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TEMPERANCE BUGLE, July, 1876-February 27, 1879: Established by Albert F. Smith as a monthly. After eight numbers it was issued semi-monthly, December 1, 1876-August 1, 1878, then weekly.
HARPER'S WEEKLY HERALD, May 21, 1878-1879: Established by J. Sterling (otherwise John S.) Harper "as an advertising sheet especially, and a political feeler in general." Moved away in the summer of 1879.
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WALNUT, BUREAU COUNTY
MOTOR, July, 1876, to date (1898): Established by S. J. Townsend. In 1879 Vosburgh and Chaddock were editors and publishers. John I. Vosburgh was editor and publisher in 1880; in 1882, C. G. Glenn. In 1883 the paper passed into the hands of William Wilson, who was still conducting it in 1891; W. S. Mayhall in 1895-1898. Files of Motor were burned in July, 1890. Independent.
WARREN, JO DAVIESS COUNTY
REPUBLICAN, 1856-1857: Published one year by C. W. Blaisdell. Favored Fremont's nomination in 1860.
INDEPENDENT, 1857-1866: Started by Freeman A. Tisdell, Sr., and Thomas E. Champion; George A. Randall, editor. After several changes Herst C. Gann became editor and proprietor. Changed to
SENTINEL, + 1866 to date: Herst C. Gann continued as editor and publisher. In 1900 the paper joined with the Leader to become the Sentinel-Leader. The Sentinel-Leader Printing Company, Herst C. Gann, president, are the present editors and publishers. A Republican paper. Files are in the office.
WARSAW, HANCOCK COUNTY
WESTERN WORLD, 1840-1841+ : Edited by D. N. White. Whig. Changed to
SIGNAL, +1841-1843: Edited by T. C. Sharp. Whig. In 1843 the office came into the possession of Thomas Gregg and William Y. Patch, and they issued the LE
MESSAGE, + January, 1843-1844+: A Whig paper. In 1844 the office and material reverted to Mr. Sharp, who, sometimes alone and sometimes with a partner, published the LF
SIGNAL, +1844-1847+: Sharp and Galloway, 1845; Gregg and Miller, 1847-1850. In 1850 it was sold to James McKee, of the Nauvoo Patriot, and he established the Warsaw HL
COMMERCIAL JOURNAL, +1850-1853+ : Mr. McKee sold it to Dr. Rankin and he removed it to La Harpe, where it was known as the Hancock Democrat, (which see.) In 1851 Mr. Gregg pro- cured an old press and some material and revived the
SIGNAL, +1851-1853+: In 1853 it was sold to T. C. Sharp and its name was changed to the L
EXPRESS, +1853-1855: Issued weekly and edited by T. C. Sharp. He sold it to G. G. Galloway.
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WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL COUNTY
HANCOCK DEMOCRAT, 1844, four issues: Printed at the office of the Signal for Mr. E. A. Bedell. Its purpose was to advocate the claims of Jacob C. Davis for Congress, but he failing of the nomination, the paper was discontinued. L
TEMPERANCE CRUSADER, 1854: Appeared monthly. Published at Express office by Mr. Gregg. In a few months it reached a circulation of 1700 copies, mainly through the agency of the Sons of Temperance. It came to an end by being merged with a similar sheet published in Chicago.
CITY BULLETIN, March 21, 1856 to date: For the first few numbers entitled Bulletin. Its editor was W. K. Davison. He entered the army, leaving the paper in charge of John F. Howe, who in 1863 allowed it to die. In 1866 it was revived as the Bulletin by F. A. Dallam, who was succeeded by his son, Frank M. Dallam. The latter was editor and publisher in 1869. In 1879 another son, Phil Dallam, was editor and publisher, and has so continued. For a short time under Davison the paper was issued as a daily. A Republican paper. ULF
HANCOCK NEW ERA, April, 1864-1865: Conducted by Thomas C. Sharp in the interest of the Union Leagues of the county. L PUBLIC RECORD, 1865-1867+ : Established by a Mr. Lick, who in 1867 was succeeded by Francis Asbury Dallam. He soon changed the name to
HANCOCK DEMOCRAT, +1867-1879: Established by J. M. Faris. Bought by George P. Walker and Cortez Maxwell. Walker retired after a few months, and Maxwell discontinued the paper in 1879. L
COURIER, 1871-1874: Established by Theo. Bischof. Printed at the office of the Keokuk Post.
