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NEPONSET, BUREAU COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1868-1870: Established by Charles M. King.
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NEWARK, KENDALL COUNTY
KENDALL COUNTY NEWS, 1878 -- (?) : An edition of the Plano News. R. M. and Callie D. M. Springer were editors and pub- lishers in 1879.
CLIPPER, (?).
NEW ATHENS, ST. CLAIR COUNTY
ERA, 1869-1876: Established by Bauman and Schild. Frank R. O'Neill was editor and publisher in 1871; T. D. Schoupe, 1872- 1874; sold to George Auerswald in 1875 and he in 1876 moved the office to Belleville, where he commenced the Independent.
NEW BERLIN, SANGAMON COUNTY
ADVANCE, 1874: W. T. Lakin was editor and publisher. Printed at the office of the Waverly Times.
NEW BOSTON, MERCER COUNTY
GOLDEN AGE, 1852-(after 1854): Edited and published by L. W. Myers and M. Boyd. F
HERALD, 1865-1872 : A Republican paper, edited and published by C. A. Ballard.
NEW BURNSIDE, JOHNSON COUNTY
JOHNSON COUNTY JOURNAL, 1874-1879: A. J. Allen was editor and publisher in 1875; Judd J. Penny, 1876; J. B. Chapman 1877; Milton M. Smith was editor and publisher in 1879. Printed at Vienna. Independent. U
NEWMAN, DOUGLAS COUNTY
DEMOCRAT, 1873-1874+: Established by Cicero V. Walls. After six months he suspended it for a year. When he resumed pub- lication he changed the name to
INDEPENDENT, +1875 to date : In 1882-1883 Wall leased to Carle A. Uhler for about a year. In 1884 he again leased it to A. B. Smith. In 1887 A. B. and M. S. Smith purchased the plant. In 1894 A. B. Smith retired from the firm and M. S. Smith has been sole proprietor since. Though Independent at first, it became and is still Republican.
NEW RUTLAND, LA SALLE COUNTY
RECORD, 1871-1872: Established by C. M. Thompson. Repub- lican.
JOURNAL, 1872-1877 : Edited by E. F. Baldwin, published by Walter Hoge, then by John Wadleigh, 1874-1875 and 1877; Journal Company, 1876. An edition of the El Paso Journal.
TIMES, 1874-1877: J. H. Brevoort was editor and publisher. Issued from the office of the Minonk Times.
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NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY
ENQUIRER, 1856-1858+ : A Democratic paper published by Geo.
E. Hoar. Became the
JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT, +1858-1862 : Published by Mehaffey and Odell.
PLAINDEALER, 1858: Edited by J. H. Graham as an "Independent Democratic" journal. Short-lived. It was succeeded by the DEMOCRATIC WATCHMAN, 1858-1865+: Bought by Dr. T. H. Walker who engaged a Mr. Sears as editor. The name was changed to the
PRESS, +1865 to date: Later sold to a Mr. Stotler, with James Stotler as editor. The paper was bought, after four months, by T. H. and A. N. Walker. In 1882 it was bought by John H. Shup, with Frank L. Shup as editor. The latter became part owner with John H. Shup, then with Isaac Shup, and later with James W. Gibson, who is now editor and publisher. The paper became a bi-weekly in 1899.
JASPER COUNTY CLIPPER, 1874-1876: E. Gorrell was editor and publisher.
JASPER COUNTY TIMES, 1876 -- (?): In 1879 E. Gorrell was editor and publisher. Probably successor to Clipper Indepen- dent Democratic.
NEW WINDSOR, MERCER COUNTY
TIMES, 1873: Chadwick and Brown were editors and publishers.
PRESS, 1874-1876: W. S. Coe and Company were editors and pub- lishers in 1875; Ward and Young in 1876; H. W. Young in 1877. Republican.
NIANTIC, MACON COUNTY
HERALD, October, 1874 --- (?): Established by R. V. Malloy. Had a brief existence.
NILWOOD, MACOUPIN COUNTY
JOURNAL, 1874-1876: D. C. McIver was editor and W. E. Milton was publisher in 1875; W. E. Milton, publisher in 1876. Printed at the office of the Girard Review.
NOKOMIS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ADVERTISER, 1868-1871: Established by A. H. Draper and a Mr. Henderson.
GAZETTE, 1871-1878+: Established by Picket and H. F. White. In the fall of 1872 James Bone took the plant on a mortgage and sold to D. H. Zepp and a Rev. Mr. Smoyer. In 1873 D. H.
