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GAZETTE, 1872 to date: Revived by C. B. Bostwick and George B. McDougall. The latter sold to Bostwick in 1874 and Bostwick conducted the paper until about 1888, when C. G. Peck became associated in the publication. Peck was soon left in control of the paper and remained so until October 1, 1895, when H. F. Kendall bought the property. He sold a half interest to Frank C. McElvain in 1896. McElvain sold in 1899 to E. B. Tucker. Mr. Kendall bought the Journal, and the two papers were con- solidated as Journal-Gazette, with H. F. Kendall, president, and E. B. Tucker, secretary-treasurer, of the Mattoon Journal Com- pany, which owns the property.
COLES COUNTY HERALD, 1878 -- (?): John Haehnle was editor and publisher in 1879.
MEDORA, MACOUPIN COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, August, 1876-1878: J. H. Williams was editor, and Parker and Suddeth of the Brighton Advance were publishers.
ENSIGN, September 12, 1878: One number was issued, printed at the office of the Brighton Advance, and bearing the name of Her- bert Lawson Durr as editor.
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MENDON, ADAMS COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, March, 1877-1878: Published by C. A. Bristol and Company, from March to June, 1877; Bradley and White, June to October, 1877; by Urech and Company from October to March, 1878, when it was abandoned.
DISPATCH, November 21, 1878 to date : Established by J. R. Urech, with D. H. Darby as editor. January 1, 1884, Urech sold a half interest to W. H. McIntyre, which firm continued until Sep- tember 1, 1890, when McIntyre bought all interest and ran it to January 1, 1899, when original owner with his son Charles bought it and still continues issuing same. It is neutral. Files of both Enterprise and Dispatch are in the Dispatch office.
MENDOTA, LA SALLE COUNTY
PRESS, +1854 -- (?): Published by C. R. Fisk, a Presbyterian minister who moved it from Little Rock. Sold to J. L. and L M. Andrews who conducted it until February 26, 1857, when they sold back to Rev. C. R. Fisk. Republican and actively anti-slavery. (See Little Rock.) PF
OBSERVER, 1856-1861+: Established as a Republican paper by unknown parties, but was run for a time by Col. J. R. S. Bond; by Messrs. Crooker and Beck; then by R. H. Ruggles, who gave it the name P
BULLETIN, +1861-1897+ : Conducted at the beginning by R. H. Ruggles, then Ruggles and Ford. In 1897 it was consolidated with the Sun under the title Sun-Bulletin. Republican in pol- itics. Files in the office. U
DEMOCRAT, 1858-1859: A German paper established by Franz Meisenbach and Gabriel Pool. Lasted one year.
TIMES, 1859-1861: Established by a Mr. Fisk (not C. R. Fisk). It was a Democratic paper; its editor was said to be a Copper- head, and was forced by a recruiting company early in 1861 to make a speech for the Union and haul up a flag. Soon afterward he left his paper and disappeared.
CHRONICLE, 1869-1870: Established by Snell and Merrill; sold to F. D. Ford, who sold to the Bulletin in 1870. Files in the Bulletin office.
NEWS, 1874-1876: Established as an Independent paper by F. D. Ford. Sold to Dr. Spichler, then to William Parker, then to the Bulletin. Files in Bulletin office.
REPORTER, 1878 to date: Founded by John O. Sanford and G. P. Gardner. G. H. Kellogg bought out Sanford in 1879, and Gard- ner bought out Kellogg in 1881. In 1883 he sold to L. S. Seaman
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and Otto Kieselbach. Seaman retired in 1887 and Kieselbach still conducts the paper. Republican till 1883; Democratic since then. Files are in the office.
POST, August, 1879 to date: A German Democratic paper, estab- lished and still conducted by Otto Kieselbach. Files are in the office.
MEREDOSIA, MORGAN COUNTY
MONITOR, 1877-1879(?) : Edited by J. R. Miller and George W. Graham. In 1879 Miller alone was editor and publisher.
