The Holt County sentinel., 1900-12-21
Craig's Newspaper Ventures

chase OF the Craig Courier newspaper
plant, by Mr.. Edward Kenni,h, of the
Maitland Herald, who will add it 10
that of the Maitland Head plant. In
this connection little history of the
newspaper ventures in Craig would
not be out of place just at this time:
The first newspaper undertaking in
Craig. was the establishing of the Craig
Democrat, by Harry 4. Buell., IN r. bru-
ary, 1872. la its issue of March 2s, it
announced the death of DIR. Simeon
Parrish, at his home in Sharp's Grove.
1t wanted Tom Collins nominated for
circuit judge. 1t was a six column folio
printed in primer type, and was spi-
cy Democratic sheet IN every particu-
lar. Among its advertising patrons
were: VIM. o. Shelton, saloon: III S.
Hogue, boot and shos maker: James
Odell, hardware and tinware: j. L.
Sheppard, d -ugs; Myers IL Greer, gro
GERS and saloon; X. W. Frame, gene raj
merchandise;Dr,B b. Meek, j Il. Sheppard,
j. L.Johnstun, physicians: J. W. Stokes,
lawyer. The Brown House was Iun by
Ellis Brown, and j. H. Pierce WAS run
ming iewelry stort.
The Democrat was short liytd. 1t
ceased publication in April the same
year.
The second paper established in our
ster city, was Tie Enterprise, which
was published by C. III. Clark, and
made it's appearance early in 1877. Clark
contioued at the helm until October,
1873, when he disposed of the plant 10
III. S. Hogue, who continued tho publ
cation until July. 1879, when he removed
the plant to Western Kansas. Mr..
Hogue is now at Highland, Kansas,
where he published The Vidette for sew
eral years.
Toe Craig Gazet-e was established by
q. H. Bryant, in December, 1879, who
continued until June, 1881, when he
moved the plant TO Nebraska. Bryant
was from Corning, and was associated
with Windy" Dodds in publishing the
Corning Herald.
In 1882, The Craig Meteor was estab-
lished by VanPelt & Blake, who We're
then conducting The Atchison County
Mail, moving part of The Mail mate
rial to Craig, where Mr.. VanPelt con-
Quoted The Meteor. The press upon
which The Meteor was printed, was the
old style "Wasbington," and at one time
was owned by Dr. Talbot, of Maryville,
who was murdered, and who during his
life time published Greenback sheet on
the press at Maryville. In 1888, Van
Pelt became the sole owner of The Me-
teor and continued its publication until
April,l 1884, when he disposed Of the
plant to Elder Maupin and his son Will.
Will had Learned the cases" on The
SENTINEL, and was born newspaper
man, who today is the associate editor
of the Omaha World Herald, and has
won top place in western journalism.
Maupin & Son continued with The Me-
teor for eight months, when they sold to
George L. Burkhalter, a son -in-law.
Burkhalter continued the paper until
the fall OF 1886, when he moved the
plant to Rulo, Nebraska. Burkhalter is
now with the Milwaukee railroad COM
pany, at Perry, Iowa, while the Elder is
in charge of the Oregon Christian |!
church.
In the fall of 1885, VanPelt establish
ed The Craig Leader, and he continued
it until January, 1887, when he sold to
c. N. Dobyns. who is still at the helm,
and from that time up to the fall of 1896, |
Craig had but the one newspaper, and it
was the only strictly Jeffersonian Dem
ocratic paper in the county.
In October, 1895, Ell. S Hayes, who |
had disposed of The Democrat at Ore
gon, located at Craig, and established
The Craig Courier, an uncompromising |
16-to-1 Bryan sheet. The Leader, tho |
Democratic, could not endorse Bryan |
ism, and from that time to the present, |
Craig has had two papers. Hayes con-
tinued The Courier until September,
1897, when it too was compelled to climb
the golden stairway and was only anoth-
er illustration of "the survival of the
fittest," having continued for eleven
months.
October Sd, 1897, Volume /, No. l of
The Democra. Courier made its appear
ance under the management of John NJ
Hasness, who had been identified with
the newspaper business in Oregon and
Mound City. The Democrat Courier,
we believe, was q stock concern. and W as
Popocratic- 16-to-1 publication, and
was the latest newspaper venture in our
sister city. Mr.. Hasness died in Janu-
ary, 1900, and in few weeks following
bis death, the directory called Mr.Shafe
Kaufman, a good printer from Nebra5-
ka, to the management of the paper. |
The hyphenated title was abolished by
Mr.. X. during the summer of the present |
year, and gave the publication the title
o. The Craig Courier. Under this name |
It continued until last week, December |
IA, 1900, when it ceased publication, the
material being almost new and first |
class selection, it was purchased 10y Mr.. !
Kennish and moved TO Maitland, where
it becomes part of The Herald plant.
With this addition, The Herald will
have one Of the best newspaper plants
in the county. The SENTINEL extends
its congratulations to Brother Kennish. |
The Craig Leader still lives.
Christmas.
There is no anniversary on the calen
dar lich is so universally welcomed, |