Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1920 — MONTICELLO HERALD SOLD [ARTICLE]

MONTICELLO HERALD SOLD

in its issue Thursdav September 30. Through a deal which was closed ggv£Pal weeks at?o &nd n • wflr oe man, Helen Cochran of this city and the new company will operate the paper from that time. Mr. Bausman is at present, county agent, but vnll give up his position. ’He will have active charge of the the Herald as its managing editor. Mr. Bausman has lived in Monticello three years * during which time he has dealt with pebple from all parts of the county. He has a splendid acquaintance and is well liked throughout the county. Mr. Bausman has written considerable for various of the county in connection with his work as county agent and is not unfamiliar with the newspaper business. He is a good business man. . The stockholders of. the new company will be P. R. Bausman, Helen B. Bausman, his -wife, and Ellen Cochran. These three people will own the entire stock of the company. Miss Cochran who has been associated with the Herald for the past five years will continue in her present position.,— . The Herald has been operated by the present company since January 8. 1915 and has enjoyed a large and growing business in all its departments. Its subscription list has been built up until it is much larger than any other paper in the county, and its advertising business and job work have ,more than doubled. In addition the paper has been enlarged' from a six Column .twenty inch- paper to a seven column twenty-two inch paper and many of its issues have contained ten pagbs instead- of eight. The present company has striven to give the people of White county a county weekly, featuring' .news of interest to the couny as a whole. It avoided personalities as far' as possible and has supported every enterprise of the city and county. In politics under the present management, it has been Republican and has striven, to advance the best interests- of the party. ~ C. S. Preston has been manager of the paper during the ownership of the present company. He has not yet announced in what work he will engage in the future but several months will be necessary in order to close up the business of the present Monticello Herald Company., : ■ ___ ■ '