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RAYMOND, MONTGOMERY COUNTY
REPORTER, 1877 : Established by T. M. Smedley as a semi-monthly. Continued about six months. "Devoted to poetry, light liter- ature, general and home news."
RED BUD, RANDOLPH COUNTY
EGYPTIAN, 1868: Established by John and William Brickey, in charge of Peter W. Baker. Short-lived.
1868: A German paper, established by John and William Brickey, and in charge of Anton Helmich. Short-lived. COURIER, 1872 : Established by Albert L. Krepps; died after three months.
COURIER, 1876: Edited by De Journette and Brewer. Democratic. Suspended after sixteen numbers.
COURIER, 1877 to date : Edited and published by Everett H. Elliff. Democratic. In 1879 the office was leased to H. C. Hinckley for one year. In five months Mr. Elliff purchased the lease from Mr. Hinckley and moved the office to Columbia, Monroe county. The same day Mr. Hinckley bought the Review office and con-
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tinued to publish the Courier until 1882. He then sold to Miss T. A. McDonough and her brother, T. J. McDonough, became editor. McDonough sold to John H. Lindsey, who leased to Sprigg and Lindsey. They turned the office over to William Armour in 1885, and he to Charles D. Wassell, who changed the name to Torpedo. After total destruction by cyclone, several changes in ownership, and a change of name to Democrat, and back to Courier, E. G. Matlack sold in 1899 to Guy Seeley. Seeley died in March, 1909, and the office was sold to Young and Parrott.
REVIEW, 1879: Established by William H. Toy. After a few months he closed the office and soon afterward sold to Mr. Hinckley as stated above.
RICHMOND, CLARK COUNTY
INDEX, 1879-to date (1882): Established by G. L. Watson. After two years sold to M. R. Bain, who changed its name to the Pantagraph. In 1881 it was bought by S. W. Zeller, then by his son, J. R. Zeller, who renamed it the Visitor. Later sold to Charles May, who was conducting it in 1882.
RICHMOND, McHENRY COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1876 to date : Started by B. B. Begun. In a few months George S. Utter became editor. July, 1876, Mr. Begun died. In 1879, S. F. Bennett and G. S. Utter were editors, G. S. Utter, publisher. The same year Mr. John E. Nethercut, of Rockford, purchased the paper. Holmes and Wright were editors and publishers in 1891-1895. Republican.
RICHVIEW, WASHINGTON COUNTY
PHOENIX, 1856-1858: Edited by M. L. McCord, who in 1858 re- moved his establishment to Centralia and published Rural Press. MOUDY'S DEMOCRAT, 1871-1872 : Established by J. D. Moudy, and published by him until his death in 1872. Democratic.
RIVERSIDE, COOK COUNTY
GAZETTE, May, 1871-(?): Conducted by Enos and Company. A suburban paper, published on the first Saturday of each month.
RIVERTON, SANGAMON COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1874- -- (?): Riverton Printing and Publishing Com- pany were editors and publishers; J. W. Hunt was business manager.
NEWS, 1877: John J. Smith was editor and publisher. Indepen- dent.
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ROANOKE, WOODFORD COUNTY
NEWS, 1875 to date (1881): In 1879 M. L. Mock was editor and publisher. Issued from the office of the Minonk Blade.
ROBERTS, FORD COUNTY
ADVOCATE, 1874-1875: Edited and published by Thomas J. Hors- ley
ROBINSON, CRAWFORD COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1857-1858: Established and edited by George W. Harper. Favored the Douglas wing of the Democratic party and was the first political paper issued in the county. Discontinued after six months. File lost by fire.
CRAWFORD COUNTY BULLETIN, July, 1860-1862: Established as a Democratic paper, edited by Horace P. Mumford. When the war broke out the paper strongly advocated the prosecution of the war for the preservation of the Union. Mumford went to war, leaving the paper in charge of his brother, W. D. Mumford, and N. T. Adams. The paper was discontinued in 1862. It was revived later for about six months by Charles Whaley.
MONITOR, 1862: Published for about six months by E. Logan. Independent.
CONSTITUTION, October, 1863 to date (1903) : John Talbot bought the Bulletin equipment and conducted the Constitution as a Democratic paper. He was editor, except for a short time, till 1872, when his sons, Richard and Percy Talbot, assumed charge; Richard Talbot and Price, 1880-1885; J. H. Fulton, 1885-1887; Fulton and Hiser, 1887-1892; Price and Cole, 1892-1895; J. S. Abbott, 1895-1903; F. W. Lewis, 1903 -- (?). Democratic. H
ARGUS, December, 1863 to date: Established by George W. Harper, who has been in control ever since, except for a brief interruption. Republican.
