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PRESS, 1879 to date: Established by F. J. Pastor, who ran it until after 1891. Perry M. Warner, 1895. In 1907 Bert E. Pinker- ton was editor and publisher. Independent-Republican.
RUSHVILLE, SCHUYLER COUNTY
JOURNAL AND MILITARY TRACT ADVERTISER, May, 1835-1836+: Published by G. W. Davis and R. W. Renfroe; edited by Abra-
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ham Marshall. It was Independent in politics, favored railroad construction, and contained much Texas news. Within a year Mr. Davis retired, the paper passed into the hands of R. W. Ren- froe, and the name was changed to
JOURNAL, +1836-May, 1837+ : Neutral in politics. July 30, 1836, the Journal was sold to Adam (Adams?) Dunlap. May, 1837, Benjamin V. Teel purchased the paper and changed the name to SCHUYLER ADVOCATE, +May 27, 1837-February, 1838+: Edited by J. B. Fulks. Changed to
TEST, + February-December 6, 1838: T. Lyle Dickey was editor and R. A. Glenn publisher. Published for eight months, with several interruptions (twenty-nine numbers in all). Whig in politics. H
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN, December 14, 1839-April 9, 1840+ : A. R. Sparks, the editor, continued the publication four months. He then sold to James L. Anderson, who changed the name to AH
POLITICAL EXAMINER, +April 9, 1840-October 1, 1843+ : Edited by James L. Anderson. Changed to
WHIG, +October, 1843-1844: When Henry Clay was defeated as candidate for president, the Whig suspended publication.
PRAIRIE TELEGRAPH, July 3, 1848-May 24, 1856: Edited by Ben- jamin F. Scripps, published by Richard R. Randall, to Novem- ber, 1849; Rev. John Scripps and son, J. Corrie Scripps, No- vember, 1849-1856. On May 24, 1856, the paper was sold to a stock company and changed to F
TIMES, +May 24, 1856 to date : Published by a stock company of Democrats. DeWitt C. Johnston, editor, May, 1856-February, 1858: Addrew J. Ashton, February, 1858-May, 1860. A. D. Davis, the next editor, was followed in three years by J. C. Fox ; E. A. Snively, 1866-July, 1868. At the latter date the paper was sold at sheriff's sale to Edwin Dyson, who assumed charge, and is still editor and publisher. The paper is Democratic. Bound volumes of the Times for 1856-1858, and since 1868 are in the office. E
SCHUYLER COUNTY DEMOCRAT, April 20, 1854-July 6, 1856: Organized by Democrats of the county and edited by Daniel E. H. Johnson. Published in 1855 as Democrat and Brown County Advertiser. Sold to George Washington Scripps in 1856, who used the material to publish a new paper, the
SCHUYLER CITIZEN, July 6, 1856 to date : Edited by G. W. Scripps. It was an Independent paper until 1858, when it espoused the cause of Lincoln in his historic senatorial campaign. Mr.
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Scripps sold the paper in 1865, but it reverted to him in 1868. April, 1879, the Citizen passed into the hands of W. I. Larash, editor and proprietor until December 1, 1908, when he sold to Robbins Brothers. The Daily Citizen was started June, 1895. The daily is non-partisan, the weekly, Republican. Bound vol- umes for 1856, 1857, 1858 owned by John S. Bagby, Rushville. U RECORD, -(?) -- (?): A paper run by a Mr. Swan before 1872.
RUTLAND, LA SALLE COUNTY
HOME JOURNAL, 1865 to date (1879) : A Republican paper printed at the office of the El Paso Journal.
TIMES, 1874-1878: In 1879 J. H. Brevoort was editor. The paper was being issued from the office of the Minonk Blade.
POST, 1878 to date (1881) : A Republican paper. C. W. Blandin, editor in 1880. In 1881 it was being issued from the office of the Minonk Blade.
ST. ANNE, KANKAKEE COUNTY
GRANGER, 1873-1874: Published by Edward Pazo.
ST. CHARLES, KANE COUNTY
PATRIOT, 1841-1842+: Edited by John Thomas. Office was burned before the third issue. Another outfit was procured by Ira Minard, and the paper revived under the complex title of St. Charles
PATRIOT, FOX RIVER ADVOCATE AND KANE COUNTY HERALD, +About 1843+: Waite succeeded Thomas and changed the name to
Fox RIVER ADVOCATE, +1843-1845: Edited by Dr. Daniel D. Waite. In 1845 Waite sold out.
