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In January, 1879, there were 239 votes for and 5 against the issue of bonds in Harvard precinct. On January 13, the vote on the re-location of county seat was recorded. Clay Center received 1,293. and Harvard 1,015. At this time 73 votes were given for the issue of county bonds, and 2,217 against such issue.
An election on the question of re-location of seat of justice was held February 24, 1879, when 1,376 votes were recorded for the center east half of the northeast quarter of Section 1. Township 6. Range 7, and 561 for Harvard. There were 1,339 votes cast in favor of court house and jail tax, and 572 against such a tax.
On April 9, 1879, Clay Center received 1.376 and Harvard 1, 106 votes in the matter of re-location of county seat. There were 1,339 votes recorded for court house tax and 1,117 votes against it
The vote of Edgar precinct, August 25, 1879, on the question of issuing $12,000 bonds in aid of the Nebraska & Kansas City Railroad, was 148 for, and 18 against.
In November the now familiar " re-location " question was re-presented, Clay Conter received 1,967, and Harvard 1,867 votes; A. J. Weaver re-
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ceived 2,736, and W. P. Connor, 1,098 votes for judge of First district; R. Bayly received 2,488, and E. Brewer 1,213 votes for commissioner; W. J. Kel- ler 2,257, and E. E. Howard 1,576, for clerk: D. · T. Phillips 2,236, and A. B. Canfield 1,579, for clerk of district court; G. H. Van Duyne 2,461, and W. S. Randall 1,363, for treasurer; J. P. Nixon, 2,423, and C. A. Melvin 1,377, for sheriff; E. P. Burnett 2,686, and Jolm Converse 1,101, for county judge; A. Y. Wright 2,724, and M. S. Edgington 1,038, for surveyor; I. D. Newell 2,668, and J. B. Royce 1,148, for superintendents of schools; George Nuss 2,383, and Martin Clark 1,433, for coroner.
The vote for presidential electors in 1880 was 1.517 for James Laird, 520 for James E. Boyd, and 62 for W. W. Connor. E. K. Valentine, James E. North and Allen Root received a party vote for Congress; Nance, Tipton and Williams for governor; Alexander, Johnson and Allen for secretary, and W. H. Morris, J. S. Le Hew and W. S. Prickett for district attorney. J. B. Dinsmore received 1,324, O. G. Peck, 642, and J. L. Epperson, 96 for sena- tor, Twenty-third district; W. B. Gray, 1,516, H. H. Brown, 410, and D. Mckay, 55 for respresenta- tive, Fifty-second district; J. H. Case, 1,516, James M. Flynn, 486, and J. Mulligan, 57 for representa- tive of Twenty-third district; Cyrus Stayner, 1,132, and Jacob Steinmetz, 808 for commissioner.
In 1881 Nels Anderson received 1.738 votes for representative of Fifty-second district, G. H. Van Duyne, 985, and J. E. Wheeler, 792, for treasurer; L. F. Fryar, 1,044, and J. P. Nelson, 736, for clerk; J. P. Nixon, 908, and T. R. Elder, 872, for sheriff; E. P. Burnett. 1,314, for judge; I. D. Newell, 1,056, and Mrs. W. A. Cornell, 701, for superintendent of schools; L. A. Varner, 1,295, and George S. Ward, 495, for surveyor; J. G. Nuss, 1,325, and L. J. Forney, 457, for coroner; Ezra Brown, 1,347, and C. A. Canfield, 433, for com- missioner.
The vote of 1882 shows 970 for James W. Dawes, 312 for J. S. Morton. and 555 for E. P. Ingersoll, candidates for governor; 983 for W. H. Morris, and 852 for R. W. Sabin, district attorney; 968 for James Laird, 234 for F. A. Harmon, and 612 for S. V. Moore, Congress; 866 for Ezra Brown,
229 for Dwight Mordock, and 730 for J. L. Epper- son, State Senator; 766 for D. M. Nettleton, 732 for E. E. Howard, 303 for F. C. Matteson, 263 for A. T. Gilchrist, 597 for A. M. Lathrop, 501 for Marion Hart, candidates for representatives; 1,501 for E. G. Groff, surveyor; 973 for James M. Farley, 312 for Richard Bayly, and 538, for M. A. Han- cock, commissioner. The suffrage amendment was lost in this county.
