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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
The St. Johns Herald was afterwards started by a stock company, but gave up the ghost after about six months' existence.
The Clinton Republican, published at St. Johns, was established at DeWitt, by its present proprietor. Henry S. Hilton, in 1856, and subsequently moved to its present location. Its political character is indicated by its name.
The Clinton Independent, a democratic paper, now published at St. Johns, by Cor bit & Estes, succeeded The St. Johns Herald, whose demise is chronicled above. It was established by John H. and James A. Stevenson, August 20, 1866.
The Register, an independent paper, now published at Ovid, by Reeves & Carrier, was established July 1, 1866, by James H. Wickwire.
The Messenger, an independent paper, published at Maple Rapids, was established by its present proprietors, J. A. & F. O. Dickey, April 17, 1874.
DELTA COUNTY
This county has a population of 4,741, and one weekly paper, The Tribune, published at Escanaba. It was established December 9, 1868. by Edward P. Lott, was and is neutral in politics. Charles D. Jewell is the present proprietor. The Tribune is the only paper- ever established in this county.
EATON COUNTY
Six weekly papers minister to the wants of 26, 907 people in Eaton county. Three of them are independent, one neutral, one democratic, and one republican.
The year 1843 is the date of the establishment of the first paper in Eaton county. The name of the paper was The Gazette, it was neutral in politics, and Warren Isham printed it in a log hotel, at Charlotte, then the only business house in the place. A year of life ended its existence. In March, 1845, The Eaton Bugle was established by W. Johnston, and this venture lived
about two years, when it gave up the ghost, and the proprietor moved to Ohio, where he became a member of Congress.
MICHIGAN PRESS
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