ENTERPRISE, 1879-1882: Edited by J. P. McDonald; later by F. W. Schierbaum. It was moved to Versailles and is still pub- lished there. Democratic.
METAMORA, WOODFORD COUNTY
WOODFORD COUNTY ARGUS, May, 1854+: Established by A. N. Shepherd. Became in a short time F
WOODFORD SENTINEL, +1854-1889+ : The first issue was printed in Peoria. It was thought to be such a great enterprise that when brought over to Metamora, a copy was hoisted on a pole, like a flag, the streets paraded, and a regular "war dance" hela around it. Mr. Shepard was its first proprietor. George L. Harl was for a long time editor and one of its proprietors, and in 1877 became sole proprietor. In 1888 Arthur Lee Hereford became editor. An edition of this paper was issued in Washburn, Woodford county, under the name Sentinel. It was merged with the Herald about 1889. Democratic.
WOODFORD COUNTY VISITOR, 1855 -- (?): Conducted by Sinion P. Shope. Vol. I, No. 18 is owned by Judge S. S. Page of Chicago.
BULLETIN, -(?) -- (?): Mentioned in Rowell for 1869 with no report.
METROPOLIS CITY, MASSAC COUNTY
PROMULGATOR, 1865-1869(?): J. F. McCartney and Brother were named editors and publishers. Republican. Probably later became
MASSAC JOURNAL, 1865 to date : Established by B, O. Jones, editor ; McCartney and Jones, publishers. In 1880 B. O. Jones was editor, Jones and Davisson, publishers : R. A. Davisson, editor; E. D. Malone, publisher, 1882; E. D. Malone, editor and pub- lisher, 1884; Hines and Starkes, 1891. By 1895 it had become Massac Journal-Republican with A. N. Starkes as editor, A. N. Starkes and Company, publishers. U
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TIMES, 1867-1879(?) : In 1869 W. J. Ward was editor, G. B. Depue, publisher; W. J. Ward and W. A. McBane, editors and pub- lishers, 1870; W. A. McBane, 1871-1873; J. F. McCartney, 1874 ---; J. F. McCartney was named as editor, J. F. Mc- Cartney and Company, publishers, 1879.
DEMOCRAT, 1878-1899+ : Edited by F. A. Trousdale, published by James D. Stewart and Company. In 1895 F. A. Trousdale had become editor and publisher. January 1, 1899, the Herald succeeded the Democrat and is still published, at present by Trous- dale and Barnes.
MIDDLEPORT, IROQUOIS COUNTY
IROQUOIS JOURNAL, 1851-1854+ : Published by J. A. Graham, who established on February 19, 1851, and who sold the office about April 1, 1854, to William F. Keady and Benjamin Scott. The Journal had been devoted to politics, literature, the arts and science, agriculture, etc. Under the new management, its name was changed to the
IROQUOIS COUNTY PRESS, +1854-1855+ : It now became Demo- cratic in its sympathies. In 1855 Mr. Keady bought out Mr. Scott and called it the
WEEKLY PRESS, +1855-1865: Mr. Scott conducted it until 1857; Joseph Thomas and Roy W. Andrews, 1857-1858; Hon. John Chamberlain, 1858 -- (?). Its editors successively were Harmon Westbrook and Caleb Pink, 1857-1858; Michael Hagle, 1858-1864; George J. Harrington, 1864-1865.
INVESTIGATOR, about six months of 1855: It was published by Richard Taliaferro and James H. Graham. Its sympathies were with the Democratic party. Publication irregular.
IROQUOIS REPUBLICAN, May 8, 1856-1863+ : A. G. Smith moved the office to Watseka, spring of 1863, and in October, 1866, sold to Zacheus Beatty. The latter changed the name in 1872 to the Watseka Republican, and continued publisher till April I, 1873. F
IROQUOIS COUNTY HERALD, 1865-1867 : Established about October I, on the ruins of the Middleport Weekly Press. George W. Keady, publisher, Michael Hagle editor; Independent in poli- tics. About February 1, 1867, the office was moved to Watseka. The last Middleport issue of the Herald, January 27, 1867, was the last paper published at Middleport. Some time after the removal to Watseka, Charles Jouvenat became editor, and remained so until the spring of 1869, when the paper ceased to exist.
