116 HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. was married to Miss Ruth E. McDanel of North Sewick- ley township, Beaver county. Pa., December 26, 1878, and moved to New Brighton October 15, 1879. He had been promised a situation on the "Beaver Falls Courier" but arrived too late, and he went to work on the "Beaver Valley News" as solicitor, and later he was one of the compositors, combining with it the gathering of local news, soliciting and collecting, working on the paper from time to time until the winter of 1883, in January of that year assisting in securing subscribers for the "Daily News." In the spring of 1882 he started the "Beaver Falls Index," there being then four weekly papers in the town, and the new paper died after twelve issues. During the years 1885 to 1886, he again was employed on the "Tribune" as foreman and reporter. In addition to the papers of which he was part owner in Beaver Falls, he published the "Ellwood Eagle," for about four years, was associated with the "Ellwood Motor," and his last venture was the "Beaver County Eagle," which he started in New Brighton in November 1899, and which died in July 1900. His latest work in the county was on the weekly edition of the "Beaver Valley News," as circu- lation manager, which he resigned in September 1902, to accept a position in the office of the New Franklin Print- ing Company Columbus, O., where he has the position of city manager. Hon. I. F. Mansfield was bom June 27, 1841; gradu- ated from Poland College, being a classmate of late President William McKinley; learned the molder's and machine trade in Pittsburg; enlisted in the 105th Ohio Volunteers serving from 1862 to 1865, and was promoted from private to Orderly Sergeant, Second and First Lieu- tenant, and Brevet Captain, and A. Q. M. 14th Army Corps. Mr. Mansfield is president of the Tribune Company, and was also a stockholder and director in the Eadical Printing Co. for several years, until it was