THE AGE, June, 1843 --- (?): A Whig paper edited by Robert I. Thomas and published by R. and A. Thomas. AF
PRAIRIE MESSENGER, 1846-1847 : Edited by Smith and Kelsey, then by Smith and Sears. It passed into the hands of Messrs. Wil- son and Cockraft and was merged with the Western Mercury, Geneva. W
BETTER COVENANT, +1842-1843+: Edited by Rev. Seth Barnes, assisted by Rev. William Rounseville. Established at Rockford; soon moved to Chicago; now the Universalist. H
PEOPLE'S PLATFORM, 1849+: Established by Isaac Marlett in Aurora; removed to St. Charles in 1849. Democratic. The name was soon changed to
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, +1849-1850+: S. S. Jones purchased Marlett's interests in 1850, and changed the name to
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KANE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, +1850-1855: Published by S. S. Jones and George C. Hubbard. The number issued on September 25, 1850, is in the Gail Borden Public Library at Elgin, Illinois. In 1855 the office was moved to Elgin, and in the same year to Ba- tavia. F
WEEKLY ARGUS, +1857 --- +(?) : Begun previously at Batavia ; removed to St. Charles in 1857. Published by Stitt and Mat- teson. Later changed to F
ST. CHARLES ARGUS, +-(?) - 1861 : Purchased by R. N. Botsford and Ed. Furnald. In 1858 Mr. Botsford became sole owner, and after the November election that year sold out to John J. Moulding and a Mr. Horton. The Argus was finally merged into the
FOX RIVER INDEPENDENT, 1861-1862: Established by John J. Moulding.
OBSERVER, 1858: Established by Rev. William Rounseville. Short- lived.
TRANSCRIPT, 1871-1873+: Established by S. L. Taylor. After four months he sold out to D. W. Tyrrell and Charles Archer; they, in 1873, sold to Frank McMaster and Hiram N. Wheeler; Wheeler was editor. Democratic. Printed at the office of the Geneva Kane County Republican. In the fall of 1873 the name was changed to
NORTHERN GRANGER, +1873-1874+: The title indicates the paper's politics. In 1874 the name was changed to
LEADER, +1874-1878+ : In 1878 it was removed to Elgin and con- tinued as the Elgin Leader. Democratic.
INDEPENDENT, 1874: Established by D. W. Tyrrell. Continued but a few months.
QUIVERING LEAF, 1877: Published by Rev. D. Matlack. Short- lived.
REVIEW, 1878-1880: Established by D. L. Zabriskie and John F. Dewey. Later published by Mr. Dewey alone. It continued nearly two years, when it was sold to the Elgin Advocate, and its publication ceased.
ST. ELMO, FAYETTE COUNTY
NEWS, 1875 to date (1880?) : Established by Johnson and Ranney ; sold to C. M. King. Neutral in politics. Printed at the office of the Altamont Telegram.
SALEM, MARION COUNTY
WEEKLY ADVOCATE, 1851-1875+ : A Democratic paper, edited and published by John W. and John H. Merritt, until 1856, when it
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was sold to H. S. Blanchard and removed to Centralia. In 1858 it was re-established in Salem by Edward L., Joseph D., and J. W. Merritt, with John W. Merritt as editor, and Edward L. Merritt as associate editor. In 1860 Richard F. Long became a partner. In 1865 Louis V. Taft bought the paper and became editor and proprietor. In 1875 he changed it to
SEMI-WEEKLY ADVOCATE, +1875-1876: Lived but a short time, and was discontinued. U
AMERICAN EAGLE, 1852-1853: Published and edited by Thomas F .. Houtz. Whig.
SPECTATOR, 1856+ : A Republican campaign paper published by James S. Coulter. It passed into the hands of E. C. Devore, who changed the name to
REGISTER, +1856-1858: Edited by E. C. Devore. Sold to Joseph M. Prior who changed the name to
INDEPENDENT, April-December, 1858: Edited by Joseph M. Prior. MARION COUNTY HERALD, 1860: Established by J. M. Prior and F. S. Murphy. Only three numbers were published. Repub- lican.
LOYALIST, 1864- 1865: Brought from Mason, Effingham county, in 1864 by George L. Brewster, editor and proprietor. It had con- tinued a little over a year when Brewster died. The office was closed until late in 1865, when W. P. Hartley established the
NORTHWESTERN BAPTIST, 1865-1866: Mr. Hartley was assisted by T. Charles Fulks. The paper lasted seven months.
