Newsmen/Editors
This page created April 3, 2003
There was a great variety of newspapers in the county in the early years. I notice that it made a great deal of difference to the
early settlers just what political affiliation the newspaper was with.Below are some of the publishers/Owners.
John Harner--Owen County Journal(Democrat)
John Kerr
Joseph Reed--Western Chronicle
William M. Franklin--Western Chronicle
William E. Taylor--Western Chronicle
Madison White--Busy World (Whig)
David W. Lusk--National Weekly Guard(Democrat)
Joseph Reed--Western Chronicle
James Archer--Owen County Journal(Democrat)
Mr. Schell--Owen County Journal(Democrat)
Luther Smith--Owen County Journal(Democrat)
George E. Smith--Owen County Journal(Democrat)
John Wayland--Owen County Journal(Democrat)
Clarence Williams--Owen County Union(Republican)
Joel Coffey--Owen County Union(Republican)
David Beem--Owen County Union(Republican)
S.H.H. Mathes--Owen County Union(Republican)
Henry C. Painter--Owen County Union(Republican)
Henry C. Painter--Gosport Independent
Walter Connelly--Owen County News
Charles L. Yockey--Owen County News
S.H. H. Mathes--Owen County News
O.M. Howard--Owen County News
O.M. Howard--Owen County Democrat
John W. Cooper--Gosport Tribune
James K. Smith--Free Press
William B. Harris--Owen County People
M. M. Havens--Spencer Republican
S.H.H. Mathes--Spencer Republican
Lyman Naugle--Cloverdale(Editor)