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Iiiinois Newspaper Dirlc tory and HistoryCARLINYilll, MACOUPIN COUNTY ENQUIRER: Established 1872 byE. A. Snivel)'. C. J. Lumpkin, owner, editor, and publisher.Carlinville, population, 4,144. County seat of Macoupin County,located 3 8 miles southwest of Springfield. C. & A. R.R. Tile andmonument works; brickyard. Blackburn College (Presbyterian) ;coal mine; clay pits. Agriculture.The Macoupin County Enquirer is published both daily, withthe exception of Sunday, and weekly from the plant at Carlinville.Both papers are strictly Democratic in political affiliation, havingbeen consistently Democratic since 1872. J. W. Lumpkin, fatherof the present publisher, took charge of the Enquirer in 1886, withC. J.Lumpkin as co-publisher. The partnership continued until1903, when the present editor became the sole proprietor. Otherowners of the Macoupin County Enquirer have included theMacoupin Democrat Printing Company and E. B. Buck.Circulation, daily, 92 3; weekly, 1950.Advertising rate, local, daily 20c, weekly 25c, foreign, daily 24c, weekly JOc.Subscription rate: local, daily 3c per copy, weekly 5c per copy; foreign, daily$5.00, weekly $2.00.J.LumpkinLow Aim Sp u iiiCARLYLE DEMOCRAT: Established 1929 by Edward Spaeth.Edward Spaeth and Dorothy M. Spaeth, owners and editors.Carlyle, population, 2,078. County seat of Clinton County.Located on Kaskaskia River, 48 miles east of Saint Louis, Missouri.B. & O. R. R. Flour, paper, lumber and shoe manufactories. Tradingcenter. Agriculture.The Carlyle Democrat is a weekly publication, issued ever)Thursday. Since the time of its establishment it has been underthe sole management of Edward Spaeth. The Democrat, as thename indicates, is Democratic in political affiliation.Circulation, 1400.Advertising rate: local. 2i)c; foreign, 2 5c.Subscription rate: local, $1.00; foreign, $1.00.GRANVILLE, PUTNAM COUNTY RECORD: Consolidated 1927 by \\". I.Hawthorne, who has been editor and publisher since that date.Granville, population, 949. Located in Putnam County. 9miles southwest of 1 ..Salle. N. Y. C; C. M. St. P. & Pac. R.R.'s.Raincoat factory. Coal mines. Agriculture.The Putnam County Record is a consolidation of the GranvilleEcho, established 1905 by \\". E. Hawthorne, and the PutnamRecord, established 186S by I. H. Cook at Hennepin. The paperis a weekly publication, issued every Thursday, and is Republicanin politics.Circulation, 1000.Advertising rate: local. 25c; foreign, 30c.Subscription rate: local, s2.00; foreign, $2.00, plus postage. \y. e. Hawthorne