WASHBURN, WOODFORD COUNTY
REVEILLE, 1872 to date (1884): In 1879 N. V. Maloney was editor. The publishers were the Reveille Publishing Company. Ma- loney's name does not appear in 1884. The paper was printed at the office of the Sparland Chronicle. Republican.
SENTINEL, 1876 to date (1891): Power and Harl were editors and publishers, 1877-1879; E. R. Harl, 1880 to the end. A Demo- cratic paper, printed at the office of the Metamora Woodford Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, TAZEWELL COUNTY
INVESTIGATOR, 1857-about 1860: Established by Dr. A. A. Couch and Albert Parker. Some of the files are in possession of Mrs. J. F. Hoover of Peoria, a daughter of Dr. Couch. F
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HERALD, July, 1868 (after 1891): Established by Thomas Hand- saker, and conducted by him until his death in 1881. Nuding and Nicolai bought the paper at that time and sold to Mr. Henny. A. H. Heiple bought from Henny and consolidated the Herald with the Republican between 1891 and 1895. Independent. Files destroyed.
TAZEWELL INDEPENDENT, November, 1876, to date: Established by H. A. Pilaster and George N. Bondurant. Bondurant soon sold out. E. E. Heiple became part owner and later sole owner and editor. Afterward he turned it over to his son, A. H. Heiple, who conducted it under the name Independent, then Republican, and later News, until 1901, when he sold to F. B. Mills; he to C. M. Ritter and Ralph E. Kirby in 1908. February 15, 1909, Ritter sold his interest to Ralph E. Kirby, who is now editor and proprietor. Partial files in News office.
WATERLOO, MONROE COUNTY
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT, 1843-1845+: Edited by Elam Rust. Changed to
WAR EAGLE, +1845-1847(?): A Democratic paper, also edited by Elam Rust. Listed in 1847 as still published.
PATRIOT, 1852-1858: A Democratic paper edited by a Mr. Abbott Its publication was suspended a short time in 1857-1858. In 1856 Abbott sold to H. C. Talbott and it was consolidated for a time with the F
MONROE ADVERTISER, 1851-1856: Edited by H. C. Talbott. Pub- lication of the Advertiser was soon stopped, but that of the Patriot was continued. Several copies owned by Mrs. Fannie I. Ballard, Chester, Ill.
MONROE DEMOCRAT, 1856: Edited by William Keelman and man- aged by H. C. Talbott for a company. German.
ADVOCATE, 1858-1890+ : The editors, in turn, for a joint stock com- pany were James Sennott, James A. Kennedy, Mr. Weedin, J. C. Goethe, J. F. Gotshall, 1862-1875. In 1875 Mr. Gotshall purchased the stock of the company, and was still editor and publisher in 1879. A Democratic paper in 1879; Independent- Democratic in 1881. It is listed in Ayer in 1881 as Dollar Advocate. It was succeeded by the Republican in January, 1890. H. C. Voris was editor and publisher of the Republican in 1907. Files of the Advocate are in the Republican office.
MONROE DEMOCRAT, 1868: Edited and published by Julius Von Reichenstein. Seven numbers were issued, then it was sus- pended. German.