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MILFORD, IROQUOIS COUNTY
HERALD, July, 1876 to date : Established by J. R. Fox as a Green- back paper. Purchased in 1879 by Edward L'Hote, who sold in 1887 to his son, the present editor and proprietor, Eugene L'Hote. Republican under its present management. H GAZETTE, 1875.
GENIUS, 1879-1880(?) : In 1880 was being edited and published by J. W. Sargent. It is not mentioned in the Newspaper Annual for 1881.
MILLINGTON, KENDALL COUNTY
ENTERPRISE, 1873-1884(?) : J. W. Richardson was editor and pub- lisher, 1873-1874; F. P. Hallowell, 1875-1877; Jud. M. Morley, 1878-1880; Morley and Cook, 1882; F. E. Morley, 1884(?) the edition for Millington of the Kendall County News, (1872- -?; Republican) published at Plano. Kendall county. H
MILTON, PIKE COUNTY
BEACON, 1875-1884(?): Mr. Lucas, editor, bought it from the Milton Reformer, a temperance paper. After five months a stock company was formed. J. M. Farris became editor. In 1876 sold to F. M. Grimes, who was still editor and publisher in 1882. Started neutral; changed to Greenback. U
MINIER, TAZEWELL COUNTY
INDEPENDENT, 1870-1872 : Edited and published by C. B. Ketcham. Printed at the office of the Delavan Independent.
NEWS, September, 1878 to date: Started by George L. Shoals, publisher of the Atlanta Argus, with Horace Crihfield. A print- ing plant was established in Minier in 1885 ; Crihfield became its sole owner, then Crihfield Brothers. The paper is in charge of R. C. Crihfield.
MINONK, WOODFORD COUNTY
JOURNAL, 1866 -- (?) : An edition, for Minonk, of the Journal of El Paso. G. H. Jenkins was editor; William H. Addis and Com- pany, publishers, 1869. In 1879 the title given in Rowell is Home Journal.
PRAIRIE ENTERPRISE, 1868: An advertising sheet with gratuitous circulation, edited and published by Johnson and Ware.
INDEX, 1870-1877(?): Established by M. A. Cushing and Cadet Taylor; M. A. Cushing was conducting the paper alone from 1873 to 1877. Independent.
REGISTER, 1870-1871: Established by M. M. Bagley.
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REPORTER, 1870: Established by W. W. Wilkes; survived a few months.
TIMES, 1872-1873+: Established by Irving Carrier. It was
changed in 1873 to the
BLADE, +1873 to date: By James M. Fort, who while in need of financial aid purchased the office, enlarged the paper, and for seventeen years conducted it successfully, selling the publication in 1897 to his son, Arthur C. Fort, and Clarence B. Hurtt, who as Fort and Hurtt conducted the paper for some time. Since then it has been sold a number of times; it is now owned and published by Chester R. Denson, under the name of the Minonk Dispatch. Messrs. J. M. and A. C. Fort have complete files.
NEWS, 1878 to date: Established by S. C. Bruce; it was sold in 1887 to Arthur R. Warren, and was still being conducted by him in 1889. In 1907 George Werkheiser was editor and publisher. Republican.
MOKENA, WILL COUNTY 7
ADVERTISER, 1874-1877: Established by Charles A. Jones. It was a sub-edition of the Lockport Advertiser.
MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
WORKMAN, August 21, 1854-February 18, 1857: Edited and pub- lished by Amos Smith. "An Independent family newspaper devoted to news, literature, agriculture, mechanics, commerce and home interests." It was Republican, and strongly anti- slavery. Smith sold, February 18, 1887, to R. H. Graham and Alfrea Webster, who changed the name to PE
INDEPENDENT, February 25, 1857-1862: In May, 1858, Webster sold his interest to Graham, who in April, 1859, took C. H. Brennan as a partner. Brennan sold in December to M. S. Barnes. In 1860 Graham was again sole owner. He went to war in August, 1861, and J. A. Kuck managed the paper until its suspension, October, 1862. F
CITIZEN, July, 1858-1859: Established by F. M. Linnehan. James Bowie became part owner in 1858, and owner in February, 1859. It ceased to exist in 1859. A semi-weekly (later weekly) Democratic paper.
