The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-08-17
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on December 81, 1896, chas. VI.
and Phil Hoffman, became the own.
ers OF the Herald property. Both
gentleman had served an apprentice
snip IN tho various lines Of tho
work In the once. Their manage.
ment has been vigorous. Every want
OF the times has been met. II has
been conservative without being mar
row, outspoken In principle, but
never radical.
On January ], 1905, the oskaloosa
Herald company was organized ana
incorporated and Chas. s. walling
and Miss Maggie Hoffman, became
stockholders. The company is or
ganized as follows: Chas. v. Hofr-
mann, President; Phil Hoffman,,
Editor; Chas. =. Walling, Manager;
Maggie Hoffman,, sec"etary.Treas.
urer.
Through the agency OF the Herald
OBkaloosa has become news CEN
ter. From the old washington hand
press, with capacity or 120 copies
an hour, the paper !s now reeled of
from new Babcock Dispatch press
at the rate OF 1000 per hour.
The Herald was started as Wing
paper but has been republican in doc
trine since the organization OF that
party.
In 1850 the Herald's entire outfit
cost 5000. In 1860 1t sold for $4,000;
in 1874 for $4,000 and in 1881 for
$4,000. Since then 1t has steadily
increased in value in ratio equal TO
that OF the past.
More than a score OF newspapers
Of different faith and doctrine have
been launched in osKalooga since the
establishment Of the FIRST Office in 1850.
We are told that the Herald has never
missed but two Issues since its first
publication. This was caused by high
water during the first year OF its life.
The oskaloosa Times was fl.st pub
iIshed In 1854, by Cameron & Inger-
soil, then by Il. X. Harbour and David
Comes. Later 1t fell into the hands
OF A. A. Wheeiock, whose drastic edi.
torials 80 offended the soldiers IN the
field from this county that An 1864,
when at home on furlough they raided
the once and partly destroyed It's
contents, which ended Its publication.
VIM. Leighton showed US copy OF
the last Bsue Of Wheelocks paper.
Shortly after the suppression OF the
Times, Ira g. Mitchell established a
paper called the Waterman, which
had a short life. In 1866 p. G. WEIGH
began the publication OF the Demo
atCongeryator. Later II was chang.
ed 10 the Iowa Reform Leader. About
1874 The oskaloosar STANDARD came
into existence and waB conducted ny
Nelson ID. Porter for some ten years.
I. II. Eckart started the oskaloosa
Messenger, which was published for
six years. In 1884 the Messenger ana
Standard consolidated and founded
the OskaIoosa Labor Union. Out OF
this came revival or the Oskaloosa
Times, a straight democratic paper,
edited by James r. Sewer until his
death in 1896. In that year the daily
and weekly News, which had been In
existence about a year, consolidated
with the Times, under the manage
ment OF q. Is. McFall. For time the
paper progpered. Later J.. J. Ander.
son had charge. Some mishaps in
the management caused the paper to
suspend March q, 1897, aud the plant
was sold 10 satisfy mortgage held
by Mrs. Zoa Sewers, widow OF James
Sewers, the former editor, who had
given his young life 70
keep the paper moving. June ,,
1898, Richard Burke revived the
Times ard continued its publication
as weekly, Mrs. Burke uniting with
her husband In the editorial WORK.
They are cultured people and gave
their readers a paper OF high merit.
The oskaloosa Daily and Weekly
Journel was started In June, 1892. IL
was at first edited by George a..
and was really the sue
cessor TO the Farmer and Miner. AZ
the close Of LAe first year Mr.. Blanch-
ard severed mis- connection with the
paper and It was edited for a time
By Miss Anna Delashmntt, who hao
been the local editor. a year later
Fred and Harry DAVIS and AT. WooS.
ter became interested in the paper
and IT was published under the nrm
name OF wooster.DavB Publishing Co
In 1857 L. j. Anderson became asso.
ciated with the ownership and the
nrm became Wooster & Anderson UNI
IN 1902, when the plant was purchaS-
Cd by c. r. Lemley and Richard
Burke and consolidated with
rhe Times. The paper was then Is
sued as a daily and weekly, under the
name OF The TimeEJournaI. until
Dec. /, 1904, when II was purchased
BY G. A. Dickens. On Jan. !, 1905,
Inc daily came out as a morning pa
DER, called Tba Morning Telegram.
Il gave a complete report OF the asso-
ciated press dispatches and was pub
Iisl1ed AZ a heavy cont OF labor ana