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From 1835 - 1882 |
| The RUSHVILLE JOURNAL and MILITARY TRACT ADVERTISER began publication May 16, 1835 in the hands of G. W. Davis & Company. After a few months, the newspaper was taken over by R. W. Renfroe & Company, who maintained publication until July 30, 1836. Renfroe's interest was sold to Dr. Adam Dunlap, who after a few months sold to Benjamin J. Teel, who purchased it for J. B. Fulks. The office was then closed, and reopened with the first issue of the SCHUYLER ADVOCATE. |
| The SCHUYLER ADVOCATE began publication May 27, 1837. In February, 1838, The Advocate was sold to R. A. Glenn and T. Lyle Dickey who changed the name of the newspaper to THE TEST. |
| THE TEST began publication in 1838 and continued until issue # 28. This was primarily a Whig publication. After the 28th issue, the offices were closed for three months and then the final issue published. Ownership passed to J. B. Fulks, who didn't publish another issue, but in late 1839 sold his interests to A. R. Sparks. |
| ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN began publication December 14, 1839. It was Democratic. A. R. Sparks continued publication until April 9, 1840, when James L. Anderson took over and the name changed to The POLITICAL EXAMINER. |
| The POLITICAL EXAMINER was published from 1840 to October 1, 1843, when it became The RUSHVILLE WHIG. The Rushville Whig published until 1844. |
| No Newspapers were published from 1844 to mid-1848 in Rushville and Schuyler County. |
| The PRAIRIE TELEGRAPH began July 8, 1848, and was edited by B. F. Scipps and R. R. Randall. Ownership passed to John Scripps and his son, J. C. Scripps in 1850. It continued until 1854, when fire destroyed the type and press. A new press was purchased and it continued. The office was sold to a stock company with J. C. Scripps keeping an interest. The stockholders selected DeWitt Clinton Johnson as editor, and changed it's name to The RUSHVILLE TIMES. |
| The RUSHVILLE TIMES began May 24, 1856. It was Democratic, and the stockholders were the leading and prominent men. In 1859, Scripps and Johnson retired, and Andrew J. Ashton became editor. Succeeding editors were A. D. Davis, J. C. Fox, and Ethan Allen Snively. During most of this time, a lien was held by Charles McCrosky, who foreclosed forcing the sale of the newspaper. The Rushville Times was purchased by Edwin Dyson whose first issue was July 2, 1868. |
| The SCHUYLER DEMOCRAT began April 20, 1854. The editor was Daniel E. H. Johnson and the owners were leading area Democrats. In 1856, the newspaper was sold to G. W. Scripps and the name changed to The SCHUYLER CITIZEN. |
| The SCHUYLER CITIZEN began publication on July 6, 1856. In politics it was Republican. Mr. Scripps continued as editor and publisher until 1865, when he leased the offices to Clark & Sweeney. After several years, the newspaper was sold to C. N. Whitney who defaulted on his payments, and on October 1, 1868, the newspaper was once again in the hands of G. W. Scripps. In 1879, the newspaper was sold to W. I. Larash. |
| Compiled from: History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois 1686-1882 |
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