REPUBLICAN, 1865-1867: Established by William H. Jenkins. Sold in 1867 to Capt. L. M. Haverstick, who closed the office. The material was used to establish the Review.
REVIEW, November 26, 1870-1880+ : Established by Messrs. Lowe and Frank R. Gilson. Lowe retired in 1871, and Gilson sold the same year to Kennedy and Crichton; B. F. Tillinghast suc-
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ceeded Crichton in 1872; Kennedy retired in 1874. Tillinghast conducted the paper alone till 1875, when J. H. Porter bought an interest. R. H. Moore bought the paper in 1877, and in 1880 failed. John H. Porter bought the equipment and the subscrip- tion list was transferred to Samson Kennedy, who united the Review with with the weekly edition of the Dispatch as Review Dispatch. PH
SKANDIA, December 29, 1876-1878: A Swedish Republican paper established by A. C. Remer and P. E. Melin. Edited by P. E. Melin to 1877; then by Magnus Elmblad and Herman Stock- enstrom. It was sold early in 1878 to Gustaf Swenson. In May, 1878, it was sold to the Svenska Tribunen of Chicago.
DAILY DISPATCH, July, 1878 to date: Established by Oliver and Louise White. They were succeeded by Sampson Kennedy and L. M. Haverstick; then by Fred O. and Jay H. Dean; then by P. S. McGlynn and John K. Groom. Groom sold out in 1891 to W. F. Eastman; since then McGlynn and Eastman were editors, publishers, and owners of the paper, until Eastman died in 1909. It is now owned by Mrs. Eastman and P. S. McGlynn, the latter being in charge of the publication.
REVIEW-DISPATCH, 1878 to date: The weekly edition of the Dis- patch. It has the same history as that paper. A
GRAIN CLEANER, 1878-1886+: Founded by Barnard and Leas Manufacturing Company with R. James Abernathy as editor. C. F. Hall became editor and publisher in 1881. In 1884 he changed its name to Modern Miller and became sole owner. He moved it to Kansas City in 1886, and in 1895 sold to a St. Louis syndicate. Under Hall it was an independent technical milling journal. Originally a monthly, it became a weekly milling newspaper about 1893.
MOMENCE, KANKAKEE COUNTY
REPORTER, August, 1870 to date : Established by John B. A. Paradis. Sold in 1874 to M. O. Clark; Stephen W. Dennis, 1885-1891; Charles E. Carter, 1891-1901. In 1897 it was consolidated with the Momence Press and the name was changed to Press-Reporter, with C. E. Carter as editor. Carter sold in 1901 to C. S. Mc- Nichols and Company. Since that time O. M. Harlan has been manager. Incomplete files in possession of Mr. Harlan. Re- publican.
MONEE, WILL COUNTY
EAGLE, 1860(?)-1863(?): Established by J. G. Scott and continued for about three years.
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MONMOUTH, WARREN COUNTY
ATLAS, October, 1846 to date : Edited and managed by C. K. Smith, assisted for a short time by E. S. Bryon and F. K. Smith, 1845- 1857; John S. Clark, 1857-1865; Mr. Clark and J. H. Reed, 1865-1869; Mr. Clark and Son, with unimportant exceptions, 1869 to 1892, when it was consolidated with the Advance as Republican Atlas-Advance, now called Republican Atlas. Daily since 1904. Published by Republican Printing Company, with Arthur G. Brown as editor, C. F. Buck, manager. Files in Warren County Library Association Library. DU
DEMOCTAT, August, 1852-1853: Published by Hosea and Ashton. Files in Warren County Library Association Library.
