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PERRY COUNTY SIGNAL, 1878-1880: Established by John A. Wall and L. D. Murphy. In 1879 Wall withdrew, and after a short time the paper was suspended. Republican.
PIPER CITY, FORD COUNTY
ADVERTISER, 1876 to date: A Republican paper edited and pub- lished by Henry Allnut.
PITTSFIELD, PIKE COUNTY
SUCKER AND FARMERS' RECORD, June 1, 1842-1846: Edited by M. J. Noyes and I. B. Price. Whig. Issued weekly. Suc- ceeded by A
PIKE COUNTY FREE PRESS, April 13, 1846-1858+ : Edited first by Z. N. Garbutt, then by Z. N. Garbutt and M. H. Abbott; later by John G. Nicolay and Mr. Parks; afterward by Mr. Nicolay alone; in 1857 by J. W. and F. M. Cunningham. Whig; under Garbutt was against all secret societies; under John G. Nicolay it was one of the papers to endorse the call to anti- Nebraska editors that brought about the organizing of the Republican party in Illinois. It was issued at Pittsfield and Griggsville. Became the UAF
PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL, 1858-1863+ : Edited by D. B. Bush, Jr. Mr. Bush sold to Robert McKee. In 1863 Messrs. McKee and William A. Grimshaw named it
OLD FLAG, +1863 to date: Edited by Robert H. Creswell, pub- lished by James Creswell, 1871-1873; James Gallagher was editor, Creswell and Gallagher, publishers, 1874-1879. James
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Gallagher and Son were publishers in 1882; Turner Brothers, 1884-1891. Name changed to Pike County Republican in 1894. Burr H. Swan is editor and publisher at present. Republican. PIKE COUNTY SENTINEL, 1845-1849+ : Edited by T. J. Trumbull, supported by G. W. Smith. Democratic. In 1849 John S. Roberts purchased it and changed it to
PIKE COUNTY UNION, +1849-1857+: Roberts was editor, 1849- 1851; M. H. Abbott, 1851-1857. A file in the Library of Con- gress, May 2, 1855-June 9, 1856, shows that the Pike County Union was printed at Griggsville during that period and dated for Griggsville and Pittsfield. Abbott changed it to A
PIKE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, +1857 to date: Edited by Brown and Frazier; Frazier and McGinnis; Robert F. Frazier. In 1865 it became the property of J. M. Bush, whose sons, W. C. Bush and J. M. Bush, became owners, editors and publishers in January, 1904. The senior J. M. Bush is a brother of D. B. Bush of the Journal. Democratic. Files in the office. F
PLAINFIELD, WILL COUNTY
WATCH TOWER, 1875 : A "family newspaper" edited and published by Mary A. Tounshendeau. It was discontinued when the Echo was established. Files owned by G. W. Flagg, Plainfield.
ECHO, 1876-1877: Established as a "family newspaper" by H. A. Tounshendeau. In was absorbed in 1877 by the Joliet confed- eration of Phoenixes. In its place Tounshendeau established APEX, 1877: H. A. Tounshendeau was editor. Independent. PHOENIX, 1877: J. H. Ferriss was editor; McDonald, Ferriss and Company publishers. Devoted to farmers' interests.
PLANO, KENDALL COUNTY
TRUE LATTER DAY SAINTS' HERALD, 1860-(after 1881) : An organ of the Latter Day Saints. It was edited in 1869 by Joseph Smith and Henry A. Stebbins, and published by the Board of Publication of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Semi-monthly. S
MIRROR, 1864-(after 1884): A Republican paper edited in 1869, and in 1879, by John R. Marshall; E. J. Bennett, 1882; E. I. Bennett, editor, J. R. Marshall, proprietor, 1884. Printed at the office of the Yorkville Kendall County Record.
ZION'S HOPE, 1869-(after 1881) : Another organ of the Latter Day Saints, with the same editors and publishers, in 1869, as of Saints' Herald. Semi-monthly.
NEWS, 1872 to date : Established by R. M. and Collie D. M. Springer, editors and publishers. J. M. Marley, editor, 1880; Marley
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and Cook, 1882; F. E. Marley 1884. By 1881 the name had been changed to Kendall County News. Edited and published in 1907 by George S. Faxon.
PLYMOUTH, HANCOCK COUNTY
LOCOMOTIVE, 1857-1858: Published by a company and at first edited by Thomas Gregg. A. W. Hahn was editor in 1858. F DOLLAR MONTHLY, May, 1873-January, 1876+: Conducted by Thomas Gregg. Changed to
RURAL MESSENGER, + January, 1876-April, 1877: Edited and published by Thomas Gregg. A sixteen page paper "devoted to literary and rural affairs."