In November, 1883, G. W. Bemis received 1,117. J. W. Eller, 599, and J. W. Boden, 13 votes for the office of district attorney; W. H. Morris, 1,113, and R. A. Batty, 627, for judge of district; George F. Dickson, 1,182, and J. P. Nixon, 552, for treasurer; L. F. Fryar, 1,189, and Henry Dal- ton, 549, for clerk; C. J. Martin, 1,202, and Charles Hjehn, 545, for clerk of court; J. R. Kidd, 1,133, and George Krell, 606. for sheriff; E. P. Burnett, 1,712, for county judge; A. A. Randall, 1.188, and Erwin Ramsey, 553, for superintendent of schools; E. G. Groff, 1,727, for surveyor; Jesse Eller, 1, 159, and W. A. Ditson, 583, for coroner; Fred Gross- haus, 1.635, William Newton, 1,128, W. H. Ham- mond, 624, for commissioners of First and Second districts; for township organization 870, against such organization, 374.
The vote for governor in 1884, shows 1,677, for J. W. Dawes, 839 for J. S. Morton, and 103, for J. G. Miller; James Laird received 1,240 for Con- gress, and J. Il. Stickel, 1,132; Ezra Brown, 1,701, and A. J. Orendorf, 450, for Senator; D. M. Net- tleton, 1,727, Ezra E. Howard, 1,640, John M. Surrock, 827, and John Benson, 713, for represen- tatives; Joseph Meyer, 1,565, D. Gotheridge, 425, and A. M. Lathrop, 475, for commissioner; Man- ford Savage, 1,699, and W. A. Hambel, 792, for district attorney. The vote cast for presidential electors was as follows: Patrick Hines and four others, 816; R. B. Harrington and four others, 1,679, and M. J. Garrett, and four others, 104 votes.
The elections of November, 1885, show 1,244 Republican, 547 Democratic, and 226 Prohibition votes, recorded for Richard Damsted, W. J. Cox and A. M. Lathrop, respectively, candidates for county judge; 1,158 for J. R. Kidd, 646 for Pat-
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rick E. Sullivan, and 203 for J. F. Pinkerton, ean- didates for sheriff; J. F. Eller received 1,204, W. J. Bacon, 577. and L. B. Edward, 204. for coroner; George F. Dickson, 1,269, L. T. Clark. 499, and J. E. Hopper. 247, for treasurer; E. G. Groff, 1,246, John Bonekemper, 560, and J. Worrick, 212, for surveyor; A. A. Randall, 1,265, and Ches- ter Wright, 212, for superintendent of schools; L. F. Fryar, 1,282, D. R. Hughes, 548, and J. B. Sanderson, 195, for county clerk; Joseph Meyer, 1,183, H. C. Brown, 595, and C. E. Roekhill, 240. for commissioner of Second district; J. M. Farley, 1,195, John Campbell, 581, and George Iliff, 237, for commissioner Third district. At this time can- didates for the office of register of deeds received the following votes: O. W. Birmingham, 1,195, E. D. Judd, 13, and John Buerman, 106. The nomi- nations were made in good faith, but owing to error in the engrossing hill ereating the office, the election was declared null and void.
The election of the question of granting aid to the Kansas City & Omaha Railroad Company was held on September 7, 1886. School Creek voted $5,000 by 129 for, 1 contra; Sutton voted $20,000 by 352 for, 12 contra; Lone Tree voted $12,000 by 187 for, and 24 contra; Lewis voted $8,000 by 132 for, 35 contra, and Fairfield voted $20,000 by 305 for, and 88 contra.
The elections of November, 1886, show 1,137 votes for James Laird, 788 for William A. Me- Keighan, and 337 for C. S. Harrison, candidates for Congress; 1,430 for John M. Thayer, 636 for James E. North, and 276 for H. W. Hardy, guber- national candidates; 1,397 for Gilbert L. Laws, 645 for Richard Thompson, and 281 for E. J. O'Neill, candidates for State secretary. There were 1,069 votes received by R. G. Brown, 730 by F. C. Mat- teson, and 483 by O. C. Hubbell, for senator of the Twenty-fourth district; 1,261 by W. S. Randall, 1,367 by William Newton, 668 by Henry Dalton, 680 by L. D. Hinies, 333 by E. T. Cassell, and 269 by A. Livingston, for representatives of the Forty- second distriet; B. F. MeLoney received 1,359, William. M. Clark, 666, and W. B. Gord, 281 for county attorney; Francis Abbey, 1,189; J. W. Hart, 792, and A. J. Davis, 331 for commissioner.
