The Dickinson press., 1916-01-15
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The Beach Advance: The Dickin-
son Press, the largest and best weekly
newspaper in southwestern North
Dakota, has been sold to Ernest l..
Peterson of Milton. M. L. Ayers, who
has been editor and publisher of the
Press for over a quarter of a century,
will retire from the newspaper bust
ness for no other reason than to take
things a little easier. Mr.. Peterson,
who has the reputation of being a
most capable newspaper man and a
hustler in every way, starts the new
year al editor and owner Of one of
the best weekly papers in the state.
The plant is complete in every way
and is fully equipped to handle the
large business that has been built up
by Mr.. Ayers. Several months ago
when Mr.. Ayers decided to retire
from the newspaper field there were
quite a few editors who had an. eye
out for the Press, and MI. Peterson
is to be congratulated as the man
fortunate enough to land the prize.
George Ryder, who has been foreman
in the Press office for the past nine
years, and who is acknowledged as
one of the best ad and job men in
the business, will continue in the same
position with the new proprietor.
Miss Goldie Homer, a most faithful
employee in the composing part for
the past eleven years, will also stay
with the Press:
Mott Spotlight: Ernest Peterson of
the Milton Globe, purchases the Dick
inson Press from Editor Ayers, TAX
ing possession January LIST. Peterson
is one of the live wires of the state.
A year ago he was at Mott trying to
close a deal for the Mott Pioneer
Press.
Langdon Courier Democrat: Lang
don readers Of the daily papers of
both Grand Forks and Fargo found
t~op-o-column position under a big
scare head given an item III the New |
Years day edition of those papers, |
which told Of the newspaper" deal that
Ernest L. Peterson of the Milton
Globe had closed at Dickinson, N. D.,
taking over the ownership of the
Dickinson Press. The paper changed
hands the first Of the year and we
really mean it when we say that
Editor Peterson has our wishes for
the success of his venture at Dfekin-
son. The Press is a bigger and better
paper than the Globe, which is no
small pumpkin up here in Cavalier
county, and with a journalistic heavy
weight like the popular Ernie L., it
cannot do otherwise than prosper.
Hettinger Record: The Dickinson
Press, one of the oldest newspapers in
the western part of the state and one
Of the very best weekly newspapers
in the northwest, has been sold by M.
L. Ayers to Ernest L. Peterson of
Milton, who took possession on Janu-|
airy I, 1916. Mr.. Ayers, the retiring
editor, has owned the Press for a
quarter Of a century, taking hold of
it when it had a circulation of three
hundred copies and leaving it with
probably the largest list of any
weekly newspaper on the Missouri
Slope. MI. Ayers has worked tntir-
'ingly during that time and each week
he has issued a newspaper that has
been a credit to Dickinson. He re-
tires from the newspaper business IN
order. that he may take life a little
easier: The new owner of the Press
is a good newspaper man and will
make good in his new location. The
editor of the Record takes especial
pleasure in welcoming Editor Peter
son to the Slope newspaper field on
account of the fact that he is an old
time newspaper acquaintance, he and
the writer having become acquainted
when both of us were very young in
the newspaper game and compare
lively young in the game of life as
we'll.
Bismarck Palladium: NJ. L. Ayers,
one of the best known of North Da-
kota's able and successful newspaper
men and a prominent member of the