Telegram-herald., 1886-07-21
The Times Dies Under the
Weight OF Boiler Plate.
NATHAN CHUaC9S PET AND PdDt.
After Seventeen Years 10 Ceases : O.
daf-The Syndicate Ills Uis-
patches Cut on y he " Teie-
gram-fteraid" 10 be Fur-
nlsh q 10 Times
Subscri bers.

a NttlLc ll reference tn Claims. riEIrl "a
Ihan Church Mt Church is in San Fran
cisco broken down ia besl,h, aud it Is no
longer secret Ihai he sill never return 90
journalism lis brother. Clifton Church
has been in change ui toe office for several
months. buJ declines 90 say who
viii continue the publication of the
paper A. no new faces have APP
peared about the Office, aud the old firce
has been told 20 be- 0n hand for work a.
usual, the supposilion Is THAI l.. e. Mason.
of Musk esOn. viii be The power behind the
temporary management. Mason has a
claim on the paper, and Is ln position 10
direct H. It Is rumored that II will be
stocked aud cOnduc e I as n Democratic pa
per, backed bv Mason Weston and Dickin-
SON Mr. Dickinson Nas in the city Satur-
day night and succeeded ia keeping his
presence from the reporters. IL Is known
that the trumyiraie held a consultation.
Weston Is Out of town and Is thought TO
have gone after news service.
The above dispatch appeared in the De
troit Ese1,ing Neus last night. The Grand
Rapids Dady Tines, after an existence Of
seventeen years. is dead With its Issue of
this morning it will announce its own de-
mise Had this journal the space today il
could devote the whole of this page to a
history. unique, amusing and undoubtedly
as interesting 10 newspaper men, if not to
the general public, as any that may be
found in the annals of jou rnalism.
The Grand Rapids Daily Times was
founded in the Spring of 1879 by
Clark c. Sexton, who recently died
in this city. tie was assisted by Stern
Wheel r. an old time journalist, who died
several years ago in Wisconsin After pass
ing through several partnerships and pro-
prOprietOrships and withal precarlouS ex-
istence the paper passed into the hands of
farbOx, Henderson & Gage This firm was
composed of Myron w. Tarbox, a bright
and able eastern journals, now the COM
Portable proprietor of The Jackson Mich
Saturday Er1tng STIR, which paper
nas made him neat little fortune,
Don -. Henderson, formerly associated
With Horace Greeley In the editOrshlp Of
the New York Tribune and George W. Gage.
city editor of the Grand Rapids DemocrN
IN It's pamiest days This firm after a
monkey and parrot time dissolved and the
Times became the property OF Tarbox q
Halrs. who finally sold it TO Nathan
Church. Mr.. Church was native of Bos-
ton aud came from a wealthy and highly
cultured family. He had been engaged in
the dry goods business on an eX
tensiye scale IN Chicago, and afterwards
located in the same business at Grand
Haven The drv goods trade was not
suited TO Nathan Church, whose tastes aud
training had led him u lean rather toward
literary than commercial pursuits. More
TO crafty his personal desires than anything
else he engaged in the publication of the
'Oui-r at Spring Lake. firing of weekly
inurpa Ifs,,, ono rpnrniur in rho aa rlx Snriur
e loaded his office into bpat that piled
between this city and the lake, and assumed
tre editOrship of the Grand Rapids DtiV
Tins Mr. Church had a wonderful com
mand of English aud with practice his
pen became "a graceful as the movements
IF its Dsaster He had been an extensive
traveller, was a brilliant cOnversatiOnalist
and altogether a most agreeable and enter
tanning gentleman. He made The Times
Al independent paper and his caus &c utter
tnces attracted attention throughout the
state. some six or sever years ago
iOuvenier RathOun. wealthy and we'll
SHOWN farmer of Grand Rapids township
became financially interested with Mr.
'hurch and for a time The Times doomed
tnd Nat" went 10 Europe.
Louis Gale was al that time rep
reseuling Mr. Rsthbun's interests. Upon
Mr. Church's return be devoted himself To
the paper and its circulation aud influence
increased until it lead all the Valley CITY
newspapers This was five years ago Mr.
'hurch. who delighted IN the good things
If this world. began 10 fail in health and
the paper for the past four years. although
occasionally giving evidences of life aud
Enterprise has gone steadily down ward
wear ago this month Mr.. Church went East
aud left the paper in chsrge of
Fred s. Clark, who gave il some
IF its Old-ume life in
ouiness way Upon his return late last
autumn. an occasional bright line from
Nats" sometime trenchant pen enlivened
It's editorial columns but his health broke
Town completely. and those of his immedi-
ATE friends who Dade him goodbye six
months ago knew we'll that Grand Rapids
would see the brilliant bon riygnf no more
The paper. which bad been his pet tot
tered into the ghastly gloom of The bootiess
boiler plate.
Clifton Church. his younger brother.
whO. by The way, has made many warm
friends dlr.ng has s'aY in this CITY. was left
to manage the affairs of the poor little
sheet Although 10 vas repeatedly an
IHunced that Nathan Church who has for
some months been in san Francisco. would
return lo tnls Clty. those who Vere "iu the
know we're satisfied that he would n0i be-
seen ia Grand Rapids sgain The truth is
thar Nathan Church Is shattered b1th in
mind and body. and 10 is very doubtful if
he ever recovers No one more
sincerely regrets his condition than the
t.er-onal friend Vho writes this article
Vest. riav morning The fnt' announced
thar a npW management hal control of the
paper and that al bills would be- settled end
all accounts paid fo Nathan Church Wuh
that announcement Clifton and Nathan
Chur-h and che Church family retired from
Ilf Ias.s
Here neginnefh Ar amusing chapter in
ronner inn with tna iamf-e IF Tie T.aes
Within fhe pasi week or ten dave several
propositions wee made fo fne TFf-
ssRtv HFRstD o. purchase THE Fa
per Hon T.. e. Na.0n an enii
nenflv prominent Democrat che pres
snt Mayor ~ Muskegon. warm and
loyal friend of Nafaau Chgrcas has been
far several years unaac sails interested in
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ao0 Aifer several r1r-i fsfiens uifh
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