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DEMOCRAT, 1876 to date: Edited by Dr. E. E. Waggoner, 1876- 1885; owned by Thomas J. and George R. Graybill, 1885-1887. In 1887 G. Wilbur Cook entered the firm which was known as
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Graybill Brothers and Company, with George R. Graybill as editor, 1887-1902. Owned since 1902 by G. Wilbur Cook and Isaac S. Storm, and edited by the latter The Democrat Com- pany are publishers.
APIARY, 1878-1880: Owned by E. Homrighous and J. W. Johnson and edited by the latter. A monthly paper on bees and their care and propagation.
GREENBACK HERALD, 1879-1884: Established on the material of the Windsor Sentinel. Edited by Tom Stuart and G. W. Cook, 1879-1880, and supported the Greenback party. Edited by Milton A. Bates in 1880; by Charles Reeve later; after him by Elder Linn and later by Mr. Eton. It was variously listed as National Greenback Herald, Greenback Herald, and Herald.
CHURCH AND HOME, 1879-1880+ : A Unitarian weekly owned and edited by Rev. Jasper L. Douthit. Name soon changed to Our Best Words, 1880-1892, a weekly Prohibition paper of varying fortunes. It was sold in 1892 to J. S. Barnum, who changed it to the People's Paper. This was edited by J. S. Barnum and Frank K. Pennington as a Populistic organ. It was discontinued in 1894. The same year, Rev. Jasper L. Douthit bought back the name only of Our Best Words from Barnum and Pennington, and continued the paper as a monthly, in the interests of Unitarianism and Prohibition. Jasper L. Douthit is the present owner and editor.
ILLUSTRATED BAPTIST, 1879 to date (1881): Phillips and Hughes were editors and publishers. A monthly paper.
SHELDON, IROQUOIS COUNTY
COURIER, March -- (?), 1871: Published from a press in Kent- land, Indiana, for a few months, by J. B. Spotswood and E. A. Burns. The Courier was Independent in politics.
ENTERPRISE, December, 1874 to date (1880): Established by H. R. Fields and H. L. Henry. After February, 1877, it was under the management of D. J. Eastburn, who was still editor and proprietor in 1880. The Enterprise was Independent in politics. U
JOURNAL, 1879 to date : J. W. Sargent, editor, J. R. Fox, publisher, 1882; J. R. Fox, 1884; J. W. Sargeant, 1891; C. W. Stickney in 1895. In 1881 it was a semi-weekly paper; in 1907, a weekly. W. H. Overhue was editor and publisher in 1907. Republican.
SHERIDAN, LA SALLE COUNTY
NEWS LETTER, 1871-1880: Established by J. L. Seward, and con- ducted by him until 1873. A. V. Whitney became editor and
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publisher in 1873-1876; C. E. and C. A. Whitney were pub- lishers in 1877. In 1879-1880 A. V. Whitney was editor and publisher. For awhile it had the name of
TEMPERANCE UNION, 1873-1874: Edited and published by A. V. Whitney.
SHIPMAN, MACOUPIN COUNTY
PROGRESS, December, 1868-September, 1869: Edited and managed by W. E. Milton.
TRUE FLAG, September, 1874-October, 1875: Parker and Waldron, editors and proprietors. Independent. Consolidated with the Brighton Advance.
SOMONAUK, DEKALB COUNTY
FREE PRESS, 1873-1875: H. F. Bloodgood was editor and pub- lisher. Issued from the office of the Sandwich Free Press.
REVEILLE, 1875 to date: C. Abe West was editor and proprietor to 1880; S. D. Newton, 1880-1889; C. B. Phillips, 1889-1892; Charles W. Faltz, editor and publisher to date. An Independent paper. U
SOUTH CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY
EAGLE, 1871: Established by H. L. Goodall. Printed at the office of the Chicago Sun.
SPARLAND, MARSHALL COUNTY
CHRONICLE, 1868 to date (1891): Established as a neutral paper by Spencer Ellsworth, editor and publisher. In 1879 and to date, a Republican paper. S. M. Tesmer was editor and the Chronicle Publishing Company, publishers, in 1879-1884+ : Mrs. L. S. Tesmer, editor; Spencer Ellsworth, publisher in 1891.
UNION, 1870-1871: Established by William Trench. In the next year it was edited and published by Bell and Wilson, who were printing it at the office of the Lacon Statesman.