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WATSEKA,' IROQUOIS COUNTY
TIMES, 1872 to date: Established by R. F. Brown. In 1873 it was purchased by Alfred Ferguson and C. F. Vangorder. In 1874 Ferguson sold his interest to R. T. Melvill. In 1885 Melvill retired and Vangorder continued sole proprietor until 1876, when he failed. The office passed into the possession of the Kellogg Newspaper Company of St. Louis. They placed a man in charge, but after a short time sold the paper to a joint company with Vangorder as editor and manager. He was succeeded by Peter W. Baker, who conducted the paper for three years. Then Henry Talbott took charge for a short time. In 1880 George E. Jahn succeeded Mr. Talbott, and was succeeded by J. A. Krepps. In 1907 Nelson A. Rickert was editor and publisher. A Demo- cratic paper.
WATERMAN, DEKALB COUNTY
FREE PRESS, 1873-1876: H. F. Bloodgood was editor and pub- lisher. Printed at the office of the Sandwich Free Press.
LEADER, 1878 to date: An edition of the Hinckley Review.
WATSEKA, IROQUOIS COUNTY
MIDDLEPORT PRESS, 1854-1856: Files are in possession of L. F. Watson of Watseka.
IROQUOIS REPUBLICAN, 1856-1872 : Published and edited by Joseph Graham, 1856: Franklin Blades, 1856-1860. (See Iroquois Republican, Middleport.) In 1869, Z. Beatty was editor and publisher. The paper was changed to the Watseka REPUBLICAN, 1872 to date: Published by Z. Beatty until April, 1873; Alexander L. Whitehall and Elmer Brimhall, April, 1873- August, 1876; Elmer Brimhall, August, 1876-August, 1877; Lorenzo Watson and H. A. Jerauld, August 1, 1877-October I, 1878; Lorenzo F. Watson was in 1880 sole proprietor and publisher, and has been so since October 1, 1878. In 1907 B. F. Shankland was editor; the Watseka Republican Company, publishers. Files are in the office except for 1859-1867. U
IROQUOIS COUNTY HERALD, October, +1867-1869: Established at Middleport about October 1, 1865; moved to Watseka about February 1, 1867; edited by Charles Jouvenat from a date some time after the removal until the spring of 1869, when the Herald ceased to exist.
IROQUOIS TIMES, + May, 1871-1875(?)+: Originally the Onarga Times; moved to Watseka in 1871. December, 1872, the office was sold to Colonel M. H. Peters, who edited the paper from January, 1872, to June 5, 1874. From this date till August, 1875,
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Otto H. Wangelin was in control. He sold to Auguste Langellier, August, 1875. Under the latter's management, the name was changed to the
IROQUOIS COUNTY TIMES, +1875(?) to date: The change of name occurred some time between August, 1875, and July 1, 1878(?). At the later date, Colonel M. H. Peters again purchased the office, and in 1891 was still sole editor and proprietor. Edwin Beard was editor in 1895. Orginally Independent-Republican, the Times was later Independent and supported the Greenback party, and still later was Democratic. By 1907 the Times had been united with the Democrat and the Iroquois County Times- Democrat was being edited and published by Matthew P. Kelly. H
WAUKEGAN, LAKE COUNTY
LITTLE FORT PORCUPINE AND DEMOCRATIC BANNER, 1845-1847 : Fuller; edited by A. B. Wynkoop. It was the first paper pub- lished in Lake County. Files are owned by the Gazette. (See Little Fort.) H
LAKE COUNTY HERALD, 1845-1846: Edited by N. P. and S. M. Dowst. Whig.
LAKE COUNTY VISITER, 1847 -- (?): (See Little Fort.) H
LAKE COUNTY CHRONICLE, 1847-1855+ : Published by W. H. H. Tobey and Company and edited by A. C. Tobey; merged in 1855 with Freeman's Advocate. The new paper was called the Chronicle and Advocate, later the Independent Democrat. F FREE DEMOCRAT, August 1, 1849-February 1, 1850: John Hender- son, publisher, and N. W. Fuller, editor.
