITT COUNTY PUBLIC AND CENTRAL TRANSCRIPT, + July 2, 1863-1882(?): Mr. DeLevis was sole editor and proprietor. For some time after April, 1869 a Mr. Van Slyke had a half interest, but DeLevis reassumed complete control, which he kept until March 31, 1870, when he sold out to George B. Richardson. March 1, 1872, the latter sold to Richard Butler, who was still editor and publisher in 1882. Republican in politics.
DEWITT COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1858-1859: Edited by E. F. Camp- bell and E. D. King, 1858; William Fuller, 1858-1859. It was destroyed by fire. Democratic.
VINDICATOR, 1858 : Edited by J. M. Prior in the interest of Douglas's election. Its publication ceased after the campaign.
UNION, 1863: Established by Joseph M. Prior, August 20, 1863; neutral in politics. Publication was abandoned after several months.
TIMES, May II, 1866-1867: Established by A. J. Bell and Thomas J. Sharp. Democratic in politics. August 17, 1866, Mr. Bell retired and Mr. Sharp continued publication until the spring of 1867, when he removed the press and material to Maroa, Macon county, and there issued the Maroa Times.
DEWITT REGISTER, 1868-1870+ : Established May 29, 1868, by Jason Blackford, who remained in charge until November 27, I868; William L. Glessner, editor, and C. C. Stone, publisher, November 27, 1868-September 15, 1873; they changed the name to
CLINTON REGISTER, + 1870 to date : It was continued by Glessner and F. M. Van Lue, September 15, 1873-August 7, 1874; Glessner, August 7, 1874-October 1, 1881; H. Waggoner and Son, October 1, 1881-September 28, 1885, when they were suc- ceeded by Hughes Brothers (G. W. and Perry Hughes). N. R. Hughes succeeded Perry Hughes January 1, 1904, and the paper has been continued under the firm name of Hughes Brothers. Democratic in politics. U
TEMPERANCE GAZETTE, October 17, 1869 -- (?).
DEWITT COUNTY GAZETTE, March 28, 1875: Established by Joe M. Prior. The office was closed after six months. Republican. The material was purchased at auction by Mr. Anderson, and was used by him in starting the
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DEWITT COUNTY MESSENGER, 1875: After a brief existence this paper was discontinued and the office moved by Anderson to Windsor, Shelby county. Therefrom was issued May 25, 1875, the Windsor Sentinel.
COBDEN, UNION COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, 1877: Charles E. Judy, publisher. Independent. COLCHESTER, MCDONOUGH COUNTY
INDEPENDENT, 1873-(after 1882): H. H. Stevens was editor and publisher in 1882. Greenback, then Independent.
COLLINSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY
ARGUS, 1871-1880 : The Union Publishing Company were proprietors and A. W. Angier, editor. At the end of the first volume L. D. Caulk became editor; the paper was then owned by the Collins- ville Publishing Company. Caulk was succeeded by Anton Neustadt, who became editor and proprietor. In 1878 Con- nolly and Johnson became proprietors. In 1879 Connolly retired; in eight months publication was suspended. Republican until 1878, then Independent.
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT, 1872-1878: Started by A. W. Angier. In 1878 the presses were moved to Edwardsville. Democratic. U WEEKLY HERALD, 1879-(after 1884) : James N. Peers was the first editor and publisher. In 1882 edited by William A. Garasche; in 1884 by James N. Peers. Independent.
COMMERCE, HANCOCK COUNTY
TIMES AND SEASONS: See Nauvoo.
COMPTON, LEE COUNTY
RECORD, 1878-(after 1884): Established March (?), 1878, by E. G. Cass and J. B. Gardner. Printed at the office of the Lee County Times, Paw Paw. The paper has been discontinued.
CORNELLVILLE, LIVINGSTON COUNTY
VERMILLION NEWS, 1871: F. D. Dalton was editor and publisher. Printed at the office of the Streator Monitor. Independent.
JOURNAL, 1873: T. W. Coe was editor. Printed at the office of the Wenona Index.
COULTERVILLE, RANDOLPH COUNTY
CHRONICLE, 1879-1880+: Established by John A. Wall. The office equipment was brought from Pinckneyville. In 1880 it passed into the hands of Messrs. McFie and Childs, who changed the name to Headlight. McFie's interest was purchased by his partner.
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COWDEN, SHELBY COUNTY
HERALD, 1876: J. F. Horner and Son were editors and publishers.