SPARTA, RANDOLPH COUNTY
COLUMBUS HERALD, 1839-1840+ : Edited by James Morrow. Neu- tral as to politics. Changed to
HERALD, + January-June 1840+ : Edited by J. E. Dietrich. Demo- cratic. Changed to
DEMOCRAT, +1840-1843: Mr. Dietrich was still editor. Favored Van Buren for president. In 1844, the office was leased to O. F. McMillan, who began the U
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RANDOLPH COUNTY RECORD, May 28, 1844-June, 1846: Edited by O. F. McMillan. Because of politics it was moved to Chester, where it was published as the Reveille. It supported Polk for the presidency.
PRAIRIE DEMOCRAT, 1848-1851+ : A campaign paper edited by J. R. Shannon, 1848-1851. It advocated the election of Lewis Cass. In 1851 C. P. Johnson leased the office and changed the name to INDEPENDENT, +1851-1854: Suspended after the campaign in 1852. Revived by S. A. Armour, who later leased to Parsons Pery. After two years he was succeeded by J. W. Fletcher. Soon afterward the office was removed to Chester.
FREEMAN,1 March 21, 1850+ : Anti-slavery; edited by James N. Coleman. In 1850 he was succeeded by James S. Coulter, who changed the name to F
JOURNAL, + 1850-1852 : Edited by J. S. Coulter, who was succeeded, in 1852, by Mrs. Gintileus. Suspended shortly after.
REGISTER, February, 1849 -- (?): Established by J. E. Det- rich and J. R. Shannon. Apparently Democratic. F
RANDOLPH COUNTY JOURNAL, 1856 -- (?): Established by J. W. Fletcher2 and H. A. McKelvey; McKelvey was editor. Re- publican. F
STAR OF THE WEST, 1862-1866+ : Started by W. J. Armour, in 1866 (1865?) sold to General J. Blackburn Jones, who changed the name to 1
RANDOLPH PLAINDEALER, + 1866 to date: Published by Jones until 1868 when he sold to Thomas M. Nichol. In 1869 J. D. Watson purchased an interest. In 1870 the paper was sold to Messrs. Kimball and Taylor, who placed Edward Fagin in charge as editor and manager. In 1872 he was succeeded by Fred L. Alles. In 1873 Alles purchased the paper and on the same day sold it to S. L. Taylor. In one month Albert Goddard became associated with Mr. Taylor. He retired in 1874 and was suc- ceeded by W. B. Taylor, who published the paper with his brother, S. Lovejoy Taylor, until 1881, the latter continuing as editor to that date, when they sold to Messrs. George Campbell and Don E. Dietrich. In four months Charles Campbell pur- chased Dietrich's interest, and the Campbell Brothers con-
1 Harris, Negro Servitude in Illinois, 184, says that the Freeman was begun in January, 1850.
2 It seems probable that this paper had been discontinued before 1860, for on April 3, of that year Horace Greeley addressed to "Friend Fletcher," then about to start a paper at Sparta, his well-known letter of advice to a country editor. Perhaps Greeley's advice discouraged Fletcher; at any rate I have not found that he started a paper in 1860 .- F. W.S.
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tinued publication. In 1907 S. Lovejoy Taylor was editor; Taylor Brothers, publishers. A Republican paper throughout its existence. Listed in Rowell, 1879, and in the later directories as Plaindealer.
ITEM, 1878-1879: Printed in the office of the Sparta Plaindealer; edited by E. C. Miner. Monthly.
OUR WORK, 1877: Edited by Rev. Thomas E. Green; published under the auspices of the First Presbyterian Church.
SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY
SANGAMO SPECTATOR, February 21, 1827-1829+ : Edited by Hooper Warren, but owned by Ninian Edwards. He sold to Samuel C. Meredith. Changed to A
JOURNAL AND LITTLE SANGAMO GAZETTE, +February 16, 1829-1830: Conducted by S. C. Meredith. Discontinued after a few months. COURIER, 1830: Editors, George Forquer and Thomas Ford, later Governor of Illinois.