CODY'S ADVERTISER, 1849 --- (?). N
GAZETTE, October, 1850 to date: Nathan C. Geer was pub- lisher, 1850-1858; James Y. Cory, editor and publisher, 1858-1871; Rev. A. K. Fox and C. A. Partridge, 1871; C. A. and H. E. Partridge, 1871-1885; Reuben W. Coon, 1885-1897. Frank H. Hall succeeded Coon in 1897; and the same year, the Gazette having absorbed the Daily and Weekly Register, the com- bined interests were acquired by DeKay Brothers. Under the name of the Gazette Publishing Company, they published the paper till July 7, 1899. From that date until 1902 or after the stock was in other hands and W. L. Farmer was editor. In 1907 W. J. Smith was editor; the Gazette Publishing Company were publishers. Established as a Republican weekly. Since 1902 there has been a daily edition. There had been a daily edition for a few weeks in 1854 and a semi-weekly edition for a short time. Files are complete in office. EUF
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WAVERLY, MORGAN COUNTY
FREEMAN'S ADVOCATE, February 3, 1854-1855+ : Established by John Gentzel. In about a year it was sold to S. I. Bradbury and E. S. Ingalls, who at the same time purchased the Lake County Chronicle. They were combined under the name of the F CHRONICLE AND ADVOCATE, +1855+: Which was afterward changed to
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT, +1855-1857: Still edited by Messrs. Bradbury and Ingalls. Upon the suspension of publication at the beginning of 1857, the subscription list was sold to the Gazette. NORTHWESTERN ORIENT, 1856+: Published by J. H. Brundage and edited by J. C. Smith and Ira Porter. March, 1856, the Rockford Spirit Advocate was united with the Orient, the head- quarters remaining at Waukegan. It was succeeded by the
NORTHWESTERN EXCELSIOR, + 1856-1859(?): Published and edited for a few months by Ira Porter and J C. Smith; by Pooler and Kribs in 1858. A Spiritualist paper. F
LAKE COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1857-1861: Established by Samuel I. Bradbury, editor; continued to June, 1861, when it was sus- pended. Its publication was resumed in 1866 by Mr. Bradbury, under the title of
LAKE COUNTY PATRIOT, 1866-1897+: Mr. Bradbury was still editor and publisher in 1869. George W. Blair, editor, 1878- 1882; Dewitt H. Bradbury, followed by Samuel H. Bradbury, 1882-1897. In 1897 consolidated with the Waukegan Daily and Weekly Sun, A. K. Stearns, editor and publisher.
LAKE COUNTY CITIZEN, January, 1859-1860: Published one year by Fuller and Bailey. This is the same Fuller who was previ- ously connected with the Visiter and with the Porcupine.
LAKE COUNTY TIDINGS, 1879 --- (?)+ : Published for three months in 1879 by J. W. Green, then by John A. Avery, who changed the name to
LAKE COUNTY REPUBLICAN, +1879-1883: Published by John A. Avery; in 1883, absorbed by the Gazette.
WAVERLY, MORGAN COUNTY
GAZETTE, 1869-1870: Established by M. J. Abbott and W. D. Pemberton. In a few months Mr. Abbott bought Mr. Pember- ton's interest. In 1870 the paper was sold to Richard Ballenger who removed the press to Virden. In 1872 John H. Goldsmith purchased it and brought it back to Waverly, when he changed the name to.
TIMES, 1872-1874: Established by John H. Goldsmith. After six months it was suspended for nine months. Mr. Goldsmith then
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resuscitated the paper, but in three months it was again sus- pended. In 1874 W. T. Lakin purchased the material and pub- lished fifty-two numbers. It was then again suspended. In 1876 R. V. Mallory bought the office and started the
MORGAN COUNTY JOURNAL, 1876 to date: Established by R. V. Mallory. In 1876 Milton M. Meacham purchased a half in- terest and came into full possession in 1877. In 1879 Mr. Mal- lory was editor and Mr. Meacham publisher. Milton M. Meach- am was editor in 1882-1884; Frederick B. Ritchie, 1891 till after 1895. John H. Goldsmith was a later editor. At some time previous to 1907 the Journal was consolidated with the Enter- prise. The Journal-Enterprise was edited in 1907 by B. Rein- bach and published by the Waverly Journal Company (Inc.). Independent in politics.
