Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-31
CHASE STOPS .
HERALD; EYE
ON CONGRESS?
Color is Lent Belief He May Run for
Congress Because Of Closing Up
Some Of His Business
Interests.
CONTROL OF HERALD SINCE 1919
The Senator Has Been Connected
With Newspapers OF and On for
Thirty-Six Years..
CONTROL OF HERALD SINCE 1919

alton made yesterday by. Senator
Chase when questioned as to his in
tention of entering the congressional
contest in this district next June. The
senator shook his head with apparent
little interest in the subject, but in
spite Of seeming Indifference, friends
believe that once the spirit Of the coil-
test is awakened in his heart, he will
make race that will land himself IN
Washington and give Hamilton county
her. first representative in congress.
Color is lent to this belief by the
fact that Senator Chase has trimmed
his Sails" so TO speak, by closing up
some Of his business interests here.
Chief among these is the discontinue
ance of the Webster City Herald. The
senator has been identified with the
newspaper business here off and on
since the days of the Argus, thirty-six
years ago. He has had control of the
Herald since 1910 and is now the sole
owner With the resignation Of F. c.
Worsing as manager in April of this
year, Senator Chase assumed the di-
rection of the business interests Of
the concern and Mrs Effie NJ. Kantor
became city editor.
Mr.. Chase's extensive law practice
and the extra session of the legisla-
ture pending early in January, togetfi-
er with other political activities, make
lit absolutely essential that he reduce
his responsibilities At this time Of
Increasing cost Of newspaper produc-
ton, the paper was operated at a loss.
The business required his personal
attention which lie felt that he could
not give to it. Mrs. Kantor, who is q
we'll known newspaper woman of this
city, has for Me rFe5 affiliated her.
self with the Hahne Printing Com
pany as proof reader and job work so
licitor.
The publication of the Herald was
discontinued last week and while Mr..
Chase has no present plans for the
use Of the building, it is possible that
| a job Office may be opened up there
or he may later resume his newspaper
work.
h Senator Chase's newspaper activi-
ties have been many and varied. In
August, 1881, the Argus was purchas-
ed by G. B. Pray and Mr.. Chase and
year later the senator purchased his
partners interest and took the sole
management. Heis a writer of mark
ed ability In politics the Argus was
republican, but did not agree With the
other republican paper on the county
management then in vogue. The Ar
gus strove for the position of leading
republican paper, the Freeman striv-
ing to hold that position. After sew
eraI changes in ownership, the name
and good will of the paper was pur-
chased by the Freeman, and the plant
was moved to Minneapolis.
In the summer of 1891 w, A. Hutton
returned from Minneapolis with the
outfit and established The Herald
here In October Of the same year,
w. 8. Weston assumed control of the
Herald and commenced the publica-
ton of the first daily in the county.
The next year the Daily Herald was
sold to the Graphic-Herald Publishing
company and became the Graphic
Herald company. At the start, F. @.
Lee was editorial writer and w. s.
Weston local reporter. 1t continued
to publish as daily until February,
1893, when the daily was abandoned
as improbable and the Graphic-Her-
aid became weekly journal. 1t was
democratic in politics. Several
changes occurred between that time
and 1910 when Mr.. Chase purchased
an interest in the concern and the
name Graphic was dropped, the paper
since that time going under the name
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