ADVOCATE, January, 1877-April, 1879: Conducted by E. A. Hall until August, 1878, when he sold to W. A. Post and Jesse W. Bell, Jr. Post as editor, was succeeded by W. S. Hendricks. PHONOGRAPH, June, 1879-(after 1882): Begun as a Democratic paper by Charles N. Bassett. Changed to a neutral.
POLO, OGLE COUNTY
SENTINEL, October-December, 1856: A Democratic paper started by F. O. Austin and continued for about three months. No copy known to be in existence.
CHAMPION OF FREEDOM, January, 1857: Established by John Mar- cellus Perkins. Only a few numbers were issued. J. W. Clin- ton owns copies of one or two. The paper was probably printed at the office of the Sentinel or the Transcript.
TRANSCRIPT, June, 1857-April, 1858: Edited by Charles Meigs, Jr., for a joint stock company composed of Zenas Aplington, W. W. Burns, L. W. Warren, Lemuel Newton Barber, and S. C. Treat. In May, 1858, the material was purchased by Henry R. Boss, proprietor of the Advertiser. F
OGLE COUNTY BANNER, April 14, 1858-1860: A Democratic paper issued by R. P. Redfield for a joint stock company. In 1859 Mr. Redfield purchased the office, enlarged the paper and passed it over to J. M. Williams, who passed it to George D. Reed. Redfield, Williams, J. H. More, and George D. Reed were editors for short periods. J. W. Clinton of Polo has a few copies.
ADVERTISER, May 6, 1858-1863+ : Established by Henry R. Boss, using the material of the Transcript. Boss sold in December, 1860, to Morton D. Swift. He and J. D. Dopf merged in this paper the Mt. Morris Press. Dopf withdrew in March, 1861 and Swift enlisted in April, whereupon the paper passed to J. D. Campbell and James W. Carpenter, lawyers, who issued the
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paper when they could get printers. Carpenter died in 1862. Swift returned in 1863, and he and Campbell changed the name to
POLO PRESS, +March, 1863-1866+: Campbell and Swift con- ducted the paper until February, 1865, when Daniel Scott and M. V. Satzman bought it. Scott soon gave way to Swift. August 1, 1865, John W. Clinton bought the paper, and in 1866 changed the name to
OGLE COUNTY PRESS, +1866-1901: J. W. Clinton was editor publisher and owner until July 1, 1901, when he sold to A. T. Cowan, who changed the name to Tri-County Press and has con- tinued its publication. Mr. Clinton has files of the Advertiser and the Press.
FREE DEMOCRAT, 1860: Edited by a Mr. Johnson through the cam- paign.
THE CHURCH, 1868-1870: Edited by Dr. J. C. Allahan. Devoted to the fighting of church organizations. It was published "as often as God furnished the means," but it was not published very often.
ADVERTISER, 1869-1870: An advertising sheet issued by J. W. Clinton.
POULTRY ARGUS, 1874-1877: Established by Drs. C. H. Kenegy and M. L. Wolff; Dr. Wolff retired in five months. In six months Dr. Kenegy sold out to D. D. L. Miller and J. W. Clin- ton, who continued publication under the firm name of Miller and Clinton until 1876, when J. W. Clinton became publisher, D. L. Miller still acting as editor. It was first printed in Free- port, but later in the office of the Ogle County Press, until 1877, when it was sold and removed from the state.
CHRISTIAN RADICAL, 1875-1882: A semi-monthly publication of the United Brethren in Christ; organ of the Rock River Con- ference. Continued six and one-half years. Rev. Parker Hur- less was editor. U
ADVERTISER, 1877: Mentioned in Rowell for 1879 with George W. McAtee as editor and publisher.