SANGAMON JOURNAL, November 10, 1831-1855+ : It appeared weekly from November 10, 1831, to June 13, 1848. It appeared first as a daily on Monday, June 13, 1848, and has since been issued both daily and weekly, under the various titles of Sanga- mo Journal, Sangamon Journal, and Illinois State Journal. The title Sangamon Journal was retained from the beginning till January 12, 1832, when, with no. II, it was changed to Sangamo Journal. This paper supported the Whig party, thus favoring a national bank, protective tariff, and internal improvements. From the birth of the Republican party the Journal supported its principles. Published by Simeon and Josiah Francis, 1831- 1835; Simeon Francis, 1835-1838; Simeon, Allen and J. Newton Francis, 1838-1843; Simeon and Allen Francis, 1843-1855; W. H. Bailhache and Edward L. Baker, 1855-1862. On September 23, 1847, the name was changed to Illinois Journal, and on August 13, 1855, was changed to that by which it has since been known, namely HSAMF
ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL, +1855 to date: W. H. Bailhache sold his interest in 1862 to David L. Phillips. A stock company was formed in February, 1863; in March, 1866, Phillips sold his stock to Bailhache. In February, 1873, the stock was sold to Edward L. Baker, David P. Phillips, Charles Edwards, and J. D. Roper. Paul Selby, Milton F. Simmons, and Horace Chapin bought the paper in September, 1878, and in 1885 it became the property of Frank E. Tracy, Charles T. Stratton and A. F. Phillips; after one year Paul Selby and M. S. Kimball bought it; in April, 1889, the property was bought by Clarence R. Paul,
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Harry F. Dorwin, and Lewis H. Miner. Paul Selby was asso- ciate editor from July, 1862, until after the close of the war, and again from 1874 to 1878; he was one of the proprietors and editor from 1878 to 1889. Clarence R. Paul was editor from 1889 until his death, May 28, '1908. He was succeeded by Lewis H. Miner. Files for several years owned by Mr. Kerns, Wyoming, Ill. EDBHSUACWLF
ILLINOIS HERALD, October, 1831 -- (?): Established by Edward Jones and S. S. Brooks. Later it was published by Edmund D. Taylor; edited and printed by Samuel S. Brooks in 1833. HM
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN, 1835-1839: A Democrat paper; supported Jackson's policy; was merged into the Illinois State Register in 1839. It was edited and published by John L. Roberts and George R. Weber. Stephen A. Douglas contributed to its columns. A mob, one of which was the sheriff of the county, attacked the office twice, but was repelled by the Weber Brothers.
ILLINOIS STATE REGISTER, +August 10(?), 1839, to date : Established by John York Sawyer, at Edwardsville as Illinois Advocate. It was published at Springfield by Wm. Walters and George R. Weber as editors and publishers until 1845. Mr. Walters and Charles H. Lanphier were editors and publishers, 1845-1846. On the death of Mr. Walters in July, 1846, Mr. Lanphier became editor and owner. He and George Walker were its editors and publishers, June 4, 1847-1858. On January 2, 1849, the Daily Illinois State Register was first issued. Mr. Walker having died, Mr. Lanphier and Edward Conner edited and published the paper in 1858-1859, Mr. Lanphier becoming sole proprietor late in 1859, and so continued until November 24, 1863. During 1860, the late Congressman William M. Springer, edited the paper. Mr. Lanphier's connection with the Illinois State Reg- ister closed in 1863, when it was suspended for a few months. It was revived by the Illinois State Register Publishing Company under the business management of George Judd and was edited by I. N. Higgins. On November 12, 1864, the paper was again suspended. On January 1, 1865, John W. Merritt and sons, Edward L. and Joseph D., became proprietors and revived the paper with John W. Merritt as editor-in-chief and Edward L. Merritt as his associate editor. January 1, 1866, Edward L. and Joseph D. Merritt became proprietors under the firm name of E. L. Merritt and Brother. In 1873 John W. Merritt was succeeded as editor by Edward L. Merritt. In 1877 the Mer- ritt Brothers sold the paper to an incorporated company, com- posed of John M. Palmer, John Mayo Palmer, Edward L. Mer-
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ritt and James M. Higgins. In 1880 this company sold the property to G. W. and J. R. Weber, sons of George R. Weber, who was connected with it in 1839, and Charles Edwards, John H. Oberly, and G. R. Weber edited it. Soon afterwards the paper was turned over to a trustee. Early in 1881 John M. Palmer bid it in on a sale and then sold it to George Smith, H. W. Clendenin, and Thomas Rees of Keokuk, Iowa, who issued their first number of June 19, 1881, under the firm name of Smith, Clendenin and Rees. Mr. Smith died in 1886 and the proprietor- ship was then placed in an incorporated company composed of H. W. Clendenin, Thomas Rees, and the heirs of Mr. Smith, the title being the Illinois State Register Company. A few years thereafter the Smith interest was purchased by the company controlled by Messrs. Clendenin and Rees, which is its present owner. Mr. Clendenin has been editor-in-chief since 1881, and Mr. Rees has been business manager during the same time. The Illinois State Register has been a Democratic paper since 1836, when Mr. Walters assumed its publication. EDB JAHSUF ILLINOIS MESSENGER, 1840-(?): Edited by Samuel S. Brooks. OLD SOLDIER, 1840: Edited by a Whig general committee; pub- lished by S. J. Francis and Company. A
OLD HICKORY, February 15-November 1, 1840: Published by a Democratic general committee. A
TIMES, October 17, 1843-1845: A Democratic paper edited by Samuel S. Brooks. A
OLIVE BRANCH, March-fall, 1844: A Whig campaign paper issued WM
from the office of the Journal.
