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Organized, 1855; named for Thomas Jefferson; County seat, Oskaloosa; area, 568 square miles, 363,520 acres; population (1915), 15,769; assessed valuation (1915), $31,737,415; resources and industries—building stone agriculture, and stock raising OSKALOOSA Population (1915), 808; elevation, 991 feet; established, 1856; named for Oskaloosa, Iowa; industries—saw and grist mills, cannery, bridle-bit factory; telephones, electric lights; is on the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific railways Oskaloosa Discontinued Oskaloosa Short-lived--Vol. 1 INDEPENDENT, Republican; F. H. Roberts, editor and publisher, Oskaloosa. Weekly Jan. 1, 1870—Jan. 1876; Sept. 1876 + 45 vol. [on film] Founded 1860 by J. W. Roberts JEFFERSON COUNTY TRIBUNE, Democratic; Clayton Wyatt, editor, Harmon Publishing Co., publisher, Oskaloosa. Weekly. Apr. 21, 1899 + 17 vol. Founded 1899 by Colfax B. Harmon TIMES, Democratic; Clayton Wyatt, editor, Harmon Publishing Co., publisher, Oskaloosa. Weekly. Jan. 10, 1891 + 25 vol. Founded 1891 by A. G. Patrick; absorbed in 1897 the McLouth Champion, published by H. F. Thompson, early history unknown, first issue in Society's collection being dated May 8, 1896, and numbered vol. 2, No. 24 MCLOUTH Population (1915), 580; elevation, 1159 feet; established, 1887; named for Amos McLouth, original owner of the town site; industries—flour mills, elevators, creameries; telephones; is on the Missouri Pacific and the Leavenworth & Topeka railways McLouth Discontinued TIMES, Republican; W. W. Randel, editor and publisher, McLouth. Weekly. May 5, 1887 + 28 vol. Founded 1887 by A. B. Mills MERIDEN Population (1915), 471; established, 1872; named for Meriden, N. H; creameries; telephones; is on the Santa Fe and Leavenworth & Topeka railways Meriden Discontinued LEDGER, independent; Lizzie Shafer, editor and publisher, Meriden. Weekly. Mar. 30, 1894 + 22 vol. Founded 1894 by Charles E. Prather NORTONVILLE Population (1915), 661; elevation, 1160 feet; established, 1873; named for L. Norton, Jr. an early road master of the Santa Fe railroad; electric lights, telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway Nortonville Discontinued NEWS, Republican; D. E. Hill, editor and publisher, A. P. Burdiek, owner, Nortonville Weekly. May 8, 1885 + 29 vol. Founded 1885 by R. E. Van Meter; in 1898 absorbed the Nortonville Herald, founded in 1896 by Alonzo W. Robinson; called the News-Herald from Sept. 30, 1898, to Mar. 17, 1899, when the old name was again taken PERRY Population (1915), 464; elevation, 849 feet; established, 1865; first called Perryville -and named for John D. Perry, president of the Union Pacific railway, E. D; elevators; telephones; is on the Union Pacific railway Perry Discontinued Perry Short-lived--Vol. 1 MIRROR, Republican; R. B. Griffith, editor and publisher, Perry. Weekly. June 2, 1898 + 18 vol. Founded 1898 by C. M. Dunn VALLEY FALLS Population (1915), 1244; elevation, 913 feet; established, 1854; first called Grasshopper Falls, from falls in the Grasshopper, now Delaware, river; name changed to Sautrelle Falls, and in 1875 to Valley Falls; industries—elevators, mills, creamery; waterworks, electric lights, water power; is on the Santa Fe, the Missouri Pacific and the Union Pacific railways Valley Falls Discontinued Valley Falls Short-lived--Vol. 1 FARMER'S VINDICATOR, Democratic, George Harmon, editor, Harmon Publishing Co., publisher, Valley Falls. Weekly. Sept. 13, 1890 + 25 vol. Founded 1890 by N. H. Harmon KANSAS FRATERNAL CITIZEN, fraternal, George Harmon, editor, Kansas Fraternal Citizen Company, publisher, Valley Falls. Monthly. Feb. 1914 + 2 vol. Founded 1912 at Hutchinson, by the Society of the Kansas Fraternal Citizen, Rodolph Hatfield, state president, moved to Topeka 1913, with George Harmon, editor, the following year moved to Valley Falls NEW ERA, Republican, George Harmon, editor and publisher, Valley Falls Weekly. Sept. 25, 1873 + 42 vol. Founded 1865 as the Kansas New Era, at Lecompton, by S. Weaver, in 1867 moved to Medina, Jefferson County, and in 1871 to Grasshopper Falls (now Valley Falls) REPORTER, Republican, G. C. Hall, editor and publisher, Valley Falls. Daily. July 21, 1915 + 1 vol. Founded 1915 by G C. Hall WINCHESTER Population (1915), 457, elevation, 1160 feet, established 1857, named for Winchester, VA , telephones, is on the Union Pacific railway Winchester Discontinued STAR, Republican, Mrs. O. C. Kirkpatrick, editor and publisher, Winchester Weekly. Feb. 3, 1893 + 23 vol. Founded 1888 as the Winchester Herald, by S T Marshall, name changed 1893 to Winchester Star, W C. Starr, editor
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