. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... to the Grand Lodge. TJie /;•£«.—The pioneer journal of this place, the DoorCounty Advocate, was established at Sturgeon Bay, March22, 1862, by Joseph Harris, of that place, and Myron , of Shawano. The material was brought herefromthe latter locality, where it had been
. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... to the Grand Lodge. TJie /;•£«.—The pioneer journal of this place, the DoorCounty Advocate, was established at Sturgeon Bay, March22, 1862, by Joseph Harris, of that place, and Myron , of Shawano. The material was brought herefromthe latter locality, where it had been used in printing theShawano County Journal. Mr. McCord severed his con-nection with the Advocate in the Summer of 1862, and continued editorand publisher until January i, i856. was formed, in 1866. Its charter members were: JosephHarris, Sr., Henry Schuyler, George Pinney, D. A. Reed,D. H. Rice, William K. Dresser, G. W. Allen and E. The association at first took the nature of a de-bating society, but later assumed the more useful form ofan organization for the collection of standard works in everydepartment for the use of its members. BIOGRAPHICAL W. .\LLEN, firm of Allen & McNally, attorneys-at-law, is anative of New London, Huron Co., Ohio. There he began to learn the. IL I (, TON r\\ when his son, Henry, returned from the war and becamethe publisher, with J. and H. Harris as editors. .\pril i,187s, the Advocate was purchased by Frank Long, its pres-ent editor and proprietor. In 1876 the paper was enlargedfrom a five column to a seven column folio. The Advocateis Republican in politics. The Expositor was established October 24, 1873, by & Co., as a four column quarto and independentin politics. George Pinney soon obtained control, and thepaper became Democratic in 1876. In May, 1877, CharlesT. Martin, present editor, obtained control of the journal,and it became again independent. In June, 1880, the formwas changed to an e
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