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Organized, 1865; named for Gen Francis Marion; County seat, Marion; area, 954 square miles, 610,560 acres; population (1915), 21,577; assessed valuation (1915), $41,639,062; resources and industries—building stone, gypsum, and agriculture. MARION Population (1915), 1951; elevation, 1310 feet; established, 1860, formerly called Marion Centre; named for Gen. Francis Marion; industries—elevators, artificial stone manufactory, creamery; waterworks, telephones, paved streets, municipal electric light plant, is on the Santa Fe and Rock Island railways. Marion Discontinued Marion Short-lived--Vol. 1 Marion Short-lived--Vol. 2 RECORD, Republican; Homer Hoch, editor and manager, Marion. Weekly. July 23, 1875 + 40 vols. This is a continuation of the following The Western News, Marion Centre, founded Sept. 1869, by A. W. Robinson; sold in 1871 to John E Murphy, who changed the name to Western Giant, and published it until Sept, 1871, when it was sold to C. S. Triplett, who changed the name to Marion County Record. In 1874 the paper was purchased by E. W. Hoch. Marion Times, founded 1890 by C. E Foote and Henry Kuhn; name changed m 1899 to the Marion Headlight, with H. J. Buschlen, editor and publisher; sold to the Record in 1909. REVIEW, Democratic; T. B. Matlock, editor, Mrs. T. B. Matlock, associate editor, Marion. Weekly. Jan. 2, 1908 + 8 vol. Founded 1907 as the Lincolnville Lance by D O. Bell; name changed to Marion County Lance same year; moved to Marion, Jan. 1908, and name again changed, appearing as the Marion Review, with C. C. Jones as editor and publisher. BURNS Population (1915), 417; elevation, 1497 feet; established about 1881; industries—elevator, carriage factory, squab plant; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway. Burns Discontinued Burns Short-lived--Vol. 1 CITIZEN, Progressive; R. E. Eakin, editor and publisher, Burns. Weekly. July 13, 1893 + 22 vol. Founded 1893 by H. Bruce. DURHAM Population (1915), 283; elevation, 1378 feet; originally Moore's Ranch; established, 1859 by A. A. Moore, and a noted trading post and tavern on the Santa Fe Trail; later on the land came into the possession of Albert Crane, of Chicago, who in the later 70 's called it Durham Park Ranch; eventually a settlement grew around the post office, becoming known as Durham about 1887; telephones; is on the Rock Island railway. Durham Discontinued TRIBUNE, independent; The Tribune Publishing Co., editors and publishers. Weekly. Sept. 2, 1915 + Founded 1915 by The Tribune Publishing Co. FLORENCE Population (1915), 1258; elevation, 1269 feet; established, 1870; named for Mrs. Florence Crawford Capper, daughter of Gov. S. J. Crawford; industries—stone quarries and crushers, elevators, flour mills; telephones, waterworks; is on the Santa Fe railway. Florence Discontinued BULLETIN, Republican; Raymond Gear, editor and publisher, Florence. Weekly. Feb. 17, 1887 + 29 vol. Founded 1887 by J. B. Crouch. Marion Co. News-Bulletin Aug. 1901 to Mar. 1904 HILLSBORO Population (1915), 1223; elevation, 1433 feet; established, 1879; named for John G. Hill; industries—elevators, flour mills; telephones; is on the Santa Fe railway. Hillsboro Discontinued Hillsboro Short-lived--Vol. 1 Hillsboro Short-lived--Vol. 2 TABOR COLLEGE HEROLD [German], college; D. E. Harder, editor and publisher, Hillsboro. Monthly. Jan. 1912 + 4 vol. Founded 1912. VORWARTS [German], Progressive; A. L. Schellemberg, editor and publisher, Hillsboro. Weekly. Jan. 5, 1908 + 8 vol. A continuation of the Hillsboro Journal, founded 1903; name changed to Vorwarts in 1910. ZION'S BOTE [German], official organ of the Mennonite Brethren of North America; A. L. Schellemberg, editor and publisher. Weekly. Jan. 2, 1895 + 20 vol. Founded in 1884; first issue in Society's file is vol. 11, No. 2; moved to Medford, Okla. in 1899; moved to McPherson in 1907, and thence to Hillsboro in 1913. LOST SPRINGS Population (1915), 261; elevation, 1476 feet; established, 1870; named for the Lost Springs on the Santa Fe Trail; industries—elevators, flour mills; telephones; is on the Santa Fe and Rock Island railways. Lost Springs Discontinued Lost Springs Short-lived--Vol. 1 NEWS, independent; L. N. Woodside, editor and publisher, Lost Springs. Weekly. Aug. 12, 1915 + Founded 1915 by L. N. Woodside. PEABODY Population (1915), 1401; elevation, 1358 feet; established, 1871; named for F. H. Peabody, of Boston, one-time president of the A. T. & S. F. railway; industries—stone quarries, creamery; electric lights, water system, public library, telephones; is on the Santa Fe and Rock Island railways. Peabody Discontinued Peabody Short-lived--Vol. 2 GAZETTE-HERALD, Republican; Oscar S. Stauffer, editor and publisher, Peabody. Weekly. Jan. 21, 1876 + 40 vol. Founded 1873 by J. P. Church; daily edition founded 1887 by W. H. Morgan; discontinued same year. Peabody Herald, founded 1911 by C. T. Weaver; consolidated 1915 with the Gazette. |
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