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Organized, 1855; named for David R. Atchison, United States senator from Missouri; County seat, Atchison; area, 423 square miles, 270,720 acres; population (1915), 27,227; assessed valuation (1915), $42,068,099; resources and industries—coal, brick, clay, sandstone, agriculture and stock raising ATCHISON Population (1915), 15,263; elevation, 790 feet; established, 1854; named for David R. Atchison; industries—-foundries, car, wagon and carriage shops, furniture factories, cereal plant, brick and tile plant, elevators, mills, etc; has electric lights, telephones, waterworks, public library; is on the lines of the Santa Fe, Burlington, Rock Island and Missouri Pacific railways Atchison Discontinued Atchison Short-lived--Vol. 1 Atchison Short-lived--Vol. 2 ABBEY STUDENT, edited and published by students of St. Benedict's College, Atchison. Monthly. Dec. 1891 + 25 vols. Founded 1891 by the students; issued for a short time as a bimonthly CHAMPION, Republican; A. S. Andereck, editor, Champion Publishing Co. publisher, Atchison. Daily[evening]. Nov. 6, 13, 16, 1873; Feb. 10, 11, 28, June 17, July 7, Aug. 25, Sept. 13, Oct. 17, Dec. 3, 18, 1874; Jan. 1, 12, 31, Feb. 2, July 4, 6, 1875; July 2, 1876 9 vols. [on film] [From Aug. 1901, to May, 1907, the Daily Champion was not published] This paper is the continuation of the Squatter Sovereign, Atchison, which was the first paper published in the County. It was subsidized by the Atchison Town Co. Co. to the extent of $400; founded in 1855 by Robert S. Kelley and Dr. John H. Stringfellow, and was a radical pro-slavery paper. In 1857 the paper passed to the control of the free-state party, with Robert McBratney and Frank G. Adams, editors and publishers. In 1858 John A. Martin became editor and publisher, changing the name to Freedom's Champion. During the '60s this name was changed to the Atchison Champion. In 1865 the Daily Champion was established by John A. Martin; in 1868 it was consolidated with the Atchison Daily and Weekly Free Press, founded 1864 by Frank G. Adams, the name becoming the Champion and Press, with John A. Martin and Frank A. Root, editors and publishers. On May 20, 1869, the office of the Champion and Press was destroyed by fire, but within three weeks was again in running order, with John A. Martin as sole editor and proprietor. The Kansas Statesman, founded 1901 by G. W. Myers & Sons was absorbed the same year by the Champion. The weekly edition of the Champion was discontinued in 1909 CHURCH VISITOR, religious; Paul Tonsing, editor and publisher, Atchison. Weekly. Dec. 12, 1908 + 7 vols. Early history unknown; Society's file begins with vol. 3, No. 11 DISTRICT BULLETIN, organ of the district Epworth League, Atchison. Quarterly. Apr. 1916 + Founded 1916 E. W. HOWE'S. MONTHLY, indignation, information; E. W. Howe, editor and publisher, Atchison. Monthly. Mar. 1911 + 5 vols. {Feb 1914 - Nov 1933 on Microfilm} Founded 1911 by E. W. Howe. GLOBE, independent; Globe Publishing Co., Co., publisher, Atchison. Daily[evening]. Mar. 29, 1878 + 93 vols. {Dec 8, 1877 - Dec 31 1833 on Microfilm} Weekly.July 16, 1908 + 7 vols. Established in 1877 as the Little Globe, a free daily, by Howe & Co. The weekly edition founded in 1878 by E. W. Howe and Dr. H. B. Horn. KANSAS SYNOD LUTHERAN, religious; Rev. M. F. Troxel, editor and publisher, Atchison. Monthly. Nov. 1914 + 1 vol. Founded 1914 by Rev. Howard C. Garvie MIDLAND, edited and published by literary societies of Midland College, Atchison. Monthly. May, 1891, to Apr. 1904; Jan.-Apr. June, Sept. Nov. and Dec. 1905; Jan.