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Iminuin X'iwm'ai'ik Dirk wrv and HistoryI3RAIDWOOD INDEX: Established 1928. Parkinson & Co., publishers. H. H.Parkinson, editor.Braidwood, population 1500. Located in Will County, 20 miles south of Joliet.C. & A. R.R. Macaroni factory, pants factory. Coal mines, fire-clay and sand deposits.Truck farming.The Index is published each Thursday and is Independent in politics.Circulation, 4 5 0.Advertising rates: local, 15c; foreign, 25c.Subscription rates: local, $1.50; foreign, $.1.50.EDWARDSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY NEWS: Established 1933. Richard F.Wood and Naomi Buck Wood, owners. Mrs. Wood, editor.Edwardsvillt, population 6,235. Located in Madison County,IS miles northeast of St. Louis, Mo. N. Y. C. & St. L.; L. & M.;Wabash R.R.'s Brass works; wood-working plant; creamery; brick;steam and hot water radiator; plumbers' supplies; shirt factories.Coal mines, agricultureThe Madison County News is a successor to the EdwardsvilleRepublican which was first established in 1864 and which was runas a political organ for many years. The News is Independent politicallyand is issued each Friday morning.Advertising rate: local, 25c; foreign, 35cSubscription rate: local, $1.00; foreign, $1.50TISKTLWA CHIEF: Established 1887 by William M. Repine, who is the presentowner and publisher. R. L. Meyers, business manager; Mrs. Marjorie H. Meyers, editor.Tiskilwa, population 897. Located in Bureau County on the Illinois and Mississippicanal, 122 miles west of Chicago. C. R. I. & P. R.R. Cheese factory, concrete culvertpipe and block plant. Agriculture, poultry, live stock.The Chief is a weekly Independent paper established in 1887 bv William M. Repine,who, since that time, has been the editor and publisher almost continuously. At varioustimes, however, the paper has been edited by John R. Sapp, Harold F. Smith, ThomasDaniel and V. K. Baker.Circulation, 5 50.Advertising rate: local, 20c; foreign, 25c.Subscription rate: local and foreign, $1.50.PERU NEWS-HERALD: Established 1879. The Daily News-Herald, lnc.,0H. R. Corwin, president. Ira J. Williams, editor and publisher.Peru, population, 9,12 1. Located in LaSalle County, 3 miles west of LaSalle.I. & P.; C. B. & Q. R.R.'s. Extensive zinc works, wheel, clock, weather strip, punt,tile, sulfuric acid works; scale and patent pump, mattress, cigar, varnish, garterfactories; boiler, foundry and machine shops. Coal mines, cement rock quarries,C. R.plow,shirtAeri-culture.The News-Herald is issued each afternoon, except Sunday. Politically IndependentRepublican. Former owners include the late H. S. Corwin and Corwin & Corwin.Circulation, 2400.Advertising rate: local 30c; foreign, .02'_