Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1920 — CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP [ARTICLE]

CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP

With this issue of the Republican, the ownership and management passed from Clark & Hamilton to the junior member of that firm, Louis H. Hamilton. As.announced last week by Leslie Clark, the senior member of the firm of Clark & Hamilton, has 'sold his interest to Louis H. Hamilton. Ms. Clark has spent all of his life in the newspaper business. Most of this time he has. been connected with a Rensselaer, He was the owner of the Rensselaer Journal which was consolidated with The Republican in 1908. Much of the success and the high standing of The Republican is due to his ceaseless effort in serving the public in the capacity of publisher. Financial succes makes it possible for him to retire from a position calling for so strenuous and ceaseless, tiresome effort. He has other interests which have required considerable of his attention and which have been profitable investments. Mr. Clark is a thorough business man and has the ability to succeed in whatever he may undertake. In his newspaper career he has always had the management of the business department. The partnership just severed has been pleasant and agreeable and there is a mutual concern and interest in the future success and happiness of the members of the firm. , . . The writer came to this county when a lad eight years of age. Since that time he has had many experiences. Must of these years nave been filled with happiness wd a moderate degree of success. The handicaps that have come into his life have been met bravely and with a determination that they should not deter him from striving to make the Almost possible out of the conditions he had to encounter. We have learned that the good

people of this city and country are always ready and even anxious to help those who Till endeavor to help themselves, that service is always appreciated and more than justly rewarded. Knowing this from experience, we ajre undertaking the tdsk of giving to our people a newspaper which has already won a place in the hearts and homes of its thousands of readers. We know that the paper will receive all tee support which it merits and it will be our endeavor to keep pace with the progress which is being made in the business, home, education and civic life of the people we will endeavor to serye. We say to you, truthfully, that we appreciate from the very depths of our soul your splendid co-opera-tion; hut it is our determination to make that more apparent in the character of the service we will attempt to render. The Republican force under tee new management will not be changed, except in tee place of Mr. Leslie Clark a reporter will be substituted. Howard Clark will remain with the office force. Our faithful and efficient printers. Miss Haas and Mr. Reafsnyder, will continue at their posts and Mr. Kurtz* a thorough newspaper man, will act as mechanical foreman and will assist in the linotype department. As a linotype operator he is equal to any operator that has ever sat at a keyboard in this city. “Billy” Campbell will continue as our faithful devil. Just as soon as he can do so from the standpoint of his health, Fred Hamilton' will return from California and will become a partner with his father. It is hoped that he will have fully recovered from the effects of being gassed during the war and may join us by September 1, 1921. LOUIS H. HAMILTON.