The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-11-22
O IL HUkD r Ed
YEARS
OF
N O BILE CO UNITY


ARCHIE r.. MORRISON
We do not wish in any way to
fail to recognize the sacrifices
made in war by so many Noble
county people; however, as we
said in last weeks installment,
it seems necessary at this time
to turn to another phase of the
development of Noble county.
This will deal with the news
papers of our county.
According to Watkins History
of our county, the first Noble
county newspaper was published
by the Wings in July 1851, the
year in which Noble county was
formed. This paper was called
the investigator" and was
published in Olive, being owned
by Oliver P. Wharton and Rich
ard H. Taneyhill, both members
of the old Whig party. They
claimed to be independent in
politics, and devoted themselves
to the question of removing the
county seat from Sarahsville,
thus strongly antagoniznig them
selves to the residents of Sarahs-
vile. The investigator" was
well-printed six-column folio,
bearing the motto "Our prin-
ciples embody the right" The
first column of the first page
bore a picture of a pair of bal
ances, beneath which was a
legend, Justice knows not
friends" In the October 6, 1851
issue appeared an editorial, is
Noble county entitled to separate
representations" There was also
a poets corner. One example of
the use made of poetry is a re-
quest made by d. Mckee, with
the following quaint rhymes:
Here for help is my petition;
Judge ye, my friends, my con-
dition;
l owe for goods I've bought
and sold,
And now I've run quite out
of gold.
ITO those who owe / must
now say,
l need your help without
delay;
And if l get part that's due,
may not be compelled to sue.
The Investigator" denounces
the Democratic Courier" and
the Democratic county officers
unsparingly in the editorials. The
advertising rates were low, being
ST. for square of fourteen lines
or less for three insertions and
twenty-five cents for each SUBJ
sequent insertion: four to seven
lines, including subscription to
the paper for one year cost only
$4; mercantile advertisements,
not exceeding one fourth of
column, So per year. A number
of advertisements were repeated
on different pages, probably for
the purpose of filling space. In
the spring of 1852 Mr.. Taneyhill
sold his interest in the "Investi-
gator" to Dennis Gibbs, who con-
tinued its publication with Mr..
Wharton for short time. In
August, 1852, Oliver P. Wharton
and James S. Capell published
''The Peoples Organ" in Sarahs-
vile, chiefly for the purpose of
securing the removal of the
csounty seat from Sarahsville.
DR.. James F. Capell was one of
the most gifted men of Noble
county-an able and eloquent
speaker, and a brilliant and ac-
complished writer. "The Peoples
Organ" was succeeded by the
Noble County Patriot" which
was started in 1854. The life of
the latter is not definitely
known. John Stevens and Wilt
ans Marcus Cain converted it
into religious paper called the
Christian Harbibger." In 1856
Dennis S. Gibbs and A. B. Clark
with ]. c. Schofield as manager,
established the Republican" at
Sarahsville, the first political
journal of the newly-formed
party in Noble county. In a short
time the Republican" was
merged with the "Harbinger" to
form the CONSOLIDATED Republi-
can," under management of
Randall Ross and William II.