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Zepp became sole owner and sold in 1875 to H. F. White. White soon sold to Hiram Graden. Suspended after a few years; its name was revived in 1878 and consolidated with Free Press. U BULLETIN, 1873-1876: Established by A. H. Draper; continued for three years, and afterward intermittently.
FREE PRESS, 1877-March, 1878+: Established as an advertising sheet by E. M. Hulbert, who the next year consolidated it with the Gazette, and the new paper was called
FREE PRESS-GAZETTE, + March, 1878 to date: Established, edited, and published by E. M. Hulbert and Hiram Graden. Graden soon retired, after which event Hulbert was sole owner. In 1881 the Atlas (established 1880 by H. M. Graden) was absorbed. In December, 1888, J. W. Wild, editor and manager of the Deutsch Amerikaner (established by E M. Hulbert, December, 1880), bought a half interest in the Free Press-Gazette and has been editor and half owner since. In April, 1893, E. M. Hulbert sold to George E. Whitten, who in July, 1897, sold to E. Frank Draper. He sold, in July, 1901, to G. H. Webster. Wild and Webster still conduct both papers. Non-partisan since 1880. Before that time Gazette was Republican, Free Press Democratic. Complete bound files in office.
NORMAL, McLEAN COUNTY
ILLINOIS SCHOOLMASTER, June, 1871-December, 1876: Established in Bloomington, June, 1868, as Schoolmaster; moved to Chicago, then became Chicago Schoolmaster; moved to Normal, June, 1871. It was then edited and owned by Aaron Gove and E. C. Hewitt. In February, 1873, it was merged with Illinois Teacher as Illinois Schoolmaster and conducted by Gove and Hewitt until October, 1874, when John W. Cook replaced Gove. John W. Cook alone was editor and publisher of the number for No- vember and that of December, 1876, with which the career of the Schoolmaster closed. The Illinois Schoolmaster is mentioned as one of the papers which were combined to form the Educational Weekly of Chicago, December, 1876. File owned by W. L. Pills- bury, Urbana, Illinois. HU
NORRIS CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY
JOURNAL, 1874: A. J. Alden was editor and publisher. Printed at the office of the Vienna Journal.
NOYESVILLE, COOK COUNTY
EXTEMPORARY BULLETIN, 1861(?) : Listed, without details, in Ken- ney's American Newspaper Directory for 1861.
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NUNDA (now NORTH CRYSTAL LAKE), McHENRY COUNTY
HERALD, 1866 to date: Established by I. M. Mallory, who was sole editor and proprietor until 1896, when he sold to Justin V. Beatty, the present publisher. Republican. When the name of the town was changed in 1908 from Nunda to North Crystal Lake the name of the paper was made Crystal Lake Herald.
OAKLAND, COLES COUNTY
HERALD, 1875 to date (1880) : Established by J. W. Crane, after- ward owned by S. A. Reel and Company with Rev. J. P. Camp- bell as editor. In 1879 O. Dicks was editor; R. G. Forsyth publisher. L. M. Priest was editor and publisher in 1880. Re- publican, 1877; Independent (Rowell), 1879; Greenback (Ayer), 188I.
LEDGER, September 6, 1879 to date : Established by J. S. Yeargin. L. T. Yeargin has been connected with the paper for more than thirty years and is its present editor. Independent-Republican.
ODELL, LIVINGSTON COUNTY
INDEPENDENT, 1869-1870: J. H. Warner was editor and publisher. WEEKLY, 1873-1874: W. D. Wilson was editor and publisher.
CENTENNIAL, 1876: Published by the Livingston County Publishing Company.
HERALD, 1877 to date (1879): In 1879 J. H. Warner was editor and publisher.
ODIN, MARION COUNTY
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS JOURNAL, November, 1869-1870: Mr. Wilson was editor and proprietor. The paper continued until late in 1870.
STAR, 1871-1872: Dille and Ames were editors and publishers.
O'FALLON, ST. CLAIR COUNTY
ADVANCE, 1874-1876: T. W. Eckert was editor and publisher.
OLNEY, RICHLAND COUNTY
NEWS, 1849-1850: A paper established by Daniel Cox and Alfred Kitchell; edited and paid for by Kitchell, it is said, to promote his election as a Whig to the office of state's attorney. He was already prosecuting attorney for the fourth circuit when the paper was started.