PONTIAC, LIVINGSTON COUNTY
LIVINGSTON COUNTY NEWS, 1855-1857(?) : Edited by J. S. France; Mr. France passed its publication to Philip Cook and M. A. Renoe; Cook soon sold to Mr. Jones; Renoe and Jones soon sold to Mr. Albee and shortly its publication ceased. Early copies are in the possession of Jacob Streamer, Pontiac. It was Republican in politics. F
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SENTINEL, 1857 to date: Edited by Cook and Gagan, 1857-1863. They sold it to M. E. Collins, he to Stout and Decker, they to W. F. Denslow, he to James Stout. It was destroyed by fire in 1866. In 1869 Mr. Stout sold to Jones and Renoe, who were publishing the Free Press. They consolidated the papers under the name of Sentinel and Press. "H. C. Jones was pro- prietor, 1873-1875, and he changed the name back to Sentinel. F. L. Alles edited it, 1875-1884; Lowry and Clark, 1884-1895; H. J. Clark, 1895-1897. C. C. Strawn was editor in 1907. Republican. UEF
FREE PRESS, 1867 -- (?) : A Republican paper edited in 1869 by H. C. Jones and A. W. Kellogg, and published by Jones and Renoe. Not mentioned in 1879.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1868-1871(?): A Democratic paper edited in 1869 by Wittan and Organ; by T. H. Organ, 1870-1871.
FREE TRADER, 1870-1907: A Greenback paper edited by E. M. Johnson and published by Johnson and staff in 1879. At some time between 1882 and 1884 it became Free Trader and Observer. In 1907 it was edited and published by Johnson and Renoe. In the same year it was sold to C. R. Bruer and discontinued.
FORD'S LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1878- - (?) : Edited and published in 1879 by J. G. Ford. It seems to have disap- peared before 1881.
HERALD, 1870: A short-lived Republican paper issued by J. H. Hewitt.
PORT BYRON, ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
TIMES, 1861(?): Listed, without details, in Kenney's American Newspaper Directory for 1861.
WEEKLY, 1877: Published by H. L. Barter. Independent.
PRAIRIE CITY, MCDONOUGH COUNTY
CHRONICLE, 1857-1858: Edited and published by R. W. Seaton. F PRAIRIE CHIEF, 1858-few weeks: Edited by R. W. Seaton, who published it in the interest of the Good Templars.
GAZETTE, 1869 ---- (?): Established by Cheesebro and Harsh- berger. Monthly.
HERALD, 1869 to date : Established by Charles W. Taylor and edited and published by him to 1881. This is practically the same Herald which is published in Prairie City at present under that name. It was called the Bugle for two years, 1881 to 1883, and then changed back to Herald. Files, 1869 to 1879, and 1883 to 1908 are in the possession of L. M. Hamilton.
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PRINCETON, BUREAU COUNTY
BUREAU ADVOCATE, 1847-1851+ : Published by Ebenezer Higgins until 1848. The editorial page was divided into three depart- ments - two columns each - and was Whig, Democrat, and Liberty in the respective departments. The first department was called "Whig Advocate," and was edited by a "Whig Com- mittee"; the second was "Democratic Advocate," and was edited by a "Democratic Committee," and the third was "Lib- erty Advocate," and was edited by a "Liberty Committee." In 1847 the Advocate quoted an editorial from the New York Post "furiously lashing" protection and banks. John H. Bryant was a brother of William Cullen Bryant of the Post. In August, 1848, it became a Free Soil organ. In the same year B. F. Ham- mond and T. W. Welsh bought out Mr. Higgins, and John H. Bryant became editor. It soon changed to the hands of Bryant and Dean. In 1851 the name was changed to the F
POST, +1851 --- (?)+: Firm name was Coates, Kinney, and B. Clark Lundy. Editors: Hooper Warren for a short time in 1851; Justin H. Olds, 1851-1854; Charles Faxon, 1854-1858. Republican. For a time, after 1854, the name was changed to F PRINCETONIAN, +-(?)-1858+: It was renamed in 1858
BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN, +1858 to date : Published by Rhue and Hewitt and later by Bryant and Hewitt to 1861, during which time it was edited by John H. Bryant. Mr. Bryant had sole charge, 1861-1863; John W. Bailey, 1863-1872; Mr. Bailey and L. J. Colton, 1872-1874; Mr. Bailey and Charles P. Bascom, 1874 to 1886; J. W. Bailey and son, H. U. Bailey, 1886-1903; H. U. Bailey, 1903 to date. Bryant was a brother of William Cullen Bryant of the New York Evening Post, and shared his distinguished brother's views against slavery and a protective tariff. There is a complete file of the Republican with the present publishers. F
BUREAU COUNTY HERALD, 1848: Established by Philip Payne as a Democratic organ. Short-lived.
YEOMAN OF THE PRAIRIE LAND, 1851-(?): Conducted by Dr. S. Allen Paddock.