CRAWFORD DEMOCRAT, May -- (?), 1879: Ira Lutes conducted the Democrat for about six months (one year?), when he moved the equipment to Kansas.
ROCHELLE, OGLE COUNTY
REGISTER, 1863 to date: From 1863 until about 1889 Elbridge L. Otis was editor and publisher; H. C. Paddock till 1891; G. W. Dicus, 1891-May, 1907; E. I. Neff, May, 1907 to date. Re- publican. U
INDEPENDENT, 1872: Edward E. Richie was editor and publisher.
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NATIONAL GREENBACKER, 1878 to date (1879) : Norman Rapalee was editor and publisher. Discontinued after a few years.
TELEPHONE, 1879 to date (1881): John M. King was editor and publisher. Greenback. Discontinued after a short time.
ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY
PROGRESS, 1870-1877: Established by Messrs. W. H. Cadwell and W. H. Tuttle. Republican. U
WHITESIDE TIMES, 1876-1878: Moved from Morrison by A. J. Booth and Company. Previously the Morrison Times (which see).
ROCKFORD, WINNEBAGO COUNTY
ROCK RIVER EXPRESS, May, 1840-1841: The first newspaper published in the county. Edited by B. J. Gray. Its pur- pose was to promote the election of William Henry Harrison to the presidency. Its ambition satisfied, the paper was discon- tinued after an existence of one year, and the office moved away. PE
STAR, Autumn of 1840-1841: A Democratic paper established by Philander Knappen. The office was destroyed by a mob be- cause the editor denounced the lynching of the Driscolls in Ogle county. P
PILOT, July, 1841-October, 1842: Edited by John A. Brown. Democratic. Died from the want of support.
BETTER COVENANT, January 6, 1842-1843+ : Published by Rev. Seth Barnes and William Rounseville. Printed at the office of the Pilot. Moved to St. Charles, then to Chicago, where it was first published by Charles Stedman and edited by Mr. Barnes. Now the Universalist, Chicago.
WINNEBAGO FORUM, February, 1843-February, 1844+ : Established by J. Ambrose Wight, who sold in August, 1843, to Austin Col- ton. At the beginning of the second volume Mr. Colton changed the paper to
FORUM, +February, 1844-December, 1854+: Mr. Colton sold in December, 1854, to E. W. Blaisdell, Jr. The paper was changed to APH
REPUBLICAN, + January, 1855-1862+ : Edited by E. W. Blaisdell, Jr., 1855; Elija O. W. and Richard P. Blaisdell, 1855-1862. In 1862 it was merged into the PF
REGISTER, February, 1855-January, 1891+ : Established by Elias C. Daugherty as an opponent to the spread of slavery. June, July and August, 1859, there was a daily issue. June, 1865, the
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Register absorbed the Rock River Democrat (which see). Mr. Daugherty retired and the paper passed into the hands of the Rockford Register Company, with Isaiah S. Hyatt and E. H. Griggs as principal and associate editors. Mr. Hyatt was fol- lowed, June, 1866, by E. C. Daugherty, editor to February, 1867. Abraham E. and William E. Smith became associated with Mr. Griggs in managing the Register. Upon their retirement, June, 1867, Mr. Griggs became editor and manager. He was still editor in 1869. In October, 1871, S. M. Daugherty, widow of the founder of the paper, became the owner and P. S. Martin. business manager. January, 1863, George E. Wright and Com- pany began the Daily Register. He was followed by Charles J. Woodbury and Company. February, 1874, the daily was dis- continued. In January, 1896, Mr. Wright was editor-in-chief. July, 1877, N. D. Wright and C. L. Miller were managing the paper. October, 1877, Messrs. Wright and Miller revived the Daily Register. In 1881 E. M. Botsford purchased an interest. W. P. Lamb subsequently became a partner. The firm of Mil- ler, Botsford and Company continued in the management to January. 1891, when Edgar E. Bartlett, W. L. Eaton, and Eu- gene McSweeney purchased the Daily Register and Daily Ga- zette and consolidated them as the Register-Gazette, January, 1891 to date (1904). Bartlett, Eaton and McSweeney, 1891-1898; Bartlett and Eaton, 1898-1901; Bartlett, 1901; Bartlett and A. S. Leckie, autumn of 1901. Mr. Leckie was editor. Bartlett and Fred E. Sterling, 1903 to date. APEF
FREE PRESS, September, 1848-1850 : A free-soil Democratic paper, edited by Henry W. DePuy. P
ROCK RIVER DEMOCRAT, June, 1852-1865: Editors: Benjamin Holt ; Mr. Holt and David T. Dickson ; Mr. Dickson and Rhen- odyne A. Bird from 1855 to May. 1864. Isaiah S. Hyatt then purchased the paper and published it to June, 1865, when the plant was sold to the Register Company. (See Register.) F
SPIRIT ADVOCATE, April, 1854-March, 1856: Issued monthly. Advocated the doctrines of the Spiritualists. Managed by Dr. George Haskell. Consolidated with the Orient with head- quarters at Waukegan. P
CUDGEL, January, 1857 -- (?): It bore this legend on its title- page: "Published somewhere, circulated everywhere, edited nowhere." Published semi-monthly for seven numbers.