MARION COUNTY REPUBLICAN, 1867 (1865?)-1870: Edited by T. C. Fulks and Peter M. Johns. Fulks soon retired in five months, when the office passed over to John A. Wall. From him it passed to I. S. Hitchcock, who continued the paper until 1870.
ANTI-MONOPOLIST, October, 1873: Established by D. D. Moore. Short-lived.
INDUSTRIAL ADVOCATE, 1874-1880+ : Established by M. G. Beviall with Dr. J. W. Cope as editor. Cope left the office and estab- lished the Industrial (which see). Beviall died soon thereafter and his widow continued the paper until L. V. Taft assumed charge of it. In 1880 he resigned. Mrs. Beviall published the paper for one month and then sold it to Messrs. Merritt and Pyles, publishers and editors of the Herald, who in November, 1880, consolidated the two as Herald-Advocate. This paper is still published, with C. E. Hull as editor, and the Herald Pub- lishing Company as publishers. It has always been Democratic.
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SANDWICH, DEKALB COUNTY
INDUSTRIAL, 1874-1879+: Established by Dr. J. D. Cope. Sold to C. J. Willmans, who made it Republican. It passed from Willmans to Mr. Evarts, later to W. L. Arnold, when it was moved, in 1879, to Kinmundy. From there, after twenty-six issues, it was moved back to Salem, where Arnold continued it as U
MARION COUNTY REPUBLICAN, +October, 1879, to date: W. L. Ar- nold was the editor until January, 1881, when W. R. Burton took charge. July, 1881, T. C. Fulks and W. R. Burton purchased the paper of Mr. Arnold. In 1907 J. C. Utterback was editor and publisher. Republican.
MARION COUNTY HERALD, 1876-1880+ : Established by T. B. Pyles and John H. Merritt. November 19, 1880, Merritt and Pyles purchased the Industrial Advocate and formed the Herald- Advocate, under which name it is still published. A Demo- cratic paper.
WEEKLY TIMES, December, 1878: Edited and published by J. T. Long and Company. It had a brief existence.
SANDOVAL, MARION COUNTY
PRAIRIE FARMER, 1861(?): Listed, without details, in Kenny's American Newspaper Directory for 1861.
NEWS, 1861 (?): Same listing as Prairie Farmer.
SANDWICH, DEKALB COUNTY
PEOPLE'S PRESS, 1857-six months: Edited by W. L. Dempster. Independent on all subjects. F
PRAIRIE HOME AND ADVERTISER, 1859-short-lived: Edited by Mattison and Higbee.
NEWS, 1860(?) : Edited and published by James M. Higbee. Bi- monthly.
GAZETTE, 1865-1889: Established by James M. Higbee, who soon associated James H. Sedgwick with him. Sedgwick sold to James H. Furman in 1866, who became sole proprietor in 1868. He sold to G. H. Robertson in 1874. Changed from weekly to semi-weekly in 1877; resumed weekly publication in 1883. Dis- continued in 1889. A Republican paper. U
FREE PRESS, 1873 to date : Established by H. F. Bloodgood. C. B. Taylor bought the paper in 1882, and Barnes and Douglas in 1883. It is now (1907) edited and published by Frank D. Low- man. The paper was Independent in 1881; Republican in 1907. U
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ARGUS, 1878 to date: Established by M. B. Castle and Son (John B. Castle), who continued the paper together until the death of the former in 1900. Since that date John B. Castle has continued editor and proprietor. In 1881 the paper was Inde- pendent; in 1907, Republican. Complete bound files are in the office of the paper.
SAVANNA, CARROLL COUNTY
REGISTER, 1853: Published by Charles Allen; edited by Smith D. Atkins (see Freeport). After a few months the owners sold the paper to a Mr. Grattan, who removed the plant elsewhere. F TIMES, 1875 to date: Established by J. William Mastin, and for ten weeks printed at the office of the Shannon Gazette (which see). The first issue printed in Savanna was that of September II, at which time the equipment of the Shannon Gazette was moved to Savanna. Simon Greenleaf and Mastin were the publishers until March, 1876, when Greenleaf bought Mastin's share in the paper and became editor and proprietor. He was still so in 1879. In 1895 a daily edition was started, which has continued to date. In 1907 L. W. Fraser was editor; W. W. Gillespie, publisher. The paper has always been Republican. U
SAYBROOK, McLEAN COUNTY
NEWS, 1872-1873: Established by J. S. Harper. After about one year Mr. Harper went to Farmer City and the News was dis- continued.
