HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 541 was later published for a time by E. C. Bar- roll. The St. Francois Coiintij Erpiiblican is the title of a Republican paper now Iieing issued at Parmington by the veteran editor, T. P. Figg. He established it in 3911. The Bonne Tcrre Star was established by H. M. Butler about 1896. Within a short time he transferred it to I. L. Page, who has continued its publication to the present time. The Star is Democratic in politics. The Lead Belt News is published at Flat River by Melbourne Smith. It is a Demo- cratic paper and was established in 1901 by Ward & Gibson. Later it was published by W. H. Lewis, who became associated with C. R. Pratt under the name of Pratt & Lewis. The Labor Herald is published at Elvins by the Lead Fields Publishing Company. The publication of The Herald was begun in 1905 by the Elvins Printing Company. Later the paper was owned by Cameron & Raines. The Labor Herald is Republican in politics. The Lead Belt Banner is published at Leadwood Ijy the .same company which issues the Labor Herald. It is Republican in poli- tics. The Bismarck Gazette is a continuance of the Washington County Gazette which was established in Irondale about 1904. In 1906 it was transferred to Bismarck and its name changed. In 1908 the paper was sold to George II. Bisplinghoflf who continues its pub- lication at the present time. Tlie Gazette is Democratic in politics. In 1907 the DesLoge Sun was established by Frank Abernathy at DesLoge in St. Fran- cois county. It was sold to Claude E. Ab- shier in 1908 and is still published by him. The Sun is independent in politics and is de- voted principally to the building up of the town and surrounding country. The Bonne Terre Register was established in 1888 by J. M. Kirkpatrick, who continued the publication until 1890, when he sold the plant to E. H. Elliff. In 1890 B. A. Roy bought The Register and combined it with The Democrat. He continued its publication until 1911, when the paper was sold to its present owner and editor, J. H. Wolpers. The Register is Republican in politics and is a live, active and progressive paper. Besides the papers mentioned there have been a few others established in St. Francois county which did not long survive. A paper called The Sunnysidc was issued at Bonne Terre for a time in 1905 and 1906. In 1821 there was begim the publication of a newspaper in Ste. Genevieve. It was called the CorresjMndent and Record, and its editor was James Foley. The State Gazette was es- tablished in Ste. Genevieve in 1833 by Will- iam B. Baker. Later, there was published for a short time, the Blissouri Democrat in the same town. None of these papers was pub- lished more than a very .short time. In 1849, Concannon and Lindsay began the publication of a paper called The Pioneer. They trans- ferred it later to James H. Dixon. From 1850 to 1851 Charles C. Rozier published a ])aper called The Creole, which was then transferred to St. Louis. In 1854 The Inde- pendent was established by Amable Rozier, and the 3Iissonri Gazette in 1859, by E. K. Eaton. 0. D. Harris began the publication of the Pleasant Dealer in 1860, and the Pro- vost-Marshal caused its discontinuance in 1861. Halleck and his brother published The Representative in 1865 for a short time. In 1868 the News Advertiser was established by G. L. Setts. Fairplay was published for the first time in June, 1872, by S. Henry Smith. In 1882 he transferred the paper to