REVIEW, December, 1855 to date: Its founder was A. H. Swain, who was the editor, 1855 to 1886; H. R. Moffet, 1886 to date. It was issued weekly, 1855-1887; semi-weekly, 1887-1888; and daily and semi-weekly from 1888 to 1907, when it was changed back to a weekly. Independent. BF
COLLEGE COURIER, 1867-1868: Issued at Monmouth College. Monthly. U
COMMERCIAL RECORD, April, 1872 -- (?): Monthly. E
LEADER, 1873: A Republican paper edited by S. J. Clarke and published by the Leader Printing Company.
MIDLAND MONTHLY, 1874: Published by W. D. Pratt.
GAZETTE, 1876-1888: An Independent weekly ; began a daily issue in 1883. It was moved to Galesburg, Illinois, about 1888, and was soon discontinued.
PAPER, 1877-1879(?): G. G. McCosh was editor and publisher. By 1880 it had been absorbed by Gazette and for a time issued as Gazette and Paper. E
MONROE, OGLE COUNTY
ARGUS, 1877 -- (?): Established by D. C. Needham, who was also publishing the Creston Times.
MONTICELLO, PIATT COUNTY
TIMES, 1856-1858+ : Edited by J. D. Mondy, who was succeeded by J. C. Johnson. He sold to James Outten, who received Mr. Hassett as a partner. Changed to
PIATT DEMOCRAT, +1858-1862+ : Edited by W. A. Gilliland, 1858- 1860; J. C. Johnson, 1860-1862. Changed to
CONSERVATIVE, +1862-1864+ : At first edited by Thomas Milligan, who was succeeded by W. E. Lodge. Changed to
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PIATT COUNTY UNION, +1864-1865+ : Edited by M. A. Bates. Changed to
PIATT INDEPENDENT, +1865-1874+: Edited by J. M. Holmes. A complete file is owned by L. C. Burgess. Changed to
REPUBLICAN, +1874-1876+ : At the end of three years, Mr. Holmes sold to Mr. Wagner, who immediately sold to H. B. Funk. He changed its name to
BULLETIN, +1876 to date: Edited by Henry B. Funk, 1876-1882; Mize Brothers, 1882-1883; Mr. Funk, 1884-1885; Moral O'Banion; C. N. Walls, 1885-1886; Carl Uhler, 1887; M. L. Griffith, 1887-1888; Garver Brothers, 1888; William E. Krebs, 1888-1898; Evan Stevenson, 1899; C. E. Gaumer, 1899-1902; H. W. Buckle, 1902-1903; G. W. Mize, the present editor, 1903 to date. The files in the office are incomplete. Democratic.
FARMERS' ADVOCATE, 1874: Existed for a few months in the spring. M. A. Bates was editor.
PIATT COUNTY HERALD, April, 1874 to date: Established by H. H. Peters, who continued until 1892, when it was bought by G. A. Burgess and consolidated with the Independent; begun by Mr. Burgess in 1887, under the name Piatt County Republican. In 1905 G. A. Burgess was succeeded, as editor and manager, by his son, L. C. Burgess. Republican. A complete file owned by L. C. Burgess. U
MORRIS, GRUNDY COUNTY
YEOMAN, 1852-1854+ : A Republican paper, edited by James C. Watters. A copy of no. 54 of the first volume is owned by Walter A. Rose of Mazon, Illinois. Changed to
GRUNDY COUNTY HERALD, +1854 to date: Edited by Henry C. Buffington and Charles E. Southard for one year; Mr. Southard 1855-1864; C. L. Perry, who soon took Mr. Turner in partner- ship, 1864-1866. Charles E. Southard, 1866-1874; in 1865 Mr. Southard started the Advertiser, but soon resumed the con- trol of the Herald, whereupon he combined the two as Herald and Advertiser, soon reverting to the name Herald. P. C. Hayes, 1874-1876; Hayes and Fletcher, 1876 to 1891; W. L. Sackett, 1891 to date. HF
ADVERTISER, 1865-1866+: Conducted by Charles E. Southard. Combined with Herald. H
GAZETTE, 1853-1855: Edited by A. J. Ashton. It was purchased by the proprietors of the Herald. It advocated Democracy.
