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. J. Sallows of the Alliance Times.

In November, 1906, the Star was established at Mitchell by P. J. Barron, and exactly one year later, in 1907, he moved it to Scottsbluff. The Star and Herald were purchased by Harry J. Wisner and A. B. Wood and consolidated in October, 1912, and is still so published, Mr. Wisner being in charge and assisted by Chas. C. Cross as one of its editors. A daily paper was published for one year, but found unprofitable. At this writing a daily paper, the Platte Valley Neivs, is making a heroic struggle to established itself, with what result time will tell. It was started by A. E. Clark, and at this time is in charge of George Grimes, formerly a Lincoln newspaper man.

After the Union Pacific railroad came into the valley, the McGrezv Messenger was established by the writer on October 28, 1912, and printed (in Gering) until February 19, 1913, when it was sold to G. J. Long. In November of that year, he removed the plant to Gering, where it was published as the Wasp for something like a year, then sold to Hammond & Cloud, who changed its name to the Twin City Times. It was not a success, and was finally suspended, the old material still being stored in Gering.