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J. E. Rank left the Globe a few years later, and went to Bartlesville, Okla., where he ran a paper a short time, and then returned to Atchison, and his first newspaper love.
Miss Garside, who was one of the most brilliant newspaper women in the country, went from the Globe to the New York Journal, and in 1909 Mr. Howe turned the Globe over to his son, Eugene Howe, who is now ( 1915) its editor and principal owner. Associated with him are Mr. Rank and Miss Nellie Webb, together with other old Globe employes.
Miss Webb is the society reporter, and in this capacity she has acquired a brilliant reputation among the newspaper women of Kansas. The "policy" of the Globe remains unchanged, and, while it may not enjoy the same pres- tige it had during the days of the elder Howe, it is still one of the money-
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making newspaper plants of Kansas. Eugene Howe is a young man of much promise. He is still young and has spent his life in newspaper work. He has carried the new responsibilities thrust upon him by his father both grace- fully and tactfully, and there is every reason to predict a successful future for him.
Among the early newspaper enterprises of Atchison was The Patriot, established by Nelson Abbott October 25, 1867. In September, 1868, Messrs. H. Clay Park, B. P. Waggener and Mr. Abbott formed a partner- ship, under the name of H. Clay Park & Company, and purchased the estab- lishment, and in October of the same year, the paper passed into the hands of C. F. and C. P. Cochrane, but shortly thereafter reverted to Nelson Ab- bott, who remained in control until December, 1875. Dr. H. B. Horn, for many years a respected and honored citizen of Atchison, was connected with the paper as bookkeeper and business manager, and performed much of the editorial work, and when Mr. Abbott finally relinquished control of the paper. it fell again into the hands of H. Clay Park, who together with F. L. Vandergrift and P. H. Peters, assumed control. Mr. Peters did not remain long in the partnership, and in 1877 he sold his interest to E. W. Beall. The paper was Democratic, and Mr. Park, who was very actively identified with the affairs of Atchison in the early days, was an able editor. He left Atchi- son twenty-five years later, to become an editorial writer on the St. Joseph News and Press. F. L. Vandergrift is one of the famous newspaper men of Kansas, and for many years was the representative in Kansas of the Kansas City Star. He is one of the best loved and best known newspaper writers of the West, and is now (1915) editor of the Earth, a publication devoted to the interests of the Santa Fe railroad.
One of the well known newspaper men of the West connected with The Patriot was Tom Stivers, who was connected with the Champion for eight years, and in January, 1879, became a partner with Mr. Park and Mr. Vandergrift.
The Patriot was an afternoon daily paper, and always stanchly Dem- ocratic in politics, and for many years was a successful journalistic enter- prise. This paper continued to be published either as a weekly or a daily until about October 12, 1895. It was in a precarious condition many years before that date, and had a number of different editors, among them F. M. Stambaugh and W. J. Montgomery. The Atchison Morning Star and Daily Patriot was built upon the wreck of the original Patriot, its first issue being -dated October 13, 1895, and running until February 23, 1896.
The Atchison Union was a Democratic paper, established by Gideon O.
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Chase, about 1858. It had an office in a frame building at the southwest corner of Fifth and Commercial streets, subsequently occupied by the Cham- pion. Mr. Chase came from Waverly, N. Y., and his paper, while Dem- ocratic, was for the Union and against slavery. Mr. Chase did not remain in charge of the paper very long, and turned it over to W. H. Addoms and G. I. Stebbins. Shortly thereafter Stebbins retired, and Addoms went to Leavenworth, where he started a paper, turning his interest over to A. P. Cochrane, who was an employe in the office. Cochrane did not run the paper but a short time, when a Mr. Leland, Francis J. Marion and Franklin G. Adams assumed control and ran it a short time, when Marion took the plant of Plattsburg, Mo., and junked it, and for many years what was left of the paper was piled up in the court house at that place.
The Atchison Church Visitor was established in 1906, and was published by the pastors of the following churches: English Lutheran, Methodist, Christian, Congregational, Presbyterian, Baptist.
On January 14, 1911, Paul Tonsing became its editor and publisher. The paper is printed by Mr. Tonsing in the office over 500 Commercial street, so long occupied as the editorial room of John A. Martin, of whom Mr. Tonsing is a son-in-law. Mr. Tonsing is a Lutheran minister by profes- sion, and for a number of years after his graduation from Midland College, he did pastoral work in a number of Lutheran churches in Nebraska and Kansas. Mr. Tonsing is a reformer, and a man not without courage and ability. His views are looked upon as too extreme by the conservative liberal element of Atchison, but all give him credit for being conscientious and honest. He is a hard-working, industrious citizen, and, while he has made many active enemies in his reform work, he enjoys the personal satisfaction of seeing many of the reforms he has advocated come to pass. He is an avowed foe of the liquor traffic, and has perhaps done more than any other individual in the community to make his views on that question effective. In connection with the publication of the Church Visitor, Mr. Tonsing also prints and edits the Western Chief, a monthly publication devoted to the Improved Order of Redmen.