BUREAU COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1856-1863+ : Edited by C. N. Pine, 1856-1858; Eckles and Kyles, with Eckles as editor, 1858; Eckles and Gibbons, 1858; W. H. Messenkop (with a short in- termission in which C. J. Peckham controlled it), 1858-1863. Changed to
BUREAU COUNTY PATRIOT, +1863-1871+ : A Democratic paper run by C. L. and J. Smith. Changed to
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BUREAU COUNTY HERALD, +1871-1876: Run by C. N. Whitney. Sold at sheriff's sale, 1876.
BUREAU COUNTY TRIBUNE, 1872 to date: Established by W. H. Messenkop, who published it in support of Horace Greeley, until December, when he sold it to Smith and Winship. In July, 1873, Mr. Winship sold to E. K. Mercer, and Smith and Mercer published the paper until October, 1875, when Smith sold his interest to E. F. Doran; he sold in 1876 to C. L. Smith. Mercer and Smith edited and published the Tribune until 1881, when Smith retired. The paper is still conducted by E. K. Mercer. Bound files to 1881 in Bureau county Court House; since 1881 in the office.
REPERTORY, 1874-1876: W. G. Reeve was editor and publisher. Monthly.
PRINCEVILLE, PEORIA COUNTY
CITIZEN, 1868: Established by G. T. Gillman, and continued six months. According to Rowell for 1869, J. W. Wolfe and H. Casson, Jr., were editors and publishers in 1869, when the paper was printed at the office of the Chillicothe Citizen.
TIMES, July-December, 1874: Established by C. A. Pratt and con- tinued four months.
INDEPENDENT, March Io, 1877 to date: Of this paper and its suc- cessor, Telephone, the editorial genealogy is: J. E. Knapp, March-September, 1877; I. E. Corbett, then Corbett and H. E. Charles, October, 1877-1878; Corbett and P. C. Hull, October 1878-1879; J. E. Charles, publisher, P. C. Hull editor, October, 1879 -- (?); J. S. Barnum, B. J. Beardsley, Beardsley Brothers, Addison A. Dart, Harry D. Fast, and K. C. Andrews, Addison A. Dart.
PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY
SPIKE, 1871 ---- (?): A. D. Hill was editor and publisher, 1871-1873; A. D. Hill editor, Hill and Wilson publishers, 1874; A. D. Hill, 1875-1877; C. G. Glenn, 1880-1882; A. D. Hill, 1884; Mrs. S. M. Green, editor, H. P. and S. M. Green publishers, 1891; A. B. Case editor, Case and Ellison publishers, 1895. Repub- lican, then neutral, then Republican.
QUINCY, ADAMS COUNTY
ILLINOIS BOUNTY LAND REGISTER, April 17, 1835-1839+ : Estab- lished by C. M. Woods and Company. Afterward edited by Richard M. Young. Changed to AH
ARGUS, +1839-1841+ : Edited by John H. Pettit. Changed to A
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HERALD, +1841 to date: In 1851 P. Cleveland and Company were proprietors. Brooks and Cadogan were publishers in 1862; J. W. Singleton and Austin Brooks in 1863. Austin Brooks was editor in 1869, and J. P. Cadogan, publisher. Cad- ogan and Gardner were publishers, 1875-1880. Daily and tri- weekly editions since 1849. Democratic in politics. Volume 4 was called Herald: Adams, Brown and Schuyler County Advertiser. As late as 1850 the name was Herald and Argus. SAPHUF
WHIG, May 5, 1838 to date: It was established with N. Bushnell and A. Johnston as editors and H. V. Sullivan as publisher. From August 18, 1838, to 1852, S. M. Bartlett was editor with Mr. Sullivan still publisher. It was edited by John F. Morton, 1852 --- , and conducted under the firm name of Morton and Sullivan, 1852-1854; Morton and Young, 1854-1855; Morton, Ralston, and Company, 1855-1857. In 1858 the Quincy Repub- lican was merged in the Whig, and the title became, and remained for several years, Whig Republican; the paper was then run by Mr. Morton and F. A. Dallam, the former proprietor of the Republican. In the fall of 1859 Mr. Morton became sole pro- prietor, and in the spring of 1860 he sold to James J. Langdon, who was connected with it until 1868, when it passed into the hands of Bailhache and Phillips with Paul Selby as editor, 1868- 1869: John Tillson, 1869-1871. In 1871 Mr. Selby became editor again. Several changes occurred after this as to pro- prietors and editors until 1878, when C. A. and D. F. Wilcox became owners and publishers. In 1879 the firm name was Daniel Wilcox and Sons. From October 23, 1845, to April 16. 1846, the paper was issued tri-weekly. The first number of the daily appeared March 22, 1852, since which date there have been a daily and a weekly issue. It was a Whig organ until 1856, when it took an active part in forming, and became a representative of the Republican organization. There is a complete file in the Whig office. APDSEF
OLD STATESMAN, July 4-November, 1840: A Harrison campaign paper.