BANNER, December, 1872-1873+ : Established by H. H. Parkinson. With the assistance of O. C. Sabin and Mr. Van Voris, he pub- lished the paper for one year. Then he sold to Mr. Sabin, who changed the name to
McLEAN COUNTY ANTI-MONOPOLIST, +1873-January, 1874: Mr. Sabin made the paper an advocate of the farmers' move- ment. In January, 1874, he removed the paper to Blooming- ton. After continuing its publication for one year, he sold it to Mr. Goff.
HERALD, October, 1875 to date (1882): An Independent paper, established by T. J. Horsley. He still was editor and publisher in 1879; H. W. Rodman in 1882.
SUNBEAM, May, 1879 -- (?): W. H. Schureman was manager; O. C. Sabin, editor. Published under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. "Its peculiar field was literature and the cause of tem- perance, religion, intelligence and morality."
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SHANNON, CARROLL COUNTY
SCOTTSVILLE, MACOUPIN COUNTY
UNION, 1874: Lakin and Palmer were editors and publishers. Printed at the office of the Waverly Times.
SECOR, WOODFORD COUNTY
HOME JOURNAL, 1879(?) : An edition of the El Paso Journal. In- dependent in politics.
SENECA, LA SALLE COUNTY
RECORD, 1878 to date: Established by A. J. Lukins. In March, 1879, the office was burned, and publication suspended for two weeks. In 1880 J. H. and Sam D. Chatterton assumed control. Sam D. Chatterton bought his partner's interest in 1881. In September, 1882, Leacock and Wickham became editors and proprietors. From July, 1883, to October, 1884, Wickham con- ducted the paper alone. George B. Youmans and W. D. Lind- say, October, 1884-1885; H. E. Wickham, editor for a time in 1885; J. B. Hayes, June-August, 1885; W. D. Lindsay and George B. Youmans, August, 1885 -- (?) In 1901 the Record was consolidated with the News, which had been established in 1892. As the Record and News, the paper is now edited and published by Terry Simmons. Independent in politics. Later files are owned by Mr. Simmons.
SHABBONA, DEKALB COUNTY
EXPRESS, May, 1876, to date : Established by H. F. Bloodgood and Mr Hunt. In October, 1876, Hunt sold his interest to W. H. Ray. Bloodgood and Ray were editors and publishers to March, 1878. Since that date, W. H. Ray has been sole pro- prietor and editor. In 1879 the paper was printed at the office of the Sandwich Free Press. The Express has always been a Republican paper. Files, except for the first few years, are kept in the office. A part of the edition is printed as the Gazette, Lee (DeKalb county).
RECORD, March-December, 1878: Established by J. M. Bean. It was suspended after an existence of about nine months.
SHANNON, CARROLL COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1864-after 1875: Established by John Howlett, still editor and publisher in 1868. In 1870-1874 Jethro Mastin was editor and publisher; Mastin and Sanford in 1875. Printed at the office of the Lanark Carroll County Gazette. A Republican paper.
EXPRESS, 1879 to date (1895): A. W. Erwin was editor and pub- lisher until after 1882; W. B. Bachtelle, 1884; W. H. Barnes, 1891; J. M. Bahm, 1895. At first Republican, Independent after 1891.
