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A HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN PREPARED FOR THE CENTENNIAL BY ORDER OF GOV. JOHN J. BAGLEY
TOM S. APPLEGATE, COMPILER
Section I
ALPENA COUNTY.
This county, with a population of 4,807, has two weekly papers and one monthly, all published at Alpena. The first paper issued in the county was called The Thunder Bay Monitor, which was established April 30, 1863, by Daniel R. Joslin. In March, 1866, the name of the paper was changed to The Alpena County Pioneer, and it continues under that name. The paper is republican, and A. C. Tefft is the publisher.
June 19, 1871, M. M. Viall established The Alpena Argus, a democratic paper, and still continues to publish it. July 12, 1872, Alpena was visited by a fire which destroyed the Argus office, which was uninsured, but on August 27 the paper was re-issued.
August 11, 1873, Wm. Boulton established The Frolic, an independent republican paper, published monthly. He still continues to publish it.
BARRY COUNTY
This county has a population of 22, 051, and has four papers, all weekly. Their names, location, politics, present proprietors and date of establishment,
An anti-masonic paper, called The Benzonia Citizen, was started at Benzonia, July 15, 1870, but after about one year's publication it ceased to exist.
BERRIEN COUNTY
This county, with a population of 35, 029, has twelve weekly and one quarterly publication, the latter being The Niles District Record. It is published in the interest of the Methodist Episcopal church within the bounds of Niles district. It was established March 2, 1875, by J. W. and A. E. Robinson. J. W. Robinson is the present proprietor.
Passing to the secular papers, we give their names, places of publication, and politics, as near as may be in the order in which they were established, as follows: The Democrat, Niles, democratic; The Traveler and Herald, St. Joseph, republican; The Republican, Niles, republican; The Berrien County Record, Buchanan, republican; The Palladium, Benton Harbor, republican; The Republican. St. Joseph, republican; The Journal, Berrien Springs, republican; The Times, Benton Harbor, democratic; The Echo, Three Oaks, independent; The Independent, New Buffalo, independent; The Mirror, Niles, democratic and greenback, and The Era, Berrien Springs, republican.
MICHIGAN PRESS
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