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BEOBACHTER, 1845(?) --: Moved to Quincy from Belleville by Bartholomew Hauck. It was succeeded by
STERN DES WESTENS, April 10, 1846-December, 1848: Conducted by Bartholomew Hauck, who returned to Belleville in 1848 to establish the Zeitung.
DAILY MORNING COURIER, September 12, 1845 -- (?): "In no way connected with politics." R. B. Wallace and; George F. Wiehr were editors and proprietors. H
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TRIBUNE AND FREE SOIL BANNER, September 13, 1848 -- -- (?):
A campaign paper advocating "free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men"; disclaiming affiliation with Whigs, Democrats, or Abolitionists, and supporting Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams. It was edited by an association consisting of Samuel Willard, Thomas Pope, Timothy Rogers, Allen Comstock, Lucius Kingman, and Charles B. Lawrence, and issued from the office of C. M. Woods.
WOCHENBLATT, January, 1850-1853+: Owned and edited by George Linz. German. Democratic. Changed to
ILLINOIS COURIER, +1853-1861: Conducted by George Linz until he entered the army at the beginning of the war. German, with Whig symyathies.
DAILY JOURNAL, 1851(?)- -- (?): A Democratic paper that was being published in 1851 by P. Cleveland and Company of the Herald.
TRIBUNE, 1852-1874+ : Gustav Adolph Rösler was editor, 1852- 1855; Edward C. Winter and William H. Pieper, 1855-1857. Pieper withdrew in 1857, and in 1858 Ernst Schierenberg acquired an interest and became editor. For a year after Rösler's death in 1855, the paper was known as the Quincy Journal, but was again changed back to Tribune. In 1861 Karl Rotteck bought the paper and, continuing the weekly as Tribune, changed the daily to Union. In 1865 Rotteck sold to Karl Petri, who in turn sold, December, 1866, to T. M. Rogers. In 1869, under Mr. Rogers as publisher, Tribune was a daily, issu- ing a weekly edition under the name of Rural West and Weekly Journal. In 1870, Louis Korth was editor. Rogers sold in the spring of 1874 to C. H. Henrici. In November, 1874, the Tribune was consolidated with Westliche Presse to form Ger- mania. German daily and weekly published by a stock com- pany which was organized in 1852, to publish a Whig paper. It became Republican in 1856. F
JOURNAL: 1855- -- (?): For one or two years, under Edward C. Winter and William H. Pieper the Tribune was published under this name.
UNION, 1861-1865: The daily edition of the Tribune was published under this name while Karl Rotteck was proprietor.
RURAL WEST AND WEEKLY JOURNAL, 1869(?): A weekly edition of the Tribune, which was daily in 1869.
REPUBLICAN, January, 1857-1858: Published by F. A. Dallam. Daily. Joined to the Illinois Courier (see above).
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DAILY DEMOCRAT, September, 1858 -- (?): Edited by W. H. Car- lin; published by Geiger, Gardner and White. Democratic in politics.
DAILY SKIRMISHER, October, 1864: A daily published for a short time in the interest of the western Illinois Sanitary Fair. H
DEMOKRAT, 1865(?)+(?): Established by George Linz upon his return from the war, and Robert Voeth. Later they changed the name to
VOLKSBLATT, +1866(?)- - (?): Which was suspended after a year or two.
ERZ-DRUIDE, 1866-1880+ : Official organ of the United Ancient Order of Druids. Karl Petri was editor. He sold in 1880 to Henry Freudenthal, of Albany. New York. Monthly. L CHURCH REPORTER, 1867 to date (1869): In 1869 E. P. Balshe was editor and proprietor. Monthly.
EVENING JOURNAL, 1867-1870: T. M. Rogers, proprietor and manager. He and A. H. Lacy were editors in 1870. Inde- pendent in politics. Continued about four years.