A scattering vote was east for C. Il. Van Wyck, James Laird and A. J. Weaver, showing preference for United States senator. The proposed amend- ment to the constitution relating to Legislative de- partment received 1.259 votes, and was opposed by 82.
On March 26, 1887. the proposition by Spring Ranche to grant $7,000 aid to the Kansas City & Omaha Railroad received 111 votes, while 52 op- posed it. On April 12, 1887. Lincoln precinct gave 126 votes in favor of granting $7,000 aid to the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Com- pany, and 22 against such aid; Harvard precinct voted $25,000, by 290 votes for and 7 contra; In- land precinct voted $10,000. by 93 for and 63 contra.
The elections of November, 1887, show 1,609 votes for W. Il. Morris, and 284 for I. E. Vale, candidate for judge of the Fifth Judicial District. For county treasurer, William Walters received 1,304, Peter Griess, 886, and J. F. Jolinson, 262: for clerk, L. F. Fryar received 1,581, H. S. Free- man, 618, and C. J. Scott, 245; for county clerk, J. E. Wheeler, 1,456, George S. Ward, 697, and J. A. Davis, 298; for sheriff, E. D. Davis, 1,465, J. P. Nixon, 764, Abbott Hardy, 215; for county judge, W. II. Canfield, 1,531, J. Campbell, 633, and John W. Shirley, 281; for commissioner, Jo- seph Meyer, 1,198, M. V. Corey, 922, and A. M. Lathrop, 318; for superintendent of schools, J. N. Hursh, 1,170, Marion Thrasher, 1,050, and J. II. Stark, 234; for coroner, S. M. Elder, 1,520, George Krell, 637, and J. E. Spatz, 296; for surveyor, E. G. Groff, 1,536, J. J. Bonekemper, 626, and Chester Wright, 284.
The vote for presidential electors, in 1888, was 2,091 (R), 995 (D), 303 (P), and 12 (U L); for gov- ernor, John M. Thayer received 2,030 (R), John A. McShane, 1,060 (D), George E. Bigelow, 310 (P), and David Butler, 9 (U L); for Congress, James Laird received 1,931 (R), W. G. Hastings, 1,090 (D), and George Scott, 347 (P); for senator Twenty-fifth district, L. G. Hurd received 2,040 (R), George I1. Van Duyne, 1,023 (D), and W. R. Smith, 311 (P'); for representatives Forty-second district, S. W. Christy and C. W. Bortis, 2,058 (R), L. L. John-
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son and John G. Glazier, 1,013 (D), J. E. Spatz and L. T. Van Cleve, 320 (P); for commissioner First district, A. C. Beck, 2,060 (R), N. A. Overturf, 997 (D), and L. B. Elword, 303 (P); for commis- sioner Third district, Jesse F. Eller, 2,065 (R), S. McKelvie, 1,014 (D), and L. H. Ingersoll, 307 (P); for county attorney, J. L. Epperson, 2,131 (R), and W. M. Clark, 1,023. (D). The preference vote for United State Senator was given William G. Ollinger.
The vote taken in November, 1888, on the sub- ject of township organization was as follows:
Townships. For. Contra. Townships. For. Contra.
School Creek. 92
40 Sheridan .... 65
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Lincoln ...... 145
Marshall ..... 38 69
Harvard ..... 376 25 Lone Tree ... 109 124
Leicester .... 173 - Glenville .... 58 33
Inland. . 85
12 Spring Ranch 35 76
Lynn .. .144
Fairfield ..... 312 49
Lewis . .129
18 Edgar. ...... 295
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Sutton. .. 321
56 Logan ....... 107 20
The total vote cast was 3,047, of which number 2,484 were cast for organization, and 563 against such organization. The supervisors elected at this time (in the order of townships given) were James Marsh, John Iliff, Ezra Brown, A. C. Fisher, Charles Schuck, William Newton, M. S. Price, William Griess, Ferd. Mohuike, A. P. Randall, B. W. Camp- bell, E. T. Hueston, D. W. Evans, B. R. Royce, Cyrus Stayner and J. D. Parrish. This constituted the first board of supervisors, the organization of which body is noticed in the transactions of the com- missioners.
