Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-10-02
Journalism in Boscobel-1 he Vicis-
STUDIES Of Newspapers.

oil publications In our possession.
The history begins at the time of
the issue of the first publication at
that place in the latter part of 1859,
and extends to the present time.
The Boscobel Democrat, edited by
@. W. Limbocker and A. j. Part~
ridge, was the first newspaper pub
lished in Boscobel. The first issue
bears the date of Dec 22nd, 1859.
1t was six column folio, and was
intended to be the organ of the
Democratic party in Grant County.
The subscription price was $500 per
year. 1t ran but short time, and
on the 18th of May 1860, it announc-
ed temporary suspension to enable
it to remove to Lancaster, where its
career was cut short by the sale OF
press and material at auction on the
10th of June, to satisfy mortgage
of $5s6.65.
After short interim, on the 11tb
of October, the Boscobel Express
was started by J. p. Hubbard and
Samuel Dempsey. This paper was
OF the same size and politics as the
Democrat, but the price was $3.50
per year. After struggling for ex-
istance for year, it was suspended
Oct. 10th, 1861. On the lst of the
following November, Mr.. Hubbard
as editor gave place to Horace Nor
ton, and he publication of the Er>
press was resumed. 1t was made
independent in politics, as the war
had taken away the Democratic ip-
sues, and the price reduced 10 81 90
per year. Mr.. Demsey retired from
the paper, Dec. 25th, 1861. Horace
Norton continued it's publication
three weeks longer and thea the En-
press was suspended.
After lapse of nearly a year,
during which Boscobel bad no paper,
l.. r. Train started the Broad Are,
on the 9th of December, 1862. This
was II seven column folio, with pat
ent insides, at $500 per year. l..
NJ. Andrews was associated with Mr..
Train from April 2nd, until Sept 3D.
1863. March 10th 1864, N. B. Moody
secured an interest in the paper. Soon
after which Mr.. Train retired. Mr..
Mooiy then formed partnership with
Andrews, then publishing the Prairie
du Chen Union, and for a time the
Bread Ace was printed in Prairie du
Chien. This arrangement lasted
until about the middle of the follow
ing July, when Andrews 4 Moody
dissolved partnership, Moody going
to Boscobel and issuing the Boscobel
Hatchet which title was shortly after
ward exchanged for the Bos-
cobel Broad Are instead of the Ma
tional Broad Are, as it was started.
Moody enlisted in the And Wis.
Aug. oath 1864, and left the paper
in the hands of Samuel S. Train, for
merly a typo in the office. When
Moody returned from the army in
1865 he gave up the paper to Train
who discontinued its publication.
May 31st, 1866
During the publication of the
Broad Are on the 2lst of February
1863, G. Lohmann started a Demo-
cratic paper, which was also slightly
tinctured with Copperheadism. 1t
was called the Boscobel Argus and
was a seven column folio at $3.50
per year. 1t ran till the 25th of
Septemb Der, 1863, was published ir-
regularly for few weeks after and
then died.
After the discontinuance of the
Broad Are, Boscobel was destitute of
a paper for six months, until jap.
LIST, 1867, when w. III. Bennett es-
tablished the Appeal, the most sue
cessful aud deserving paper Of the
list. 1t was started as a six column
folio, with subscription price of
So 90 per year. 1t was Republican
in politics. AT the end of the
first volume the price was lowered
to $3.50, and soon after it was en-
larged to seven columns, and patent
insides were adopted. Nov. 9TH,
1868, Mr.. Bennett sold the paper to
q number of citizens of Boscobe
who took the name of the appeal
Printing Company" and placed it in
the hands of Gen. w. II. II. Beadle
Feb. Goth, 1868.
The name was changed to the
Boscobel Journal and the name of
the company was correspondingly
changed. Gen. Beadle retired from
the paper, April Oath, 1869. and was
succeeded by t. W. Bishop, who
published the paper till Sept. 10th,
1870, when it was suspended, and
the press which was the one upon
which the Democrat, the first paper
had been printed, and which had
been used by all its successors, was
removed to Lancaster to be used in
establishing the Grant Count Demo-
crat.
Boscobel was again without pa,
per until Dee. %, 1872, when the
Boscobel Dial, by G. b Wslworth
mazda ita anDearance This nu.llica