WESLEYAN SEMINARY REPORTER, October, 1857-January, 1858: Published by Rev. W. F. Stewart in the interest of the proposed Wesleyan Seminary. Monthly. Only four numbers.
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DEMOCRATIC STANDARD, October, 1858-1860; Established by Springsteen and Parks, in support of Douglas Democracy. After one month, Henry Parks published the paper alone to February 1859, when David G. Croly became proprietor. In May, 1859, Croly and John H. Grove, as D. G. Croly and Company, became proprietors and publishers. After April, 1860, upon Mr. Croly's retiring, John H. Grove and James S. Ticknor published the paper for a few months, then sold to James E. and Joseph H. Fox (Fox, Rowe and Company?), who established the Daily News. (See second paper of this name below.)
DAILY NEWS, February, 1859-April, 1860: Founded by D. G. Croly and Company. Mrs. Croly was "Jenny June" and one of the editors. The paper was neutral. Suspended for want of pat- ronage.
DAILY NEWS, December. 1860-1861 : Established by James E. and Joseph Fox (Fox, Rowe and Company). (See Democratic Standard.) Republican. After a few weeks the publishers started the
WEEKLY NEWS, 1861: Messrs. Fox discontinued this paper Sep- tember, 1861, and sold to E. C. Daugherty.
ROCK RIVER MIRROR, September, 1859 to after 1861 : Established by Allen Gibson. Later proprietors were Allen Gibson and E. D. Marsh. Weekly until 1861, when it began to appear only as a monthly. Devoted to insurance matters. Neutral in politics. Printed at the office of the Register.
WESTERN MIRROR, 1861 to date (1869): In 1869, Allen Gibson was editor and publisher. Neutral. Probably a continuation of the Rock River Mirror.
CRESCENT AGE, 1859: Dr. George Haskell and H. P. Kimball were editors. Spiritualistic. Short-lived.
SANDEBUDET, July, 1862-November, 1864+ : A Swedish Methodist paper established by Victor Wittig; after a year and a half he was succeeded as editor by Albert Ericson, who continued until November, 1864, when the paper was removed to Chicago.
PEOPLE'S PRESS, July, 1865-September, 1866: Established by W. P. Furey. From May to September, 1866, a stock company continued the publication which was then suspended for want of patronage.
GAZETTE, NOVEMBER, 1866-January, 1891+ : Founded by I. S. Hyatt as an advertising sheet. April, 1867, Benjamin Foltz, became editor. August, 1867, Abraham E. and William E. Smith be- came proprietors. They were still so in 1879. In 1878 a semi- weekly edition, and August, 1879, a daily edition were started.
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In 1882 Mr. Smith admitted Colonel F. A. Eastman as a partner. In 1883 Colonel Eastman retired and Mr. Smith continued as sole proprietor to January, 1891, when the paper was merged into the Register-Gazette.
WINNEBAGO CHIEF, November, 1866-July, 1867: Edited and owned by J. P. Irvine. In July, 1867, Hiram E. Enoch was admitted as a partner and the paper changed to
WINNEBAGO COUNTY CHIEF, July, 1867-1868+ : In 1868, Irvine and Enoch were editors and publishers. Republican. Changed to
JOURNAL, + 1868-March, 1888: Mr. Irvine retired, and Mr. Enoch was sole proprietor to December, 1882; Foote and Kimball, December, 1882-March, 1883; D. Miller and Company, March, 1883-March, 1886. Hon. J. Stanley Browne, was owner, August, 1887-March, 1888. Independent-Democratic. Sold to Rockford Morning Star.
