656 BISTOBY OF GOODHUE COUNTY work of running off the edition on the cylinder press and de- livering the paper to the waiting customers." After a short period of existence the paper was discontinued. The Red Wing "Argus." In October, 1864, a company of leading Democrats was formed for the purpose of issuing a news- paper. This company purchased the Goodhue County "Volun- teer," changed its name and issued the first number of the Red Wing "Argus," with Edmund R. Otis as agent and editor. Mr. Otis retired in October, 1868, and was succeeded by 0. F. George as editor and publisher. In June the office was sold to Capt. Charles L. Davis, who employed E. R. Otis as editor. After changing aecessitudes the paper was purchased, in the nineties. by Sulzer, Shedd & Livingstone and issued in the form of a Sun- day paper. In December, 1897, it was purchased by the Red Wing "Times," but the name "Argus" retained. In April. 1890. L. G. Meacham and V. (i. Mack purchased the "'Argus" and in July of the same year sold to 0. G. Wall, of Minneapolis, and E. S. Haines, of Wabasha, who continued the publication until about March. 1900, when the Goodhue County "News" moved from Cannon Falls and absorbed the "Argus." The Goodhue County "News" was started in Cannon Falls by M. S. NTorelius, of Yasa. and V. E. Johnson, of Minneapolis. Mr. Xoiclius sold his interest to Mr. Johnson, who moved the plant to Red Wing in 1900, forming a partnership with J. S. Pardee, of St. Paul. The company absorbed the "Argus," and both the 'News" and the "Argus" were continued under one manage- ment. After some months. K. G. Kchmied, of Chicago, purchased Mr. Johnson's interest, and the company became Pardee & Schmied. The Goodhue County "News" and the Red Wing "Argus" were issued from the same office and. aside from the title page, were identical. Hie "News" being the country edition and the "Argus" 11k- city edition. During about two years of this management the "Argus" was issued in tabloid form as the official organ of Minnesota Democracy. In 1904 the Red Wing 'Daily News" was started and existed for < xactly one year, until Thanksgiving Day. 1905. G. II. Allen then took over the weekly edition and published the Goodhue County "News and Argus Press," as he called it. After Mr. Allen's departure from town the "News" w T as taken by a board of trustees and issued from the Republican office. July 16. 1909, it was sold to N. P. Olson, of Anoka. Second Class Rates. The postoffice records show the granting of second class rates to many publications. The following dates, supplied by the local postoffice, does not in all instances indicate the date of the establishment or the date of discontinuation of the various papers mentioned, as such dates are not always co-
