Howard County Ledger

[W. Gray]

From Howard County Ledger, volume I, number 1, February 23, 1871. May not be too legible as the microfilm printout is also terrible.

Adrian J. Reynolds, Publisher

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The Ledger was the first newspaper in Longton and the second newspaper in "Elk County."

First newspaper in "Elk County" was the Elk Falls Examiner, which began printing nineteen days earlier.

Adrian J. Reynolds maintained the Ledger until the end of the decade but it underwent several changes.

In 1872, the newspaper became the Longton Weekly Ledger.

In 1874, it again became the Howard County Ledger but with a location in Elk Falls.

In 1875, it became the Elk County Ledger in Elk Falls.

At the end of 1876, it became the Elk County Ledger in Howard.

In 1877, it merged with the Howard Courant becoming the Howard Courant-Ledger.

In 1879, it disappeared altogether when the Courant-Ledger became the Courant, by this time a daily newspaper.

Although Thomas E. Thompson says he was editor of the Howard Courant beginning in 1881, issues of the Howard Courant through the early to mid eighties show Adrian J. Reynolds as editor. Additionally, Adrian J. Reynolds says in early 1880s Courant issues that his Ledger goes back to 1870. However, the February 23, 1871, issue shows it is the first and Reynolds thanks the editor of the Elk Falls Examiner for helping him get started.