ILLINOIS ADLER UND DEMOCRATISCHER WHIG, May 21-fall, 1844: A German campaign paper edited by I. A. Arenz and published by I. F. Ruhe, Jr. A
ILLINOIS WASHINGTONIAN, March 1, 1845 -- (?): Published by T. S. Fairchild and C. H. Ray for the Illinois State Temperance Society. Andrew McCarmack, S. S. Brooks, John B. Weber, Edmund R. Wiley and James C. Conkling comprised the pub- lishing committee. Monthly. H
ILLINOIS ORGAN, June 24, 1848-1851(?): Established by George B. Goudy and S. S. Whitehurst, publishers and proprietors, and apparently, editors. The paper was "devoted to temperance, morals, literature, the arts and sciences, general news, and agri- culture." Within four months Eli H. Hosea had taken the place of Goudy, and the temperance cause had become its chief raison d'être. By its third year D. J. Snow was editor. Volume 3, no. 50, July 19, 1851, is the latest copy available. USF
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ILLINOIS UNIONIST AND STATESMAN, 1852-1853: A single copy in the library of the Chicago Historical Society is vol. I, no. 33, for March 9, 1853. It gives J. Snow and Company as editors and publishers, but does not reveal the politics of the paper. H
WESTERN LEADER, January, 1854 -- (?): Published by J. Snow and Company to further the aims of the Maine Law Alliance. F
DAILY ENTERPRISE, 1854-1855: Edited by Washington Wright; published by Richards and Smith. S
MEMENTO, AND ODD-FELLOWS' NORTHWESTERN MAGAZINE, August, 1854-1869(?): A fraternal monthly, edited by William Rounseville and published by N. C. Nason. Suspended from July, 1856, to April, 1857; then continued by Nason and Hill. Apparently there was another suspension, for vol. 5 ended in March, 1860, and vol. 7 began April 20, 1867, published by N. C. Nason, and edited by N. C. Nason and Samuel Willard. They were still conducting it in 1869. With vol. 3 the title was changed to Memento and Odd Fellows' Family Magazine. H ILLINOIS FARMER, 1856-(after 1863): Edited by M. L. Dunlap from January, 1860, until after 1863; published by Bailhache and Baker. Monthly. U
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE AND ECLECTIC ADVERTISER, 1856 --- (?): Issued by J. D. Freeman and H. Magee to advertise Free- man's "patent " medicines. F
OLIVE BRANCH, January, 1856 -- (?): Edited by S W. Haw- ley as an organ of the Lutheran church. F
CONSERVATIVE, August 14 till fall, 1856: Issued during the presi- dential campaign to favor Millard Fillmore's nomination as a candidate for the presidency. F
DAILY INDEPENDENT, 1856-1858: A. M. Garland was editor; Garland and Wheeler were owners and publishers. Frank Leonard was a contributor, and Ben Richards was foreman. Supported Bell and Everett and the ideas of the know-nothing party in 1856. Wholly independent.
REPUBLICAN, February 9, 1857 -- (?): John E. Rosette was editor; Jameson, Ashton and Company, proprietors. The paper was Republican, but " perfectly independent." Daily. U
ILLINOIS STATE DEMOCRAT, 1857-1860: Managed by J. J. Clarkson and edited by Elliott B. Herndon. While it claimed to repre- sent Democracy it combated the "heresies" of Douglas.
ILLINOIS STAATS ANZEIGER, 1859-1861(?): Established by Dr. Theodore Canisius, who in 1861 was appointed by President Lincoln, consul at Vienna.