REPUBLICAN, 1850-1869(?) + : Established by John M. Wilson, who conducted it most of the time as a Democratic paper. James J. Mayes was publisher in 1855. He sold in 1855 to a Mr. McClaharty, who made the paper Whig, ran it one year, and
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died. The paper was sold to James Wright, a Whig, who sup- ported Fremont for president. By 1869 it was owned by Beck and Boyer and changed to F
JOURNAL, +1869(?)-1876+ : Conducted by James Beck and Eli Boyer until 1872, when they sold to H. H. Lusk. Lusk sold about 1874 to Israel A. Powell, who in 1876 changed the name to NEWS, +1876+ : Israel A. Powell conducted the paper for awhile and, according to some informants sold to W. F. Ratcliffe, who soon sold to T. A. Fritchey. A copy dated February 23, 1876, is vol. I, no. I, edited and published by W. F. Ratcliffe. In any event the name was changed back to U
RICHLAND COUNTY REPUBLICAN, + 1876 to date : By T. A. Fritchey, who put the paper in a sound condition. In 1895 Dan W. Fritchey was editor; in 1907, Lozier D. Yount. The paper is still issued twice a week. Republican.
DOLLAR WEEKLY GAZETTE, 1855-1856+: Established by John J. Buntin, Milo N. Powers, and James Nabb, and conducted by them until 1858, when they sold to William M. Beck. He changed the name to
TIMES, +1856-1861+ : A Republican paper, edited by William M. Beck and E. Kitchell, and published by William M. Beck, 1856-1860. The number for November 19, 1858, had "Abram Lincoln for President for 1860" at the head of the editorial column. Beck died in 1860; his sons continued the paper for a time, then sold, in 1861, to a Mr. Hawkins. He sold to Miles B. Friend, who changed the name to HF
LEDGER, +1861-1862(?): Friend made the paper Democratic. Sold to R. F. Steger, who in turn sold to Felix C. Carroll. Car- roll changed the name to
PRESS,1 1862(?)-1873+: According to Bryant Higgins, of Olney, Carroll continued the Press until 1873, when he sold to E. B. Barnard and Mr. Hanna, who changed the name back to
TIMES, +1873 to date: In a short time Barnard became sole owner. He died in 1882; for a short time thereafter Robert B. Witcher
1 A history of Richland County gives the following items concerning the Press, and the variance between this and the account of Mr. Higgins, Mr. Higgins refuses to clear up. I am unable to get information from the editors, and no files are known to exist. "Weekly Press, 1858-1864: Established and edited by James Wright. Democratic. Sold in 1860 to R. F. Steiger and J. H. Graham (see Newton Plaindealer). They sold to W. D. Mumford (see Cumberland Democrat, Prairie City), who added a part of the material of a confiscated office in Arkansas. In 1864 the office was broken up by a mob of soldiers because of radical expressions in the paper, and its publication was discontinued."-F. W. S.
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conducted the paper, which then fell into the hands of W. F. Beck. Beck sold to Thomas Tippit, and he to D. P. Moore and H. C. Morris. They sold, since 1907, to Elbert Rowland.
ONARGA, IROQUOIS COUNTY
MERCURY, 1859-1861 : Its publishers were R. McKee, Davis and Backus.
TIMES, December 1, 1870-1871 : Established by Louis M. Babcock and Jacob Keiser. Mr. Keiser withdrew in a short time. Mr. Charles Drumm bought an interest and became foreman, Mr. Babcock being editor. May 4, 1871, was the last issue before the removal of the Times to Watseka, where it was continued as the Iroquois Times. Some years after the name was changed again to the Iroquois County Times, and as such the paper was still being published in 1897.
ADVERTISER, 1864(?)- 1865+: Published by Ed. Rumley. In 1865 the Advertiser was changed to the Review. One date given for the first issue is August, 1865.
GRAND PRAIRIE REVIEW, +1865-1869: Originally the Advertiser. One date for the merging of the Advertiser into the Review is given as February, 1866. Rumley and Lowe were editors and publishers. The office was moved to Moline, December, 1869. SEMINARY GAZETTE 1867-1869(?) : Edited by the faculty of Grand Prairie Seminary and published by Rumley and Lowe. FRUIT GROWER.
COURIER, 1870: Published from spring to fall of that year by Jacob Keiser, who moved it in the fall to Winimac, Indiana.
REVIEW, 1872 to date: Established by John B. Lowe in the winter of 1872, and still published by him in 1880. By 1881 it was called Central Illinois Review, with J. D. Long as editor, 1882; E. W. Warren, 1884-1891; Palmer and Gilbert, 1895. By 1895 it was called Leader and Review. Republican. (Prints an edi- tion under the name Inquirer at Buckley, Iroquois county.)