E. W. Howe's Monthly was started by Mr. Howe in March, 1911. It is published monthly and contains practically all of the present literary efforts of its editor. Mr. Howe has adopted the use of pink paper for this publica- tion, which is composed of four pages. It contains no advertising matter, but has a large circulation among friends and admirers of Mr. Howe's peculiar literary type. Mr. Howe has popularized this monthly by making
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the price so low that no subscriber can afford not to take it, and when he has reached a circulation large enough, he plans to put it on a profitable basis as an advertising medium.
The Effingham New Leaf was started about April 12, 1894, with M. C. Klingman, editor, and his wife, Mrs. Ima L. Klingman, as associate editor. The New Leaf was the successor of the Effingham Times, founded in 1887, and the Effingham Graphic, founded in 1891, and the Effingham World, founded in 1893. After the death of M. C. Klingman, at the Missouri Bap- tist sanitarium, at St. Louis, Mo., May 5, 1899, Mrs. Klingman took charge as editor and publisher, and employed W. W. Cahoon, associate editor. Jan- uary 4, 1901, J. W. Coleman became the editor and publisher, and W. W. Cahoon, associate editor. In December, 1903, W. W. Cahoon purchased a one-half interest and the firm became Coleman & Cahoon. Mr. Coleman repurchased the paper October 16, 1903, and continued its publication until September 8, 1905, when Mr. Cahoon and C. E. Sells became the editors and publishers. May 4 of the following year Mr. Cahoon sold his interest to W. H. Sells, and August 31, 1906, C. E. and A. J. Sells took charge of the paper, and in 1915 were still its publishers.
The Effingham New Leaf is a successful country newspaper, serving its readers faithfully and satisfactorily.
The Muscotah Record was founded about October 1, 1884, by F. M. Bonham, who ran the paper until about 1886, when on August 18 of that year the Miller brothers became its editors and publishers. They sold it to Claud Martin and Coleman Martin December 4, 1889, who subsequently sold the plan to M. C. Klingman, editor of the Effingham New Leaf, May, 1890. Mr. Klingman turned the property over to Fred W. Badger July 18. 1890, who continued the paper until December 8, 1893, when he disposed of it to John Ford. Ford published the paper until November 1, 1894, when he sold it to James S. Martin and Guy L. Stotter, the latter assuming entire control March 6, 1896. Mr. Stotter sold the Record to J. W. Campbell August 17, 1905, but assumed control of it again November 23, 1905, and remained in control until June 6, 1907, when J. A. Shoemaker, who after- wards became county superintendent of Atchison county, appeared as its editor and publisher. When Mr. Shoemaker was elected county superin- tendent, he turned the property over to A. W. Huntis, who on February 3. 1910, sold it to P. J. Cortelyon, and March 7, 1912, the property was pur- chased by R. M. Dunlap, who is now (1915) its editor and publisher.
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The Huron Herald started January 7, 1892, with Frank I. White as editor and publisher. On May 16, 1895, Messrs. Priest & Priest took charge and were in control October 18, 1896, when the office was destroyed by fire. The paper was suspended for a few weeks and the next issue was dated November 6, 1896, with W. E. Johnson, editor and pub- lisher. The Herald suspended publication in February, 1897, and was again resurrected by W. A. Huff by the issue of April 9, 1897. Mr. Huff dis- continued the paper in 1900, and went to Brown county, where he was active in newspaper work in that county. The Huron Herald was revived again April 12, 1907, by J. E. Smith, who published it until March 12, 191.4, and March 19 of that year, J. M. Delaney announced that through no fault of his; he was forced to take control of the paper, and had employed Herman Van- On August 19, 1915. T. A. Cur became editor, and on November 11, 1915. August 19, 1915, T. A. Cur became editor, and November 11, 1915, Orvil L. Pancake was in charge.