WESTERN AGRICULTURIST, 1868-1889+ : Established at Quincy. Edited and published by T. Butterworth until 1889, when an incorporated company, Western Agriculturist Company, became publishers. Changed to Western Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal, September, 1889. Later it was dated from Quincy and Chicago, and it is still published from both places. T. Butterworth is still editor. January, 1901, title changed to Live Stock Journal, with main office in Chicago. Monthly; later, weekly. CUH
EVENING CALL, 1870-1875: Thomas J. Heirs, John Russell, an S. D. Rich, were editors at various times.
GOOD TEMPLAR'S MESSAGE, 1871-1874+: J. K. Van Doorn, was editor, Good Templar Printing Company, publishers. A tem- perance paper issued at irregular intervals. Moved to Bloom- ington.
COMMERCIAL REVIEW, 1872 to date (1882) : Established by Addison L. Langdon, who was still editor and publisher in 1882. Busi- ness and social. Independent in politics. U
GOSPEL ECHO AND CHRISTIAN, 1872-1873: A religious paper. J. H. Garrison was managing editor and publisher. After two years removed to St. Louis.
WESTLICHE PRESSE, August II-November 7, 1874+: German. Published by a stock company with Karl Petri as business man- ager. United with the Tribune, November, 1874, to form the
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TAGBLATT DER GERMANIA, +November 9. 1874 to date: Consoli- dation of Westliche Presse and Tribune. Published by Ger- mania Publishing Company. Edited by George C. Hoffman, 1874-January, 1888; by Henry Bornman, January, 1888, to date. Denied having party affiliation, but supported Cleveland in 1884. German, daily and weekly.
DRUIDIC RECORD, 1876: Edited and published by the Druids Publishing Company. Monthly.
NEWS, 1877 to date (1884): News Company, editors and pub- lishers. John L. Frost was editor and publisher in 1884. Daily. Independent. H
ENTERPRISE, 1878 to date: Established by H. H. Reckmeyer, who is the present editor and proprietor. Complete files are at the Public Library since its establishment in Quincy. P POST, 1879 to date (1882): W. A. Post was editor and publisher. Greenback.
MODERN ARGO, March, 1879 -- (?): Moved to Quincy in 1879 from Columbus, Ohio; published by A. H. Dooley; George N. Loomis, 1882; Aten and Musselman, 1884. Not political.
TIMES, (?) : Established ay Austin Brooks after he left the Herald. After a year or two removed to Hannibal and soon discontinued. LEDGER, -(?) -- (?): Published by D. G. Williams as an advertising medium.
MORNING NEWS, -(?) -- (?): Co-operative publication by Griffin Frost, Henry Wilson, John Shield, and James H. Wallin. Continued one month.
RANSOM, LA SALLE COUNTY
TIMES, 1875-1882: The Minonk Blade was printing in 1881 an edition for Ransom under this name. Republican.
RANTOUL, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY
NEWS, 1874-June, 1878+: Established and edited by Gray Brothers. After four months it was sold to Messrs. Bullock, Cross and Gifford. Issued in interests of the Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad. In five months Messrs. Bullock and Cross purchased Gifford's share, and in 1875 Bullock became sole proprietor. Republican. In June. 1878, it was consolidated with the
JOURNAL, 1875-1878+ : H. W. Gulick was proprietor, F. E. Pinker- ton, editor. Represented views of those opposed to Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad. In 1878 consolidated with the News to form the U
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RANTOULIAN, + 1878-1880+ : H. E. Bullock and F. E. Pinkerton, editors and proprietors. In 1880 Pinkerton secured Bullock's interest and changed the name of the paper to
PRESS, + 1880 to date : In 1893 O. L. Downey, who had bought half of Pinkerton's interest, leased the other half and continued pub- lishing the paper under his name for one year, when Pinkerton again took control. In 1895 he sold to F. and R. Cross and C. B. E. Pinkerton. In 1900 Messrs. J. C. Weir and Fred Collison purchased the paper, and in the fall of 1901 J. L. Hardesty of Bloomington purchased a one-third interest and became manager. In January 1906, R. L. Conn purchased Hardesty's interest and remained as editor and manager until January, 1907, when he sold to A. O. McDowell. The present publishers are Weir and McDowell. Republican. Files destroyed by fire in 1901.
RARITAN, HENDERSON COUNTY
BULLETIN, 1876-1884: Established by Burner and Butler and was published by them until 1881, when it was sold to Bonham and McCormick. The latter sold his interest to F. M. Bonham in 1882. The plant was removed in August, 1884. Democratic.
NEWS, -(?): Published irregularly for about two years by J. S. Nevins. Republican.
MECNOPHONE, 1879: Published by W. L. Henderson for about three months. Republican.
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