Historical For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 611
THE WAPSIE INDEX .

A leading journal of Muscatine County, Iowa was established in November, 1880, by A. H. & W. D. Smith, as an advocate of Republican principles. These gentlemen continued the publication of the Index for a year, when they sold out to C. H. McNichols, who edited it for a few months, and then admitted Mr. Smedly as a partner. For a year it was published by those two gentlemen, who then sold to E. C. Thomas, who remained its editor and proprietor until the month of February, 1884. At that time J. Maxson & Co. became the owners of the paper, and James Morgan was made its editor. The firm consisted of J. Maxson, Caleb Elliott, and Jas. Morgan. Upon the death of Mr. Elliott, Mr. Maxson and Mr. Morgan became the proprietors of the Index, which they continued to publish until October, 1887, when the latter withdrew; Mr. Maxson carrying on the paper alone until July 1888. At that time the paper again changed hands; N. W. Ball becoming the proprietor and editor. It is a weekly journal published every Thursday, and has a circulation of eight hundred. It is a bright, newsy sheet of eight pages of six columns each, and is devoted to the best interests of the town and community.

THE DAIRY and FARM JOURNAL, which was devoted to the interests of the dairy and of agriculture was established in 1881, by Jonathan Maxson, who continued its publication until the month of October, 1887. It was published monthly, had a circulation of twelve hundred copies, and was highly prized by the subscribers, as it gave them many hints, and much useful information on the subjects which its name indicates.

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