The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-05

and took the editorship of THE Vindica
tor, a Democratic paper, and has filed
the same position, with an interval of
about year, ever since. 1t is lively.
manufacturing town OF over $4,000 people,
and "T'he Vindicator," under Mr.. Whar-
tons management is an interesting and
successful newspaper, and an able advo-
cate of Democratic principles.
Mr. Wharton was among the most tai
ented of the profession IN Rock Island,
either before or since his time here, but
his social habits while here caused him to
spend TOO much time in public places and
to neglect his business. "Seeveen Quit"
In beer houses, in which he was gen orally
stuck" and leaving the Office to employees,
was what broke down the 4dUertiser. He
had the ability to make an interesting and
influential newspaper, but lacked industry
and application.
WHARTON'S OTHER PARTNERS.
In September, 1855, Wharton left Lees
Block and procured his printing done at
Raymond's job printing Office, the d.
rection in his paper being as follows:
Publication Office at T. r. Raymond s
Printing House, Gothic Block, Illinois
street.
January 10th, 1856, he formed part
nership With l. S. Hyatt, and introduced
him as follows:
PARTNERSHIP NOTICE,
From and after this date the Rock Island Aduer
ttser will be owned and edited by o, P. Wharton
andI S. Hyatt in joint partnership under the
style of Wharton s. Hyatt Experience has de-
moH strated the impossibility of one individual
properly conducting Il daily and weekly newspaper
in this locality, with the circulation of the AdGer
tiser, and this arrangement is made with a surety
that the paper will be vastly improved and bene-
fitted by it.
Mr.. Hyatt is able and experienced writer
having formerly had charge of various newspapers
in the state of New York and recently is perhaps
better known 10 our citizens editor of the Henri
County Dial a neighborng heer, which gained
considerable reputation during his connection with
1t. His well known modesty "a scarce article,
confessedly, with editors generality lmpels tC
make these statements, for proper understanding
ship, and the patrons, Feaders and borrowers Of
It's paper, will have "mony canty day thegther'
Ps. Mr. H will make his debut in tomorrow.
paper.
There is nothing in Hyatt's salutatory
worthy of note and the files of the paper
give no evidence of the superior ability
claimed for him. On the End CT May
} following, the partnership was dissolved
Hyatt assigning pressing demands Of
other business" as q reason. Wharton
r took no notice Of the dissolution 10 any
way, except to publish Hyatt's card anG
take his name out of the paper Where
he went to | cannot learn.
The paper was continued by Wharton
alone, until the 10Th Of August, following
when I. R. Raymond became sole propri
etor, the file of that date containing the
announcement, also at the editorial head
20, ?. Wharton editor, T. R. Ray
mond associate editor.
On the 1st of December, following,
Wharton's name disappears entirely, and
! Raymond introduces DR.. S. A. Paddock at
= partner, but says, Mr. Wharton Will
! remain connected with the Adcertiser al
one of the editors" The firm was Ray
D mond and Paddock
DR.. Paddock was born at Hudson, n. 7.
t in 1923, graduated at Columbia College il
1874, aud was two years resident surgeon
of New York Hospital In 1916 he was
o a practicing physician at Princeton, Iii
e nois. In l847 he was appointed assistan
G surgeon in the U. S. n, but declined tn
g place. In 1850 he established a newspa
n per at Princeton called 1.-THE Yeoman 0
5 tie Prairie which he edited for som
a years and then disposed OF the establish
G ment. In 1855 he was connecte
d with the Ottawa Republican,. In Novem
, formed a partnership with T. r, Raymond
n 10 the advertiser. The paper was, how
d ever, in falling circumstances, and
n withdrew in less than year, and retuune
e to his practice at Princeton. He was
n talented, genial, whole-souled man an
}. much liked by all who knew him.
oI He was among the first to offer his sci
vices in the late war, and early 10 1856
n took company to Chicago, for the ct
e Illinois cavalry. He was made Lieut.
!, Col. of the regiment, bu: on his way t
n the front was taken sick and died at tn
a ST. Nicholas Hotel in Bloomington, age
q 80 years.
10 | have files of the Advertiser only fror
- March 1852 to January 1857, and there
r L L 4 IL
4 the closing days of the paper, but it COZ
" tinued to be published in Raymond
n office until sometime in the spring {
1858, when it died, and the Wings, o
# Republicans, as they were then called
4 were again left without any paper in town