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Organized, 1866; named for Cherokee tribe of Indians; originally called McGee County in honor of Mabillon W. McGee, proslavery leader; County seat, Columbus; area, 589 square miles, 376,960 acres; population (1915), 36,370; assessed valuation (1915), $27,711,031; resources and industries— coal, zinc, lead, agriculture COLUMBUS Population (1915), 3500; elevation, 895 feet; established, 1868; first called Center, then Centralia, and later named for Columbus, Ohio; industries—coal mining, flour and feed mills, carriage and wagon factory, canning factory, brick and tile plant, machine shop, marble works, powder mill; has commission form of government; owns its waterworks system; has electric lights, telephones, public library; is in the gas and oil district; is on the Frisco and M. K. & T. railways Columbus Short-lived--Vol. 1 Columbus Short-lived--Vol. 3 ADVOCATE, Republican; N. H. Huston, editor and publisher, Columbus. Weekly. May 5, 1882 + 35 vols. Daily [evening]. June 8, 1886—1887; 1895—Feb. 27, 1904; Jan. 3, 1910 + 31 vols. Founded 1882 as Lea's Columbus Advocate, by A. T. Lea and E. A. Crewson; name changed in 1885 to Columbus Advocate, A. T. Lea, editor and publisher. A daily edition was founded in 1885 by A. T. Lea & Son, which was discontinued in 1887; in 1895 it was reestablished with J. M. McNay and Asa Lea, editors and publishers. Baxter Springs Republican, founded 1872 by A. T. Lea; moved to Columbus in 1876, and name changed to Cherokee County Republican, A. J. R. Smith, editor and proprietor; consolidated in 1877 with the Columbus Courier, under the name of Republican Courier , S. O. McDowell and A. T. Lea, editors and publishers. The Columbus Courier was founded 1874 by J. F. McDowell. In 1878 the name again became the Columbus Courier, S. O. McDowell and M. H. Gardner, editors and proprietors; consolidated in 1886 with the Border Star (2d), Columbus, under the name of Star and Courier, James Wilson, editor and publisher. Border Star (2d), reestablished in 1881, with R. T. Ballard, editor and publisher. The Star and Courier and the Star Courier continued until 1896, when it again became the Columbus Courier, with S. O. McDowell, editor, and Courier Printing Company, publisher. Columbus Republican (early history unknown, first issue in Society's file June 15, 1894, vol. 3, No. 30, X. M. McNay, editor), absorbed by the Columbus Advocate in 1894. The Columbus Courier consolidated in 1902 with the Columbus Advocate, and continued with W. A. Mitchell, editor and publisher MODERN LIGHT, Democratic; C. W. Grant, editor and publisher, Columbus. Weekly. Mar. 19, 1891 + 25 vols. Founded 1891 by J. H. Clawson QUESTION MARK, edited and published by students of the high school, Columbus. Monthly. Oct. 1912 — May, 1913. 1 vol. Founded 1912 by the students. Not received by the Society since May, 1913 BAXTER SPRINGS Population (1915), 1343; elevation, 833 feet; established, 1866; named for A. Baxter and the mineral springs found on the town site; industries—mining, planing mill; has electric lights, waterworks, telephones, and mineral springs of medicinal value; is on the Frisco and the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf railways Baxter Springs Discontinued Baxter Springs Short-lived--Vol. 1 Baxter Springs Short-lived--Vol. 2 Baxter Springs Short-lived--Vol. 3 NEWS, independent; Charles L. Smith, editor and publisher, Baxter Springs. Weekly. Feb. 23, 1882 + 34 vols. Founded 1882 by J. B. Rowley GALENA Population (1915), 5926; elevation, 870 feet; established, 1871; first called Short Creek; name changed to Galena, for Galena, IL, about 1877; industries—mining, foundry, machine shops, stamping and smelting works, flour mill; has commission form of government; electric lights, waterworks, telephone, street railway; is on the interurban line to Joplin, Webb City and Carthage, and has two railways, the M. K. & T. and the Frisco Galena Discontinued Galena Short-lived--Vol. 1 Galena Short-lived--Vol. 2 ECHO, independent; edited and published by the Echo Publishing Co. Galena. Weekly. Aug. 7, 1913 + 2 vols. Founded in 1912; early history unknown; first issue in Society's file is vol. 1, No. 37, and gives Sara C. Scovell as editor and publisher REPUBLICAN, Republican; A. S. McNay, editor and publisher, Galena Weekly. Jan. 19, 1883 + 33 vols. Founded 1880; early history not known, first issue in Society's file being vol. 2, No. 6, L. C. Weldy, editor and publisher. Name changed in 1893 to Galena Republican, same editor and publisher. A daily edition was established in 1897 by Mr. Weldy; suspended in 1900 TIMES, Democratic; H. C. McNay, editor and publisher, Galena. Daily (evening). Sept. 17, 1896+ 38 vols. The Galena Times (weekly), founded 1890, D. R. Neville, editor, and C. T. Dana, business manager; suspended 1899. Galena Daily Times, founded 1896 by ------ Cooke and W. L. Burke MINERAL and WEST MINERAL Population (1915), 1462; elevation 893 feet; established, 1882; first known as Cherry; name changed to Mineral in 1895 for mines found there; industries—coal mining; telephones; is on interurban line to Columbus and Pittsburg and on the M. K. & T. railway Mineral Discontinued MINERAL CITIES TIMES, independent; Charles W. Grant, editor and publisher, West Mineral. Weekly. Not received by the Historical Society SCAMMON Population (1915), 2364; established, 1884; named for four brothers who operated first coal mine there; formerly called Scammonville; industries—coal mining; has telephones, city owns water system; is on the Frisco railway Scammon Discontinued Scammon[ville] Short-lived--Vol. 1 Scammon Short-lived--Vol. 2 Scammon Short-lived--Vol. 3 MINER, Democratic; A. McKinnon, editor and publisher, Scammon. Weekly. Jan. 29—June 25, 1892 [bound in Cherokee County Short-lived, vol. 2]; July 20, 1894 + 21 vols. Founded in 1890 early history not known, first issue in Society's file being vol. 1, No. 42 The Scammon Globe, founded 1892 by Phil L. Keener; consolidated same year with the Miner, under the name of the Globe-Miner, Phil L. Keener, editor and publisher; in 1894 name changed to the Scammon Miner, Mr. Keener in charge. WEIR Population (1915), 2159; elevation, 919 feet; established, 1872; named for T. M. Weir; industries—coal mining, feed mill; has electric lights, water system, public library; is on the St. Louis & San Francisco railway Weir Discontinued Weir Short-lived--Vol. 3 JOURNAL, Republican; J. D. L. Waddle, editor, L. H. Waddle, manager, Waddle & Son, proprietors. Weekly. May 31, 1889—1895; Feb. 25, 1898 + 23 vols. Founded 1887 by William Whitworth and George W. Woods; name changed 1889 to the Weir Journal, S. D. Chamberlin, editor and manager. A daily edition was started in 1895 by Mrs. M. C. Rudisill, and discontinued same year
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