Mark moved his plant to Mitchell in April, 1901, changing the name to the Mitchell Index, which is conducted by him at this time and is one of the most stable institutions in the valley.

The Burlington railroad marked also the beginning of much additional newspaper history. E. T. Westervelt founded the Scottsbluff Republican and E. F. Moon the Scottsbluff Herald. The former is still conducted by him with ability and profit. The Herald is still likewise in existence as one side of the Star- Herald name, of which more later.

The Morrill Mail was established by R. Bruce Hill, ostensibly, but its ownership was Geo. E. Mark, and later on H. N. Perrine, later1 deceased, became the nominal publisher. The proxy conduct of a newspaper plant not always being satisfactory, and becoming dissatisfied with the management of Will F. Due, whom he had placed in charge following Perrine's death, Mr. Mark sold the Mail to W. E. Alvis in October. 1913. The latter died a few years ago, but the paper is still operated by his wife.

The original Minatare paper, the Trumpet, was sold by Ringler to John Dyer, who could not make it go, and it was absorbed by the Gering Courier. Some years later, Sam D. Cox established the Minatare Sentinel. Its history covering the murder of Cox in a fight growing out of Cox's espousal of the temperance cause is no doubt covered elsewhere in this volume. In the meantime, the Minatare Free Press was established by Worth F. Graham, and afterward consolidated with the Sentinel. Passing through the respective ownerships of W. F. Harper, Clarence E. Lee, I. N. Lyman and R. O. Chambers, it is now a thriving and going concern in the hands of Rufus Jones as editor, but owned jointly by him and B.