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Organized, 1855; named for Bourbon County, Kentucky; County seat, Fort Scott; area, 637 square miles, 407,680 acres; population (1915), 25,032; assessed valuation (1915), $30,807,438; resources and industries — agriculture, sandstone, brick clay, natural gas FORT SCOTT Population (1915), 11,422; elevation, 800 feet; fort established, 1842; named for Gen. Winfield Scott; town organized, 1857; industries — coal mines, cement plant, mineral paint, tile, brick and pottery works; natural gas district, electric lights, waterworks, street railway; has three railway lines, Missouri Pacific, M. K. & T. and Frisco Fort Scott Discontinued Fort Scott Short-lived--Vol. 1 Fort Scott Short-lived--Vol. 2 CHURCH ADVOCATE AND HOLINESS BANNER, religious; H. B. Goodrick, editor and business manager; published by the Board of Publication of the Church of God, Fort Scott. Weekly. Feb. 26, 1910 + 6 vols. Early history unknown; first issue on Society's file, vol. 22, gives J. G Elkins, editor REPUBLICAN, Republican; C. B. Griffith, managing editor, Charlie Griffith and Frank Morton, publishers, Fort Scott. Weekly. Jan. 16, 1902— Aug. 26, 1915. 13 vols. Daily. Jan. 19, 1902 + 45 vols. The Weekly Republican is the continuation of the following: Bronson Pilot, early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being dated Mar. 27, 1884, vol. 2, No. 6, and giving M. H. Davis, editor and publisher; name changed 1896 to the Bronson Record, Ritter Bros. editors and publishers; moved to Fort Scott 1902, and name changed to Weekly Republican, with F. C. Raney, editor and manager; weekly edition discontinued Aug. 26, 1915; daily founded 1902 by F. C. Raney and H. W. Shidler. Garland Gazette, founded 1905 with I. S. Boyer, editor; absorbed by the Republican 1907. Mapleton Dispatch, founded 1905, L. M. Byington, editor; absorbed by the Republican 1907. Uniontown News, founded 1903, Shannon Jones, editor; absorbed by the Republican 1907. The Sasnak, founded 1905 by James Burton; consolidated with Town and County 1905. Town and County, founded 1905 by Ralph Richards, and the Sasnak, sold to the Republican 1907. The Redfield Herald, founded 1905, with J. Frank Pool, editor; absorbed by the Republican 1907 TRIBUNE AND MONITOR, Democratic; George W. Marble, editor and manager, Robert B. Barr, associate editor. Tribune-Monitor Co., Co., publishers, Fort Scott. Daily [evening]. Oct. 1, 1884 + 82 vols. Weekly and semiweekly. Nov. 6, 1884 + 31 vols. [on film] This paper is a continuation of the following: Fort Scott Monitor, founded 1862 at Marmaton by D. B. Emmert; moved to Fort Scott 1863, and consolidated with the Bulletin under the name of Union Monitor, D. B. Emmert, editor, Charles Hayward and D. B. Emmert, publishers; in a short time the name was changed to Fort Scott Monitor; the Monitor was consolidated with the Tribune 1904. Western Volunteer, founded 1862 by E. K. Smith; name changed same year to Fort Scott Bulletin; consolidated with the Monitor in 1863. The Daily Monitor was first issued 1864; suspended in 1865; in January, 1866, it was revived by W. H. Johnson and D. B. Emmert; consolidated with the Tribune 1904. The Lantern, founded 1890 at Mapleton by Lockhart & Waterman; moved to Fort Scott 1891 (same editors and publishers); absorbed by the Monitor 1901. The Spectator, founded 1889 by Ralph Richards; name changed 1892 to Fort Scott Journal (no editors or publishers given); consolidated with the Lantern 1893. Fort Scott Industrial Union, founded 1890 by E. Latimer and R. B. Frye; absorbed by the Lantern 1891. Fort Scott Tribune, founded 1882 as the Banner, by the Banner Publishing Co.; name changed 1884 to Fort Scott Weekly Tribune (no editors or publishers given). Fort Scott Daily Tribune, founded 1884. Fort Scott Daily and Weekly News, founded 1889 by Martin & Jenness; absorbed by the Tribune 1890. The Tribune and Monitor were consolidated 1904 BRONSON Population (1915), 612; elevation, 1079 feet; established, 1881; named for Ira D. Bronson; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Bronson Discontinued PILOT, Republican; Lawrence Moore, editor and publisher, Bronson. Weekly. Jan. 15, 1902 + 14 vols. Founded 1902 by F. A. Tooney. This is the second paper of this name; the first discontinued in 1896. [on film] FULTON Population (1915), 440; elevation, 815 feet; established as Osaga, 1869; name changed to Fulton in 1878; telephones; is on the St. Louis & San Francisco railway Fulton Discontinued GLOBE, independent; Harry Mills, editor and publisher, Fulton. Weekly. Sept. 19, 1912 + 3 vols. Founded 1912 by Harry Mills REDFIELD Population (1915), 255; elevation, 863 feet; established, 1866; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Redfield Discontinued Redfield Short-lived--Vol. 2 LEDGER, independent; M. C. Ellinger, editor, Mrs. M. C. Ellinger, associate editor, Redfield. Weekly. May 29, 1913 + 3 vols. Founded 1913 by Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ellinger |
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