Edmond Stephen Meaney

“ In August, 1884, J. E. Edmiston, former editor of the News became editor of the new paper. On November 8, 1884, the paper passed into the hands of W. O. and G. N. Matzger who changed the name to Inlander and changed its politics to Republican. A . B. Thompson bought the paper on August 1, 1886, for $1500 and put it back into the Democratic column. In September, 1892, G. S. Livengood became proprietor and supported the Peoples Party. Times became hard and the paper suspended. ”

“ He continued as editor and publisher until February 10, 1883, when he sold to E. T. Wilson and F. M. McCully, who had been proprietor of the Pomeroy Republican. The price of the paper at this transfer was $5000. Mr. Wilson became sole owner and, while continuing the weekly, he began to issue the Daily Chronicle on April 7, 1883. It was a five-column, folio, evening paper selling for nine dollars a year. On September 30, 1884, the evening paper turned its column rules and appeared in full mourning and across the top appeared the words: "Dead—Not gone before, but gone behind." ”

“ Those papers rendered economic service by exploiting natural resources and by suggesting or encouraging new enterprises. They rendered political service by advocating candidates, parties, platforms, reforms and needed laws. ”

“ Port Washington Sentinel, established on December 20, 1889, by H. H. Green. (Edwin N. Fuller, in Washington Press Association Proceedings, 1887–1890, page 88.)
COLFAX, WHITMAN COUNTY
Commoner, established on October 2, 1885, by R. C. Blair and E. C. Warner. It has been published continuously as a weekly. For several years a daily was also issued. Complete files have been saved in the office and there are several series of the issues on file in the State Library at Olympia. It was listed by the Lord & Thomas Newspaper Directory, 1890, as a Democratic weekly. ”

“ In addition to the information derived from the compilations above mentioned, facts have been gathered from files of the old newspapers, surviving pioneers have been interviewed and many letters have been written to editors and publishers of papers whose age reaches back 'into the Territorial days. ”

“ It was a little four-column paper and was edited by E. S. Gay. The press work was done in the office of the Dayton News. Mr. Gay decided to have a plant of his own, and suspended {SIC|publiction|publication}} until it arrived. The plant came, but before the Reporter could be revised the fire of August 6th destroyed his press and the attempt to add another paper to Dayton was abandoned. The rest of the plant was taken to Pomeroy and used in the publication of the Republican. ”

“ Banner, established on December 17, 1889, by Thomas E. Ashe. Independent.
BUCODA, THURSTON COUNTY
Enterprise, established in November, 1889, by R. F. Pattison and J. W . Julian and its publication continued until 1894 when it suspended and the plant was moved to Cosmopolis. (J. C. Rathbun, History of Thurston County, page 118.) No files have been located.
CAMAS, CLARKE COUNTY
See entry under La Camas.
CASTLEROCK, COWLITZ COUNTY
Cowlitz Advocate, established on July 10, 1886, by E. H. Flagg. Republican. ”