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Organized, 1872; named for Miss Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross Society; County seat, Great Bend; area, 900 square miles; 576,000 acres; population (1915), 16,392; assessed valuation (1915), $42,846,807; resources and industries—rock salt, sandstone, wheat and live stock GREAT BEND Population (1915), 3115; elevation, 1850 feet; established, 1870; named for its location on the great bend of the Arkansas river; has electric lights, telephones, waterworks, public library; is on the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railways Great Bend Discontinued Great Bend Short-lived--Vol. 1 Great Bend Short-lived--Vol. 2 BARTON COUNTY, Democratic; John K. McMullen, editor and publisher, Great Bend. Weekly. Nov. 11, 1886—1915. 28 vols. Daily [evening]. Feb. 15, 1915 + 2 vols. Founded in 1885 as a weekly; the first issue in the Society's files, vol. 2, No. 32, gives Dewey Langford as editor and publisher; changed to a daily Feb. 15, 1915, J. K. McMullen, editor and publisher. [on film] TRIBUNE, Republican; Will Townsley, editor and publisher, Great Bend. Weekly. Aug. 12, 1876—1915. 39 vols. Daily [evening]. Dec. 7, 1908 + 14 vols. The Tribune is a successor to the following papers: Great Bend Register, founded 1874 by the Great Bend Publishing Co., A. J. Hoisington Co., manager; absorbed by the Tribune 1908. Inland Tribune, founded 1876 by C. P. Townsley; name changed 1887 to the Great Bend Tribune, with same editor and 'publisher; weekly edition discontinued 1915. Evening News, early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being dated Dec. 9, 1890, vol. 3, No. 67 [no editors given]; later the paper was edited by C. P. Townsley, and suspended Apr. 30, 1897. The Daily Item, early history unknown; first issue in Society's file, May 11, 1901, shows F. E. Brown, editor and publisher; name changed Dec. 7, 1908, to Great Bend Daily Tribune, Will Townsley, Warren Baker and Ed. C. Vollmar,, Warren Baker and Ed. C. Vollmar, editors, Tribune Publishing Co., publishers. Great Bend Daily Hustler, founded 1904 by Stoke & Feder; absorbed by the Daily Item 1908. Great Bend Morning News, founded 1910 by Gunn & Wattson; absorbed by the Tribune in 1910. [on film] TRUTH ABOUT GOD AND LIFE, antireligious; W. H. Kerr, editor, Church of Humanity, publishers, Great Bend. Monthly. Dec. 1905 + 10 vols. Founded 1905 by W. H. Kerr CLAFLIN Population (1915), 610; elevation, 1795 feet; established about 1886; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Claflin Discontinued CLARION, independent; W. M. Huff, editor and publisher, Claflin. Weekly. Mar. 23, 1899 + 17 vols. Founded 1899 by O. E. O'Bleness. Barton Banner, Claflin, founded 1897 by D. B. Downey, absorbed by the Clarion in 1899 ELLINWOOD Population (1915), 1032; elevation, 1785 feet; established, 1871; named for Col. John R. Ellinwood; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Ellinwood Discontinued LEADER, independent; J. A. Townsley, editor and publisher, Ellinwood Weekly. Sept. 17, 1896 + 19 vols. Founded 1894 by Joseph W. A. Cooke as the Claflin Leader; moved to Ellinwood 1896 and name changed to Ellinwood Leader, with same editor and publisher. Ellinwood Advocate, founded 1888 by R. M. Watson; consolidated with the Ellinwood Leader 1898 HOISINGTON Population (1915), 2189; elevation, 1816 feet; established about 1880; formerly known as Buena Vista, name changed to Hoisington, after A. J. Hoisington, in 1888; has electric lights, telephones and public library; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Hoisington Discontinued Hoisington Short-lived--Vol. 1 DISPATCH, independent; Roy Cornelius, editor and publisher, Hoisington. Weekly. Mar. 7, 1889 + 27 vols. Founded 1889 by Ira H. Clark. [on film] PAWNEE ROCK Population (1915), 365; established in 1874; named for historic landmark, near by; has telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Pawnee Rock Discontinued Pawnee Rock Short-lived--Vol. 1 Pawnee Rock Short-lived--Vol. 2 HERALD, independent; Pete H. McKechnie, editor and publisher, Pawnee Rock. Weekly. July 21, 1904 + 11 vols. Founded 1904 by Connor & Lippincott.
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