WORDS FOR JESUS, October, 1867 to date (1869) : Thomas J. and Hugh Lamont were editors and publishers. Religious monthly. GOLDEN CENSER, May, 1868-April, 1898: Founded by John Lem- ley. November, 1877, the paper passed into the hands of a stock company. Under this management the circulation is said to have reached 18,000, the largest ever attained to by a Rockford paper. By August, 1896, the circulation was reduced to barely 2,000 and the paper was indefinitely suspended. Calvert Brothers revived the Censer March, 1897, with Charles A. Church as editor. April to June, 1898, C. A. Church was sole proprietor. Sold to Ram's Horn, Chicago, June, 1898. Semi- monthly in the beginning, later weekly. EU
DAILY JOURNAL, August, 1870: Started by Lumley and Carpenter. Lived two days.
ANDRUS' ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY, January, 1872-September, 1873 : Established by D. A. K. and W. D. E. Andrus.
NYA SVERIGE, March, 1872 -- (?): Established by A. W. Schalin. Swedish. Short-lived.
METHODIST FREE PRESS, September, 1872-January, 1875: Estab- lished by John Lemley.
ROCKFORD SEMINARY MAGAZINE, January, 1873-1891 + : Caroline A. Potter was the first editor; later, the senior class edited the maga- zine. When the seminary was raised to the rank of college, 1891, the paper became the Rockford Collegian. Publication discon- tinued in 1895.
CURIOSITY HUNTER, September, 1873-July, 1874: Issued by D. A. K. Andrus until July, 1874. In 1876 it was revived at
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Belvidere and continued at least until November, 1877. Monthly. File, September, October, December, 1872-July, 1874; October, 1876-March, 1877; April-September, Novem- ber, 1877, in Western Reserve Hist. Soc., Cleveland, Ohio.
STAMP NEWS, 1873: One number issued by D. A. K. Andrus. NOWADAYS, January, 1874: One number, issued by E. C. Chandler. INDUSTRIAL TIMES, February, 1874+ : W. F. Barrows, editor. The name was changed in a few months to P HORNET, +1874+ : The second volume began under the name of P TIMES, +1875-February, 1876: John R. Coursen and Fred Dayton, proprietors. In August, 1875, Mr. Coursen sold to Louis A. Manlove. P
DAILY NEWS, January, 1878-October, 1880: Issued by D. A. K. Andrus, George W. Sherer, and F. O. Bennett. In June, 1878, the Daily News published a sensational account of a communist attack upon the government. When it was learned that the story had no foundation in fact, Mayor Watson ordered the office closed by the city marshal. After many changes the paper was suspended in October, 1880.
WESTERN BANNER, 1878 to date (1879) : A temperance organ edited and published by F. Wilson, H. S. Wilbur, and J. S. Hampton. Printed in the office of the Journal.
SUNDAY HERALD, May-December, 1879: Established by E. C. Chandler.
CHRISTIAN GLEANER, -(?)-1891(?) : Published at the Censer office for some years. It was made up of selections from the Censer, with little original matter. Absorbed by the Censer about 1891. Monthly.
LEAVES FROM FOREST HILL, -(?) -- (?) : Published for some time during the school year by the young ladies of the Rockford Female Seminary.
FARMERS' MONTHLY, -(?) -- (?): Started by A. E. Smith, and sold to Messrs. Bartlett, Eaton and McSweeney, who pub- lished it for several years.
ROCK ISLAND, ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
BANNER AND STEPHENSON GAZETTE, August, 1839-October, 1840: Edited by H. McGrere. This was the first paper published in Rock Island county. PE
UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN,1 October, 1840-December, 1846: Edited by Daniel Crist, 1840-1844; H. G. Reynolds, 1844-1846. PLE 1 See Stephenson.
