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Organized, 1855; named for O. H. Browne; County seat, Hiawatha; area, 576 square miles, 368,640 acres; population (1915), 20,684; assessed valuation (1915), $42,586,528; resources and industries—agriculture, horticulture, live stock HIAWATHA Population (1915), 3627; elevation, 1085 feet; established, 1857; named by Dr. E. H. Grant, for the hero of Longfellow's poem; has waterworks, telephones, paved streets, public library, and city owns electric light plant; is on the Missouri Pacific and St. Joseph & Grand Island railways Hiawatha Discontinued Hiawatha Short-lived--Vol. 1 Hiawatha Short-lived--Vol. 2 BROWN COUNTY WORLD, Republican; Ewing Herbert and Drew McLoughlin, editors and publishers, Hiawatha. Weekly. Mar. 16, 1882 + 34 vols. Daily (2d). Oct. 27, 1908 + 17 vols. The weekly edition of the World is a continuation of the following newspapers: Union Sentinel, founded 1864 by H. P. Stebbins; consolidated 1870 with the Dispatch. Hiawatha Dispatch, founded 1870 by A. N. Ruley; name changed 1882 to Hiawatha World, D. W. Wilder, editor, World Publishing Co., publishers; name again changed in 1884 to Brown County World, same editor and publishers. Brown County Advocate, Hiawatha, founded 1874 by Davis & Watson; name changed 1875 to the Kansas Herald, S. L. Roberts and D. S. Burger, editors and publishers; sold to the World 1883. The daily edition of the World was first issued in 1891 by D. W. Wilder and Ewing Herbert, and suspended 1892; revived 1899 by Ewing Herbert, but discontinued same year; the present daily was started 1908 by Ewing Herbert KANSAS DEMOCRAT, Democratic; F. M. Pearl, editor and publisher, Hiawatha. Weekly. Sept. 5, 1883 + 32 vols. Founded 1883 by George T. Williams; consolidated with the Hiawatha News 1909, and called the Kansas News-Democrat; in 1913 the old name of Kansas Democrat was restored, F. M. Pearl, editor and publisher. The Hiawatha News was founded 1909 by W. F. Hovey. Hiawatha Journal, founded 1889 by G. W. Remagen; sold to the Democrat 1895 EVEREST Population (1915), 416; elevation, 1146 feet; established about 1882; named for Col. A. S. Everest, of Atchison; industries; grain elevators; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Everest Discontinued ENTERPRISE, independent; Mark Falvey, editor and publisher, Everest. Weekly. Mar. 9, 1888 + 27 vols. Founded 1888 by T. A. H. Lowe, editor and manager FAIRVIEW Population (1915), 413; established, 1872; named by Mrs. O. Fountain for its fine outlook; has telephones; is on the Rock Island railway Fairview Discontinued ENTERPRISE, independent; North Worrel, editor and publisher, Fairview. Weekly. Mar. 24, 1888 + 28 vols. Founded 1888 by S. O. Groesbeck HAMLIN Population (1915), 205; elevation, 980 feet; established, 1870; named for Hannibal. Hamlin; has telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Hamlin Discontinued REPORTER, independent; Helen MacDowell, editor and publisher, Hamlin. Weekly. July 3, 1913—Dec. 16, 1915. 2 vols. Founded in 1912; earliest history unknown; first issue in Society's file, vol. 1, No. 29, shows A. G. Huff, editor and publisher. Not received by the Society since Dec. 16, 1915 HORTON Population (1915), 3839; elevation, 1050 feet; established, 1887; named for Albert H. Horton; has electric lights, waterworks, telephones; is on the Rock Island railway Horton Discontinued Horton Short-lived--Vol. 1 Horton Short-lived--Vol. 2 HEADLIGHT-COMMERCIAL, independent; Charles Herbert Browne, editor and publisher, Horton. Weekly. June 8, 1911 + 5 vols. This paper is a continuation of the following: Horton Headlight, founded 1886 by Harley W. Brundige and Samuel E. Bear; in 1901 consolidated with the Leader, founded 1899 by Johnson & Law; name changed to Horton Headlight-Leader, Johnson & Law, editors and publishers; after a few issues the name was changed back to Horton Headlight; in 1911 it consolidated with the Commercial under name of Headlight-Commercial, with Charles H. Browne, editor and publisher. Horton Commercial, founded 1887 by John S. Sherdeman. A daily edition of the Headlight was founded 1887 by Brundige & Bear; suspended 1888; revived 1889, but discontinued same year MORRILL Population (1915), 533; established, 1877; named for Gov. Edmund N. Morrill; has telephones; is on the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway Morrill Discontinued Morrill Short-lived--Vol. 1 Morrill Short-lived--Vol. 2 NEWS, independent; D. H. Steele, editor and publisher, Morrill. Weekly. Apr. 4, 1890 + 26 vols. Founded 1890 by J. P. Grinstead POWHATTAN Population (1915), 294; elevation, 1210 feet; established about 1887; named for the Indian chief; has telephones; is on the Rock Island railway Powhattan Discontinued Powhattan Short-lived--Vol. 2 BEE, independent; J. E. Smith, editor and publisher, Powhattan. Weekly. Feb. 18, 1910+6 vols. Founded 1901; early history unknown; first issue in Society's file, vol. 9, No. 51, gives Eppie L. Barber, editor and publisher ROBINSON Population (1915), 508; established, 1871; named in honor of Gov. Charles Robinson, who owned the original town site; has telephones; is on the St. Joseph & Grand Island railway Robinson Discontinued INDEX, Republican; Ralph W. McDonald, editor and publisher, Robinson. Weekly. July 28, 1893 + 21 vols. Founded 1893 by J. P. Grinstead.
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