St.
Clair County
Remnants Of The Past
Newspapers of St. Clair County - A Timeline
1853 - County's first newspaper, published in Osceola.
Publisher: William H. Mayo; Editor: Edward C. Davis.
1854 to 1860 - Second newspaper in the county, called
"Osceola Independent".
Publishers: Mayo and Lamkin; Richard (Dick) Divens.
1866 -- "Missouri Democrat".
Publisher and editor unknown.
1866 to 4 June 1874 - First newspaper in the county
after the Civil War, titled "Osceola Herald".
Publishers: Graham Bros (Robert S. and William D. Graham); Thomas D.
Hicks and Louis M. Reese.
1866 to 18 February 1875 - "Osage Valley";
changed to "Democrat"; later changed July 1, 1871 to "Osceola
Democrat".
Publisher: J. Wade Gardner; John W. Dooley; Thad M. Gardner; A.C. Appler;
A.C. Appler & Co; H.P. Appler & Co.; A.C. Appler and Charles
H. Lucas; John R. Hopkins & Co.
Editor: T.C. Davis; F.M. Woodbury.
1870 to 1871 - "Roscoe Gazette".
Edtior: Dr. H.C. Kibber.
4 May 1871 - "The News".
Publishers and Editors: Bancroft & Coston.
15 March 1873 to (still in effect at time of History's
print, 1883) - "Gazette"; name changed to "Appleton City
Pilot"; name changed to "Voice of the People".
Publisher: Cobb & Emmons; D.C. Meyers; Meyers & Stone; T.W.
Cobb & Bro.; C.F. Meyers & Co.(C.F. & D.C. Meyers);
Editor: R.S. Emmons; T.C. Murray; C.F. Meyers & Co. (C.F. &
D.C. Meyers); Will D. Graham.
4 April 1874 to November 1874 - "Farmers' Friend".
Publisher: Graham Bros.; Editor: Wade W. Shaffner.
2 November 1875 to 1 June 1876 -- "Osceola Sentinel"
Editor: T.C. Davis; F.H. Woodbury; Dr. H.C. Kibber; John Hopkins.
15 June 1876 to 31 January 1878 - "Sentinel-Democrat".
Publisher: F.H. Woodbury.
Editor: John R. Hopkins.
3 January 1878 to (still in effect at time of History's
print, 1883) - "Osceola Sun".
Publisher: F.H. Woodbury; Charles H. Lucas & Co.
Editor: Thad. M. Gardner and Thomas C. Davis; Rufus P. Woodbury; Lewis
M. Reese; C.H. Lucas.
Spring of 1878 to 1 January 1881 - "The Leader";
name changed to "Courier".
Publisher: Reese & Cobb; E. Krom.
1878/1879 - "Temperance Standard".
Publisher: F.H. Woodbury.
"The Platonist".
Publisher: T.M. Johnson.
8 January 1881 to (currently in print) - "The
Pantagraph"; name changed to "Appleton City Journal".
Publisher: Cobb Bros.; Dell Cobb & Co.; Journal Co.; Charles Hilton.
Editor: B.F. Terry; Charles Hilton.
1 January 1882 -- "The Banner of Truth".
Publisher: W.M. Love.
1 August 1882 to (In effect at time of History's print,
1883) - "Prohibition Call".
Publisher: J.F. Watkins.
(In effect at time of History's print, 1883) -- "The
Voice".
Publisher: Mr. Llewellen; F. Chamberlain; Marquis & Smith.
Editor: T.S. Smith.