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NORTHWESTERN ADVERTISER, November, 1845-1847+ : A Whig paper edited and published by Dr. Horatio P. Gotchell and Miles W. Conway. In May, 1846, William Vandener bought the paper. In about a year he sold to Sanders and Davis. They sold after a few months to Francis R. Bennett, who changed the name to P ADVERTISER, +1847-1858: Edited by F. R. Bennett alone until 1851, when A. J. Brackett became publisher and associate editor. Thomas R. Raymond bought the paper in the fall of 1853. Raymond retired September 13, 1854, and Wharton was editor and publisher until the spring of 1858, when the paper was dis- continued. A tri-weekly was begun on December 3, 1853, and a daily on September 13, 1855. PF
LIBERTY BANNER, May, 1846-(?): An Abolition paper for which a prospectus was issued in Western Citizen for April 29, 1846. It was to be edited by C. B. Waite.
REPUBLICAN, October, 1851-December, 1855: Edited by F. C. Nichols, 1851-1852 ; J. B. Danforth, 1852-1855. PE
ARGUS, 1851 to date: Established by J. B. Danforth. Danforth and Shurly were publishers in 1857. In 1869, J. B. Danforth, Jr., was editor, and Danforth and yones were publishers. In 1879 the Argus Printing Company were editors and publishers. In 1907 J. W. Potter and Company were editors and publish- ers. Democratic in politics. A daily was begun in 1854. PUF
ROCK ISLANDER, September 19, 1854-September 16, 1857+: A Democratic paper established by E. J. Pershing. H. C. Con- nelly became joint editor and publisher on February 18, 1855. The paper was united with the Argus on September 6, 1857 and for a time the publication was called Islander and Argus. PF
AUGUSTANA, 1856 to date: Swedish, Lutheran. Established at Galesburg, Illinois, by Rev. T. N. Hasselquist, who was editor until 1889. In 1890 Rev. E. Norelius was editor; Rev. S. P. A. Lindahl and A. Rodell, 1891 to 1898; S. P. A. Lindahl and J. C. Bengston, 1900 to 1907. It was published by the Swedish Lutheran Publishing Company of Galesburg in 1856; Swedish Lutheran Press Association, Chicago, 1858 to 1873; Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, 1909. The present editors are Rev. L. G. Abrahamson, D.D., and Rev. M. J. England, D.D. Complete file with Augustana Book Concern and in the histor- ical collection at Augustana College.
BEOBACHTER AM MISSISSIPPI, 1857: Established by Magnus Mueller; edited by a poet-physician, Francesco Ciolino (Cio- lina ?). It was suspended after one year's existence. German.
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DAILY COMMERCIAL, July 5, 1858-February 3, 1859: Edited and published by C. W. Kirkland. Republican. P
REGISTER, 1859-1862+: The editors were T. J. Pickett and C. W. Kirkland; M. S. Barnes and Mr. Kirkland; Messrs. Pickett and Barnes; Mr. Pickett and Alexander Lamertine. Issued tri- weekly. It was joined with the Moline Independent in 1862 to form the P
UNION, +1862 to date: In 1869 L. M. Havenstick was editor and publisher. In 1879 the Union Printing Company were editors and publishers and were still so in 1907. The paper is Republi- can, and has been both daily and weekly since its formation by the union of the Register and the Moline Independent. Files are in the office: daily July 5, 1855 to date; weekly, November 5, 1862-December 20, 1866. PU
DIE CHRONIK DES WESTENS, January, 1860-1863: Founded by Adam and George Lieberknecht. After several months Adam sold his interest to his brother George. The latter for a short time had Mr. Adam Schaaf as partner. The pub- lication was suspended in the summer of 1863. German.
NEUE VOLKS-ZEITUNG, August, 1875 to date : Established as a semi- weekly by Carl Winter, who conducted it to March, 1882. George S. Lechner bought the paper, March, 1882, and sold it in a few months to F. Protar, who published it to April, 1893. Rock Island-Moline Volks-Zeitung Publishing Company, April, 1893-July, 1897; John P. Kieffer, July, 1897-July, 1899: Gus- tav Donald, July, 1899-July, 1901; Val. J. Peter, July, 1901- 1907. The Volks-Zeitung is dated also for Moline. Since April, 1909, the Volks-Zeitung is published by the Volks-Zeitung Pub- lishing Company. P. A. Dornaun is editor and manager. U SKOL-VÄNNEN, 1878-1880 or 1883: Published and edited by C. A. Swensson and J. H. Randall, in the interest of Augustana Col- lege. It was issued at irregular intervals. File in the histori- cal collection at Augustana College.
UNGDOMS-VÄNNEN, 1879-1889: Published by the Augustana Tract Society, 1879, and by the Augustana Book Concern in 1884. In 1887 it was changed to a weekly and its name changed to Hem-Vännen. In 1889 the paper was consolidated with Augustana. Swedish Lutheran. Monthly. File in the historical collection at Augustana College and in library of Augustana Book Concern.