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SHAWNEETOWN, GALLATIN COUNTY
SHAWNEE CHIEF,1 October 17-November (?), 1818+ : Established by Henry Eddy and Singleton H. Kimmel. In a short time the name was changed to
ILLINOIS EMIGRANT, + (before December 26, 1818)-September 18, 1819+: Published by Eddy and Kimmel and edited by Eddy. This, the second paper in Illinois, was a four-page, four-column sheet, well printed in the early years. In the issue for April 3, 1819, is a criticism of Governor Bond for signing the law estab- lishing a state bank, and for becoming president of it. The last issue was vol. I, no. 54, September 18, 1819. With the next number the name was changed to AE
ILLINOIS GAZETTE, + September 25, 1819-1830(?) : The paper was continued by Eddy and Kimmel until May 22, 1820, when the partnership was dissolved and James Hall took the place of Kimmel as partner in the publishing, and as editor. This ar- rangement continued until November 16, 1822, when Hall with- drew; with the number for November 23 C. Jones became publisher and Henry Eddy editor and proprietor. Eddy sold a half interest to John Foliart, who became publisher, with Eddy, as John Foliart and Company, on February 11, 1826. They sold October 18, 1828, to Alexander F. Grant, who conducted the paper alone until November 8, then, with Thomas Palmer, as Alex F. Grant and Company until November 20, 1830; then Grant alone became publisher. The last number in the Library of Congress is vol. 10, no. 30, December 18, 1830, and is prob- ably near the end of the paper's career. Under Eddy and Kim- mel the Gazette was alive and fairly vigorous. Hall made it per- haps the best edited paper in the state, with the possible exception of the Edwardsville Spectator. He preserved a neutral position in politics for some time, and at all times kept the columns open to discussion. But after he became familiar with state politics the political tone was vigorous.2 Hall gave the paper a very unusual literary tone. Under subsequent editors its qualities deteriorated to insignificance. MSAE
GALLATIN DEMOCRAT AND ILLINOIS ADVERTISER, October-Decem- ber, 1835: Established by McClernand and Stickney. Demo- cratic. McClernand withdrew at the end of the year, and the paper was continued as Danville
1 The title Shawnee Chief is used here solely on the word of previous writers. In the notice of dissolution of partnership between Eddy and Kimmel, mention is made of debtors to Illinois Emigrant and Illinois Gazette, but not to Shawnee Chief. I have found no reference to that name in early Missouri or In- diana papers in the Library of Congress. - F. W. S.
2 For further particulars of this paper's editorial policy see the Introduction.
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ILLINOIS ADVERTISER, + January, 1836-November 4, 1837 : Edited and published by William H. Stickney as a radically Democratic paper. Stickney discontinued the paper November 4, 1837, and sold the plant to John S. McCracken, who, after a few weeks, started A
WESTERN VOICE AND INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT JOURNAL, December, 1837-1839+: A Democratic paper that had reached no. 48 on December 29, 1838. Early in 1839 it was changed to A INTELLIGENCER, +1839 -- (?) : Edited and published by W. H. McCracken and Company.
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN, February, 1841-1843(?) : Edited and pub- lished by Samuel D. Marshall until March 25, 1843, then by H. H. M. Butt and J. W. Connell. Supported McClernand for senator in 1842 against Douglas, Breese, Reynolds, and Young. It was still being published in June, 1843. AH
ILLINOIS STATE GAZETTE, 1843-1847(?): Established by W. D. Lat- shaw and J. S. Roberts. Listed in Illinois Annual Register for 1847 as a Democratic paper published by J. S. and E. W. Roberts. (See Jackson Standard, 205.) F
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ADVOCATE, 1848-1849: Edited and published for a few months by L. Jay S. Turney, a lawyer. The only copy available does not reveal the politics of the paper; it stood, how- ever, for "universal liberty abroad, and an ocean hound republic at home !!! " U
SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, 1852-1860: Started by W. Edwards and Son as a Democratic paper. It supported Bissell, the Republi- can candidate for governor, and Buchanan for president. It revolted at the time of Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska bill. After Buchanan's election it became strongly Republican.
MERCURY, 1860-18731: Published and edited by D. W. Lusk as late as 1873. A Republican paper.
GAZETTE, 1871-1875: Established by Joel G. Morgan and con- ducted by him till it was discontinued. At first both daily and weekly, the weekly called Gallatin Gazette; the daily was soon discontinued.
HOME NEWS, 1873+: Established by Conrad O. Edwards. Changed to
SHAWNEE NEWS, + 1873 to date: A Republican paper, edited and published by Riblett and Edwards, then by J. W. Riblett ; John M. Hogg, 1877-1880; Tromly Brothers, 1882; L. F. Tromly,
1 The account of Hamilton county papers (p. 300 Goodspeed), says "In December 1870, John Coker purchased the Shawneetown Mercury, and moved the material to McLeansboro to start the Golden Era."
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1884-1895+. After 1895 the paper became News-Gleaner. In 1907 the News-Gleaner was being edited and published by A. T. Spivey, and it was still Republican.
SHAWNEE HERALD, February II, 1876-1879: Established by Francis M. Pickett. Jacob Harding was editor and publisher in 1879; Frank Winterberger in 1880. A Democratic paper. LOCAL RECORD, December, 1877, to date: A Democratic paper, established and still conducted in 1887 by Conrad O. Edwards. It is listed in Rowell, 1879, as Independent in politics. In Ayer, 1907, it is given as a local paper, edited by Essie and Allie Ed- wards, published by Edwards and Edwards.