The Potter Kansan was originally known as the Potter Leaf, which started November 22, 1900, by Eppie L. Barber and Norene Barber, his wife. Mr. Barber surrendered control of the paper September 17, 1903. turning it over to his wife, who became its publisher. Shortly thereafter, Charles B. Remsburg, who for many years was a well known newspaper re- porter in northeastern Kansas, appeared as its editor and publisher, and re- mained in charge until May 11, 1905, when he turned it over to J. W. Thomp- son and his wife, Mrs. J. W. Thompson. On August 17, 1905, the Thomp- sons leased the paper to R. J. Wilson, but in the following December Mr. Thompson resumed control again and placed Howard C. King in charge as local editor and business manager. On March 22, 1906, WV. A. Remsburg be- came proprietor and in the following September, J. E. Remsburg purchased the plant, and is now its editor.
The Potter Kansan is one of the best known country weekly papers in Kansas and the contributions from the pen of George J. Remsburg, the noted archeologist and newspaper paragrapher and poet, are frequently quoted by the newspapers of the State.
Atchison county, perhaps, has been the graveyard for as many news- papers as any other county in the State. The State Historical Society has reserved the record, and in many instances, the files, of newspapers, which have been born, and after a brief existence, have did in this county.
The first rival newspaper of the Champion, then the Squatter Sovereign, was the Sumner Gasette, published at Sumner in 1857. It survived only a short time, as also did the Western Spy, which lived a few months in 1860.
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In 1857 The Kansas Zeitung was started In Kab & Sussman, but was moved to Leavenworth in 1859.
Half a dozen papers sprung up in 1862 and 1863, among which deres The Pleifer, The Bulletin, The Union-Banner, The Anti-Jayhawker, The Standard, and Die Tackle.
In 1873 the anti John A. Martin crowd, headed by John M. Price, started a Republican daily and weekly, called the Globe, with A. W. Wagnhals, J. B. Dutton, Rev. E. Cooper, T. F. Smith and Franklin G. Adams as the prin- cipal writers. It lasted but a few months. Wagnhals subsequently changed his name to Wagnalls, and moved to New York City, where he became a great publisher as a member of the firm of Funk & Wagnalls, which pub- lished the Standard Dictionary and a number of other well known publica- tions.
The following list shows the different publications received by the His- torical Society from Atchison county at the end of the year 1915 :
Atchison Champion, daily and weekly. Atchism Globe, daily and weekly.
The Midland, Atchison.
The Abbey Student, Atchison.
Midland College Bulletin, Atchison.
St. Benedict's Calendar, Atchison.
The Western Chief, Atchison.
Atchison Church Visitor.
E. W. Howe's Monthly, Atchison.
Kansas Synod Lutheran, Atchison.
The Optimist, Atchison.
Effingham New Leaf.
Atchison County High School News, Effingham.
Muscotah Record. Potter Kansan. Huron Herald.
Among the numerous publications that have enjoyed a brief existence in this county, are the following:
Kansas Churchman, published at Atchison from November, 1891, to December, 1892. Rev. E. K. Brooke was editor. This publication had been published at Salina, Kan., previously, and from Atchison was removed to Lawrence.
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Arrington Argus, started by T. W. Gardner, and was suspended after the tenth number.
The American Journal of Education was published at Atchison and St. Louis, Mo., by Messrs. J. B. Merwin and I. C. Scott, in 1870.
The Atchisonian, established March 24, 1877, by the Atchison Publish- ing Company. This paper was a six column, eiglit page affair, with a patent inside. The last issue appeared May 26, 1877.
Atchison Daily Times was started February 3, 1887, by John N. Reyn- olds, but after the seventh issue the paper was changed to a weekly, and called the Atchison Weekly Times, from March 19 to July 2, 1887. The next issue was dated July 11, 1887, and was again called The Atchison Daily Times, and ran as such until August 6, 1887, when it suspended. John N. Reynolds was, in many ways, a unique character. He came to Atchison as the organizer and manager of a live stock insurance company. He was at one time a preacher, and his career in Atchison was remarkable for its vio- lence and his disregard for both the proprieties and the ethics of the news- paper profession. He was looked upon by many as an irresponsible dem- agogue, and it was supposed that he ran his paper for blackmailing purposes. The story goes that during his management of the live stock insurance com- pany, he incurred an advertising bill with one of the local papers, and fail- ing to pay the bill, the editor of the local paper, instead of having recourse to the courts, began to heap abuse upon Reynolds, and. using this as a pretext. Reynolds established the Times, for the purpose of retaliation. As the result of this episode, Reynolds became very violent in his denunciation of many men of established reputations in the community, and during the time that he published his paper there was much excitement of an undesirable charac- ter in the city. Reynolds finally landed in the Kansas State penitentiary, hav- ing served a term previously in the Missouri State penitentiary. He wrote a book subsequently, relating largely to his treatment in these two institu- tions, which he entitled, "The Twin Hells." For a short period he edited his paper from the county jail in Atchison, but in 1888 J. A. Sunderland took hold of the Times, and it was published up to January 31, 1891.