TEMPERANCE BANNER, 1874-1875: Established by Lakin and Palmer.
WAYNE, DUPAGE COUNTY
CENTRAL NEWS, 1861(?): Listed, without details, in Kenny's American Newspaper Directory for 1861.
WENONA, MARSHALL COUNTY
SENTINEL, 1864-1865: Published for one year by L. B. Barnes.
NEWS INDEX, February, 1865-1870(?)+: Established by Grable and Crosby. In August, 1865, Mr. Grable was sole owner one week; August, 1865-February, 1867, Mr. Crosby; Febru- ary, 1867-June, 1868, William Parker; June, 1868-June, 1870, William Parker and Cadet Taylor; June, 1870 -- (?). Mr. Taylor who changed the name to the
INDEX, +1870(?)-July, 1908: Cadet Taylor, Taylor Brothers, (Cadet and W. B.), and H. L. Taylor were successively editors and publishers. Independent within Republican limits.
OUR BOYS' INTELLECT, 1869: An amateur paper published and printed by Charles S. Diehl, now of the Associated Press.
TRIBUNE, 1875: Established by Mr. Burroughs, who discontinued it after three months.
WEST CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY
UNION PARK ADVOCATE, 1872-1874: Charles E. Crandall was editor and publisher. An advertising sheet. U
WESTFIELD, CLARK COUNTY
INDEX, 1877 to date (1879): In 1879 G. L. Watson was editor and publisher. Independent.
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WHITE HALL, GREENE COUNTY
PANTAGRAPH, 1879 to date (1884): M. R. Bair was editor and pub- lisher, 1880; S. W. Zeller, 1882; U. P. Shull, 1884. An Inde- pendent paper. H
WESTON, McLEAN COUNTY
MONITOR, 1873-1874: John and Bovard were editors and pub- lishers, 1874; Bovard Brothers, 1875.
GAZETTE, 1876 to date (1879): C. W. Stickney was editor and pub- lisher in 1879. The paper was printed at the office of the Chenoa Gazette.
WHEATON, DUPAGE COUNTY
DUPAGE COUNTY GAZETTE, June, 1856-1857: Edited by L. E. De Wolf and J. A. J. Birdsall. F FLAG, 1857-1860(?): Established by Nathaniel H. Lewis. Burned out about 1860.
NORTHERN ILLINOIAN, 1859 (1861?)-1870+ : Established by Henry C. Childs. In 1862-1864 Benjamin F. Taylor was literary editor. In 1867 Childs sold to John A. Whitlock, who sold in 1870 to J. Russell Smith. It was a Republican paper. Smith changed the name to E
ILLINOIAN, +1870 to date: Republican, still conducted in 1882 by J. Russell Smith. Newton E. Matter purchased the Illinoian February 18, 1889, and was publisher until February 20, 1909. He then sold the office to C. H. Plummer.
COLLEGE RECORD, 1875 to date (1881): Monthly, issued during the college year. In 1879 John D. Nutting was editor; Literary Union of Wheaton College, publishers.
BEOBACHTER (or DuPage County Zeitung ?), 1878-1880: A German paper dated at Wheaton and Chicago, edited and published by Paul Geleff.
CHRISTIAN CYNOSURE: See Chicago.
