UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
EXTENSION BULLETIN
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EDWARD H. LAUER, Ph.D.,
EDITOR
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NUMBER
175
JULY 1, 1927
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NOTES ON THE HISTORY
OF IOWA NEWSPAPERS, 1836-1870
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by
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KATHERINE YOUNG MACY
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PUBLISHED BY THE
UNIVERSITY, IOWA CITY
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LUCAS COUNTY
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Little Giant took
its name from Stephen A. Douglas during
that eventful year, 1856, when it was
founded by George M. Binckley.
This champion of Democracy was noted for
his prolific creation of short-lived
newspapers. He rechristened his
paper the Chariton Mail after
two or three issues. Associated
with him were A. C. Cameron and W. T.
Wade who soon after bought an
interest. The venture went on the
rocks after a few mournful numbers.
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Chariton Patriot
was founded by John Edwards, in 1857,
with F. M. Fairbrother later associated
in publication. The newly
established Republican party had in the
Patriot an earnest advocate,
though Lucas county was
Democratic. Editors or proprietors
during the years thru 1870 were Val
Mendel, Charles Austin, E. B. Woodward,
T. M. Stuart, Eugene Fawcett, J. W.
Ragsdale, George H. Ragsdale, Moses
Folsom, T. W. Fawcett, and W. H. Maple.
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Chariton Democrat
appeared in 1867 with John V. Faith as
founder, editor, and proprietor.
He was a sharp, incisive writer whose
bitterness sometimes overcame his sense
of fairness, hence the paper was not
always in good repute. Clint
Parkhurst became associated with him for
a short time in 1870. Faith's
encounter with General Weaver and his
subsequent apology in the columns of the
Democrat have become traditions
in the county.
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transcribed from The
National Archives
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