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Organized, 1870; named for the Elk river, its principal stream; County seat, Howard; area, 651 square miles, 416,640 acres; population (1915), 10,035; assessed valuation (1915), $14,779,251; resources and industries— natural gas, oil, agriculture, and building stone HOWARD Population (1915), 1080; elevation, 1112 feet; established, 1870; named for Gen. O. O. Howard; is in the natural gas district; has telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway. Howard Discontinued Howard Short-lived--Vol. 1 COURANT, Republican; Thomas E. Thompson, editor and publisher, Howard. Weekly. Mar. 17, 1875 + 41 vols. This paper is a continuation of the following: The Howard County Ledger, founded 1870 at Longton, by Adrian Reynolds; moved 1874 to Elk Falls; again moved 1876 to Howard; consolidated 1877 with the Courant under name of Courant-Ledger, Abe Steinberger, editor and publisher. Elk City Courant, founded 1874 by Abe Steinberger, at Elk City, Montgomery County; moved same year to Longton, Elk County, where it was published for about a year; removed to Howard, and consolidated with the Ledger. The Elk County Herald, Howard, founded 1881 by Asa, Thomas E. and John A. Thompson; consolidated same year with the Courant ELK COUNTY CITIZEN, Democratic; F. C. Flory, editor and publisher, Howard. Weekly. Aug. 5, 1891 + 24 vols. A continuation of the following: Grip, Howard, founded 1883 by Abe Steinberger; name changed 1884 to Howard Democrat, James Robert Hall, editor and publisher; name again changed 1891 to the Elk County Citizen ELK FALLS Population (1915), 332; elevation, 930 feet; established, 1870; named for falls at this point in the Elk river; in the natural gas district; has telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Elk Falls Discontinued REFLECTOR, independent; Mrs. Leah Rubottom, editor and publisher, Elk Falls. Weekly. May 12, 1911 + 5 vols. Founded 1911 by Frank E. Smith GRENOLA Population (1915), 585; elevation, 1116 feet; established, 1879; a composite name formed from Greenfield and Canola, two towns consolidated to form Grenola; industries— coal, building stone, in the gas district, elevator and mill; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Grenola Discontinued Grenola Short-lived--Vol. 1 LEADER, independent; Dick Alexander, editor and publisher, Grenola. Weekly. June 11, 1908 + 8 vols. Founded 1908 by J. L. Alexander LONGTON Population (1915), 590; elevation, 916 feet; established, 1870; named for Longton, England; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway. Longton Discontinued GLEANER, Republican; Lauren Hale, editor and publisher, Longton. Weekly. July 29, 1892 + 23 vols. This paper is the continuation of the Longton Times, founded 1881 by Flory Brothers; name changed in 1892 to Longton Gleaner, with Ed. T. Chapman, editor and publisher NEWS, Republican; R. B. McGutchan and J. Christianson, editors and publishers. Weekly. Sept. 28, 1898 + 19 vols. Founded 1898 by R. B. McGutchan MOLINE Population (1915), 910; established, 1879; named for Moline, IL; industries—lime kilns, cement and brick plants, carriage works, feed mill, natural gas and oil district; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway. Moline Discontinued Moline Short-lived--Vol. 1 ADVANCE, independent; U. G. Sutton, editor and publisher, Moline. Weekly. Nov. 14, 1912 + 3 vols. This paper is a continuation of the following: Moline Mercury, founded 1882 by George E. Martin and Jasper Carter. Moline Free Press, founded 1883 by W. C. Goodwin; consolidated 1885 with the Mercury; name changed in 1889 to the Moline Republican, with George C. Armstrong, editor and publisher; name again changed 1899 to Moline Review, with Jinks Smethers, editor and publisher; in 1912 consolidated with the Moline Gazette, founded 1910 by Frank S. Evans, and name changed to Moline Advance, Sutton & Sherwin, editors and publishers.
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