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Organized, 1866; named for Henry Clay; County seat, Clay Center; area, 660 square miles, 422,400 acres; population (1915), 14,902; assessed valuation (1915), $30,938,352; resources and industries—agriculture and stock raising CLAY CENTER Population (1915), 3742; elevation, 1200 feet; named for its location, the center of Clay County; industries—flour mills, elevators, foundries, machine shops, carriage and water-tank factories; has electric lights, waterworks, paved streets, telephones; is on the Union Pacific, the Rock Island and the Leavenworth, Kansas & Western railways Clay Center Discontinued Clay Center Short-lived--Vol. 1 DISPATCH, Democratic; F. W. Parrott, editor, Clay Center Publishing Company, publisher Clay Center. Weekly. Apr. 13, 1876 + 40 vols. Founded 1871 as the Clay County Independent, Clay Center, by E. P. Huston and David Downer; purchased in 1873 by J. W. Miller, who changed the name to Clay County Dispatch; in 1881 the name changed to the Dispatch, Wirt W. Walton & Co. editors and publishers; in 1891 the name became Clay Center Dispatch, Bion S. Hutchins, editor and publisher. The Weekly Sun, Clay Center, founded in 1890 by A. J. Kellogg & Son; absorbed in 1892 by the Dispatch, then controlled by W. D. Vincent, editor, and John B. Park, publisher DISPATCH-REPUBLICAN, Republican; F. W. Parrott, editor, J. M. Best, business manager, Clay Center Publishing Co. publisher, Clay Center. Daily [evening]. June 6, 1914 -f-3 vols. The Daily Dispatch, founded in 1903 by C. A. Southwick; consolidated in 1914 with the Daily Republican, founded in 1906 by F. W. Parrott; continued as the Dispatch-Republican, by F. W. Parrott DISTRICT NEWS, religious; published by the Clay Center District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Clay Center. Quarterly. Sept. 1903—1913.-10 vols. Early history unknown; first issue in Society's file is vol. 2, No. 1. Not received since Dec. 1913 ECONOMIST, Democratic; B. F. Hemphill, editor and publisher, Clay Center. Weekly. Aug. 17, 1915 + Founded 1914; continuation of the Household Economist; history unknown, but one issue having been received by this Society TIMES, Republican. Delbert A. Valentine, editor and publisher, L. F. Valentine, manager, Clay Center. Weekly. Jan. 5, 1882 + 34 vols. This paper is a continuation of the Clifton Localist, founded 1878 by R. Cunningham & Co.; moved to Clay Center in 1879, as the Localist, with Cunningham & Co. editors and publishers; name changed in 1881 to Clay County Times, F. Cunningham, proprietor; name changed same year to the Times, with J. W. Miller, W. S. Linsley & Co. editors and publishers. A daily edition of the Times was founded in 1886 by D. A. Valentine; discontinued in 1888 LONGFORD Population (1915), 159; established, 1870; formerly known as Chapman; industries—cement plaster factory; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Longford Discontinued LEADER, local; R. H. Gamber, editor and publisher, Longford. Weekly. Feb. 25, 1915 + 1 vol. Longford Leader (1st), founded 1910 by Frank E. Pattee; discontinued 1914; revived in 1915, with new volume and number, by R. H. Gamber MORGANVILLE Population (1915), 252; established, 1870; named for Ebenezer Morgan its founder; industries—flour mill, cement block factory; telephones; is on the Union Pacific and Rock Island railways Morganville Discontinued TRIBUNE, Republican; L. D. Huff, editor and publisher, Morganville. Weekly. May 19, 1904 + 12 vols. Founded 1904 by L. D. Huff OAKHILL Population (1915, estimated), 150; established, 1872; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Oakhill Discontinued GAZETTE, independent; H. E. Lyne, editor and publisher, Oakhill Weekly. July 6, 1911 + 5 vols. [May 18, 1911-Aug. 3, 1918 on film] Founded 1911 by W. S. Price WAKEFIELD Population (1915), 520; elevation, 1150 feet; established, 1869; named for Rev. Richard Wake, one of its original proprietors; telephones; is on the Pacific railway Wakefield Discontinued NEWS, independent; Dave B. Pyle, editor and publisher, Wakefield. Weekly. July 2, 1914 + 2 vols. Founded 1904 by W. F. Rice; consolidated in 1909 with the Wakefield Pointer, early history of which is unknown, no issues being on file in Society's collection. Revived as the Wakefield News (2d) by Dave B. Pyle, first issue in Society's file being vol. 5, No. 11.
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