Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-05
A NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
The Davenport Times Purchased by c. ID.
Reimers, Formerly of This City.

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Reimers, Formerly of This City.
The Davenport Times, the indie
pendent republican evening paper,
has been sold by the founders and
publishers, the Messrs. Brady, to G.
ID. Reimers, late managing editor of
the Ottumwa Courier, and who be-
comes publisher and editor of the
Times. E. B. Brady, upon whom has
devolved the direction of the Times.
goes to New York to identify himself
with his brother and business asso-
ciate, .. w. Brady, in the publica-
ton of McClure's magazine. This
periodical in which the elder Brady
has had an interest ever since its es-
ia blishment, has formed an alliance
with Harper and Brothers, and hence
forth will have a more prosperous and
alIuring field than ever before in it's
career, and the many friends in the
three cities in regretting the depart
uIe of Mr. Brady from his newspaper
labors here, will be gratified to know
of his prospects. Mr. Brady has
proven one of the brightest and most
progressive of newspaper publishers
in the three cities, and is one of the
luOst intIl
The new proprietor of the Times is
native of Rock Island, being son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Reimers, and
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. A.
Denkmann. No higher estimate of
his worth could he given than is
found in the words of his late en-
ployes on the Ottumwa Courier, with
which publication he has held a respon-
sible position. Here's what the Courier
says editorially: &C. ID. Reimers, for
the past year and half managing
editor of the Courier, has rendered his
resignation, and will move to Daven-
port, Iowa. Mr.. Reimers has effected
the purchase of the entire capital
stock of the Davenport Times COM
pany, and will at once assume the ac-
tive control of the paper as manager
and editor-in-chief. The Times is an
afternoon independent republican
newspaper. 1t was founded some Is
years ago by A. 3. Brady, now gen.
eral manager of the Mcclure maya
zine in New York. but who has re-
tanned a controlling interest in the
Davenport paper until disposing of
the same to MI. Reimers, as above
noted. While deeply regretting to
lose so valuable Il man, the Courier
extends its congratulations to the
people of Davenport, and to the re-
publicans of the Second congressional
district. We know Mr.. Reimers. We
know him to be n young man of the
highest personal worth and of splen-
did abilities. he began his newspaper
career on the Centerville Citizen sew
cral years ago and has demonstrated
his ability to do things in the school
of actual experience. He is an indie
fatigable worker and possesses to an
eminent degree that quality, so essen
tial to newspaper success, known as
the nose for news. Mr. Reimers
will have in his new enterprise ample
capital and will at once introduce into
the management of the Times the
most progressive and approved news
paper methods. He will give to Dav-
export and the Second congressional
district a strictly tirst-class, up-to-
date and successful newspaper.
''E. Z. Adler, for the past two years
city editor of the Courier, will succeed
Mr.. Reimers as managing editor of
this paper. AS Il news man, Mr..
Adler has no superior. He has made
Il record such as has seldom been
equallcd, and has demonstrated an
ability and worth which render him
eminently deservingof advancement"