THE GRAND ISLAND WEEKLY TIMES

The Grand Island Weekly Times was established July 16, 1873, by Charles P. R. Williams as a Republican journal. In January, 1882, the semi-weekly Times was issued, and a few months later the office became the property of VV. H. Michael. After Mr. Michael’s term of ownership Mr. Liveringhouse had an interest in the Times. Messrs. Ryner, now in California, and Rice, now in Kansas, became owners. After a short time Mr. Ryner became sole proprietor and continued so until the oflice was sold to J. S. (now in New Mexico) and C. W. (now in Denver) Stidger, who sold in September, 1888, to Bion Cole, formerly of the Des Moines Mail and Times, and W. H. Scarif, of the Newspaper Union of Des Moines.

M. A. Lunn, now assistant editor, has been for years engaged inland affairs in Iowa and other States, and was connected with the National Real Estate Directory. The proposition to establish a daily edition of the Times is under consideration, but the proprietors will not make the venture until the citizens guarantee sufiicient support to warrant the issue of a bona fide daily journal with full press dispatches. (1890:562)

The Grand Island Weekly Times was established July 16, 1873, by Charles P. R. Williams as a Republican journal. During the fall of 1873, this publication was issued as the Daily Evening Times. Vol. 1., No. 1, was issued on October 4, 1873, and the daily issue was con tinued during the heat of the fall campaign. During this campaign many sharp exchanges occurred between the two papers. In its first number the Daily Times quoted from the Independent of September 28, 1872, as follows:

When a man receives a nomination by fair means, then we consider, that, unless he is a very bad man, it is our duty to support the regular nominee, but when it is known that the nomination of a man has been brought about by unfair means, then we consider it not only our right, but our duty to refuse to sup port the nomination, thus setting forth an in ducement for the use of anything but honor able means in the future. It has got to be a prevailing feeling that if a candidate receives the nomination by means fair or foul, his party must support him. According to our ideas of right, this course is entirely wrong, and all parties should be taught that unless their nomination is brought about in a proper way, it amounts to nothing. In answer to this The Times remarked edi torially:

That's our doctrine exactly, Mr. Independ ent. The nominations at the so-called Re publican Convention, September 20th, were brought about by unfair means, and conse quently we refused to support the nominees, and "Do so even at the risk of being called a 'bolter.' or even an 'ass' by the gentle manly editor of the Independent, who does not want to know the facts in the case." A little farther down the column, the same journal remarked:

We actually managed to find one Independ ent in 1872, in which there was nothing abusive concerning Mr. O. A. Abbott, and that was the week when both its editors were both absent at the State Fair. Strange! In January, 1882, the Semi-Weekly Times was issued, and a few months later the office became the property of W. H. Michael, and after his term of ownership, Mr. Liveringhouse acquired an interest in the Times. Messrs. Ryner and Rice then became owners, and in a short time Mr. Ryner became sole proprietor. He in time sold to C. W. Stidger, who sold in September, 1888, to Bion Cole, formerly of the Des Moines Mail and Times, and W. H. Scarff, of the Newspaper Union of Des Moines. (1920:398-400)