Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . 29, 1885, was continued forsome time under that name. Then the Tor-pedo came into being, hut. according to itsname and nature, it exploded, being succeededby the present Reflector. Under the editor-ship of George A. Lackens, it is a very wellconducted paper. The editor is an active, up-to-date citizen, being interested in all enter-prises, whether political or commercial. News.—This modern weekly pa-per is published in the village of Bardolph byFred H. Maxwell, editor and proprietor. It iswell patronized by the business men of Bar-dolph and v
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . 29, 1885, was continued forsome time under that name. Then the Tor-pedo came into being, hut. according to itsname and nature, it exploded, being succeededby the present Reflector. Under the editor-ship of George A. Lackens, it is a very wellconducted paper. The editor is an active, up-to-date citizen, being interested in all enter-prises, whether political or commercial. News.—This modern weekly pa-per is published in the village of Bardolph byFred H. Maxwell, editor and proprietor. It iswell patronized by the business men of Bar-dolph and vicinity, is a newsy journal, andseems to possess the elements of growth andstability. BnsHXELL Record.—The first paper estab-lished in the city of Bushnell was foundedin 1865, by D. G. Swan, in that day one of themost versatile and driving printers of this sec-tion of the country. He was the organizer ofmany newspapers in this part of the State. InBushnell he published the Union Press. andcontinued it for two years, when he disposed. ANDREW J. CLINE HISTORY OF McDOXOLGH COUXIV. 705 of the office to Andrew Hageman, who changedthe name to Uushnell Record. It was con-tinued iinder Mr. Hagemans management until1S71. when he was compelled to retire on ac-count of declining health. In March, 1S71, Vandyke, who had been the manager ofthe Record, and was a son-in-law of the pro-prietor, assumed charge of the paper and con-tinued its publication for two years. Epperson& Spencer became proprietors in the spring of1S73, and Mr. Epperson sole proprietor andeditor in 1874. Among the later proprietorswere Charles W. Taylor and Thomas H. , and at the close of the year 1882, whenJohn B. Camp purchased Mr. Taylors interest,the firm name was changed to Camp Brothers,^the public being notified of the new manage-ment in the issue of January 12, 18S3. The pa-per continued under this management for manyyears, when T. H. B. Camp, who had beenadmitted to the bar, was elected County Pros
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