. Abraham Lincoln's contemporaries . f paper and in ahand one read with of the Register. Mr. Colfaxs newspaper experi-ence-was in _the_ publication of theSt. Joseph Valley Register, aweekly newspaper, of which hewas the editor. The Register wasfounded on the ruins of the SouthBend Free Press which was pur>chased in September, 1845, by and albert W. West. Mr,Colfax continued in the newspa-per business until 1864. In 1875 the Register became adaily issue. It passed throughmuch financial trouble, suspendedpublication and on Nov. 4, 1887,was purchased by The South Be

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. Abraham Lincoln's contemporaries . f paper and in ahand one read with of the Register. Mr. Colfaxs newspaper experi-ence-was in _the_ publication of theSt. Joseph Valley Register, aweekly newspaper, of which hewas the editor. The Register wasfounded on the ruins of the SouthBend Free Press which was pur>chased in September, 1845, by and albert W. West. Mr,Colfax continued in the newspa-per business until 1864. In 1875 the Register became adaily issue. It passed throughmuch financial trouble, suspendedpublication and on Nov. 4, 1887,was purchased by The South BendTribune. This purchase waamade principally to become pos-sessed of the name so that inyears to come a South Bend news-paper, if started, could not takethe name of Register and claimSchuyler Colfax its founder. Today the name of SchuylerColfax is almost unknown to theyounger generation. A group ofyoung people visiting The Tribuneplant a few years ago was showna. picture of the great-man. Notone in the group knew who hawas. 41^4 lIo.

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