CRESTON, OGLE COUNTY
TIMES, 1872-1886: Established by Isaac B. Beckford, editor and publisher, who retired in 1874, and it was managed for several months by L. H. Post of the DeKalb News. In 1875 Dr. H. C. Robbins became editor and publisher. In 1877 he sold to D. C. Needham, who a few months later sold to Granville. W. Morris. The Times list went to the Rochelle Herald in 1886. Indepen- dent.
CRETE, WILL COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, December, 1875 to date (1878) : Established and con- ducted by C. E. Carter; later by Carter Brothers; then by Carter and Tillotson. "It is Independent in politics and reli- gion."
DAKOTA, STEPHENSON COUNTY
FARMERS' ADVOCATE, 1873-1875 : "The official organ of the Reform movement in Stephenson county." T. J. Allen was editor and publisher.
DALLAS CITY, HANCOCK COUNTY
STAR OF DALLAS, 1859-1861: Its first editor was Francis Ashton, and the second was Mr. Trueblood. It supported the nomi- nation of Douglas for President.
HANCOCK DEMOCRAT, 1869-1872: Removed from Carthage by G. M. Child in 1869, and continued by him until his death. It was revived for a short time in 1872-1873 by J. F. Taylor.
ADVOCATE, 1875 -- (?): Established by Mason and Murphy. Sold in June, 1876, to Walter B. Loring.
SUCKER STATE, 1874: Established by Penn Harris. Only two num- bers issued. Democratic.
MONITOR, ---- (?) --- (?): Issued by W. C. Brown. Continued for only a few months.
NEWS, April, 1878 to date (1880) : An Independent paper conducted by E. H. Thomas.
DANA, LA SALLE COUNTY
LOCAL TIMES, 1874: Established by W. Pritchett. Short-lived. Republican.
HERALD, 1876 to date (1881) : In 1879 edited and published by W. Pritchett; R. M. Pritchett, 1880. An edition for Dana of the Minonk (Woodford county) Blade.
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DANVERS, McLEAN COUNTY
INDEPENDENT, March 1879- - (?): Established by Dr. D. C. Gideon and George Bunn, editors and owners. Soon after the first issue Mr. Bunn withdrew, leaving Dr. Gideon sole editor and proprietor. Suspended before 1882.
DANVILLE, VERMILLION COUNTY
ENQUIRER, 1833 -- (after 1837) : Its first editor appears to have been John S. Williams. In the years 1836 and 1837 Messrs. Delay and Loveless appear as editors. There is an incomplete file of this paper in the Danville Public Library. P
PATRIOT, about 1847 : A Whig paper edited by D. Clapp. Listed in Illinois Annual Register for 1847.
ILLINOIS CITIZEN, 1849 -- (?): A Whig paper established by J. Hollingsworth; later it was edited by A. Y. Harrison. Men- tioned in Gerhard for 1856, and in Coggeshall for the same year. INDEPENDENT, 1856 -- (?): Among its editors were Messrs. McKinley and Blackford; J. B. Mckinley ; and J. E. Lemon./ P VERMILLION COUNTY PRESS, 1857 ---- (?) : Among its editors were James D. Kilpatrick, 1858; Messrs. Kilpatrick and Lemon, 1859; James D. Kilpatrick, 1859. Vols. 2 and 3 are in the Dan- ville Public Library. P
SPECTATOR, 1859- - (?): Its editor was A. J. Adams. P
COMMERCIAL, 1866-1903+ : Edited by Park T. Martin; published by the Commercial Company. A daily edition was established in 1878. In 1882 P. C. Cronkhite was editor. In 1903 the Commercial was merged with the News as the Commercial News and John H. Harrison became editor. Republican. A com- plete file is owned by John H. Harrison. PU
TIMES, 1868 to date (1879) : Edited and published by A. G. Smith. A daily edition was established in 1875. Independent. PU
ADVERTISER, 1869: A monthly advertising sheet issued by Robert C. Holton.
ARGUS, 1871-1874: Established by R. C. Holton. Edited and pub- lished by Miller and Conlin, 1873; Argus Company, 1874. Democratic.
SIEGE, 1873: Established by W. R. Jewell, editor and publisher. Republican. Semi-monthly.
NEWS, 1873-1903+ : Established by W. R. Jewell and edited by him until, in 1903, the News and Commercial were merged as the Commercial News, with John H. Harrison as editor. Published
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by the Illinois Printing Company until 1890; then by W. R. Jewell, who became sole proprietor. A daily edition was begun in 1876. P
DEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, April, 1877, to date: Established by Carl C. Winter and published and edited by him until his death in 1897, when his widow, Mrs. Anna Winter, became owner and publisher. In 1898 she sold the paper to Carl Weipert, who died in 1900. It was then bought by Walter J. Grant and M. F. Keegan. After numerous changes William E. Bryant took charge as editor and manager in 1907 and owner in 1910. Independent.
