Cox a mortal enemy of the saloon and in all a man of great ability and progressive ideas was editor of the paper at Alinatare. He formerly had been connected with and was one of the editors of the Lincoln Daily Call. Minatare was infested with a bunch of boot-leggers and E. S. Kennison of the hotel was friendly because of the weakness he had for something stronger than water. This weakness, as has been related in the history of Deuel county, lost him his job as sheriff and many friends while in that county.
In Scotts Bluff county he clung to the idols that ruined him there. The less couragous of the gang in Minatare lost no opportunity in "pumping up Kennison" and making him think he was the object of Sam's cutting remarks. Cox in fighting for the principle often made personal remarks that fit the foot rather snugly and there was no difficulty in firing the booze
muddled brain of Kennison to the point that he provoked and started a fight in one of the stores. In a clinch with Cox Kennison pulled a gun and killed the editor. It was a hard fought legal battle that put Kennison in the penitentiary for twenty-three years. It took two counties and two juries to put him there and there have been many and futile attempts to get him out by pardon and parole.
Other Newspapers The Morrill Mail and the Henry Item constitute the papers not mentioned heretofore in the little live cities of their position. Each have been very useful for their communities and the editors deserve all the support that they are given. In fact that is true of practically all the editorial and journalistic people of the county.