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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 II
It is devoted to mining and local news, exclusive of politics. Alfred Meads is the present proprietor.
OSCEOLA COUNTY
This county has a population of 6, 216 and three weekly papers. The Outline, Hersey; The Review, Evart; The Clarion, Reed City; all republican in politics.
The OSCEOLA Outline was established January 17, 1870. It was the first paper in the county. Dr. A. Blodgett was the projector, and W. G. Cameron is the present proprietor.
In October, 1872, W. H. Hess established The Evart Review. Irvin Chase is the present proprietor.
May 9. 1873, Joseph K. Pairehild established The Reed City Clarion. Thos. D. Talbot is the present proprietor.
OTSEGO COUNTY
Otsego county has one paper, The Otsego County Herald, printed at Otsego Lake. It was established by its present proprietor, Charles L. Fuller, May 14, 1875. It is republican in politics;
OTTAWA COUNTY
This county has eight weekly and one semi-monthly publication, and 29, 929 population. The Herald (republican) and The News (democratic) are printed at Grand Haven; The Crichton and Courier (republican) at Coopersville; The Independent (independent) at Spring Lake; The News (democratic) at Holland, as are De Grondwet (republican), De Hollander (democratic), De Hope (religious), and De Wachter (true reformed). The four last mentioned are in the Holland language, and the. last is of semi-monthly issue.
The first paper printed in Ottawa county was established at Holland in April. 1851. It was in the Holland language, was called the Ottawa Register, was established by Moses Hawks, and the name was subsequently changed to De Hollander, which is now published by Wm. Benjaminse. This is the report from Holland.
THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN
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