WHITE HALL, GREENE COUNTY
REGISTER, 1869 to date: Established and published by I. H. Davis and F. Glossop. In three months Glossop retired. In 1870 Davis sold out to Charles H. Johnson. In 1875 the White Hall Register Company, with Henry Johnson as president, and Charles H. Johnson as secretary and treasurer, took charge. In 1882 Fletcher Cain became editor and proprietor. In 1883 the paper passed into the hands of Palmer and Roberts, and the offices were changed to Roodhouse. In 1884 Mr. Palmer retired and in that year the office was returned to White Hall. Three months later the office and contents were destroyed by fire, but the
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paper did not miss an issue, being printed in the office of the Carrollton Gazette until 1885. In 1885 Mr. Owings was partner for a short time. W. J. Roberts became proprietor. Harry E. vBell was editor and publisher in 1907. In 1881 the Register was printing editions under the names of Locomotive, Greenfield; Express, Kane; and Signal, Roodhouse, all in Greene county. Democratic.
GREEN COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 1875-1877: In 1875-1876 C. M. Tucker was editor, James Smith publisher; a year later John M. Faris was editor and publisher.
REPUBLICAN, 1877 to date: Established by E. J. Pearce and C. L. Clapp; published on the press of the Carrollton Patriot, of which Mr. Clapp was editor. In May, 1883, Clapp retired, and Cap- tain Pearce became sole proprietor. He bought the White Hall Tribune, (established 1882), which he consolidated with the Republican, thereby becoming able to print his journal at home. In September, 1884, Captain Pearce began the Evening Re- publican, and both papers remained under his management continuously until his death in April, 1907. His children have conducted the paper since that date with R. B. Pearce as pub- lisher. The Republican is on file in the office. A part of the weekly edition was printed under the name of Scott County Arrow, Manchester, from 1879 to 1907, with E. J. Pearce as publisher.
WILMINGTON, WILL COUNTY
HERALD, 1854-1856(?): Established by D. H. Berdine, owned by a local stock company. After less than a year William H. Clark was put in charge. He moved the office later to Kendall county. F
INDEPENDENT, 1861-1873: A Republican paper, established by W. R. Steel; sold in 1871 to Alexander McIntosh. H. H. Parkinson leased it in 1872. It was discontinued in 1873.
PEOPLE'S ADVOCATE, June, 1870 to date: A Democratic paper, started by Jacob H. Warner. Edward D. Conley became part owner and chief editor in February, 1871, sole owner in May, 1872, and was still editor and publisher in 1884. Quinn and Company, 1891 and 1895; Don A. Spurr was editor in 1907 and Quinn and Odell, publishers. The paper was Independent in politics until past 1881. In 1907 it was Republican. In Rowell, 1879, and in Ayer, 1881 and 1907, this paper is listed as Advocate. REVIEW, 1877 to date (1895): A. M. Stephenson was editor and publisher in 1882 and 1884; Stephenson and Stiles in 1891; J. H. Warner in 1895. Semi-weekly. Independent in politics.
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WINCHESTER, SCOTT COUNTY
PHOENIX, 1877-1880: C. Hill Duck was editor and publisher. An Independent paper, published at the office of the Joliet Phenix.
WINCHESTER, SCOTT COUNTY
VOICE OF TRUTH, -(?) -- (?): A Baptist publication edited by Alvin Bailey at some time in 1838-1843.
BATTLE AXE, November 23, 1841-1843: Removed from Exeter by James M. Ruggles and continued by him until June or July, 1843. In the number for June 10, he announced that about July I he would begin the publication of People's Oracle, but apparently he established instead the
REPUBLICAN, December 14, 1844-(?): James M. Ruggles was owner ; Knapp and Ruggles were editors. A
ILLINOIS VALLEY REGISTER, -(?) --- (?) : Published by a Mr. Ellis, probably about 1850.
WESTERN UNIONIST, 1851 to after 1858: A Republican paper which ardently supported Lincoln. It was established by T. H. Ellis; probably he sold to R. D. Dedman, who was editor and pub- lisher on September 18, 1858. S
DEMOCRAT, October 7, 1859-1867+ : Edited by W. W. Chapman and A. D. Davies; published by W. W. Chapman. In the number of June 7, 1862, R. D. Dedman's name appeared as editor and proprietor. Under Chapman the paper was Demo- cratic; under Dedman, Republican. In 1867 Dedman sold to William T. Collins, who changed the name to
SCOTT COUNTY UNION, + 1867-1870: Conducted first as a Repub- lican, then as an Independent organ by William T. Collins, who discontinued it in 1870 and sold the plant to T. H. Flynn, who established the Independent.
