The Dawson journal., 1886-05-06
JOURNALISTIC "REMINISCENCES.


would complete the 2Ist volume
of this paper. We do not know the
trick of voluming n newspaper,
but the ia cts make the Journal
only little over twenty years old.
The first number of the DAw-
son WEEKLY JOURNAL was issued
by the firm of f. & j. E. Chris
tian on Friday, the End of Zebra
ary, 1866. The paper was issued
every Friday from that time till
December 10Th, 1867, when Thurs
day was adopted rs the day of is
sue, and it has been published on
that day from that time to the
present. On August Both, 1867,
Mr.. j. Z. Christian retired from
the partnership. His senior con-
tinued to own and edit the paper
till January 10th, 1868, when it
was sold to Messrs. j. L. d. Per-
ryman & NJ. Is. Meriwether. Mr..
Meriwether does not seem to have
been fascinated with journalism,
as we find he retired on April
30th-only three months after he
became connected with the paper
being succeeded by Mr.. John
r. Christian. The year 1868 was
an eventful one IN the history of
the sheet. After 8 months expe-
rience Mr.. Christian sold his in
terest to Mr.. NJ. Tucker. About
two months later the firm Of Per-
ryman & Tucker gave way to
Tucker & Bro. In less than a
month it passed into the hands OF
Christian, Boyl & Co., with Robt
G. Ozier as editor; three months
later to Messrs. J. r. & T. r.
Christian. In less than a month
it again changed ownership, pass
ing to Messrs. S. r. Weston & J.
r. Christian, on February 25th,
1869. In June of that year Capt
s. r. Weston became sole owner
and managed to pilot the barque
for seven years, being assisted for
the greater portion of the time by
Mr.. w. F. Combs, and for several
months first by Col. J. G..
Parks and later by Mr.. j.
d. Weston. On April 9th, 1876,
Messrs. j. D. Hoyl & Co. came
into possession of it. Mr.. J. d.
Hoyl acted as editor and Mr.. Ur-
ban L. Weston as local editor as
long as this company owned the
paper. On January 9th, 1881, we
see on the masthead the names
of Parks, Weston & Pickett, edi-
tors and proprietors. In Septem-
ber OF that year Messrs U. L.
Weston & George W. Chevos
formed copartnership, and ran
the paper until December Goth
1888, when Mr.. George W. Cheves
became sole owner. How his con.
nection with the paper ended we
all are too sadly informed. Dur.
ing Prof. Cheves' ownership, the
present editor, Mr.. E. l.. Rainey
became connected with the paper
In 1885 it was bought by Messrs
Th ornton & Stevens, and held un
til December 1st, when the pres
ent owner, Mr.. S. t. Jordan, en-
tered into its interest. Thus We
have called up the images of the
many proprietors and editors ot
our county paper. Doubtless the
mention Of their names will bring
pleasant and amusing, as well as
sad and regretful memories, as oul
readers glance over the names ol
their old friends. 1t would be
more profitable TO enter more mi
nutely into the facts which they
recorded, but space and patience
will not allow. These details
would trace the history of oul
fair city; it would tell of ven
lures, enterprises, bright pros
poets, successes, and, true to ma
ture, would indicate disappoint
ments, failures and despair. l
would speak of ambitious bern
gratifed or destroyed. 1t woult
sound again in the ears of sons
of our now gray-haired and set
tied fathers and mothers th
sweet tones Of marriage bells
but it would also bring the tea
again to the cheek of bereav
ed ones. Twenty years from now