The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-21

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issGes. ard = large and good sT~eksrs
shee* il MAS. too. The wrss<r ssxss.
cE the psacs and rarer as ne Sa~ thea
or tfse sSscaS1on III trip su the losel
>osirS. He soafii enly cazcin.ie thxi
/ the object 90 the Publisher xas IL
loom city IN embryo. Nhich afreasI
existed on paper.
sSeHnNsxH caExvs.
Several iearnals have from time "a
time been Fahaishea in Sfaohonish. n
least tue 81 which deserve mention
The EsrSs of sheSe xsx shs SneAomish
Sss. Published bv Esarissge Morse CT.
! teen or sixteen wears aro. IL lived
s1-asf 5 twelyesaeush. when. fron,
lack OF patronage. il Was conaf~liesi 20
suspend. Vet content wirh this fiySs
effort, Mr.. Morse YEAR or tso later
undertook the publication oi =
monthly. enc or two numbers es
which completely hsnkrupsei him.
Since then this gentleman has con-
bred himself 20 writing what he snows
shout the glacial period.
Anont ten years ago yaunG man
named Packard started there the >no-
hoxaish Ess. which quickly grew IN
pablo favor and soon became an
established facs. liz was spsightly and
newsy and paid lis way from tie out
SET. asfurGlng its enfefpfising proprsf~
tor something mere that hsing. The
TACT OF its bel x quite frequently
/ quoted ahvoad Is evidence that the fssr
u not unknown heyona the borders
of the town and eoanty in which IL -
Published.
SPOKANE COUNTY.
At the date Of the LATE disastrous
Gre at Spokane Falls. PERHAPS no city
IN the territory was represented by 40
many publications. AZ the close al
last year there were no less than two
daily and eiEht weekly papers pub
liSbesi ia that city. 20 say nothing Of
occasional prints toe lives of which
we're too short 10 become generally
known. The list comrrisea.
The HsFsstag Rssssw. daily ard weekly.
FIRST pahsisaed by Frank NJ D4slafa.
w.4o. after getting il ca a good footing,
soin 10 the Review Publishing Go.
TIE title psge OF the daily shows il 10
be bow near the close OF the iessth
volume I'm influence T. is conceded
To ne the leading Journal east of the
mountains. In April. ISIS. the Ksrsezs
was SOLD 10 stock company aud
passed under the editorial aud b<,si-
ness management and control OF
Colonel Patrick III. Winston. of Spo-
kane Falls. In October of the same
year all the stock Was sold "a Messrs.
Pfstock 4 scott. al the Portland tsrcs-
ada. Who now own the Errsess Dur
ing his half Year : contrei of the paper
Colonel Winston earned an envianie
reputation a. 4 forcihie and tsolisbed
writer.
The Sysokaas CAraaieie, an evening
paper. issued daily and weekly. Is
published by w. II. Knight and edited
hy J.. +. Carrere. Like its morning
contemporary il is an able exponent
ui the interests and claims Of Spokane
and vicinity.
The SoffAGs9 TrsbAas. weekly de-
voted 10 agriculture and the interests
of farmers east al tine mountains.
The SSaokaa< toBtsaerclaf Advertiser, a
weekly devoted 10 the commercial.
professional and real estate interests
Of Spokane Fails.
The .sesrs. a weekly horticultural
parer.
The Glsb<. weekly Democratic
organ and general newspaper
The Sssssfog Herald. published by
keeler & Kemp. devoted especially 10
mining. with personal and miscellany
on the side. IL first appeared in July
last.
/ The Heeklv UeleoEa>. q society, aEfi-
cultural, sporting and literary journal,
published by Goodyear 4 Hoaghton.
and first issued in November last.
And last, though not least IN APP
peayance. The Fvoatser. q handsomely
printed monthly OF twelve pages,
edited by Fillmore Tanner and pub
iisbed by the Young Mems Christian
I Association Of Spokane Falls.
I The Cheney Srsssssei. a large weekly
published by Fred Puhier. Is the OIL
cial paper OF the city of Cheney. 1t
1 has lsisf completed its eighth volume.
and looks healthy enough 10 hive
through eight more
1 The Rasch Grass Rsaim l. an eight
rage journal, published at Rockford
! by w. &. Clark. who is editor and
/ proprietor. IL contains large amount
If reading matter, and is not dear ~
1 81 per annum. Mr.. Clark combines
novel writing with his legitimate cali
| ing.
vsLf.a wALiA COUNTY.
The pioneer journal OF waiia Walls
is the Statesman. II was founded in
the fall Of is6i By MeSsrs. Rees 4
Sorthup. who continued is pubIiea.
| ton until Is6. when il was sold 20
Mr.. W. II. Newell. The latter, at the
date last mentioned. came from The
/ Dallts. on the Columbia. where be
originated and published for seyersl
years the .HouRfainesr. which It'll ex-
ISIS. He was also ore of the body Of
Z ,srIniers who started the san Fran
cisco Morning caH. and for a short
time was one Of its editors. Mr..
Newell made the lSotssmas vehicle
I for very bitter and insa'is abuse Of the
Republican party and OF every Union
tnsn Of note who took part in the re-
/ iEelIion: In other words, he Published
a cnpperhead journal OF the most viru-
! lent stamp, aud one which wsuid not
have been tolerated In California or
I New York. Mr.. Newell continued
I the publication Of the paper until his
death. which occurred In ISIS, aad
acquired for IL considerable prestige
among those in sympathy Nth his
political views. After a hr.ef sl~-
/ PENSION consequent upon his death.
Colonel r. j. Parker, the present Ell.
ftor and proprietor. assumed charge
If the pa ger. and has since continued
/ liz publication I'm a manner which re-
asets much credit upon hun. In
Aprfi isss, Colonel Parker started tie
Daily Sal<xHsca. which has proved the
I first successful daily paper psbiishesi
IN Waiia Nalla. fact due entirely 20
I his enterprise VA It's management In
? gsslitic- il T. Democratic. q has en-
soyei from the start = generous ard
profitable patronage.
Early in the spring ~ is9 thirty Of
( the leading Republicans OF Walla
Walls county. who felk the need OF an
organ ~ counterfeit the influence 81
( the ,xisfiug Democratic psper signed
joint note for s. so ufth which "a
parcba@e 4 Newspaper antfif. a coin
inittee consisting of j. ID. Coos, u. e.
Ross ard +. Il. Johnson was appointed
70 eonaUct the psl.er. and By them q
tnan ranseA Jndson was efnployec a.
editor The first Issue OF fh< fsssos
lshe name adopted for the nsx Jour.
rslt spreare8 on the 18th OF Arri,
i~2l. ] n The fsii of the safne year the
establishment was sold 80 K NJ
smith and T. L. HeriF who controlled
the pArer, with r. G.. Ross "a editor
unssl the spring Of Is76, when Y. Il.
johnson tscasne editor. Three year
later Mr.. Johnson bought the Interest
81 Mr.. Smith. and in i>-sS be- anne sole
proprietor By the paFchase 81 Mr.
{ fEersfT@ interest Until ISL The 4ssn