The elections of 1889 show 1,593 votes for Gil- bert L. Laws (R), 919 for C. D. Carper (D), and 243 for C. E. Bentley (P), candidates for Congress; 1,290 for B. H. Dunn (R), 1,266 for John G. Gla- zier (D), and 203 for A. B. Smith (P), candidates for treasurer; 1,624 for H. E. Stein (R), 894 for Nicholas Ochsner (D), and 239 for H. B. Rousey (P), clerk; 1,707 for E. D. Davis (R), 812 for H. J. Hoyt (D), and 229 for C. S. Detweiler (P), sheriff; there were 1,645 votes cast for W. H. Canfield (R), 848 for T. H. Spicer (D), and 255 for A. M. Lath- rop (P), candidates for county judge; 1,643 for J. N. Hursh (R), 808 for Caleb D. Hume (D), and 308 for A. B. Byram (P), for superintendent of schools; S. M. Elder (R), received 1,658 votes, Dr. Dodd (D), 840, and Dr. L. C. Holmes (P), 246 for coroner; E.
G. Groff (R), 1,672, and Charles Shepperd (P), 257, for surveyor.
The supervisors elected were J. E. Marsh, of School Creek; (Eldorado, new name of Lincoln, held over); William Schwenk, Harvard; C. S. Bradley, Harvard Township; (Liecester held over); Charles Schwenk, Inland; (Lynn held over); M. S. Price, Lewis; H. S. Sanders, Sutton; P. H. Schwab, Sut- ton City; Ezra Brown, Harvard City; Josiah Everett, Sheridan; (Marshall held over); B. W. Campbell, Lone Tree; (Glenville held over); D. W. Evans, Spring Ranche; Jacob Shively, Fairfield City; (Fair- field Township held over); William M. Rousey, Ed- gar; W. R. Fuller, Edgar City, and C. A. Bush, Logan.
From returns of the election held February 20, 1879, the re-location of the county seat was declared by the commissioners to be at Clay Center, being so determined from the vote cast. This declaration gave rise to the town of Clay Center. In accord- ance with an order of the commissioners, most of the county officers went to that place, but, as was afterward determined, the movement was too hasty. Much dissatisfaction existed as to the determination of the result of the election; the vote was recan- vassed, and, in obedience to a mandamus of the supreme court, the votes of precincts, which had been thrown out on the ground of fraud, were ordered to be counted, and it was found that Clay Center was not the county seat. The officials were then obliged to pack up their records and doen- ments and betake themselves back to Sutton. On November 7, the next election was held, and, by the legal vote of the people of the county, the seat of government was fixed at Clay Center. On the first of the new year, the offices were re-transferred to Clay Center. A jail-house was immediately after- ward built, costing $2,200. This is a single story frame, the main part being 24x38 feet, to which adjoins on the rear a wing, 20x40 feet, in which are the cells, which are frame, lined with steel cages. The court house, the building and acceptance of which have hitherto been noticed, is a large two- story brick structure, 47x64 feet in dimensions, and is capped with a large and substantial dome. The upper story embraces the court-room, which extends
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in length the entire width of the building, and is forty feet wide, adjoining which are the jury, judge's and witness rooms, while in the first story are lo- cated the county offices, which are constructed with fire-proof vaults, and the treasurer's office, supplied
with a burglar-proof safe. The proposed cost of the building was $11,000, while the actual cost, when completed, was $22,000, including furniture, fixtures, "etc.," as appears on the statement sub- mitted by the contractor.
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CHAPTER XX.
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THE NEWSPAPER PRESS-THE PIONEER CHAMPION-HARVARD JOURNALS-SUTTON JOURNALISTS-FAIRFIELD JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS-CLAY CENTER JOURNALS-THE DEWEESE RECORDER-EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS-PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, ETC .- STATISTICS -- COUNTY SOCIETIES AND ASSO-
CIATIONS-PROFESSIONAL ROLL, ETC .- MEMOIRS OF WAR-MILITIA COMPANIES- ROSTER OF VOLUNTEERS.
" So likewise a hovel will serve for a room To stack up the grain when harvest shall come. And he that can rear up a pig in his house Hath cheaper his bacon and sweeter his souse."
