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Fifty Years In The Northwest

William H. C. Folsom

Duluth _Skandinav_, Wesenbergad Hurst, established 1887. _Paragrapher_, established 1887. _Volksfreund_, Dworsehak & Son, established 1886. _Evening Journal_, established 1887. TOWER. Tower _Press_, C. T. Bingham, established 1885. TWO HARBORS. _Iron Post_, A. De Lacy Wood, established 1887. AITKIN COUNTY--AITKIN. Aitkin _Age_, weekly, E. F. Barrett, established 1883. CROW WING COUNTY--BRAINERD. Brainerd _Dispatch_, weekly, Ingersoll & Willard, established 1881. Brainerd _Journal_, weekly, H. C. Stivers, established 1882. _Northwestern Tribune_, weekly, Halsted & Pennell, 1872. The _News_, daily, established 1887. KANABEC COUNTY--MORA. Mora _Times_, weekly, R. W. Safford, established 1882. MILLE LACS COUNTY--PRINCETON. Princeton _Union_, weekly, R. C. Dunn, established 1876. MORRISON COUNTY--LITTLE FALLS. Little Falls _Sun_, weekly, Little Falls Publishing Company, Cyrus D. Auyer, editor, established 1882. Little Falls _Transcript_, weekly, W. M. Fuller, established 1877. _Morrison County Democrat_, weekly, Cyrus D. Auyer, established 1886. ROYALTON. Royalton _Record_, weekly, changed name to Royalton _Banner_, A. W. Swanson, editor, established 1884. The first newspaper in Morrison county was the _Northern Herald_, established in Little Falls, 1856, suspended in 1858. The Little Falls _Courier_ was established later, but discontinued and the _Transcript_ took its place. STEARNS COUNTY--MELROSE AND SAUK CENTRE. _Herald and Record_, weekly, C. F. Hendryx, established 1867. SAUK CENTRE. _Democrat_, weekly, Barnum and Henshaw, established 1885. _Tribune_, weekly, W. C. Brower, established 1873. ST. CLOUD. _Der Nordstern_ (German), weekly, Rosenberger & Remer, established 1874. _Journal-Press_, weekly; W. Mitchell, established 1857. _Times_, weekly, C. F. MeDonald, established 1861. The first paper in St. Cloud, and in Stearns county, was styled the _Minnesota Advertiser_. The first number appeared Jan. 1, 1857, H. Cowles, editor, and James Mowatt, publisher. Mrs. Jane G. Swisshelm succeeded to the proprietorship in December, 1857, and changed the name to the St. Cloud _Visitor_, and edited it till the destruction of her press and material by a mob, March 24, 1858. The paper reappeared under new auspices and with the name changed to the _Democrat_. In 1866 W. B. Mitchell changed the name to the _Journal_. In 1876 he purchased the _Press_ and consolidated it under the name of _Journal-Press_. The St. Cloud _Union_ was established in 1861, by C. C. Andrews, afterward a general in the Union Army and minister to Sweden and Norway. In 1862 Mr. Wood purchased the paper, but sold it in 1863 to Spafford & Simonton, who sold it in 1864 to R. C. Moore, who published it as the St. Cloud _Times_. In 1875 it was purchased by the present owner, C. F. McDonald. The _Nordstern_ was originally established by Peter E. Kaiser and Peter Brieke and has now a circulation of 25,000 copies. SHERBURNE COUNTY--ELK RIVER. _Sherburne County Star News_, weekly, A. N. Dare, established 1875. A. J. Clark started the Sherburne _Weekly_ in 1867, and published it one year, when John W. Thompson started the Elk River _News_. The _Sherburne County Star_ was established in 1875, and consolidated with the _News_ in 1861. ISANTI COUNTY--CAMBRIDGE. _Isanti County Press_, weekly, C. W. Van Wormer, established 1874. BENTON COUNTY. Watab _Reveille_, weekly, J. W. Chasanack, editor, established 1850. _Free Press_, weekly, A. De Lacy Wood, established 1885. In 1854 Jeremiah Russell and George W. Benedict started the Sauk Rapids _Frontiersman_, and continued the publication three years, when the _New Era_ made its appearance, published by W. H. Wood assisted by G. W. Benedict. The _Era_ was afterward merged in the St. Cloud _Times_. In 1868 G. W. Benedict established the Sauk River _Sentinel_ which, with a few changes, has continued to the present time. ANOKA COUNTY--ANOKA. _Anoka County Union_, weekly, Granville S. Pease, established 1865. _Anoka County Herald_, weekly, Alvah Eastman, established. 