The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11

its publication with increasing prosperity
until the spring of 1884, when it passed
into other hands. During this time H.
b. Drake was running job office on the
north side Of the square, which, in the
spring of 1893 he sold to G. w. Shock
ley and S. B. Kinsey. two young men
who came here from Ohio. The part
nership between Shockley & Kinsey
continued until April I, 1884, when T.
NJ. Shockley purchased the interest of
Mr.. Nnsey, and the firm name of
Shockley Brothers was adopted In
May, 1884, J. w. Johnson, who had
been superintendent of Mahaska county
and otherwise honored by his fellow
citizens, purchased the Telephone from
Mr.. Jarnagn, and formed partnership
with Shockley Brothers, under the firm
name of Johnson & Shockley Brothers,
by whom the paper was published with
growing patronage until July I, 1894.
At this time Mr. Johnson sold his inter
est, and Mr. l. w. Cook succeeded him
as partner, the firm name being chang
ed to Shockley Brothers & Cook. The
history OF the paper since that time is
known to all. 1t is today representa-
tive weekly paper and the office is
equipped with modern machinery
throughout In addition to the regular
newspaper, the Iowa Sunday School
Helper, the Christian Endeavor News
and other monthly publications are is
sued from the Globe Office.
Next in point of age is the Oskaloosa
Times, which was born July 10, 1885
The plant was new and complete
throughout and was purchased by joint
stock company composed Of MahaSka
county democrats, who were opposed to
the PRINCIPLES advocated by the old
Standard NJ. g. Carlton was its first
editor, and w T. Smith business man
ager. At the end of the first year Mr..
! Carlton was succeeded as editor by O..
H. P. Grove On December ~ 1886,
in the destruction of the opera house
block by fire, the entire plant of the
| Times went up in smoke. AS soon as
possible after the fire a meeting of the
| stockholders was held and it was decid-
| ed to renew the publication of the paper
as soon as the building could be re-
erected Mr.. Z. H. Gibbs, the owner
of the building, who returned from Chi
cago the day after the fire at once put
| a large force o. men to work. and IN So
days had the rooms ready for occupancy
and the Times again made its appear
ance. Some of the stockholders feeling
themselves unable 10 replace the amount
lost, sold TO James T. Sewers, who I'M
til his death owned a controlling interest
in the paper. Mr.. Groves continued
with the paper for while, but Mr.
Sewers soon became editor and he had
associated with him his sister, Miss Eva
Sewers, one Of the brightest women Os-
kaloosa produced, and who afterwards
became one Of the National Secretar, eS
of the Y. W. c. A. In 1888 Mr.. E. X
Hines purchased the interests OF the
other stockholders, and became partner
with Mr.. Sewers. and was also known
as the business manager of the paper
In 1902 Mr.. Sewers bought out his
partner and continued as sole owner and
proprietor until his untimcly death in
NAV, 1906 From that time until it was
| consolidated with the OSkalooSa News
in September, 1906, it was conducted by
the wife OF the deceased, Mrs Zoa Will
liams Sewers After the consolidation
the history has been given elsewhere II
this article. until il was temporarily sus'
pended March u, 1897. About sly
weeks interviewed when the plant was
bought and the paper revived June 1
1908, by Richard Burke, who came here
from What Cheer, where he had beer
the successful editor and proprietor o
the Reporter. Since Mr.. Burke tool
hold Of the enterprise the paper has pu
on new life, and is as able a newspapers
| ay4,r
kaloosa. Mr.. Burke is also fortunate II
having a good helpmate, the article
coming from Mrs, Burke's pen being
polished and pointed.
The Oskaloosa Daily and Week.;
Journal is the latest newspaper to seeI
and maintain the patronage of Oskaloos
people. 1t was originally weekly pa
Der known as the Farmer and Miner
and was first edited by George h
Blanchard. 1t was started in June, 1885,
by stock company of local popuist
under the firm name of the Farmer an
Miner Publishing company. In june
1903, Mr.. Blanchard severed his con
nection with the paper, and from tina
time until the following December tn
paper was conducted by Miss Anna De
iashmutt, who had been local editor. L
December, 1894, Messrs. Fred and Har
nv Davis became interested in the paper
and were the editors and managers u
until the Wooster Davis Publishrn
; company was formed in April, I89.
The new member of the firm was A
Wooster, who came here from De
Moines, where he had been conneote
with the Farmers Tribune. In January
1907, the Wooster-Davis Pubhshin
company was dissolved and L. ]. Ar
derson, of Marshalltown, became assc
ciated in the ownership of the papt
under the firm name of Wooster & Ar
derson. The name of the paper at thu
time was changed to the Sound None
Journal, though it continued free 81
: yer publication. Shortly afterward II
: handle to the name was dropped, an
the paper has since been known as Il
Oskaloosa Journal. September, 1870
1 Mr.. Wooster purchased his partners il
. terest, and has been sole proprietor.
$ the spring Of 1897, shortly after Il
. suspension of the Daily Times, 4
Journal commenced the issuance of
5 daily edition, which has since bes
! maintained. The Journal still mai