The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-09
Or. s9]ailp Arg,ts,
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imprint, usual with men of less than Web
sterian intellect. and heartily wishing you
success in the publication you have under
taken, | have the honor to be yours res
pecttully, e. Ell. BRENNAN. j
"a After Brennan q man named Milroy
was connected with the Independent for a
short time but | have not been able to
learn anything concerning him.
COL. NJ. S. BARNES. '#i
The merely personal matters of interest
connected with Col. Barnes are mentioned
in the history of the Union, with which
paper he was better known than with any
other and the daily of which he was the
founder.
J.. A. KUCK.
Mr.. Kuck was the founder of the weekly
Union, and is also sufficiently mentioned in
its history.
THE CITIZEN-l85S.
In May 1856 f. NJ Linnehan started
job printing Office in Moline in connection
with Wallace & SickIes, known as the
Franklin Book and Job Printing House. -
(quite high sounding name for SO small
concern) Sickles, Wallace & Linnehan
proprietors.
In July, 1853. the CStize,. was started
by T. Nj. Linnehan,a as semi weekly Dem
ocratic paper, of small size. In September
Linnehan admitted James Bowie as a
partner In January, 1859, they enlarged
the paper to nine columns to the page and
published it as weekly In February
Linnehan sold out to Bowie. on time,
taking mortgage The paper was not a
success, and as Bowie could not pay, the
paper ceased to exist some time during
the summer of 1859 and. Liunehan took pos
session of the property, anG. in 1863,
moved the material to Marengo, Iowa,
where he started the Ioaoa Valley Gazette,
continuing its publication until November,
1864, when he sold the establishment to
Hon. Hugh Martin, prominent lawyer of
Marengo, and went to Dubuque, where he
still resides and is employed as a compos-
itor on the Dubuque Herald Of bis per-
sonal history | know nothing.
Bowie was sufficiently noticed 10 con-
nection with the Rock Island Nesos.
THE REPUBLICAN 1866. -...
From 1862, when the Independent
ceased, to 1865, no newspaper was printed
in Moline, but late in the year 1865 VIM.
Fl. jenkins started a six-column paper
there, called the Moline Republican. Il
was Republican in politics, aud the town
being in need of such paper it pros pered
In 1867 it was enlarged to an eight column
paper, and in June Of that year Mr.
Jenkins sold the establishment to Capt
Haverstick, who closed the office, anG
Moline was again without newspaper.
Mr.. Jenkins was probably born in Ken
lucky, but at 10 years of age he was learnin.
the printer trade in Galena, in the Office
| of the Northeastern Gazette and Gdlent
advertiser. After learning his trade h,
worked some time as journeyE2 an, aGd theI
entered Knox College, He was poor AM
| taught school occasionally to earn none,
to complete his studies, but net being abb
to go on with the course, he left an
obtained work at his trade in Springfield
He there studied law in Mr. Lincoln's ofic
and was admitted to the bar and opeLe,
an office. Not succeeding he returned to hi
first trade. lie was well educated an
was a good writer. In 1856 he came t
Davenport and found work there. Durin
the presidential campaign of 1860 he aide,
in editing the Daily Reuieao Democrat
paper in huscatine, Iowa. In 1861 b
came to Rock Island and worked in Tn
ARGUS Office. He was afterwards employe
as stenographic reporter of the proceed
ings of the Missouri legislature for the As
ISOLATED Press. In 1865 he started the Nc
line Republican, selling it in 1867 land goin
to Desmoines, ICwa, where, in connectio
with Clint Parkhurst, he purchased tn
Statesman, daily and weekly paper. Th
enterprise was not success and he II
turned to his home in Moline, much broke
in health He has never been well since
He now resides in Ann Arbor, Micf
and occasionally works at his trade, thong
his health is quite poor and irregular. e
still owns fine lot aud two dwellings
Moline.
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