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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
WASHTENAW COUNTY
This county has a population of 38, 723, and ten papers. Two, The Chronicle, fortnightly, and The Palladium, yearly, are University publications. The School is an educational publication issued at Ypsilanti. The other seven are weekly papers.
In 1829, a paper called The Emigrant, was started at Ann Arbor, by Thomas Simpson. It was neutral in politics. When The Emigrant was a year old, Judge S. W. Dexter took the paper, changed the name to The Western Emigrant and made it an organ of anti-masonry. New proprietors subsequently changed the name to The True Democrat and Michigan Argus. The present Argus dates from 1846. E. B. Pond is the present proprietor. It is democratic in politics.
The Sentinel, Ypsilanti, was first issued by Gen. -John Van Fossen, in December, 1843. C. Woodruff & Son are the present proprietors. It is democratic in politics.
The Peninsular Courier and Family Visitant, Ann Arbor, was established in June, 1861, by Charles G. Clark. It is republican in politics, and Rice A. Beal is the present proprietor.
The Commercial, Ypsilanti, was established March 1, 1864, by its present proprietor, C. R. Pattison. It is republican in politics.
The Enterprise, Manchester, was established October 17, 1867, by George S. Spafford. Matt D. Blosser is the present proprietor. It is neutral in politics.
The Leader, Dexter, was established January 1, 1869, by J. H. Wickwire and L. D. Ally. It is independent in politics, and Archy McMillan is the present proprietor.
The Herald, Chelsea, was established by its present proprietor, A. Allison, in 1871. It is neutral in politics.
The University Palladium, an annual, was established in 1857, by the class of '58. It is issued by the secret societies of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor.
THE PRESS OF MICHIGAN
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