The Sunday Morning Call was started by the Call Printing Company, with Frank Pearce as editor and publisher, and was first issued in magazine form February 8, 1880. March 28, 1880, Barton Lowe & Company became editors and publishers, enlarging the paper to a five column folio. January 30, 1881, Luther L. Higby appears as a member of the firm, but with the issue of October 9, 1881, Luther L. Higby became sole owner. November 6, 1881, C. F. Cochrane became one of the editors, and January 18, 1882,
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Chris Rutt became a partner of Mr. Higby, and this firm sold the plant to Herman J. Rodman October 22, 1882, who continued it until November 18, 1883, when the name was changed to The Western Mercury, with E. J. Van Deventer and H. J. Rodman as publishers, and it was continued until about 1886.
The Missouri Valley Farmer was published by A. J. Felt during the time that Mr. Felt was editor of the Champion. The first issue of the Farmer was dated January 5, 1893, and it continued until August 18, 1898, at which time it was sold to C. M. Sheldon, who also became owner of the Champion, and the Missouri Valley Farmer was moved to Kansas City.
The New WVest was a monthly journal of immigration, published by the Immigrant Union, that was established in Atchison in August, 1878. It was issued in magazine form and contained about sixteen pages of reading matter. The earlier numbers of the publication were printed at Hannibal, Mo., and in 1878 H. H. Allen, who was for many years a real estate opera- tor in Atchison, became the editor of this paper. Mr. Allen subsequently sold the property to J. G. P. Hilderbrand, who later turned the property over to two men by the names of Berry and Henry. The last issue appeared about July, 1880.
Atchison Baptist was a monthly magazine, printed by the City Mission Publication Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa., in the interests of the First Baptist church, of Atchison. It lasted about three years, and W. H. Park was the local editor.
Kansas Agriculturist was a weekly publication, which was established July 18, 1898, and probably died about March 20, 1899.
The Atchison Blade was established July 16, 1892, and published by the Blade Publishing Company, composed of Dr. Grant Brown, Natt G. Langston, and Will Harris, three prominent negroes of Atchison. It was a four page, six column paper, and was operated, after several changes in the manage- ment, until about January 20, 1894. It again resumed publication November 5, 1897, and was run until September 19, 1898, by H. Lewis Dorsey.
The Kansas Statesman, Atchison, was established February 15, 1901. by G. W. Myers & Sons, office, 315 Commercial street. This paper was ab- sorbed by the Atchison Champion, after the issue of October 11, 1901.
The Trades Union, Atchison, was founded September 5, 1885, by Frank Hall, R. Tompkins, and James WV. Reilly. This paper was the official paper of the Kansas State Assembly of the Knights of Labor, office, 521 Com- mercial street. The last issue on file is dated November 6, 1886, and the paper moved to Topeka after this date.
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The Atchison Banner was a German paper, and C. F. Ruth was editor and publisher. This was a seven column, four page paper, and was founded March 1, 1878. It was enlarged to an eight column paper the same year. It supported the Republican State ticket in 1878. The paper was suspended after the issue of July 12, 1879.
The Bible Investigator was a monthly publication, started about July, 1881, by William Kirby and A. D. Stevens. It was printed by W. H. Has- kell & Son, who for many years conducted a prosperous printing business in Atchison. The editor was William Kirby, and a Mr. Stevens was the man- ager, both of whom were residents of Doniphan, and a notice in the paper asked that communications for either one should be addressed to that place. It was in operation about five months.
Atchison's Monthly was published by W. H. Haskell & Son, and the man- aging editor was Herman J. Rodman. It did not last long.
Sentinel of the Northwest was a monthly publication, of which Dr. A. H. Lanphear was editor. The only issue of which there is any record was Volume I, No. I, date January 1, 1883.
Sunday Morning Facts was published by E. W. Beal from September 2, 1883, until about February 3, 1884.
Der Humorist, was as the title indicates, a German publication, with L. Willstaedt as its publisher. This paper, or magazine, was also short lived, lasting less than a year.
Atchison Sunday Morning Sermon, published by J. W. and J. M. Tan- ner. First issue was June 1, 1884, and the last issue about July 27, 1884.
Atchison Advance, published by Frank Hall and Dr. H. B. Horn. The first issue of this paper was November 5, 1884, and the last issue was Jan- uary 3, 1885.
