University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-11-26
MISSOURI NEWSPAPER OWNERS
Statements as Published by Weekly Papers in
Compliance With the New
Federal Law.
Federal Law.

For the information Of Uncle Sam
and the public at large, all newspa-
pers must now make a statement OF
their ownership. This is in accord.
ance with a law passed by Congress
during the summer which requires all
newspapers to make a sworn state
ment twice each year setting forth the
names of the editor, publisher and
business manager; to state who owns
the stock and give names of stock
holders, mortgages, bondholders and
other security holders. The informa-
tion must be published in the paper
and two copies of the sworn statement
turned over to the postmaster in the
town where the paper is published
One of these copies is sent to the
Postoffice Department at Washington
and the other kept on file in the local
office. The newspapers of Missouri
made their first statement under the
new law during October.
The newspapers and periodicals
published in Missouri number 995. OF
this number, $50 are weekly papers
published in 462 different towns, of
which 113 are county seat towns:
Only one county seat, Danville in
Montgomery County, has no newspa-
per. The smallest newspaper town in
Missouri is Bellflower in Montgomery
County, which has a population of 80.
Lamar in Barton County, a town of
2316, is probably the banner daily
town in the state. 1t sup
ports two daily newspapers. The old
est weekly newspaper in Missouri is
the Paris Mercury, established at
Paris in Monroe County in 1887. The
Palymra Spectator bears the distine-
ton of being the oldest weekly news
paper continuously in one family. The
paper was founded by member of the
Sosey family in 1889.
The following is list of some Of
the more important weekly publica-
tions of Missouri with the names Of
their present editors and owners:
Albany Capital-Aso w. Butler, edi-
tor and owner.
Aurora Advertiser-W. F. Phelps
and T. E. Mcclure, editors and own
ers. r.,...-
Bellflower News-C. d. Hendershott,
publisher.
Boonville Advertiser-C ]. Walden,
editor and owner
Central Missouri Republican, Boon
ville-J. NJ. Grimes, editor and pub
Usher.
Bowling Green Times-William F.
Mayhall, editor and owner.
Brookfield Gazette-George w. Mar
tin and J. V. Martin. editors and own
ers.
Brookfield Argus = Charles W.
Green, editor and owner
Linn County Budget Harry C.
Meyers, editor. Owners: Harry C.
Meyers and Nellie E. Hannah.
Bates County Democratic. H. Bur-
CESS. editor and owner.
Bates County Record-O. d. Austin,
editor and owner.
Carrollton Republican Record -
Samuel A. Clark, editor and manager.
Owners: Samuel A. Clark, Laura A.
Clark and Samuel X. Turner.
Carrollton Democrat William r.
editor and proprietor. Mr..
Painter is the lieutenant governor
elect of Missouri.
Jasper County Democrat Eugene
B. Roach, editor and owner. Corne-
lius Roach, the present secretary of
state. was editor of the Democrat
previous to his election to Office
Centralia Fireside Guard-Edgar T.
Rodemyre and Homer B. ROdemyre.
editors and owners.
Centralia Courier. Kelle y Pool
and R. c. Pool, editors and owners.
J. X. Pool was chief clerk of the Mis-
souri, House of Representatives at the
asst General Assembly.
Chillicothe Constitution-James E.
Watkins. editor, A. Spooner, manag-
ng editor; A. r. Bowman, Business
Owners: Mrs. Emma Fife,
Park City, Utah: Arthur Watkins,
Charles d. Watkins, Ok
ahoma City, Okla, and James E. Wat
lins, ChillicOthe
Clarence Courier-H. J.. Simmons.
EDITOR and owner. Mr.. Simmons has
,een a member of the Missouri Legis-