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Organized, 1855; named for A. P. Butler, United States senator from South Carolina; County assessed valuation (1915), $48,353,266; resources and industries—natural gas, oil, agriculture and stock raising EL DORADO Population (1915), 2710; elevation, 1290 feet; established, 1868; Spanish words signifying "golden land"; industries—stone quarries; telephones, municipal waterworks system; is on the Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe and Orient railways El Dorado Discontinued El Dorado Short-lived--Vol. 1 El Dorado Short-lived--Vol. 2 REPUBLICAN, Republican; Mrs. Marie Antoinette Murdock, editor and publisher, El Dorado. Weekly. Nov. 9, 1883 + 32 vols. Daily [evening]. May 5, 1885—1888; Oct. 15, 1896 + 43 vols. Founded in1883 by T. B. Murdock KANSAS WOODMAN, fraternal; George F. Fullinwider, editor and publisher, El Dorado. Monthly. June 1911—May, 1912.-1 vol. Founded 1911, as the Woodmen of the World, by George F. Fullinwider. Name changed 1912 to Kansas Woodman. Not received by the Society since May, 1912 WALNUT VALLEY TIMES, Republican; C. C. Shelden, editor and publisher, El Dorado. Weekly. Apr. 17, 1874 + 42 vols. Daily [evening]. Mar. 2, 1887+ 57 vols. Founded 1870 by T. B. Murdock; purchased by Alvah Shelden in 1881; daily founded 1887 by Shelden & McGuin, with Alvah Shelden, editor AUGUSTA Population (1915), 1378; elevation, 1228 feet; established, 1869; named for Mrs. Augusta James; telephones; is on the Santa Fe and the Frisco railways Augusta Discontinued Augusta Short-lived--Vol. 1 Augusta Short-lived--Vol. 2 BUGLE, independent; H. E. Sehy, editor and publisher, Augusta. Weekly. Feb. 11, 1915 + 1 vol. A continuation of the following: Augusta News, founded 1889 by Olin W. Meacham and J. P. Rice; succeeded 1890 by the Industrial Advocate, W. L. Holcomb, editor, and Olin W. Meacham, business manager; moved to El Dorado in 1891, J. F. Todd and J. C. Riley, Jr. editors and proprietors. A daily edition of the Industrial Advocate was started by Messrs. Todd & Riley about the first of May, 1892; discontinued June 13 following. Whitewater Tribune, founded 1889 by Al M. Hendee; moved to El Dorado in 1893, and name changed to Butler County Citizen, with E. D. Stratford, editor and publisher; consolidated in 1895 with the Industrial Advocate, J. D. Botkin and W. H. Biddle, editors and publishers; name changed 1913 to Butler County Democrat, W. T., Cowgill, editor and publisher; moved to Augusta in 1915, and name changed to the Augusta Bugle, H. E. Sehy, editor and publisher GAZETTE, independent; Joe M. Satterthwaite, Jr. editor and publisher; Augusta. Weekly. July 15, 1892—1908. 18 vols. Daily [evening]. Dec. 18, 1903 + 24 vols. The Daily Gazette, founded in 1903 by Timothy Sexton, is a continuation of the weekly Gazette, founded 1892 by Mr. Sexton and O. J. Bradfield; the weekly was discontinued in 1908 JOURNAL, Progressive; W. L. Dickey, editor and publisher, Augusta. Weekly. Sept. 15, 1887 + 28 vols. Founded 1887; first issue in Society's file, vol. 1, No. 27, shows W. M. Rees and W. J. Speer, editors and publishers. Southern Kansas Gazette, Augusta, founded 1873 by C. H. and W. J. Kurtz; consolidated with the Journal 1887. A daily edition of the Journal was started in 1907 by Will H. Cady; discontinued in 1909 BENTON Population (1915), 206; elevation, 1375 feet; established, 1884; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Benton Discontinued BULLETIN, local; Mr. and Mrs. John W. Millsap, editors and publishers, Benton. Weekly. May 22, 1913 + 3 vols. Founded 1913 by Mr. and Mrs. Millsap DOUGLASS Population (1915), 633; elevation, 1203 feet; established, 1869; named for Joseph Douglass; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Douglass Discontinued Douglass Short-lived--Vol. 2 TRIBUNE, Republican; J. M. Satterthwaite, editor and publisher, Douglass. Weekly. Jan. 4, 1884 + 32 vols. Founded 1884 by J. M. Satterthwaite LATHAM Population (1915), 287; telephones; is on the Frisco railway Latham Discontinued MIRROR, Republican; T. E. Trigg, editor and publisher, Latham. Weekly. Dec, 20, 1901 + 12 vols. Founded 1901 by C. K. Barnes LEON Population (1915), 385; elevation, 1329 feet; established, 1879; first called Noble; name changed to Leon in honor of Leon, Iowa; telephones; is on the St. Louis & San Francisco railway Leon Discontinued NEWS, independent; J. S. Martin, editor and publisher, Leon, Weekly. Dec. 7, 1911 + 4 vols. Founded 1911 by C. V. Cole POTWIN Population (1915), 251; elevation, 1338 feat; established, 1871; formerly known as Ayr; name changed to Potwin between 1881 and 1885, probably named for C. W. Potwin, a prominent citizen; industries—flour mill, alfalfa mill, elevator; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Potwin Discontinued Potwin Short-lived--Vol. 2 LEDGER, local; J. D. Burton, editor and publisher, Potwin. Weekly. Jan. 20, 1916 + Early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being vol. 1, No. 4 TOWANDA Population (1915), 320; elevation, 1278 feet; established, 1870; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Towanda Discontinued NEWS, independent; George W. Moore, editor and publisher, Towanda. Weekly. Jan. 13, 1905 + 11 vols. Founded 1905 by Chas. H. Roff WHITEWATER Population (1915), 485; elevation, 1386 feet; established, 1878; name changed to Ovo in 1882: changed back to Whitewater in 1888; telephones; has two railways, the Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific Whitewater Discontinued INDEPENDENT, independent; E. Davis, managing editor, Mrs. Eva F. Davis, city editor, E. Davis & Co. publishers, Whitewater. Weekly. Oct. 8, 1896 + 19 vols. Founded 1896 by E. Davis, Jr.
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