1865. DAKOTA COUNTY--FARMINGTON. _Dakota County Tribune_, weekly, C. P. Carpenter, established 1884. Hastings _News_, daily, D. F. Chamberlain, established 1881. Hastings _Banner_, weekly, E. D. Barker, established 1865. Hastings _Gazette_, weekly, Irving Todd, established 1857. Hastings _Bugle Call_, monthly, Chamberlain & Smith, established 1886. GOODHUE COUNTY--CANNON RIVER FALLS. _Beacon_, weekly, S. S. Lewis, established 1876. KENYON. _Leader_, weekly, U. Curtis, established 1885. PINE ISLAND. _Journal_, weekly, Holmes & Ingalls, established 1882. RED WING. Red Wing _Republican_, daily, Red Wing Publishing Company, established 1885. Red Wing _Advance Sun_, weekly, Red Wing Publishing Company, established 1884. Red Wing _Argus_, weekly, C. L. Davis, established 1864. ZUMBROTA. _Independent_, weekly, E. A. Mitchell, established 1875. _News_, weekly, Thompson & Bradford, established 1877. WABASHA COUNTY--MAZEPPA. _Tribune_, weekly, M. Schrane, established 1877. PLAINVIEW. _News_, weekly, Ed. A. Paradis, established 1874. _Wabasha County Herald_, weekly, O. F. Collier &.Co., established 1857. _Wabasha County Post_, weekly, John P. W. Weller, established 1885. WINONA COUNTY--ST. CHARLES. St. Charles _Union_, weekly, J. S. Whitten, established 1877. Winona _Republican_, daily and weekly, Sinclair Publishing Company, established 1855. _Adler_, weekly, Adler Publishing Company, established 1873. _Herald_, weekly, Boynton & Metcalf, established 1869. _Westlicher Herald_, weekly, Joseph Leicht, established 1881. _Wiarus_ (Polish), weekly, Wiarus Publishing Company, established 1885. NEWSPAPERS IN WISCONSIN. PIERCE COUNTY--ELLSWORTH. _Pierce County Herald_, weekly, Case & Doolittle, established 1868. _Ariel_, weekly, John M. Pryse, established 1884. _Pierce County Plaindealer_, weekly, E. H. Ives, established 1874. RIVER FALLS. _Journal_, weekly, S. B. Merrick. W. S. Fowler, established 1874. The first paper named in Prescott was the _Paraclete_, published by C. E. Young, Feb. 14, 1854. The name was changed in 1855 to the _Transcript_. In 1857 the _Northwestern Democrat_ was issued by Lusk, Wise & Bailey. In 1861 Lute A. Taylor moved the River Falls _Journal_ to Prescott, changing the name to Prescott _Journal_. In 1868 Flint & Webber purchased the _Journal_. In 1872, after the fire, the River Falls _Journal_ was revived at River Falls by A. Morse; the office and material were burned. In 1873 M. B. Kimball issued the Prescott _Clarion_ and changed the name to _Pierce County Plaindealer_. In 1876 E. H. Ives became editor and proprietor. ST. CROIX COUNTY--BALDWIN. _Bulletin_, weekly, Ferd. Peachman, established 1879. HAMMOND. _Hammond Review_, weekly, ---- Frost, established 1886. HUDSON. _Star and Times_, weekly, Taylor & Price, established 1855. _True Republican_, weekly, Cline & Cogswell, established 1871. NEW RICHMOND. _St. Croix Republican_, weekly, Abe C. Van Meter, established 1869. The _Voice_, weekly, E. P. Huntington, established 1886. The _St. Croix Banner_, the first paper in the St. Croix valley, was issued Jan. 20, 1850, by Col. and Mrs. James Hughes. It was printed in the _Pioneer_ office, St. Paul. Saxton & Johnson in the same year commenced publishing the _St. Croix Enquirer_. These papers were short-lived. In 1853 U. B. Shaver started the Hudson _Journal_, afterward edited by Col. Hughes as the Hudson _Republican_. The office was destroyed by fire and the paper discontinued in 1854. The _Star_ was established by Dr. Otis Hoyt in 1855, and in the same year