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Fifty Years In The Northwest

William H. C. Folsom

an inestimable boon to succeeding generations, who will frequent our library in pursuit of knowledge. PRESIDENTS OF THE OLD SETTLERS ASSOCIATION. 1858. Henry H. Sibley. 1859. Socrates Nelson. 1860. J. E. McKusick. 1861. Wm. H. Nobles. 1862. Dr. T. R. Potts. 1863. Frank Steele. 1864. R. M. Richardson. 1865. John D. Ludden. 1866. Socrates Nelson. 1867. Abram Van Voorhes. 1868. Henry H. Sibley. 1869. Nathaniel McLean. 1870. Bartlett Presley. 1871. John H. Stevens. 1872. George L. Becker. 1873. David B. Loomis. 1874. Henry M. Rice. 1875. Alex. Ramsey. 1876. Norman W. Kittson. 1877. Charles H. Oakes. 1878. Mahlon Black. 1879. Charles E. Leonard. 1880. Benj. H. Randall. 1881. S. P. Folsom. 1882. Jacob W. Bass. 1883. Benj. W. Brunson. 1884. Clement H. Beaulieu. 1885. Henry L. Moss. 1886. R. W. Johnson. 1887. Anson Northrup. 1888. David Day. Judge Goodrich was secretary of the Old Settlers Association from 1859 until his death, in 1887. THE ST. CROIX VALLEY OLD SETTLERS ASSOCIATION. This association was organized Nov. 5, 1875, at the office of Durant & Wheeler, in the city of Stillwater. Charles E. Leonard was elected president, and David B. Loomis, secretary. The latter has been re-elected and served continuously to the present time. It is a requisite that members shall have been residents in the Northwest prior to 1850. The following have been presidents of the association, the term of service being limited to one year: 1875. D. B. Loomis. 1876. Christopher Carli. 1877. W. T. Boutwell. 1878. John D. Ludden. 1879. Henry L. Moss. 1880. Wm. R. Marshall. 1881. Daniel Mears. 1882. Henry A. Jackman. 1883. W. H. C. Folsom. 1884. Edward W. Durant. 1885. Albert Stimson. 1886. Henry N. Setzer. 1887. Morton S. Wilkinson. The annual meetings are held on or about the middle of September, at Stillwater. NEWSPAPER HISTORY IN RAMSEY COUNTY. The St. Paul _Weekly Pioneer_, established by James M. Goodhue as the _Minnesota Pioneer_, issued its first number April 28, 1849, one day later than the St. Paul _Register_, but, unlike that paper, it was printed in the place of publication. In March, 1854, Earl S. Goodrich purchased the _Pioneer_, and on May 1st issued the first number of the _Daily Pioneer_. On Oct. 31, 1855, the _Democrat_ was merged in the _Pioneer_, which became the _Pioneer and Democrat_, which name it continued to bear for six years, when it resumed its former name, the _Pioneer_. Nov. 8, 1865, the _Pioneer_ was sold to H. P. Hall and John X. Davidson. July 29, 1866, the _Pioneer_ was sold to Capt. H. L. Carver, C. W. Nash and others. April 22, 1874, the _Pioneer_ became the property of David Blakely. April 11, 1875, the _Pioneer_ and _Press_ consolidated, and the name was changed to St. Paul _Pioneer Press_, under the management of the Pioneer Press Company, with J. A. Wheelock editor-in-chief. The _Pioneer Press_ now embodies, by consolidation, twenty-five distinct newspapers. Its daily issue is about 18,000 copies. The stock company is now officered by J. A. Wheelock, president; F. Driscoll, Sr., vice president and treasurer; F. Driscoll, Jr., secretary. The management is in the hands of J. A. Wheelock, editor-in-chief; F. A. Carle, managing editor; F. Driscoll, business manager; A. W. Dunn, city editor. The St. Paul _Globe_ was established Jan. 15, 1878, by H. P. Hall, and conducted as an individual enterprise until July 1, 1881, when it was made into a stock company with a capital of $150,000. Its first officers were: President, H. H. Sibley; vice president, P. H. Kelly; treasurer, Albert Scheffer; secretary, Ansel Oppenheim; general manager, H. P. Hall. This company, which was called the St. Paul Globe Printing Company, was sold to a new company, styled