ONEIDA, KNOX COUNTY
NEWS, November, 1876-September, 1879: Edited and published throughout its existence by A. W. Ladd. Complete files owned by Mr. Ladd, now publisher of the Weekly News, Albion, Nebraska.
JOURNAL, -(?) -- (?): Appeared but a few times, when it was merged with the Galesburg Register.
OQUAWKA, HENDERSON COUNTY
SPECTATOR, February 12, 1848-January 22, 1908 : The Spectator was published continuously by members of the Patterson family for
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nearly sixty-one years. Founded by J. B. Patterson, it was con- tinued by him until Jamuary 31, 1849; then by J. B. and E. H. N. Patterson1 until January 14, 1875; by J. B. Patterson until February 7, 1878; by J. B. and Harry N. Patterson (a grandson) until July 31, 1884; by Harry N. Patterson until January 4, 1899; by Harry N. and F. A. Patterson (his wife) until January 22, 1908, when the paper was discontinued. From October 16, 1850, to April 18, 1856, the title was Oquawka Spectator and Keithsburg Observer. A weekly, non-partisan paper to 1863, when it became a Democratic organ. After 1891 it was a Pro- hibition paper. Files 1848 to date are the property of Mr. Harry Patterson. FD
PLAINDEALER, 1852-1858(?): The editors and proprietors of this paper were F. A. Dallam, 1852-1855; Horace Bigelow and Mr. Dallam, 1855-1856; James W. Reed and Mr. Bigelow, 1856- 1857; J. K. Magie and David Mitchell, 1857- -; M. H. Jamison; and Mr. Chamberlain, who moved it to Biggsville. From there it was taken by Judson Graves to Kirkwood, Warren county.
MONTHLY NOVELLETTE, 1868 to date (1869) : Published by Biggs and Hevener.
HENDERSON COUNTY JOURNAL, 1878 to date: Established by E. A. Hail, and published continuously by him to date. Republican.
LEISURE MOMENTS, August, 1870-July, 1871 : A small four-page monthly published by E. B. Chickering, who seems to have had a job printing office and an unpublished story. The story and the periodical ended with the eleventh instalment.
OREGON, OGLE COUNTY
OGLE COUNTY GAZETTE, +June 11, 1851+ : Removed from Mt. Morris and edited by R. C. Burchell, 1851, who, when a few
1 Writing of Edgar Allan Poe, Mr. Bliss Perry says," In the last year of his life he was invited by a Mr. E. H. N. Patterson to become the editor of a new mag- azine." Mr. Patterson "proposed to found under Poe's editorship, 'an influen- tial periodical' at Oquawka, Illinois. ' Oquawka,' he admits, 'is comparatively an unimportant point. but I think that such being the case would not injure at all the circulation of the magazine. . Here I can enjoy every mail advan- tage that I could at St. Louis, being but thirty hours travel from that city, and being situated immediately upon the Mississippi, with daily connection with the Northern Canal and St. Louis, and directly upon the great daily mail line from the East, through Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.' Park Street Papers, 10. A full account of the correspondence between Poe and Mr. Patterson was given some years ago by Eugene Field in America, and has been published with fac- simile reproductions of all the correspondence, by the Caxton Club: Some Letters of Edgar Allan Poe to E. H. N. Patterson of Oquawka, Illinois, with Comments by Eugene Field, Chicago, 1898.
