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Organized, 1873; named for Marion Harper, first sergeant, company. E, Second Kansas cavalry; County seat, Anthony; area, 810 square miles, 518,-406 acres; population (1915), 13,316; assessed valuation (1915), $30,387,382; resources and industries—building stone, mineral paint, volcanic ash, salt, agriculture, and stock raising ANTHONY Population (1915), 2435; elevation, 1337 feet; named for Gov. George T. Anthony; industries—bottling works, planing mill, flour mill, salt plant, elevators, glove factory; municipal electric light plant and water system, public library, telephones; is on the Santa Fe, Rock Island, Orient and Missouri Pacific railways Anthony Discontinued Anthony Short-lived--Vol. 1 ADVOCATE, Democratic; J. R. Hoffman, editor and publisher, Harper. Weekly. Oct. 30, 1891 + 24 vol. This paper was founded in 1885 as the Attica Advocate, by L. A. Hoffman; daily edition was published in 1887; in 1891 the paper was moved to Harper and continued as the Harper Advocate, with L. A. Hoffman & Son, editors and publishers BULLETIN, independent; R. P McColloch, editor and publisher, Anthony. Weekly. Oct. 9, 1891 + 24 vol. Mar. 1899, to Feb. 1900. not published. A continuation of the following: Harper County Enterprise, Anthony, founded 1884 by Alexander & Wikoff; consolidated 1891 with the Alliance Bulletin, of Harper, founded 1890 by William Whitworth; the consolidated papers continued under the name of Weekly Bulletin, R. L. Kinsley, editor; a daily edition was started in 1904 by Armstrong & Son and ran from Mar. to Oct. REPUBLICAN, Republican; Lester Combs, editor and publisher, Anthony. Weekly. Oct. 9, 1879 + 36.vol. Founded 1879 by George W. Maffet and Charles Metcalf, editors and publishers; a daily edition was started in 1886 and discontinued in 1889 SENTINEL, Republican; Harry T. Leonard, editor and publisher, Harper. Weekly. Aug. 17, 1882 + 33 vol. Founded 1882 by W. A. Richards; daily edition founded 1885 by Joseph C. McKee, and discontinued 1888; in 1892 absorbed the Harper Graphic, founded 1883 by Charles S. Finch: the Graphic issued a daily edition in 1886 ATTICA Population (1915), 639; elevation, 1453 feet; established, 1882; named for a province of ancient Greece; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway. Attica Discontinued Attica Short-lived--Vol. 1 Attica Short-lived--Vol. 2 INDEPENDENT, independent; L. D. Harding, editor and publisher, Attica. Weekly. Aug. 23, 1895 + 20 vol. Founded 1895 by L. B. Wilson BLUFF CITY Population (1915), 258; elevation, 1197 feet; established about 1879; first called Bluff Creek, from its location; telephones; is on the Kansas & Southern railway Bluff City Discontinued NEWS, independent: J. E. Grove, editor and publisher, Bluff City. Weekly. Dec. 24, 1897 + 18 vol. Founded 1897 by W. T. Cowgill FREEPORT Population (1915), 108; elevation, 1338 feet; established about 1885; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific railway Freeport Discontinued NEWS, local; B. W. Barnes, editor and publisher, Freeport. Weekly. July 9, 1915 + [Broken file.] Founded 1914 WALDRON Population (1915), 217; elevation, 1269 feet; established about 1900; telephones; is on the Rock Island and K. C. M. & O. railways Waldron Discontinued STATE LINE DEMOCRAT, Democratic; George A. White, editor and proprietor, Waldron. Weekly. Dec. 25, 1912 + 3 vol. Early history unknown, first issue in Society's file being vol. 2, No. 9, D. Paul Zeigler & Son, editors and publishers.
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