Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

1 .Illinois Newspaper Directory and HistoryJ.ParkiBARRINGTON COMMUNITY COURIER: Established 1927by Edwin J. Parke. Edwin J. Parke, managing editor. P. W. Schroedcrand L. A. Piatt, owners.Barrington, population, 3,213. Lake County, 15 miles northeastof Elgin. C. & N. W.j E. J. & E. R. R.'s. Coffee and tea roasting andpacking, milk bottling plants; artificial silk, iron products factories.Residential town. Dairy, poultry and truck farms.The Community Courier is a weekly paper, issued every Friday.It is Independent in political affiliation. Published at Barrington andcovers northwest Cook and southwest Lake Counties.Circulation, 5099.Advertising rate: local, 30c; foreign, 40c.Subscription rate: local, $1.00; foreign, $1.00.CASEY BANNER TIMES: Established 1872 by B. F. Ward, Ralph M. Brooke,editor and publisher since 1904.Casey, population, 2200. Situated in Clark County, 3 5 miles west southwest of TerreHaute, Ind. W. R. C; P. R. R.'s. Shoe factory. Oil field. Agriculture.The Times is a weekly paper, published every Friday. In political matters it is neutral.Circulation, 93 8.Advertising rate: local, 33c; foreign, 33c.Subscription rate: local, $2.00; foreign, $2.00.BAYLIS GUIDE: Established 1890 by A. C. Bentley and D. E. Donly. C. \V. andOmer Bridgman, owners and editors since December, 1930.Baylis, population, 388. Located in Pike County, 32 miles southeast of Quincy.Wabash R. R. Coal mines. Stock, dairy, and poultry farms.The first paper to be published at Baylis was the Budget, established 1SS9 by TurnerBrothers. The following year saw it discontinuedand the founding by A. C. Bentley andD. E. Donly of the Guide, which was publisheduntil 189 5 by the founders. At the endof that time Donly took over the entirecharge of the paper, leasing it within a fewmonths to E. H. Bryant and Leo Peterson.1896, Dr. R. J. McConnell, J. F. Bogan, andG. R. Haines became the publishers, followedby The Guide Printing Company, which publishedthe paper for several years, with GeorgeOmlr Bridgman r, tt i- r> t> C. V. BridgmanK. Haines as managing editor. Kev. BertramEllwood next purchased the Guide and was succeeded by James W. Yates. In 1926 thepaper was bought by Frank L. Hodges, who continued as editor and publisher until 1930,when the present owners began publication.Circulation, 400.Advertising rate: local, 15c; foreign, 20c.Subscription rate: local, $1.50; foreign, si. 5 0.In