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months later the Gazette was revived at Mt. Morris, changed the name of the paper to
OGLE COUNTY REPORTER, + 1851 to date : Edited by M. W. Smith, 1853; E. H. Leggett, 1857-1861; John Sharp, 1861-1868; owned by M. W. Smith with J. Sharp as editor, 1868-1871; Charles L. Miller and E. L. Otis (Miller being editor), 1871; Mr. Miller and brother, James P. Miller, 1871; William H. Gardner, editor and proprietor, 1871-1872; Gardner and Tim- oleon Oscar Johnston, 1872 ; Mr. Johnston editor and proprietor, 1872 till after 1878; Frank Schatzell and others. The present editor and publisher is Frank O. Robinson. Republican. F NATIONAL GUARD, 1866-1873+: Established by Samuel Wilson, most of the material furnished by a joint stock company of Democrats. In three months he associated with himself his brother, F. B. Wilson. S. and F. B. Wilson published the paper until 1867, when the junion partner retired and S. Wilson again became sole editor. In 1869 Ed. T. Richie became associated with Mr. Wilson. In three months Wilson retirea and Richie became sole proprietor. In 1871 he sold to Mr. Wilson, who again assumed management. In 1873 Jacob J. Buser pur- chased one half of the office and in a month or two the name was changed to
OGLE COUNTY GRANGE, +1873-1875+: Wilson and Jacob J. Buser, editors and publishers. In 1873 Buser purchased Wil- son's interest and was sole proprietor until February, 1875, when he associated with himself G. L. Bennett. In May, 1875, Buser and Bennett disposed of their entire interest to Charles R. Hawes, who changed the name to
COURIER, +1875- - (?): Edited and published by Cherles R. Hawes. In three months it was transferred to G. L. Bennett. In 1876 Henry P. Lason became editor and publisher. S. D. Wilson was editor and publisher in 1880. Republican. Before 1882 the paper had become the Independent, and was Indepen- dent in politics. In 1882 and 1884 W. E. Ray was editor and publisher. In 1891 the paper was being issued as a Democratic organ entitled Independent Democrat. Waggoner, Sherer, and Johnston were editors and publishers. By 1895 Sherer had withdrawn.
RAPALEE'S JOKINELLO, 1877 : Started by Norman Rapalee. Monthly. Printed in the Courier office.
ORION, HENRY COUNTY
CHIEF, 1873 to date (1876) : Edited and published in 1874 by B. W. Seaton and Sons; in 1875 and 1876 by B. W. Seaton. Printed at the office of the Cambridge Prairie Chief.
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VIDETTE, June-October, 1877+: Established by A. H. Chaffee. It was bought in October, 1877, by Bolles and N. J. Ludi, who changed the name to
TIMES, +October, 1877-1887: Bolles sold to Ludi in 1878, who conducted the paper until 1883, when the plant was removed. W. A. Bolles put in another plant and continued the name, num- ber, and volume of the Times until 1887, when it was bought by a Prohibitionist company and called the Liberator. This con- tinued for about a year. Bolles repurchased the plant and sold in March, 1907, to F. S. Fullerton, the present editor.
OSWEGO, KENDALL COUNTY
KENDALL COUNTY COURIER, 1856 --- (?)+: Edited by H. S. Humphrey. Changed to
KENDALL COUNTY FREE PRESS, +-(?)-1864: Edited by A. R. Niblo. Moved to Vandalia.
VIDETTE, (?): Taken to Aurora (?).
BOLD HORNET, (?); Taken to Aurora (?).
OTTAWA, LA SALLE COUNTY
REPUBLICAN, 1836 for a few months: A Democratic campaign paper, edited by J. V. A. Hoes. P
ILLINOIS FREE TRADER, 1840-1843+ : A Democratic paper edited and published by George F. Weaver and John Hise. Changed to A
FREE TRADER, +1843 to date: Published by John Hise and Wil- liam Osman, 1843-1845; William Osman Company, 1845-1847; William and Moses Osman, 1847-1853; George and Julius Avery, 1853-1856; William Osman, 1856-1868; Mr. Osman and Douglas Hapeman, 1868-1882; William Osman and Sons, 1882 to 1891; William Osman and Son, 1891 to date. Issued weekly to 1887, thenceforward daily and weekly. Democratic. Files in office. SEFP
CONSTITUTIONALIST, 1844-1852+ : Established by James Lowry and H. E. Gedney. Mr. Gedney, 1850-June, 1852. Thaddeus Hampton bought the paper in June, 1852, and changed it to REPUBLICAN, +1852-1890+ : Edited and published by Mr. Ham- pton and J. W. Kelley, weekly to 1887, thenceforward daily and weekly. June, 1852-1857 ; Hampton and Buffington, 1857-1859; Mr. Hampton 1859-1864; William Perkins, 1864-January, 1867; Joshua Pusey, January, 1867-two months; Pusey and William Cullen, 1861-June, 1868; Franklin Corwin and George M. Radcliffe, June, 1868-January, 1870; Corwin and F. M. Sapp, January, 1870-a few months; Sapp and Radcliffe, 1870-1871;
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Sapp and Cullen, January, 1871-July, 1887; Mr. Sapp, July, 1887-September, 1890. The Weekly Republican and the Daily Times were consolidated at the latter date as the Republican- Times, 1890 to date. Mr. Sapp and Mr. E. A. Nattinger were partners until January, 1900. At this time Mr. Nattinger's interest was sold to Charles E. Pettit and Fred A. Sapp, the firm name becoming Sapp, Pettit, and Sapp. "When the Kansas- Nebraska bill brought about the disruption of the Whig party in 1854, the Republican, which had until that time been an organ of the Whig party, was one of the first newspapers in the state to follow the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, Richard Yates and others in the organization of the Republican party." File from 1852-1860 in the office of the Republican-Times, Ottawa. Mr. M. Hanifin, Ottawa, Illinois, has an unbound file. SU
UNITED IRISHMAN, May 22, 1848 - - (?): Published by an as- sociation of Irishmen, including Messrs. Ryan, Champlin, Fisher, Glover, and Hoes, with Maurice Murphy as the active agent. Devoted to the advocacy of "a repeal of that nefarious Legis- lative Union between England and Ireland, which has not en- riched England, but made Ireland poor indeed." F
STATESMAN, 1868 to date (1869) : Edited and published by C. H. Hayes. Democratic. H
CENTRAL ILLINOIS WOCHENBLATT, 1868 to date: J. J. Witte and C. W. Denhard were partners in conducting the paper from 1869 to 1879. After Mr. Denhard's death in 1879 Mr. Witte was sole proprietor. German. Independent-Republican.