SCOTT COUNTY NEWS, July, 1860- - (?): " A rabid partisan sheet" brought out just before the Civil War, by C. J. Sellan, who was major of the 28th Illinois Infantry, August 22, 1861-January 8, I862. A
HERALD, -- (?) -- (?): A Democratic paper established by John J. Bunce toward the close of the Civil War. It was after a time edited by Frank Glossop. Short-lived.
TIMES, September 14, 1865, to date: Established by A. A. Wheelock, who conducted it until after 1870. Milton and Moyer, and Wheelock and Moyer were subsequent editors and publishers. Then Wheeler alone continued it until May, 1884, when he sold to Charles Crisp, and the paper was conducted by Crisp and A. W. Tibbetts. Crisp sold in 1885 to Tibbetts and Rogers; Tib- betts retired in March, 1886, and soon afterward the paper
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reverted to Crisp. G. W. Dixon and T. H. Devine took charge of the plant and conducted the Times until fall, when Crisp again assumed control. W. A. Heazlitt was made manager and J. C. Balsley editor. P. R. Nelson bought the Times October 15, 1887, and has conducted it ever since. Democratic.
STAR, November 12, 1869-1870: A short-lived Republican paper run by D. Leib Ambrose.
INDEPENDENT, September 3, 1870-1882: Established by T. H. Flynn, with John Moses as editor. S. M. Moses was editor and publisher in 1880: T. H. Flynn, 1882. It was Greenback in politics -- listed in Ayer for 1881 as Liberal Democrat. The paper was discontinued about 1882 and the plant was sold to George H. Palmer and Son, of the Standard.
SCOTT COUNTY ARROW, 1878-1879+ : A Republican paper at first published by Pearce and Clapp. It was issued from Winchester for one year, then from Manchester until 1908. After 1883 E. J. Pearce was publisher. Successive Winchester editors were Albert Chapman, Thomas H. Devine, J. C. Balsley, D. T. Smith and Henry Higgins.
WINDSOR, SHELBY COUNTY
SENTINEL, 1876-1877+ : Started by A. M. Anderson May, 1876. In January, 1877, the plant was taken to Paris. Two months later Anderson started another paper and called it the
DOLLAR SENTINEL, 1877-1879: Under the editorship of A. M. Anderson it had a fitful existence for two years when the plant was removed to Shelbyville.
GAZETTE, 1878 to date: Edited by Warden Brothers, 1878; J. L. Warden, 1878-1889; Charles and Thomas Miner, 1889: W. E. McCormick, 1890; Bart Grider, 1891, and H. S. Lilly and G. E. Dunscomb, 1891 to date.
WOODFORD, WOODFORD COUNTY
SENTINEL, 1854 -- (?).
WOODHULL, HENRY COUNTY
REPORTER, December, 1875-1876+ : Established by Magner and Carlin. After a year sold to J. J. McHose, who changed the name to
ENTERPRISE, +December, 1877-1880: Edited by J. J. McHose and R. H.Magner. C. C. Carlin was editor and publisher in 1879 and 1880.
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WOODSTOCK, McHENRY COUNTY
DISPATCH, 1879 to date : Edited and published by Kale and Porter, 1879-1882: M. A. Chesley, and later Chesley and B. J. Dunlap, 1882-1896; C. L. Burgess and W. W. White, 1897-fall of 1899; White and W. A. Olson, fall of 1899-July, 1900; Olson and A. A. Mackey, July, 1900-1906; Olson and E. N. Stephenson, 1906 and after; Olson and G. E. Swanson since March 1, 1909. A local Independent paper. A part of the edition was being printed in 1907, under the same name for Oneida. The Oneida edition has since been discontinued.
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