NATIONAL ERA, 1878 to date (1879) : Edited and published by Wil- liam E. Livengood. Greenback.
POST, 1878 -- (?): Jacobs and Thompson were editors and publishers. In 1880 W. M. Bandy was editor; Danville Post Company, publishers. Democratic.
FARMERS' ADVOCATE, 1870-1871: Lyman Guinipp was editor and publisher of this short-lived advertising sheet.
MESSENGER. 1875: J. W. Biddlecome and Company were editors and publishers. Semi-monthly.
SUNDAY BOURBON, 1879: Phocian Howard was editor and pub- lisher. Democratic.
DAVIS, STEPHENSON COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1870-1872: Edited and published by Allen and Snyder, 1871; edited by W. A. Colby, published by Colby Brothers, 1872.
BUDGET, 1873-1877: Edited and published by Stabeck and Phillips, 1874; K. T. Stabeck, editor and publisher, 1875; Stabeck Brothers, 1876. In 1877 it was published by Stabeck Brothers simultaneously at Davis and Freeport.
REPUBLICAN, 1873-1874: Established by T. A. Allen, editor and publisher.
REVIEW, 1878 to date (1879) : In 1879 edited and published by S. W. Tallman.
DAVIS JUNCTION, OGLE COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, 1876: Established by S. S. Tucker and Son. Not long-lived.
DECATUR, MACON COUNTY
GAZETTE, June, 1851-1865+: Published and edited by James Shoaff, 1851-1856, during a part of the time as Shoaff's Family Gazette; later by A. J. Davis and Isaac N. Underwood; Mr. Davis and James P. Boyd. In 1864 Mr. Davis sold to Lewis
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Cass, who took in J. J. Strong as printer - this arrangement stood one year. The Gazette commenced a daily issue in 1856, but soon abandoned it because it could not compete with the Chronicle, which circulated 500 copies gratis. In 1865 it was sold to W. J. Usrey of the Chronicle, and the paper appeared under the name of the Gazette and Chronicle until 1871, when the office was closed. Then W. L. Hammer purchased it, and in 1872 changed the name to the Tribune and made Mr. A. H. Corman editor. It was united with the Magnet in 1874. In 1856 it gave its influ- ence to the cause of Democracy, but became Republican on the breaking out of the Civil War. Copies are owned by T. B. Shoaff, including no. 13, September, 1851. SF
ILLINOIS STATE CHRONICLE, 1855-1865+ : Established by Charles H. Wingate and William J. Usrey. Mr. Wingate retired early. Under Messrs. Hamsher and Mosser its publication was sus- pended, 1862-1863, and was revived in 1863 by Mr. Usrey and J. N. Underwood. Mr. Underwood retired in 1864, and in 1865 Mr. Usrey joined it to the Gazette. The political purpose of the paper was to unite the remnants of the Whig and Know- Nothing parties and all other opponents of the Democratic party on one platform. In the campaign of 1856 the Chronicle was printed daily, and the daily issue was resumed in 1868. H GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE, +July, 1865-1871: William J. Usrey was editor and publisher.
DEMOCRAT 1856-1857+: Published by leading Democrats with Eli Hosea as editor. Changed to
HERALD, +1857 -- (?)+: Its editors were Elam Rust and son, George W .; W. J. Chenoweth and George W. Rust; Mr. Cheno- weth and James Brent. It was removed to Pana, Illinois, by P Milan S. Beckwith.
MAGNET, 1858-1874: Published by P. B. Shepherd, who as editor was assisted by John Ryan; published by Henry C. Bradsby with James Shoaff as editor, 1859-1861; E. N. Buck and I. N. Underwood, 1861-1862; James Shoaff, 1862-1868; 1 Mr. Shoaff and Asa Miller, 1868-1871; Miller and Addis, 1871-1874. It was Democratic in principle from 1862 and during Mr. Shoaff's connection with it. It was consolidated with the Tribune in 1874 and was known as the Magnet and Tribune.
DAILY EMPRISE, 1859 -- (?): Short-lived. Established by Messrs. Buck and Underwood. It was printed in the Chronicle office.
BOY ABOUT TOWN, 1864: Edited by T. B. Shoaff, published from the office of the Magnet. Its motto was, "The Union must be preserved," but it contained mostly local matter. It lived only
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a few months. A copy dated Saturday, February 6, 1864, is owned by T. B. Shoaff of Shelbyville.