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LINCOLN CLARION, June 5-November 27, 1860: A campaign paper, edited and published by E. R. Wiley, Jr. S
THEODORA, 1861(?) : A religious monthly listed in Kenny's American Newspaper Directory for 1861.
MASONIC TROWEL, March, 1862-1875(?): Edited and published by Harmon G. Reynolds. H. G. Reynolds and Son became pub- lishers later. H
ODD FELLOWS UNION, March 20, 1866-February 20, 1867: Pub- lished by Harmon G. Reynolds nad Son, edited by H. G. Reynolds, past Grand Master, and Samuel Willard, secretary. Discontinued at the end of one year. Monthly. HC ILLINOIS STAATS DEMOCRAT, 1866-1871: Established and pub- lished by Christian Lohman.
CAPITAL RECORD AND FAMILY JOURNAL, 1869-1871: Established by Ed. A. Wilson, who was editor and publisher during the paper's career.
ILLINOIS ATLAS. 1869-1871: Thomas Lewis was editor and pub- lisher in the first year; he was succeeded by Illinois Atlas Com- pany. Independent. EA
LEGAL DIRECTORY, 1869-1873: Established by E. L. and W. L. Grass, who were editors and publishers through the paper's career. In 1873 it was called Illinois Legal Directory.
FREIE KANZEL, 1870: A German evangelical paper edited by A. Schabehorn, and published by C. Lohmann and Company.
DIE ZEITUNG, 1870-1871: Established and published by Christian Lohmann.
POLITICAL CRISIS, 1871 : Established by R. Weber and Sons. Inde- pendent.
LABOR OF LOVE, 1872-1876: A monthly religious publication edited and published by Edwin A. Wilson.
ILLINOIS FREIE PRESSE, 1872-1890: For the first four months Ed- ward Rummel, secretary of state, was editor and publisher, sup- porting the "liberal movement." Sold to Gehring and Hatze. After a year and a half Fred Gehring became sole proprietor and editor. In 1886 Gehring sold to Charles Bremer; Bremer sold to H. Schlange, the proprietor of Staats Wochenblatt, who discontinued the Freie Presse in 1890. U
SANGAMO MONITOR, 1873-1894(?): T. W. S. Kidd was editor and publisher and seems to have continued the paper until about 1894. Established as a weekly; a morning daily was begun in 1877 and called Morning Monitor. Independent.
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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION HERALD, 1876-(after 1881): Monthly.
FOOD FOR THE LAMBS, 1876: Issued "four times a month " by Ed- win A. Wilson, for those who needed spiritual sustenance be- tween the visitations of the Labor of Love.
ATHENEUM, 1877 -- (?): A monthly literary journal, discontinued before 1881.
EVENING GAZETTE, 1878- -(?): A daily, edited and published by the Gazette Publishing Company.
STAATS WOCHENBLATT, 1878 to date: Established by H. Schlange, who sold to A. Wulff in 1882 and repurchased in 1885. He sold to Sexauer and Patzke in 1900. In 1901 B. F. Sexauer became editor and proprietor and has continued so to date.
ODD FELLOWS HERALD, August, 1878 to date: Established by A. D. Sanders, this publication has had a somewhat peripatetic career. Sanders sold to the Bulletin Publication Company of Bloomington in 1883, and the Herald was published by that company in Bloomington until 1885 when F. E. Huddle became owner. He sold in 1887 to George M. Adams, and Adams, in 1892, sold to C. F. Mansfield, who removed the Herald to Mans- field. In 1893 it was transferred to Owen Scott, who removed it to Bloomington. In 1894 it was bought by James R. Miller and John H. Sikes, who removed it to Springfield, where it has remained. In 1903 Mr. Miller died, and the publication has been continued by John H. Sikes and Mrs. Mary P. Miller. It is the official organ of the I. O. O. F. of Illinois.
A. O.H. EMERALD, 1879-1880(?)+ : Organ of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. James E. Dunn was editor and publisher. In 1882 it had been moved to Chicago, and was dated at Chicago and Springfield. Publication seems to have suspended late in the 80s.
SUNDAY MAIL, 1879-1880: A short-lived paper edited and pub- lished by the Mail Company.
STATE ARGUS, July 10, 1879 -- (?): Edited by D. W. Lusk ; pub- lished by the State Argus Company, of which George N. Black was secretary, William Jayne, president. It was named in the subtitle "a weekly journal of general intelligence, state interests, politics and literature." The contents indicate that special emphasis was placed on Republican politics. U
ILLINOIS SYNOPTICAL REPORTER, August, 1879 --- (?): A bi- monthly law journal, edited by J. C. Wells.