COMMERCIAL MILLER, May, 1873-May, 1874: Established and edited by Samuel S. Chisholm, published by the American Miller Publishing Company. After one year it was moved to Chicago, where it was continued under the same management. Monthly. H
TIMES, 1877-1890: The Times began as a daily, and started a weekly edition in 1879. Edited and published by E. A. Nat- tinger. The Daily Times was consolidated with the Republican, September, 1890. (See Republican.) Republican in politics.
PALATINE, COOK COUNTY
HERALD, 1872-1876: Earlie Brothers and Company, were editors and publishers, 1873; F. E. Holton and Company, 1874; Wil- liams and Holton, 1875; Frank E. Holton, 1876. Republican. ENTERPRISE, 1784-1877(?) : A monthly advertising sheet. J. W. Smith editor and publisher, 1875; Enterprise Company, 1876. 1 Letter from F. A. Sapp.
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ENTERPRISE, 1878-(after 1891): Edited and published by W. G. Alden. In 1891 W. C. Williams was editor and publisher. No report in 1895. At first Republican, changed to Independent in politics. Printed an edition called Barrington Herald.
PALESTINE, RANDOLPH COUNTY
ILLINOIS CHRONICLE AND LITERARY GAZETTE, 1830(?): In the Crisis of Edwardsville for September 9, 1830, appeared a pro- posal for publishing a paper so entitled, to be edited by E. S. Janney and published by Caddington, Beck, and Janney. “It is intended to be emphatically a newspaper, containing correct and useful knowledge only - neither crowded with the com- plaints and disgusting squabbles of political demagogues, nor filled with the sickly productions of rhymsters, etc." There is no further trace of the publication.
RURALIST, 1856-1857: Edited by Samuel R. Jones, an expounder of the religious doctrine of the "Christians." Independent as to politics. H
BANNER, 1858-1859: A Democratic paper edited by G. W. Harper. YELLOW JACKET, 1859-1862: Started on the ruins of the defunct Banner by A. Malone and E. Logan - the latter withdrawing in a few months. It was Republican in its sympathies.
PANA, CHRISTIAN COUNTY
WEEKLY HERALD, December 23, 1857-1867 : Established by Milan S. Beckwith; Independent in politics when first issued, but changed in 1858 to Democratic, and became a supporter of Douglas. The Herald was discontinued with no. 41 of vol. 10. PLAINDEALER, 1859-1860: Edited by E. F. Chittenden. Moved to Shelbyville.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT, 1860+ : Established January 7, by E. P. Sanders, proprietor and publisher, who had bought out the office of the Taylorville Journal. J. B. Butler was editor, assisted from February 23, 1860, to June Ist, by W. P. Phelon. November 9, 1860, the office passed into the hands of G. W. Harper and F. J. Beck, publishers and editors, who changed the name to the
WEEKLY ENTERPRISE, +November 9, 1860+ : After one issue the paper was bought November 24, 1860, by O. F. Morrison and M. M. de Levis, who changed its name to the
PUBLIC, +1860-1862 : M. de Levis was editor. The paper was kept up by de Levis and Morrison until June 1, 1862, when the office and paper were moved to Clinton, Illinois. Independent in politics.
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