The Messachorean was started in 1887, and issued about every two months. It was devoted to the interest of Midland College, and edited by the faculty. It died about June, 1888.
The Atchison Daily Bee was one of John N. Reynolds' enterprises, which started March 25. 1889, and suspended April 4, 1889.
The Tradesman was a monthly publication, devoted to the trade union- ism. and was edited by Robert Tompkins, the veteran editor and publisher. Stebbins & Talbot's Real Estate Record, established in 1869, by C. I. Stebbins, W. R. Stebbins, and J. H. Talbot. This was, as its name implies, a publication devoted to booming real estate in Atchison county and vicinity.
Kansas Monthly Souvenir was published by Fitch Rice & Company from February, 1873, to sometime in June of the same year.
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Gardner's Real Estate Bulletin was another real estate journal, pub- lished monthly, by C. V. Gardner in 1873.
The Short Line Advocate was issued by the Atchison & Denver Rail- road Company in 1879.
Der Courier was another German publication, published at Atchison and Topeka, by Edward F. Fleischer in 1879.
The Public Ledger was started August 19, 1880, by W. J. Granger. It supported the National Greenback ticket of that year, and October 30, 1888, Granger turned the paper over to E. A. Davis & Son, who ran it a short time. Mr. Granger returned to Atchison eighteen years later, and became a re- porter on the Atchison Champion, and during the interval published papers in Effingham and other places. In 1915 he was the publisher and owner of the Vettarvaka Talk.
The Western Farm Home was a continuation of the New West Monthly. Its first issue was in January, 1881, with James P. Henry and George H. Pardee as editors and publishers. It suspended publication in October, 1881.
High School Quarterly was published at Effingham for the first time January, 1895, with S. J. Hunter, editor, and John W. Wilson, business man- ager. This magazine was published in the interests of the Atchison high school. It was subsequently changed to The High School Bulletin, after which it was issued regularly once a month during the school year. It sus- pended publication about September, 1902.
The Oracle was another Effingham publication, started December, 1901, which was conducted by Guy Hendrickson and the students of the Atchison high school, in the interests of that institution. It suspended publication about May, 1902.
The 4. C. H. S. Newsletter was a monthly publication, started in Feb- ruary, 1901, by John W. Wilson, principal of the Atchison county high school. There were only three numbers of this paper, which was a monthly.
The Atchison County Visitor was still another Effingham publication, started by W. J. Granger March 10, 1905. Guy C. Hendrickson became business manager June 8, 1906, and the paper suspended during the year I907.
The Potter Press, started April 8, 1898, with E. Campbell as editor, and Jewell & Campbell as publishers. It lasted until September 30, 1898, when it was consolidated with the Easton (Leavenworth county) Light. January 27, 1899, it resumed publication, with M. L. and K. Lockwood as editors, and
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E. E. Campbell as local editor, but again consolidated with the Easton Light September 1, 1899.
The Atchison County Recorder was started June 1, 1900, and published by the Lockwood Printing Company, of Atchison. Its last issue was dated October 26, 1900. .
The Muscotah News was filed April 5, 1880, by Nash & Walkup, and lasted about three months.
The Weeky Journal was started by G. W. Messigh in Effingham Sep- tember 2, 1892, who ran it until February 23, 1893, when it died.
The Arrington Times was started May 28, 1896, by W. A. Huff. In September of the same year its name was changed to The Atchison County Times, and it suspended sometime in 1897.
The Prairie Press was started in Lancaster May 12, 1888, with W. C. Adkins as editor and publisher, and it was run until March 7, 1890, when it was succeeded by the Huron Graphic.
The Huron Headlight, started March 13, 1884, and died on the same date.
The Huron Messenger was started July 2, 1884, by J. M. Warton, and also died on the same day it was born.
The Weekly Graphic, which succeeded to all the rights and privileges of the Prairie Press, of Lancaster, was started by W. C. Adkins April 5, 1890. Mr. Adkins ran this paper until March 28, 1891, at which time he sold it to J. A. Sunderland, of Atchison, who ran it until May 2, 1891, when Mr. Adkins again took control of the paper and ran it until the following fall.
The Huron Times was a kind of continuation of the Atchison Times, and Volume 4. No. I, of this paper, was dated April 4. 1891. There were but four issues of the Times, after the plant was moved from Atchison to Huron, the last issue being dated April 25, 1891. J. A. Sunder- land was also editor and publisher of this paper, after he moved it from Atch- ison to Huron. The Huron Times was a weekly publication, by G. E. Nichols. and was started February 22, 1901, and published seventeen times, when it clied.
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