The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-12-04
\ BRIEF HISTORY OF
THE FARMINGTON TIMES

The Pennington Times was found
ed in 1874 by Charles +. Ware ant
Isaac II. Rodehavcr. Mr.. Ware wa.
not actively engaged in its publication
but had the management of large
job printing establishment in st
Louis, Mo. He was reared in Wash.
ington county, Mo-, and was very
much Interested in Southeast Missouri
politics. Mr.. Rodchaver had charge
Of the editorial department and the
business management of the office
for several years, and was succeeded
by Mr. Richard Sylvester, who is now
Police Commissioner in Washington,
| d. {.
Mr.. Ware assumed sole proprietor
ship Of the paper after the retirement
of Mr.. Rodehavcr.
Mr.. Theo. d. Fisher took charge Of
the editorial and business manage
mcnt Of The Times for Mr.. Ware in
January, 1879. The paper was some
what down at the heels" in fact,
not paying expenses, but so much in
terested in its publication and success
was Mr.. Ware that he contributed
Of his private means to keep it GO
ing.
In two or three months, Mr.. Fisher
by his economical and dillgent man
agement, succeeded in placing it on
a scIf-sustaining basis, though it was
never paying investment for Mr..
Ware.
After Mr.. Fisher had had charge
of the paper for a couple Of years he
took it Off Of Mr. Wares hands, pur-
chasing the publication of him and
assuming the absolute ownership and
management Of it and continued the
publication thereof from then until
his retirement a year ago.
In 1902 The Pennington Times
Printing Company was organized and
Incorporated, and purchased The
Times and rival Democratic paper,
The Pennington Herald. The incor-
porators were: r. A. Swink, Thos.
H. STAN, Thco. u. Fisher. NJ. X. Smith
F. NJ. Carter, j. c. Williams, W. H.
Young, Merrill Pipkin, +. +. Swink,
?. S. Cole, James W. Doss, Geo. j.
Cole, l.. X. Peers, Robert TetIcy and
h. l. Morris, all Of Pennington, Mo.
After the corporation was perfected
and a board Of directors chosen, Mr.. I.
Thco. y. Fisher was elected editor and |.
business manager, and continued in
that capacity until November, 1913, |
when he disposed Of his stock in the
company to Mr.. Robert c. Moore. who
was then elected editor and business
manager, which position he held I'M
til August %, 1914. when he disposed |
of his interest to VI. a. Rhodes. |
Upon the completion Of this trans
action, p. f.. Rhodes was appointed
editor and business manager pro tenn
pore, until a meeting Of the board of
directors was had, on September 10.
1914, at which meeting the present
editor and business manager. 2. f.
Rhodes, was permanently elected to
these positions by the board
The Times has been an earnest and
aggressive adhcrcnt of Democratic
at every period Of its ca
'ecr; and the present management
las, and will, continue in the legiti-
nate defense of those same ardent
'ardinaI and time-tested principles,
With the Adherence and tenacity
which has so distinctly been an car
mark of this paper during the past
10 years Of its existence.
We are indebted to Mr.. Theodore
}. Fisher, now of New Orleans. La.
or the facts given above ms touching
he history Of this publication up to
November, 1913, at which time he
evercd his active connection there
nth.
We recently asked Mr.. Fisher to
rite the history of this paper from
S foundation, and the above facts
re chiefly written from his manu- |
,ript which we received November
(, 1914, and is on file in our office. S
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