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Organized, 1857; named for Benjamin Franklin; County seat, Ottawa; area, 576 square miles, 368,640 acres; population (1915), 22,103; assessed valuation (1915), $35,044,711; resources and industries—agriculture, stock raising, building stone, coal, oil, and gas OTTAWA Population (1915), 9127; elevation, 975 feet; established, 1864; named for Ottawa Indian tribe; industries—flour mills, planing mill, brick and tile works, condensed milk factory, broom factory, nursery, machine shops; telephones, electric lights, waterworks, paved streets, public library; is in the natural gas and oil district; is on the Santa Fe and the Missouri Pacific railways Ottawa Discontinued Ottawa Short-lived--Vol. 1 Ottawa Short-lived--Vol. 2 CAMPUS, college; edited and published by the students of Ottawa University, Ottawa University, Ottawa Monthly. Dec. 22, 1884 +31 vols. Founded 1884, T. Frank Hamblin, editor in chief CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY HERALD Monthly and Quarterly. Sept. 1891—June, 1912. Broken file, issues reaching this Society very irregularly. GUARDIAN, independent; Vincent C. Robb, editor and publisher, Ottawa. Weekly. Feb. 23, 1901 + 15 vols. Founded 1901 by Vincent C. Robb HERALD, Republican; R. A. Harris, editor and publisher, Ottawa. Daily [evening]. Dec. 22, 1896 + 65 vols. This paper is a continuation of the following: The Ottawa Herald (1st), founded 1869 by Anderson & Tone, of Xenia, Ohio; in 1872 name changed to the Kansas Liberal, edited by John Y. Hewitt. Democratic Leader, founded 1871 by John Bain; consolidated 1872 with the Kansas Liberal; the Liberal purchased in 1873 by A. T. Sharpe and name changed to Ottawa Republican; the subscription list of the Ottawa Weekly Times (1st), founded in 1874 by Solon and Wilbur Paul, was absorbed by the Republican in 1875. Lane Leader, founded 1890 by Dursley Sargent; moved to Ottawa 1893; consolidated same year with the Ottawa Times (2d), founded 1893 by L. L. Porter, under name of Times Leader; Times Leader discontinued 1895; resumed publication in 1896 as the Ottawa Tri-weekly Times and Bulletin, George Bulletin, George D. and L. E Rathbun, editors and publishers; in 1898 consolidated with the Ottawa Republican; early history of the Bulletin not known, issues on file in this Society being for year 1894 only. Ottawa Daily Republican was founded about 1879; name changed in 1901 to the Republic. The Ottawa Herald (2d) was started in 1882 as the Queen City Herald; in 1883 Messrs. Kessler & McAllister were publishers, and in 1886 Kessler & Sumner; in 1889 name changed to Ottawa Herald, with J. B. Kessler, editor and publisher. The Daily Herald was founded in 1896 by Joseph L. Bristow, editor and publisher; consolidated 1915 with the Republic LANE Population (1915), 323; established, 1855; first known as Shermanville; in 1863 the name was changed to Lane in honor of Gen. James H. Lane; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Lane Discontinued Lane Short-lived--Vol. 1 Lane Short-lived--Vol. 3 JOURNAL, independent; W. H. McCurdy, editor and publisher, Lane. Weekly. Nov. 7, 1913 + 2 vol. Founded 1913 by W. H. McCurdy POMONA Population (1915), 467; elevation, 923 feet; established about 1869; named for Pomona, the goddess of fruit trees; industries—flour and feed mills, extract factory; has telephones; is on the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railways Pomona Discontinued REPUBLICAN, Republican; G. R. O'Brien, editor and publisher, Pomona. Weekly. Dec. 23, 1897 + 18 vol. A continuation of Pomona Republican (1st), founded 1889 by H. B. Hoyt; discontinued 1890; Pomona Republican (2d), founded 1897 by A. S. Benton RICHMOND Population (1915), 350; elevation, 1019 feet; established, 1870; industries-broom factory; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Richmond Discontinued Richmond Short-lived--Vol. 3 ENTERPRISE, Republican; J. R. McNabb, editor and publisher, Richmond Weekly. June 25, 1914 + 2 vol. Founded 1913 by J. R. McNabb WELLSVILLE Population (1915), 735; elevation, 1043 feet; established, 1870; named for D. L. Wells; in natural gas and oil district; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Wellsville Discontinued Wellsville Short-lived--Vol. 1 GLOBE, independent; Asa F. Converse, editor and publisher, Wellsville. Weekly. Sept. 11, 1890 + 25 vol. [on film] Founded 1890 by F. S. and E. L. Rice. This plant was formerly the Melvern Record WILLIAMSBURG Population (1915), 390; elevation, 1144 feet; established in June, 1868; industries—coal mines, fire and potter's clay, building stone, cement culvert pipe mold works; telephones; is on the Santa Fe Railway Williamsburg Discontinued Williamsburg Short-lived--Vol. 3 STAR, Democratic; R. K. Trivett, editor and publisher, Williamsburg. Weekly. Apr. 14, 1894 + 22 vol. Founded 1893 by Ada Cowan.
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