T seldom rains but it pours over those great prairies. A look over the eensus sta- tistics will be sufficient to confirm this conclusion, for after the tide of immigra- tion began to flow over the land in 1870-71, it never ebbed, but continued to grow deeper, year by year, until the county was literally covered with substantial farmers and the vil- lages filled with enterprising citizens. Among the pioneers came the type-set ter. He came to grow up with, and aid in building up the interests of, the new country, and he succeeded in the last named object. Ile was a martyr pio- He felt like Macdonough, the poet of the Press Association, who wrote as follows:
neer.
"Then we can wake the echoes of these prairies, Round to antipodean lands or waters; And make the gaping world ask us, where is Nebraska, fairest of Columbia's daughters? Where Indians erewhile lifted pale-face hair, is Now for progress and intelligence, headquarters, And all the boons that our young State possesses, Owe their appearance to the mighty presses."
The Harvard Champion was established in 1872, as the pioneer journal of the county, by Julius Eaton, who removed the office at the close of the year. ' Prior to this time, however, a manuscript news-sheet was issued by the I. O. G. T., G. W. Bemis being a contributor.
The Harvard Leader was issued in the spring of 1873, by Webster Eaton, and continued publication for seven months.
The Harvard Advocate was founded in January, 1874, by W. A. Connell.
Although a man of some ability as an editor, yet he, like many of his craft, loved ardent drink, and gave too much of his time to spirits to be success- ful. Losing his patronage, mainly on account of his intemperate habits, his paper, after an existenee of about two years, " passed in its types," and the editor emigrated to other fields of labor. After Con- nell had taken his departure, he was sueeeeded in the enterprise of journalism by D. T. Sherman, who established a paper in the fall of 1876, ealled the Harvard Sentinel. This sheet, however, like all the others, had a somewhat limited existence, but en- joyed a reasonable share of prosperity. After run- ning for abont two years, he removed the material to Sterling, Neb. Capt. G. W. Limbocker purchased
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the Sentinel subscription list, and had already begun the publication of the Clay County Journal. The Journal has already had an existence of over three years, and is now in successful operation, and prom- ises to maintain prolonged continuance, being liber- ally patronized and supported by an intelligent and reading publie.
The journal was issued March 18, 1879, by G. W. Limbocker, and on December 13, 1889, reached the number 613 or No. 41 of volume XI.
The Courier was established by Southworth & Colvin, January 1, 1885.
The Sutton Times was issued June 20, 1873, by Wellman & Brakeman, followed by Wellman & White, then Wellman Bros., and in 1886 Frank E. Wellman was sole owner. He moved the office to York and established the York Republican.
The Clay County Herald was issued June 21, 1873, by J. M. Sechler and W. J. Cowan, and con- tinued publication until the fall of that year.
Clay County Globe was established July 14, 1875, by F. M. Comstock and J. S. LeHew. On October 1, that year, E. H. White became proprietor. He sold to I. D. Evans, who, in 1880, merged the name into the Sutton Register. The Globe was a semi-weekly Republicau Journal.
The Democrat was founded February 1, 1884, by Steinmetz & Brainard. Brainard's interest was sold to W. A. Nelson, and he with Mr. Steinmetz published this journal until 1889, after the latter was appointed receiver at McCook.
The Nebraska Citizen was published at Sutton in 1884, by Mr. Locke, but its life was of short duration.
The Register was established February 20, 1880, by I. D. Evans. On June 3, 1886, Mr. Evans is- sued his valedictory. In this paper he says, " For more than six years, each week, without a single skip, it has appeared under the management now retiring." F. M. Brown issued his salutory. The latter was then a resident of fifteen years standing. A notice from the Register of July 15, 1886, gives a very clear idea of the estimation in which the im- migrants were held: " Monday last about forty-six Russians, big and little, old and young, with their bags and baggage. were congregateft on the platform
at the depot, and when No. 2 came in they took their departure for other pastures. There was scarcely a dry eye in Sutton when the train pulled out; but our modesty prevented us from inquiring whether those eyes were wet with the tears of sorrow or joy. We hope those people will come back to see us after we are dead."
The Sutton Advertiser was established August 26, 1887, by J. W. Johnson, with William Nance as foreman. In September J. L. Paschal took that position. The Advertiser is a Republican weekly newspaper with a circulation of 900 or 1,000.
