The Mankato free press., 1904-02-12
AMONG THE OLD TIMERS.
Pease Talks Interestingly Of The Vet.
eran Editors.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Granville S. Pease writes this for The
Anoka Union:
"The question is often asked, who is
the oldest editor in the state in point
of service? It's my impression that the
honor belongs to Hon. Joseph A. Whee-
lock of The Pioneer Press, although
David Sinclair of Winona, may be. [
believe, however, that both gentlemen at
sometime dropped the editorial harness
for some office. Occasionally / have
been credited with the honor, but l know
it does not belong to me. Possibly l
can say, however, what no other news
paper man in Minnesota can say and
that is, April I'd, 1866, I became editor of
The Union, and there has never been
an issue of the paper without articles
from my pencil, and that during the
nearly thirty-eight years of editorial
work, have never held an Office, or drew
cent of public money, except once when
I was grand juror. For one I should
like to have a correct list of the six
oldest editors in the state, not in years,
but in constant service. Perhaps Irving
Todd of The Hastings Gazette might put
on his thinking cap and furnish it. Bet
ter do it, old man.
In state directory, published in 1866,
1 find that there were but thirty eight
papers published in the state as fol-
lows: Anoka Union, G. S. Pease; Al
bert Lea Standard, David Parker; Blue
Earth City Advocate, Carr Huntington;
Chaska Herald, Chas. A. Warner; Fari-
bault Republican, o. Brown; Hastings
Conserver, Irving Todd & Bro; Hastings
Independent, C. Stebbins; Henderson
Monitor, F. Belfry; Lake City Times,
John Mcbride; LIE Sueur Statesman, j..
j. Green, Mankato Record, j. c. Wise;
Mankato Union, w. B. Griswold; Monti-
cello Statesman, George Gray, Mantor-
vile Express, J. E. Bancroft, Minneapolis
Atlas, VIM. King; Minneapolis Real Es-
tate Advertiser, =; New Ulm Post,
Bagen & Naegele; Owatonna Gazette, A.
B. Cornell; Owatonna Plaindealer, L. H.
Kelly; Preston Republican, w. w. Will
Jams; Red Wing Argus, Edmund R.
Otis; Red Wing Republican, =; Roches-
ter Post, d. & c. F. Blakely; Rochester
Republican, w. H. Mitchell; st. Cloud
Democrat, w. B. Mitchell; st. Cloud
Time, Simonton & Bro; st. Paul Pho
| neer Press Printing Co.; st. Paul Press,
| j. A. Wheelock st. Paul Stats Zeit-
| ung, A. r. Kiefer; st. Paul Volksblatt,
G. H. Lienan; st. Peter Tribune, =;
| Shakopee Argus, Peck & Russell; Still
| water Messenger, A. B. Easton; Taylors
Falls Reporter, E. HI. Folsom; Wabasha
Herald, U. B. Shaver, Wilton News
James E. Child; Winona Republican, d
Sinclair; Winona Democrat, Andrew j
Read; Winnebago City; Free Homestead
o. G. & P. P. Wall.
'Out of this list, but very few are
living and more few are actively engaged
in newspaper work. Those who are still
at work are Irving Todd, ID. Sinclair, j
j. Green, j. A. Wheelock, James E. Child
and the writer. Perhaps there may be
others, but L do not recall them.
stand ready to be corrected by anyone
who knows. 1 know that there has beer
wonderful changes going on, and today
there are probably nearly seven hundred
newspapers issued in the state. Truly
the newspapers have kept up with th'
procession, and often in the lead. knew
personally many of those old editors
and much of the mighty progress made
in Minnesota can we'll be credited tt
them. They were loyal workers and nj
task was too hard for them"