LIBERAL REFORMER, 1872-1879(?): Established by Joe Simpson.
In 1876 run by A. R. Barlow, after whom Simpson again took
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charge and closed it out. Anti-Republican, principally Demo- cratic, tinged with Greenbackism.
INDEPENDENT, 1878 to date : Established as a semi-weekly by Perry, Crawford, and Kutz, March 1, 1878. In 1882 it was in the charge of Mr. Kutz alone. He sold about 1883 to W. J. Leacock, who a year later sold to Peter Low. In 1887 Low sold to C. R. Morrison, and in 1890 W. M. Reed purchased it, changed its name to the Sentinel and made it Democratic. In 1895 Reed sold to S. H. Bucklin and Son. It was subsequently owned by George Bucklin, and Bucklin and Hilliker, 1899-1900. Jan- uary 1, 1909, the paper was bought by a stock company, with Richard F. Lawson as editor.
MORRISON, WHITESIDE COUNTY
WHITESIDE SENTINEL, 1857 to date: Established by Alfred Mc- Fadden. In 1862 McFadden leased it to Elmer Searle for one year, when he resumed publication. In 1867 it was purchased by Messrs. Charles Bent and Morris Savage. In 1870 Mr. Bent became sole proprietor. In 1877 Mr. Bent sold to Robert W. Welch, but repurchased it in 1879, and has been editor ever since. Charles Bent, Jr., has been manager since 1906. Com- plete files in the office. Republican.
REFORM INVESTIGATOR, 1868-1870: Established by Elmer Searle. Weekly, devoted to financial and other reforms; published later by a stock company with Searle as editor and manager. In 1870 removed to Chicago; office destroyed in Chicago fire in 1871.
INDEPENDENT, 1872-1874: Established by L. S. Ward and J. W. Huett. Later Elmer Searle became editor. Advocated presi- dency of Horace Greeley. Discontinued in 1874. Office pur- chased same year by G. J. Booth and Son, who established TIMES, 1874-1876: In 1876 moved office to Rock Falls and changed name to Whiteside Times (which see). Democratic. DEMOCRAT, 1876-1877 : Established by Messrs. Guernsey, Connelly, and Frank A. Grove. Discontinued in 1877. Democratic. WHITESIDE HERALD, 1878-1884: Established by A. D. Hill. Later it was sold to George B. Adams, who moved the office to Sterling, Illinois. Independent Republican.
MORRISONVILLE, CHRISTIAN COUNTY
TIMES, August 20, 1875 to date: Established by Thomas Cox, editor and proprietor. December 30, 1875, Cox sold out to M. J. Abbott, who in May, 1877, sold to George H. Palmer and Son. In 1879 the office was leased to Said and Poorman, Palmer and Son retaining ownership. In October, 1879, Steen
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Brothers, George H. and Joseph W. Steen, were publishers and editors and continued so until 1882, when they sold to Caflin and Campbell. In 1883 Caflin became sole owner; in 1885 he sold to G. H. Sallee, who sold in 1887, to S. W. Culp; he, in 1907, to Lindsey and Miller. March 1, 1909, Miller sold his interest to A. C. Brookman. Lindsey and Brookman are the present proprietors and publishers. Independent. Files in the office. U
MOUND CITY, PULASKI COUNTY
NATIONAL EMPORIUM, 1856-1860: Edited by Dr. Z. Casterline and published by J. Walter Waugh. They were succeeded by Moses B. Harrell as editor and John A. Waugh as publisher. Mr. Harrell withdrew in 1859 and Mr. Waugh became also its editor. He continued its publication until 1860, when it was discontinued. FH
GAZETTE, 1860-1861 : Established by Judge J. R. Emerie. It con- tinued one year, and collapsed.