ROCK ISLANDER, January 5, 1878 -- December 31, 1892: A Demo- cratic paper edited and published by J. B. Danforth. Only the name connects this paper with the earlier Rock Islander.
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ROCK RUN
GAZETTE, 1870-1874(?): Dr. G. W. Snyder was editor, and J. Stewart, publisher. Printed at the office of the Lanark Gazette.
ROCK SPRING, ST. CLAIR COUNTY
PIONEER OF THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, April 25, 1829-June, 1836+: Established by John Mason Peck and T. P. Green to promote the Baptist cause in Illinois and Missouri and to benefit the Rock Spring Seminary. T. P. Green was publisher at the beginning, and J. M. Peck was editor. After about six months Green retired, and in June, 1830, Ashford Smith became pub- lisher. The title seems to have been changed in 1831 to Pioneer and Western Baptist. The publication was removed to Alton in June, 1836, and called Western Pioneer and Baptist Standard Beurer. (See Alton.) AHME
WESTERN WATCHMAN, 1836: A paper said to have been published at this place by John Mason Peck and later removed to St. Louis. Improbable.
ROCKTON, WINNEBAGO COUNTY
GAZETTE, May 27, 1857-1858 (1859?): Established by Funk and Phelps. Mr. Funk retired and the paper was continued about one year by H. W. Phelps and wife. The office was moved away. F
HERALD, 1875 to date: Established by W. D. Mathews, who in 1876 sold to E. L. Carr, editor and publisher until after 1895. In 1907, C. J. Eddy. Republican.
ROCKWELL, LA SALLE COUNTY
NEWS, 1861(?) : Listed, without details, in Kenny's American News- paper Directory for 1861.
WESTERN EVANGELIST, 1861(?): Same listing as News.
ROODHOUSE, GREENE COUNTY
SIGNAL, 1871-1876 : Edited by Henry Johnson, published by Charles Johnson. (Simply a reprint of the White Hall Register with the above title.)
HEADLIGHT, 1872-1874(?) : Published by George B. Price and Son. Lived about two years. Reprint of Carrollton Gazette.
INDEPENDENT, 1875: Established by W. T. Lakin. Only a few numbers were published when he moved the press to White Hall, where he published the Greene County Democrat. The Inde- pendent was continued for a time, printed at White Hall and edited by James Smith.
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REVIEW, 1877 to date (1881): An Independent paper established by W. T. McIver, seventeen years old, who was editor and pub- lisher. In the second number appeared the name of Duncan C. McIver, father of W. T. McIver, who took the editorial work. In 1879 W. T. McIver withdrew; his father ran the paper alone until 1880, when he sold it to Frank M. Palmer. In nine months Mr. Palmer sold to John S. Harper, who changed the name to Eagle. After six months he sold the paper to Hiram H. Palmer, who changed it to Journal, a Democratic paper, In 1882 Mr. Palmer sold a half interest to W. J. Roberts, who in 1884 be- came sole propeietor. He removed the material to White Hall and consolidated it with White Hall Register. Ayer. 1881, states of the Review that it "prints editions under the names of Eagle and Harper's Herald."
HARPER'S HERALD, 1878: Established by John S. Harper. After six months Mr. Harper sold to William H. Pogue and Morris R. Locke, who removed the material to Jerseyville and started the Examiner. Democratic.
ROSEVILLE, WARREN COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1876 to date (1881) : Ayer, 1881, lists a paper of the same date and politics under the name Gazette and Paper. G. G. McCosh was editor and publisher. Neutral.
TIMES, 1876 to date (1881) : A family paper. It was later united with the Citizen, the two becoming the Independent paper, Times-Citizen. This paper was published in 1907 by the Rose- ville Printing and Publishing Company.
WILSON'S WEEKLY, 1877: Published by Wilson Brothers. Neutral.
ROSSVILLE, VERMILLION COUNTY
OBSERVER, 1873-1877(?): Established by J. H. Moore, who was editor and publisher throughout the paper's existence. It existed about four years. Independent Greenback. U ENTERPRISE, 1875 or 1876-October, 1877+ : Established by John C. Cromer. Its advent had something to do with the discon- tinuance of the Observer. The Enterprise was moved to Homer, Champaign county, in October, 1877, and in 1907 was being published there by J. B. Martin.
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