Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-01-05
The Journal in New Hands.


With the next issue The Audu-
bon County Journal passes into the
hands OF MIR. G. A. Marlin, of Audi
bon, who has purchased the plant
and will have entire charge of it
after January Sth. This is the first
change that has been made since
the paper first started. thirteen
years ago last September, and it is
not without regret that we make the
change, bnt the business is too
large and the responsibility too
great for our strength. It needs
our undivided attention and per-
sonal supervision and that, on
account of our family, we cannot
give.
Mr.. Marlin has had considerable
experience in newspaper work and
we believe him to be the right man
i'll the right place. We un derstand
that he intends to carry on the
paper under the same name and on
about the same plan as it has been
and we hope that he may meet with
success and that the Journal may
continue to prosper in the future,
as in the past.
In retiring, we wish to thank our
many friends for their liberal pat
ronage and especially for their
generous encouragement and sup
port during the past six months,
which have necessarily been very
hard ones for us.
To those who have labored so
faithfully with us in the office
smiling with us in clear weather
and keeping a discreet silence dur
ing the squalls that would occa-
sionally arise-we would SAY that
their efforts have not been unap-
preciated and our best wishes are
theirs for the future. Long life
and prosperity to the Audubon
County Journal under it's new man
agement ALICE c.. GUERNSEY.
Pursuant to an established GUS
tom. which we do not care to
ignore. we introduce ourselves to
the readers and patrons of The
Audubon County Journal as the
successor of Mrs. Alice c. Guernsey,
wife ofthe late George w. Guernsey,
deceased. who was the founder and
builder OF this paper. 1t is with a
manly feeling of citation and ANNA
ton that we grasp the pen to tell to
the people of Audubon county, and
the many readers of The Journal,
that VIC realize, to some extent, what
it means to assume the duties and
cares and responsibilities of credit
ably editing a paper worthy of the
esteem, respect and confidence of
it's readers, but such is our inten-
ton and purpose. There is no refor-
nation that we care or intend to
espouse. We will conduct an indie
pendent paper, devoted to no clique
or clan, or organization, but to the
growth and development and bu-
siness interest and the general well
fare OF Audubon county. We are
in favor of marching onward and
upward to the best that is before
us. We will seek to promote and
advance the prosperity and happi-
ness of all. In all our efforts we
ask your cooperation and your
liberal support. We will use every
means at our command to give all
the news that is profitableand inter-
esting to men in the various aven-
ues of life.
We hope and trust that you will
accord to us the same unlimited
patronage that has been enjoyed
by The Journal in the past and that
the many friends and readers of the
paper will assist us III keeping it
up to its present high standard.
Feeling that most of the readers
and patrons of the paper are per-
sonally acquainted with us, and
that our residence in the county
from childhood's dreams to man
hoods realities has been such that
you know that we will put our
heart and soul into this business
enterprise; hoping, by so doing. to
reap the reward of public conf
dence and business patronage due
us in the future years we hope to
be associated with you; we now
place our business interest contid-
ingly before the general public,
wishing you the same success that
we hope for ourselves.
c. A. MARLIN.