JOURNAL, 1864-1874, 1878 : Established and edited by J. D. Mondy, who was succeeded by S. P. Wheeler. The latter moved to Cairo, 1865, and H. R. Howard, who had published the paper during Wheeler's administration, assumed the duties of editor. May, 1866, the press and all belonging to it was bought by Capt. H. F. Potter, who edited the Journal until, in 1 1874, he moved to Cairo, taking the press with him. After this removal, the Mound City Journal was joined with the Cairo Argus, the two together receiving the name Argus-Journal, weekly. Beginning November 15, 1878, Mr. Potter published separately the Cairo Daily Argus and the Mound City Journal. The latter was still being published in 1883. Under Mr. Potter's management the Journal was Democratic. H
PULASKI PATRIOT, 18Zł to date: Established June, 1871, by A. J. Alden, editor, and B. O. Jones, publisher. Fron June to No. vember of that year, F. R. Waggoner was associated in the busi- ness. The latter part of November the firm of Alden and Jones was dissolved, Alden retiring December 7. ~ Jones sold out to F. R. Waggoner, who became editor. January, 1872, through the purchase of an interest by Mr. O. H. Turner, the firm name became Waggoner and Turner, which it remained until Novem- ber 1, 1872, when Turner withdrew. December I, Fred W. Corson joined the firm, which was called Waggoner and Corson until the withdrawal of Waggoner, April 10, 1873. His suc- cessor in the firm was Ed. H. Bintliff, firm name, Corson and
1 This date, 1874, for the removal of the office from Mound City to Cairo, does not agree with the previous account of the Cairo Daily Argus, from which the date would appear to be 1876.
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Bintliff. January 23, 1874, Bintliff withdrew, Corson continuing alone until November 1, 1874, when he sold out to Ed. S. Acker- man and A. Ackerman. The latter was editor until December 1877, at which time the paper passed entirely into the hands of Ed. S. Ackerman, who kept it until July, 1880. At this time Daniel Hogan purchased the office and continued publication until September 1, 1881, when L. M. Bradley purchased an in-
terest. Mr. Hogan has been sole owner since 1886. In that year the name was changed to Pulaski Enterprise. J. P. Rob- erts was editor until 1882, when he was succeeded by J. F. Con- nell. He was followed by John F. Rector, one year, Daniel Hogan, Jr., one year, Daniel Hogan, Sr., one year; then H. C. Ashbaugh. The paper has been steadily Republican.
MT. CARMEL, WABASH COUNTY
SENTINEL AND WABASH ADVOCATE, 1834-1839: Edited by Horace Roney, 1834-1835; Edward Baker, 1835-1836; Richard Beck, with O. B. Ficklin as an assistant, 1836-1839.
REGISTER, June II, 1839, to date : A Whig paper, edited by J. S. Power, and published by W. B. Meany, who was succeeded by Ezra B. Meaney; George B. Backus, 1841, for seven years; Frank Fuller; Fuller and Hutchinson; W. D. Jackson, 1848- -; S. S. Luken; Victor B. and Robert Bell; Theo. S. Powers, 1852 --; Frank C. Manly, with Judge Green as political editor. Mr. Green made it Republican. In 1862 Manly died and George W. Douglas took the paper, made it a Democratic organ, and Richard Beck who succeeded him made it Republican again. In 1867 Mr. Green, at public auction, purchased it, but Mr. Beck continued to publish it until sold to J. P. M. Calvo. It was suspended for an interval, 1867-1868. Messrs. Wade and Cape revived it in 1868. They soon sold it to C. I. Wilmans, who ran it until 1870, when he sold to T. J. Groves. In a few weeks Mr. Groves passed it back to Mr. Wilmans. J. H. Wil- mans was editor, 1871 ; Wilmans and Havill, 1875-1878. Under the Bell Brothers the paper was non-partisan. In 1878 Mr. Havill made it an exponent of Democratic principles. It was sold by Frank W. Havill to P. J. Kolb and A. E. Smith, in No- vember, 1906. These men continued to publish the paper until February, 1908, when it was incorporated under the name of the Mt. Carmel Register Company; A. E. Smith continued as editor. A daily was begun in 1900. Files substantially com- plete in the office. A
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