TRIBUNE, 1864-1866(?): Established by Joseph M. Prior, who sold, a half interest in 1865 to I. N. Coltrin. After several changes of ownership the office was closed in the winter of 1865- I866.
REPUBLICAN, August, 1867-1899: Established by W. M. Stanley and J. R. Mosser. Stanley sold to B. K. Hamsher in October, 1867, when the firm of Hamsher and Mosser was formed, which continued until August 26, 1899. A daily issue was begun in April 1, 1872. In 1899 its subscription list was transferred to the Review, which became an afternoon publication. The plant was bought by the Herald-Despatch Company. P
DEMOCRAT, July, 1868-1870+ : Established as a campaign paper by a stock company, with J. H. Martin as editor. Suspended in December, but was leased by W. H. Addis and revived in May, 1869, as a permanent paper, with James M. Irwin as editor. Samuel Pike became editor and part owner in 1870, and the name was changed to
PIKE'S DEMOCRAT, +August, 1870-1871 : W. H. Addis was man- ager, and Pike was editor until February, 1871, when he retired. The Sunbeam (q. v.) was absorbed May 18, 1871, and a daily issue was begun. Publication was suspended in November, 187I.
SUNBEAM, January 19-May 18, 1871 : A morning daily established by Merrill and A. M. Dashiell. It was absorbed May 18 by the Democrat.
ILLINOIS VOLKSBLAT, July, 1871-1872 : A German paper that con- tinued but a few months. Bernhardt and Krumme were editors and publishers, 1871; T. F. Bernhardt, 1872.
ZEITUNG, --- (?) --- (?): A German paper, issued from the Gazette and Chronicle office, that had but brief existence.
REVIEW, April, 1872 to date: Founded by Rev. Alfred Wuench as an Independent weekly. It later became an advocate of the Granger movement, and still later was made Democratic. In 1874 Wuench leased to John Lindsey and D. J. Block; after one year Alfred F. Wuench took Block's place. W. H. Bayne bought the paper in June, 1876, and in November began a daily issue which was discontinued after two months, to be resumed on October 1, 1878. S. S. Jack bought the paper in 1880. He sold to Mize Brothers and Company, and in 1885, they to R. E. Pratt and Company, who incorporated as the Review Publishing Company in September, 1887. Files at the office, from October I, 1878. Title was Local Review for several years. P
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TRIBUNE, March, 1872+ : The second paper of this name; started by A. H. Corman and John A. Brown, with W. L. Hammer as part owner. It was consolidated in 1874 with the Magnet, and became
MAGNET AND TRIBUNE, +June, 1874-1875+ : It was published by the Magnet and Tribune Company, composed of Asa Miller, A. H. Corman, George Sylvester, and W. L. Hammer. Miller was editor, and the paper was Democratic in politics. Daily and weekly. It became the
TRIBUNE, +March-December, 1875: Published by the Decatur Tribune Company, with L. M. Andrews as editor and financial manager until 1875. S. S. Jack was editor in 1875; the paper changed hands several times and was suspended at the end of the year. It was Democratic, but fairly Independent in tone.
WEEKLY SUN, February, 1875 : Established by Leonidas H. Tupper, who sold to G. F. Kimball.
TIMES, January, 1876-1877: Established by S. S. Jack and G. F. Kimball as the Decatur Times Company. After four months Kimball bought out Jack and abandoned the daily. It was pub- lished semi-weekly through the campaign of 1876. It was merged in the Sun in April, 1877. Independent with Democratic tendencies. Daily and weekly.
WHIP AND SPUR, May-November, 1876: A campaign paper issued by G. F. Kimball from the Times office to present the ideas of the Greenback party. It dealt largely in personalities.
TEMPERANCE BUGLE, September, 1876: Another ephemeral paper issued by G. F. Kimball.
SUN, January, 1877-1879 : A daily established by Alfred F. Wuench and Howard Montressor, who continued it until April, when they sold to G. F. Kimball. In May, 1879, he leased the estab- lishment to Joseph Prior and Alfred F. Wuench, who changed its political tone to Republican. They abandoned it in July and sold the outfit to Kimball.
DEMOCRATIC ERA, July-October, 1877: Edited and published by G. F. Kimball and John Lindsey.