SHELBYVILLE, SHELBY COUNTY
PRAIRIE FLOWER, 1840-1842: Edited by Joseph C. Duncan and James Shoaff. It was in the nature of a newspaper and literary magazine combined, published monthly. Issued from the office of the Okaw.
OKAW, 1840-1845: Edited by W. W. Bishop. Its publication was irregular.
SHELBY BANNER, July, 1852-1858+ : It first advocated Democracy, then became Independent. Edited by D. M. Cantrill and William A. Cochran, 1852, for a few months. Cochran was a warm supporter of Franklin Pierce as candidate for president. Can- trill was sole editor after Cochran's withdrawal, until the office was closed in 1853. In 1854 Theophilus Short and Short and Spears conducted the paper for a few months. P. L. Shutt followed them, 1855, and changed the paper from Democratic to Independent. September, 1858, John W. Johnson took pos- session and changed the paper to the F OKAW PATRIOT, + 1858-1863: The paper was edited by John W. Johnson, September, 1858-February, 1860; Judge Anthony Thornton, February, 1860. The Banner (see below) had just been started by P. L. Shutt. Thornton and Shutt consolidated the two papers, under the name of
OKAW DEMOCRAT +1860-1863+: Thornton acted as editor, Shutt as manager. Thornton retired within the year and Shutt con- tinued to 1863. Upon his suspending publication, a joint stock company of Democrats was formed to continue the paper as the SHELBY COUNTY LEADER, + September, 1863-1865+: It was started by a joint stock company, managed by W. A. Trower, and edited by H. H. Coolidge, September-December, 1863. In December, 1863, bought by W. A. Trower, and sold to 1865 in Rufus Sumerlin. Democratic. Soon after George R. Wendling bought a half interest, and changed the name to
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS TIMES, +1866-1868+ : The editor was George R. Wendling. He sold his half interest in 1867 to Lloyd B. Stephenson and W. W. Hess; in October, 1867, Dr. E. E. Wag- goner became Sumerlin's partner. In 1868 Rufus Sumerlin assumed sole charge and again named it the
SHELBY COUNTY LEADER, + 1868 to date: Edited by Rufus Sum- erlin and his three sons, Leon, Dolph, and Eugene. Bought by W. A. Trower in March, 1871. In January, 1873, a half interest was sold to W. B. Marshutz, who sold back to W. A. Trower in 1875. Owned and edited by Vallee Harold in 1895- fall of 1898; George V. Mechler to February, 1890, and from 1890 to date, owned and edited by T. B. Shoaff. Democratic. BANNER, 1860: Started by P. L. Shutt, and consolidated with the Okaw Patriot (see above).
SHELBY COUNTY FREEMAN, 1860-1861 : Published by Eli Chittenden in the interest of the Republican party. Discontinued in 1861 and later resurrected as the
SHELBY COUNTY UNION, 1863 to date: Established at the suggestion of Judge Samuel W. Moulton and W. J. Henry to espouse the cause of the Union. Edited by J. W. Johnson, 1863-1864; owned by J. W. Johnson and John A. Young, 1864-1865; by Richard Couch in 1865; by Richard Couch and Park T. Martin in 1867; exclusively by Park T. Martin, 1867-1871; jointly by Park T. Martin and Elgin H. Martin, 1871-1872; by Park T., Elgin H., and Horace L. Martin, 1872-1873; by Elgin H. and Horace L. Martin in 1873; by Horace L. Martin, 1874 to 1903, who established a daily of the same name in 1887, and had for editors successively, Elgin H. Martin, Harry M. Martin and James Darby. Owned by Hon. Walter C. Headen, William H. Beem, Harry M. Martin, and George B. Rhoads; edited by William Ritchie, 1903-1905; William Taylor and Orville Storm, 1905-1906(?). In 1907 Fred A. Richey was editor; Union Publishing Company, publishers. The daily edition is Independ- ent, the weekly Republican.
COMMERCIAL, 1868: Published for a short time by J. William Lloyd and George R. Wendling as a trade paper.
SHELBY COUNTY INDEPENDENT, 1874-1876: Established by Dr. E. E. Waggoner and J. William Lloyd as an Independent organ, but it was virtually Democratic from the first. Dr. E. E. Wag- goner was sole owner and editor from 1875, and in 1876 changed it to the
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