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STANFORD, McLEAN COUNTY
TRIBUNE, February, 1879-March, 1880: A non-partisan paper, edited and published by Shannon Creed.
STAUNTON, MACOUPIN COUNTY
TIMES, August, 1878, to date : Established by Showman and Lamb, who sold after two months to W. F. Bently. It was published and edited by F. L. Blome from 1885 to 1898; T. H. Edwards, 1898 to 1904; T. H. and J. J. Edwards, 1904 to 1908; M. W. Meyers, 1909. Bound files dating from 1885 to 1908 in pos- session of T. H. Edwards.
STEELEVILLE, RANDOLPH COUNTY
TIMES, 1875-1876: Edited and published by W. S. West. Printed at the office of the Tamaroa Perry County Watchman.
STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY
TIMES, December, 1854-1857: Established by Charles Boynton In 1855 Gratton and Norwood purchased the paper and made it Republican. In the spring of 1856 Gratton and Norwood sold to L. D. Crandall, under whom the Times became Demo- cratic and supported James Buchanan for the presidency. William Hyde was the editor. In the winter of 1856-1857 Wor- thington and Biggert bought the paper, and they continued it until its suspension, after about three years. One of the first copies is on file in the office of the Gazette. The Times was neu- tral in politics under Mr. Boynton. F
REPUBLICAN, July, 1856-1858+ : Established by William Caffrey, who strongly advocated the election of John C. Fremont as president. Combined with Gazette. F
GAZETTE, 1857-1858+: Established by H. G. Gratton. It was soon combined with the Republican as
REPUBLICAN AND GAZETTE, +1858+: Caffrey and Gratton were joint publishers until Gratton sold his interest to Walter Nimocks. Caffrey and Nimocks continued only a short time. Nimocks took his share to Kansas, and Caffrey continued the paper under the name of H
GAZETTE, + 1858 to date: In 1861 the Gazette passed into the hands of C. M. Worthington and Company. Shortly afterward, Worth- ington became the sole proprietor and later, September, 1870, sold the office to George Terwilliger. Later he sold back to Worthington. In January, 1873, Worthington sold a half in- terest to W. F. Eastman and the firm became C. M. Worthington and Company. In March, 1876, Eastman became sole editor
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and owner. In four months he sold a half interest to D. J. Jenne. The firm of Eastman and Jenne continued until the spring of 1880, when the Sterling Gazette Company was organized. Eastman and Jenne retired and the stock was bought by Chalkly John and William R. Cobb. In 1886 Dennis T. Kelly and John W. Lee purchased the stock, but their unsuccessful man- agement brought the company into the hands of W. F. Eastman as receiver. He continued to January, 1887. Since that date the owners have been: Chalkly John and H. L. John, January, 1887, several years; C., H. L., and M. D. John, September, 1903; Orville P. Bassett and the Sterling Publishing Company, later the Sterling Gazette Company, to date. Among the editors of the past twenty years have been: W. R. Cobb, Charles M. Worthington, Joe R. Adams, M. D. John, Scott Williams, Or- ville P. Bassett, and Edward S. Hoover, editor in 1908. The Gazette was weekly until 1881, when the daily edition was estab- lished. About 1903 a semi-weekly edition replaced the weekly, and March, 1907, the semi-weekly was abandoned. The paper has been Republican for fifty years. Files are in the office. H WHITESIDE COUNTY ARGUS, 1867 to date (1869): In 1869 W. S. and G. W. Pratt were editors and publishers. The paper was Democratic.
WHITESIDE CHRONICLE, 1868-1870: A Republican paper, estab- lished by Theodore H. and Charles M. Mack. Later T. H. Mack purchased the whole paper. In 1870 he changed it to the STANDARD, 1870 to date: Theodore Mack was editor and publisher until 1883, when he sold a half interest to James W. Newcomer In 1887 Alfred Bayliss took the place of Mr. Mack; in 1889 Thomas Diller bought Mr. Newcomer's interest, and later that of Mr. Bayliss. He then took Eugene B. Fletcher into partner- ship. In 1906 A. L. Richmond bought the paper and has since that time published and edited it. In 1892 the paper was made a daily. There was also a semi-weekly edition, which was abandoned in 1908. The paper is Republican. HU
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