-May, Nov. 1906; Jan. 1907; Oct. 1909; Apr. 1915 + 12 vols. Founded as the Midland College Monthly in 1890 by the literary societies of Midland College; name changed to the Midland in 1892 MIDWEST MOOSE REVIEW, fraternal; official organ Loyal Order of Moose; Frank L. Danforth, editor, Midwest Moose Review Publishing Co., Co., publisher, Atchison. Monthly. Not received by the Society. Established 1912. OPTIMIST, edited and published by the students of the Atchison high school, Atchison. Monthly. Oct. and Nov. 1915; Feb. 1916 + Early history unknown, Society's first issue being vol. 8, No. 2 ST. BENEDICT'S CALENDAR, religious; Rev. Gerard Heinz, editor, St. Benedict's College, publisher, Atchison. Monthly. Jan. 1912 + 4 vols. This publication continues the Benedictine Parish Monthly, Atchison, which was founded in 1907 by St. Benedict's College. Early history is unknown; the Society's file begins with vol. 11, No. 1 WESTERN CHIEF, official organ of the I. O. R. M; Paul Tonsing, editor and publisher, Atchison Monthly. June, 1905 + 11 vols. Established in 1901; early history unknown, first number in Society's file being vol. 5, No. 5, with G. W. Myers, editor and publisher EFFINGHAM Population (1915), 736; elevation, 1131 feet; established about 1869; named for Effingham H. Nickels; has telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Effingham Discontinued Effingham Short-lived--Vol. 1 ATCHISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL NEWS, edited and published by students of Atchison County high school, Effingham. Monthly. Mar. 1908 + 8 vols. Founded in 1895 as the High School Quarterly, edited and published by the students; name changed in 1899 to the High School Bulletin; name again changed in 1908 to the Atchison County High School News NEW LEAF, Republican; C. E. and A. J. Sells, editors and publishers, Effingham. Weekly. May 25, 1894 + 21 vols. A continuation of the following: Effingham Times, founded 1887 by P. N. Gish; name changed 1891 to Atchison County Graphic, W. C. Adkins, editor and publisher; name again changed in 1892 to the Graphic; moved to Atchison 1893, with John T. Seip, editor, and W. C. Adkins, manager; sold to the New Leaf, Effingham, 1894. Effingham World, history unknown [no issues in Society's collection]; absorbed by the Graphic, 1893. Aug. 17, 1900, the New Leaf purchased subscription list of the first Huron Herald, founded Jan. 7, 1892, by Frank I. White. The New Leaf was founded 1894 by M. C. and Ina L. Clingman, editors and publishers HURON Population (1915), 216; elevation, 1157 feet; established, 1882; various statements are made as to its name, but verification has not been possible; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Huron Discontinued Huron Short-lived--Vol. 1 Huron Short-lived--Vol. 2 HERALD, independent; T. A. Kerr, editor and publisher, Huron. Weekly. Apr. 12, 1907 + 9 vols. This paper is the second of its name and was founded in 1907 by J. E. Smith; the first Huron Herald was absorbed by the Effingham New Leaf, which see MUSCOTAH Population (1915), 465; elevation, 960 feet; established, 1867; an Indian word meaning "Beautiful Prairie"; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Muscotah Short-lived--Vol. 1 RECORD, independent; R. M. Dunlap, editor and publisher, Muscotah. Weekly. July 1, 1885 + 29 vols. [Aug. 1886, to Jan. 1887, lacking.] Founded 1884; early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being vol. 1, No. 39, F. M. Bonham, editor and publisher. The paper was not published from June 24 to Aug. 12, 1892 POTTER Population (1915, estimated), 175; elevation, 930 feet; was also known as Bennet Springs; telephones, elevator; is on the Santa Fe railway Potter Discontinued Potter Short-lived--Vol. 2 KANSAN, independent; John E. Remsburg, editor and publisher. Weekly. Dec. 17, 1903 + 12 vols. Founded 1900 as the Potter Leaf, by E. L. and Norene Barber, name changed 1903 to Potter, Kansan, with Charles B. 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