SATURDAY HERALD, October, 1879-1880+: Established by C. N. Walls. Independent. In February, 1880, it was bought by H. W. Rowell and W. H. Addis, who made its politics Repub- lican. V. N. Hostetler and E. S. Ela leased the plant in October, 1880, and started the Daily Herald, February, 1880 to date. A Republican paper. In August, 1881, Ela sold to F. H. Hall. In March, 1890, Hostetler purchased Hall's interest and the Herald was united with the Despatch. The Herald-Despatch
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Company was organized and published the paper under the name Daily Herald-Despatch until 1899, when Owen Scott, W. F. Calhoun, and B. K. Hamsher purchased Hostetler's interest and changed the name back to Daily Herald, under which name it has since been published. As a part of this trans- action, Calhoun and Hamsher, who owned the Republican, suspended its publication, transferring the machinery to the Herald and the subscription list to the Daily Review. The Herald also absorbed the daily News about the same time. In 1904 F. S. Dodd purchased B. K. Hamsher's interest, and later in the same year, F. S. Dodd and W. F. Calhoun purchased Owen Scott's interest.
DE KALB, DE KALB COUNTY
WESTERN WORLD AND DEKALB REVIEW, October 2, 1857-1860 : A Republican paper edited and published by Lindley M. Andrews. F
DE KALB COUNTY SENTINEL, 1859-1861(?): Copies in the Sycamore Public Library.
CHRONICLE, 1879 to date: Edited by Clinton Rosette, 1879 to date Published by D. W. Tyrell and Company, 1879; J. F. Glidden and later J. F. Glidden Publishing Company, July, 1879 to date. Advocated " free trade, a uniform currency, state rights and per- sonal liberty," and is still Democratic.
DE KALB COUNTY NEWS, 1867- (after 1882) : Aaron K. Stiles was editor, J. J. Bassett publisher, in 1869; L. H. Post, 1870 to after 1882. Apparently discontinued about 1883. Republican. Copies in the Sycamore Public Library. U
BARB CITY TELEGRAPH, 1877- (before 1881): Barb City Publishing Company is given as editors and publishers in Rowell for 1879. Neutral.
DELAVAN, TAZEWELL COUNTY
ADVERTISER, 1868 to date: Established by C. R. Fisk and con- tinued till the death of Fisk, which occurred in December, 1869. Revived in April, 1870, by John Culbertson and still conducted by him. Under Fisk the paper was Independent in politics; in the campaign of 1872 it supported Charles O'Connor for presi- dent, and has since continued Democratic, although it has not supported Bryan. Files in the office of the Chicago Newspaper Union. U
INDEPENDENT, 1869-1873 : C. B. Ketcham was editor and publisher in 1869-1873.
REPUBLICAN, 1869(?) --- (?): Weekly.
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TIMES, September, 1874-(after 1884): Established by Joe F. Reed, who later sold to Guy Beatty. In 1882 it was run by Boyd and Quidley ; in 1884 by A. C. Boyd. It was absorbed by the Press. Republican. U
DE SOTO, JACKSON COUNTY
FARMER, 1855-1857: Edited by James Hull, 1855-1856; John A. Hull, 1856-1857. The latter editor moved it to Carbondale as the Transcript (which see).
DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY
COOK COUNTY RECORD, 1878-1880: Edited by F. W. Hoffman; published by Record Publishing Company.
DIXON, LEE COUNTY
TELEGRAPH, May, 1851 to date : Founded by Charles R. Fisk, who retired soon after. The paper had a number of owners for a few weeks. It was taken charge of in the fall of 1851 by B. F. Shaw,1 and purchased early in 1852 by John V. Eustace. The latter became editor and Mr. Shaw publisher. April, 1854, Mr. Eustace retired and Mr. Shaw became sole proprietor and con- tinued so until 1859. He was part owner most of the time from 1859 until 1870, when he again became editor, and continued editor and proprietor until his death, September 18, 1909. In 1857 the Telegraph was combined with the Republican for a few months. (See Republican.) In December, 1869, the Dixon Weekly Herald was merged with the Telegraph, which retained its name. In November, 1883, the Evening Telegraph was be- gun by B. F. Shaw and continued until his death. The weekly edition of the Telegraph became semi-weekly in 1899, with B. F. Shaw as editor, and his son Eustace Shaw as publisher; the latter died September 5, 1902. Republican in politics. H TRANSCRIPT, 1854-1857+: Established by Charles Allen. Pub- lished in 1856 by Stevens and Johnson. After several changes of ownership, it became the Republican in 1857. It had been Democratic in politics.
REPUBLICAN, 1857-1859+ : Published by Beckwith and Legget. It was joined to the Telegraph with Shaw and Beckwith as pro- prietors. Subsequently it passed under the management of I. S. Boardman and Company for a few months.
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