the St. Paul Globe Publishing Company, Feb. 1, 1885. The first officers of that company were: President, N. W. Kittson; vice president, P. H. Kelly; treasurer, Albert Scheffer; secretary and general manager, Lewis Baker. All the officers of each company were resident in St. Paul. The _Globe_ publishes daily and weekly editions. The St. Paul _Dispatch_ was founded by H. P. Hall and David Ramaley, Feb. 29, 1868. It has passed through many ownerships. The company publish a weekly and evening daily paper. The St. Paul _Daily Times_ was established in 1854, by T. M. Newson, M. J. Clum and J. B. H. Mitchell. In 1869 it was merged into the St. Paul _Press_. The _Register_, _Chronicle_ and _Democrat_ were published in territorial days, and have been discontinued. _Die Volkszeitung_, the first German paper of St. Paul, was established in 1857. Another German paper was subsequently established, and the two were consolidated, Sept. 6, 1877, as _Die Volkszeitung_. It issues daily and weekly editions. Chas. H. Lineau is general manager, A. Wolff, editor-in-chief; C. Newhausen, city editor, and Louis Hern, literary editor. The _Northwest Magazine_ is a monthly journal, devoted to the interests of the Northwest. It was established in 1883. E. V. Smalley is the editor. OTHER ST. PAUL PUBLICATIONS. _A. O. U. W. Guide_, weekly Guide Publishing Company, established 1883. _Pythian Advocate_, monthly, Pythian Company, established 1884. _Northwestern Chronicle_, weekly (Catholic), Northwestern Publishing Company, established 1866. _Herald_, weekly, Chantler & Nichols, established 1883. _Der Wanderer_ (German), weekly, Wanderer Publishing Company, established 1867. _Familien Zeitung_ (German), weekly, Engel-Dreis Company, established 1885. _Le Canadien_ (French), weekly, E. R. Dufresne, L. N. Dixon, established 1877. _Nordvesten_ (Scandinavian), weekly, C. H. Brandt, established 1880. _Skaffaren_ (Swedish Lutheran), weekly, J. E. Osborn, established 1877. _Northwestern Lancet_, semi-monthly, C. B. Witherle, established 1882. _Northwest Reporter_ (legal), weekly, West Publishing Company, established 1881. _Saturday Evening News_, weekly, Lewis & Bole, established 1883. _Western Appeal_, weekly, F. D. Parker, established 1885. _Home Gazette_, monthly, S. Sherin, established 1883. St. Paul _Daily Evening News_, established 1888. St. Paul _Labor Echo_, Eric Olson, established 1884. White Bear _Lake Breeze_, A. H. S. Perkins, established 1879. HENNEPIN COUNTY. The first paper established in Hennepin county as now bounded was the St. Anthony _Express_, E. Tyler, publisher, Isaac Atwater, editor. The first number was issued May 31, 1857. The Minneapolis _Democrat_ was established in 1854. Neither of these papers is to be found in the directory. PAPERS OF MINNEAPOLIS. _Evening Journal_, daily, D. B. Blakely, established 1887. _Evening Mercury_, daily, E. Ferwald, established 1885. Minneapolis _Gazette_, daily, W. Bickley, established 1870. Minneapolis _Tribune_, daily, Will E. Haskell, Tribune Publishing Company, established 1867. _Commercial Bulletin_, weekly, Commercial Publishing Company, established 1883. Minneapolis _Life_, weekly, W. E. Atkins, established in 1885. _Saturday Evening Spectator_, weekly, C. H. Dubois, established 1879. _Temperance Review_, weekly, L. Bixby, established 1865. _Budstikken_ (Norwegian), Johann E. Gidde, established 1873. _Folkebladt_ (Norwegian), weekly, Folkebladt Publishing Company, established 1878. _Svenska Posten_ (Swedish), weekly, Svenska-American Publishing Company, established 1885. _Svenska Tidning_ (Swedish), weekly, Svenska Publishing Company, established 1883. _Svenska Kistna Herolden_, weekly, Svenska Herolden Publishing Company, established 1885. _Herold_ (German), weekly, German Press Association, established 1884. _Freie Presse_ (German), weekly, F. Doerr, established 1869. _Le Progres_ (French), weekly, J. B. A. Paradis, established 1884. _Echo De L'Ouest_ (French), weekly, A. F. Carrier, established 1883. _Free Baptist_, weekly, A. A. Smith, established 1882. _Northwestern Standard_, weekly, Ed. O'Brien, established 1885. _Northwestern Presbyterian_, weekly, Edgar A. Gay, established 1884. _Our Church_ (Unitarian), semi-monthly, Rev. L. D. Boynton, established 1885. _Farm, Stock and Home Journal_, monthly, Farm, Stock and Home Company, established 1884. _Mississippi Valley Lumberman_, weekly, Platt B. Walker, established 1876. _Northwestern Miller_, weekly, C. M. Palmer, established 1873. _Northwestern Trade_, bi-weekly, E. E. Haynes, established 1883. _Homestead_, monthly, Homestead Publishing Company, established 1885. _Housekeeper_, monthly, Buckeye Publishing Company, established 1878. _Medical Mirror_, monthly, N. M. Cook, M.D., established 1881. _Northwestern Architect_, monthly, Bruce & Brundage, established 1884. _Pilgrim_ (Congregational), monthly, Pilgrim Publishing Company, established 1881. _Poultry and Farm Journal_, monthly, I. I. Bachellor, established 1877. _Real Estate Review_, monthly, C. H. Dubois & Co., established 1883. _Temperance Educator_, monthly, L. Bigby, established 1882. _To-Day_ (Evangelical), Geo. F. Wells, A. S. Edwards, established 1880. _Wood and Iron_, monthly, Wood and Iron Publishing Company, established 1880. _Methodist Herald_, weekly, R. H. Young, established 1887. EXCELSIOR. Minnetonka _Mirror_, weekly, W. H. Mitchell, established 1885. _Northwestern Tourist_, weekly, A. S. Dimond & Son, established 1876. WASHINGTON COUNTY. The first newspaper published in Washington county was the St. Croix _Union_, established Oct. 8, 1854, in Stillwater. It was continued under the management of Cable & Easton one year, when F. S. Cable sold out to Milton H. Abbott. Soon after Mr. Abbott bought out the interest of M. S. Easton. The paper went down in the crash of 1857. The Stillwater _Messenger_ made its appearance under the management of A. T. Van Voorhes, Sept. 11, 1856. It changed ownership several times, and in 1871 Seward & Taylor, the present owners, came into possession. The Stillwater _Democrat_ succeeded the defunct _Union_ in 1858. L. F. Spaulding and C. P. Lane became the editors and proprietors. It was discontinued in 1861. A. B. Easton and J. N. Castle established the Stillwater _Gazette_, the first number appearing Aug. 6, 1870. This paper was successful from the first, and with but few changes in proprietorship is published at the present day as a daily and weekly by Clewell & Easton. The Stillwater _Lumberman_ was established April 9, 1875, by Ed. H. Folsom. It afterward passed into the hands of a stock company, and was discontinued in 1884. The Stillwater _Post_, a German paper, was established by W. P. Shilling & Co. Aug. 26, 1876. Two years later it passed into the hands of Wm. Schermuly, and in 1880 it was taken charge of by Julius Duel, who is succeeded by F. C. Neumeier. CHISAGO COUNTY. Taylor's Falls _Reporter_, F. H. Pratt, established February, 1860; in 1862 the name was changed to Taylor's Falls _Monitor_; in 1883 the name was again changed to Taylor's Falls _Journal_; present editor, Ed. H. Folsom. Rush City _Pos._, Hial P. Robie, established in 1875. Chisago County _Times_, Taylor's Falls, Rowe & Walker, established April 19, 1888. PINE COUNTY--PINE CITY. _Pine County Pioneer_, weekly, Ed. C. Gottry, established 1885. CARLTON COUNTY--CLOQUET. _Pine Knot_, weekly, Dr. H. B. Allen, established 1884. _Industrial Vidette_, established 1887. ST. LOUIS COUNTY--DULUTH. _Tribune_, weekly and daily, R. C. Mitchell, established 1881. _Lake Superior News_, weekly, Wm. S. Woodbridge, established 1878. Duluth _Daily News_, established 1885.