U. B. Shaver established the _Chronicle_. In 1860 these two papers were purchased by Horace A. Taylor, and consolidated as the _Star and Times_. In 1856 Col. Hughes issued the _Shield and Banner_, which was succeeded by a campaign paper called the _Pathfinder_. The Hudson _Democrat_ was established in 1864 by E. O. Jones and discontinued in 1875. The _True Republican_ was established by M. A. Fulton in 1875, and sold to the present owners in 1886. POLK COUNTY--CLEAR LAKE. Clear Lake _Herald_, weekly, A. T. Churchill, established 1884. _North Wisconsin News_, weekly, Johnson E. Russell. OSCEOLA MILLS. _Polk County Press_, weekly, Charles E. Mears, established 1860. ST. CROIX FALLS. _St. Croix Valley Standard_, weekly, George F. Ely, established 1885. The _St. Croixian_ was first established at St. Croix in 1860 by John D. Reymert and Junius Bartlett. S. S. Fifield bought the paper in 1861, and removed it to Osceola, changing the name to _Polk County Press_. In 1872 C. F. Meara succeeded to the ownership. In 1874 C. C. Jordan established the _New Era_ at Osceola, but soon discontinued it. The _Dalles of the St. Croix_ was established at St. Croix Falls in 1881 by D. A. Caneday, and discontinued in 1884. The _Polk County News_ was established at St. Croix Falls in 1885 by George H. Ely, who was succeeded by L. A. Ingersoll, who changed the name to _St. Croix Valley Standard_. BARRON COUNTY--BARRON. _Barron County Shield_, weekly, Charles S. Taylor, established 1876. CHETEK. _Alert_, weekly, Walter Speed, established 1882. CUMBERLAND. _Advocate_, weekly, Cumberland Publishing Company, established 1885. RICE LAKE. _Barron County Chronotype_, weekly, P. H. Swift, editor, established 1874. _Times_, weekly, Times Publishing Company, established 1883. SAWYER COUNTY--HAYWOOD. _North Wisconsin News_, weekly, E. O. Johnson, established 1878. BURNETT COUNTY--GRANTSBURG. _Burnett County Sentinel_, weekly, W. A. Talboy, established 1875. ASHLAND COUNTY--ASHLAND. Ashland _Press_, weekly and daily, Sam S. Fifield, established 1872. Ashland _News_, weekly, John S. Saul, established 1885. GLIDDEN. Glidden _Pioneer_, weekly, R. M. Williams, F. A. Healy, established 1884. HURLEY. _Montreal River Miner_, weekly, Gowdey & Goodale, established 1885. BAYFIELD COUNTY--BAYFIELD. Bayfield _Press_, weekly, Currie G. Bell, established 1868. WASHBURN. Washburn _Bee_, weekly, Allan T. Williams, established 1885. _Itemizer_, weekly, Bareger Brothers, established 1884. DOUGLAS COUNTY--SUPERIOR. Superior _Chronicle_, John C. Wise, established 185-. Superior _Times_, Bardon Brothers, established 1870. _Inter Ocean_, weekly and daily, Street & Co., established 1881. Superior _Sentinel_, M. B. Kimball, established 1888. _Sunday Morning Call_, established 1887. WASHBURN COUNTY. Shell Lake _Watchman_, William Irle, established 1882. AN ODD CHAPTER IN POLITICAL HISTORY--THE BLACK HAWK WAR. Gen. Winfield Scott, when a young man, was stationed at Fort Snelling, at that day perhaps the remotest outpost of the United States. When the Black Hawk War was inaugurated some militia from Illinois proffered their services to aid in conquering the savages. With a view to mustering them into the service of the United States two lieutenants were sent by Scott to the then village of Dixon. One of these was a very fascinating, good-looking, easy-mannered, affable, and fluent young gentleman. The other equally pleasant, but an exceedingly modest young man. On the morning when the mustering in was to take place a tall, gawky, slab-sided, homely young man, dressed in a suit of home-made blue jeans, presented himself to the two lieutenants as the captain of the recruits, and was duly sworn in. This was he who afterward became the president of the United States--the lamented Lincoln. One of the lieutenants, the modest