The Fairfield News was started in Fairfield on June 7, 1877, by J. II. Case and O. G. Maury. The first issue of the paper was made on the 7th of that month. The establishment of the paper was attended with the most liberal encouragement of the citizens of the town, who guaranteed for it a list of 300 subscribers, eight columns of advertisements, and a bonus of $300. The paper was a six-column quarto size, Republican in politics, and had a circu- lation of about 350. After about two years' opera- tion, Case retired from the concern, and it was con- trolled by Maury for about one year, when it was sold to J. W. Small. G. M. Prentice was editor of the Fairfield News in October, 1883.
I. E. Beery, who in January, 1885, settled at Fairfield and assumed editorial charge of the News, died August 12, 1886. A. R. Degge took his posi- tion at once, and carried on the News until Mr. Randall assumed the editorship. On May 5, 1887, W. S. Randall issned his salutatory as editor of the News. On January 2, 1890, he wrote as follows: " With this issue The News enters upon its four- teenth volume, being the oldest paper in Clay County. There were other papers in the county be- fore the News was established, but they have re- moved to other parts. There are papers in the county that have been under one management longer than the News, but we claim for it the oldest in the county."
The Fairfield Herald was founded in December, 1881, by J. L. Oliver. On account of the opinions promulgated by the News on county seat and local matters, much dissatisfaction and enmity was aroused against it by those holding adverse opinions. So
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far were these petty disagreements carried, that in op- position to the News a second paper was begun by a stock company composed of a number of the citi- zens of the town, to which they gave the name of the Fairfield Herald, the company being known as the Herald Publishing Company. The capital stock of the concern is $1,000, and is divided into 100 shares of $10 each. The company is operated by the thirty-seven stockholders, who meet quarterly and choose an editor, two assistants and a business manager. With the first starting W. T. Newcomb was chosen editor, and the present editor is S. G. Wilcox.
The Fairfield Methodist was issued from the · News office by Rev. C. E. Lewis in September, 1886. This was a monthly journal, but continued only six months.
The Call, a college monthly, was issued in 1888 from the News office by Messrs. N. M. Graham, William Hilton, A. C. Epperson and L. W. Smith. The latter was editor. The last number was issued in March, 1888.
The Fairfield Saturday Call was published in April, 1889, by Maupin and Burkhalter.
In November, 1875, F. M. Comstock established a journal at Edgar; but the office fell into the hands of W. J. Waite, and altogether the publication was not carried on over one year. One night the office was entered and the material carried away.
The Edgar Leader was founded in 1877 by H. A. Day and C. E. Keith. In 1878 S. T. Caldwell and E. E. Howard bought the material, which they sold to M. J. Hull. With this material he began the Review in May, 1878.
The World was established in October, 1886, by Shafe Kautzman. After a little while the office was sold to Smith & Ward, who established the Gazette at Clay Center. He then purchased the Post, and changed the name to the Post-World. After a few months Dr. Casterline beeame owner, and published it as the Post. During the early part of the cam- paign of 1888 the World was revived as a daily pa- per at Edgar by Mr. Kautzman, who equipped the office anew. This he moved to Superior, Neb., in Angust of that year. He conducted the. Daily World there until the spring of 1889. In February,
1890, a report was current that Mr. Kautzman in- tended establishing a new journal at Edgar.
The Edgar Post was established March 5, 1885, by Dr. T. E. Casterline, who is now owner. Shortly after he sold a half interest to Alfred Bates, who removed to Davenport, Neb., leaving the Doctor sole owner until the World was established, when the offices were consolidated under the title of Post- World. Later the office became Dr. Casterline's property, when the name World was dropped. In July, 1889, W. H. Gates and F. N. Coleman leased the office. On January 1, 1890, Mr. Gates returned to the service of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company, and now Mr. Coleman is in charge.
The Edgar Times was founded in May, 1878, under the name Review, by M. J. Hull. The jour- nal subsequently passed into the hands of Kautzman & Barrington, who in July, 1884, sold the office to H. G. Lyon and F. L. Harman. On January 1, 1885, Mr. Harman retired, and in November, 1885, W. B. Good became partner, and continued so until June 18, 1886, when he moved to California. With the exception of the short terms of Messrs. Harman & Good's connection with the Times, Mr. Lyon has been owner continuously since 1884. In May, 1885, Rebecca Dare took charge of the woman's depart- ment of the Times.
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