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Newspapers of David City, Butler County, Nebraska
on microfilm at NSHS Library, Lincoln

The Banner-Press
People's Banner and David City Tribune
David City Republican
The Home Record
David City News
Butler County Press
David City Republican
David City Tribune

Other Butler County Papers

 

 

 

Rolls of microfilm are for rent from Nebraska State Historical Society.

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film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28b    The Banner-Press. David City, NE   Est. Aug. , 1890 -


Weekly.


TITLE CHANGES:
     The People's Banner August 1890 - Dec. 3, 1953.
     The Banner-Press Dec. 10, 1953-
     "Absorbed the Butler County Press" Dec. 10, 1953.
     "The Weekender" a magazine supplement, suspended December 1980.


EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
    Frank L. Leman, (pub.), Aug.    , 1890-    ,1893.
    Lemon & Runyon, (pubs.),        1894-
    F. A. Allen, (pub.),
    Wm. H. McGaffin, jr., (pub.),
    J. R. Alabin, (lessee & pub.), Apr. 1, 1898 - Dec.    ,1898.
    J. F. Alabin, (owner & pub.), Jan. , 1899-
    Jacob A. Constant, (pub.),    , 1909 -    , 1911
    Thompson & Runyon, (pubs.),     , 1913 -
    Edward L. Runyon, (pub.),     , 1937 - Apr. 13, 1944.
    The Banner Press Publishing Co., Inc.
    A. H. Morton, (pub.), Apr. 20, 1944 - Dec. 31, 1969.
    H. E. Hosch, (pub.), Apr. , 1943 - Mar. 5, 1978
    Jack D. Tarr, (ed.), Dec. 10, 1959 -
         (co-owner), Oct. 14, 1976 - Oct. 1, 1990.
    Zean & Marilyn Carney, (owner & pub.), Oct. 1, 1990 -


REFERENCES:
    On file in Banner office at David City, Nebraska, 1913-Dec. 1935 (complete).
    J. F. Albin gives date of establishment as August 1889, but Rowel1 gives 1890 
and item in The New Era announcing the new publication occurs in the December 25, 1890 issue.
    Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1893, 1894-95, 1902-03, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917.
    Rowel1, George P. & Company. Rowell's American Newspaper Directory (1893) (est. 1890).
    Ayer, N.W. & Son. N.W. & Son's Directory of Newspapers and Newspapers and Periodicals, 
1923. The People's Banner begins publication. (The New Era Dec. 15, 1890, 4:1).
    Nebraska State Historica1 Society, History of Nebraska Newspapers    MSS (est. August 1889).
Starting over 48th year history of The People's Banner. (The People's Banner Sept.9,1937, 1:1).
    D.A.R. Nebraska. David City Chapter. History of Butler County. (Butler County Press Jan.20,1938, 3:1-2).
    Aged editor reaches 30. Charles D. Casper dies. (Midwest Printer and Publisher August. 1920, .pg.5).
    The People's Banner and Butler Co. Press consolidated by recent deal. (The Banner Press Dec. 10, 1953, 1:7-8).


sheet - 2

film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28b    The Banner-Press (cont.)


EDITORS & PUBLISHERS (cont.)


REFERENCES (cont.)
    Norton-Hosch buy opposition newspaper at David City. (The
Nebraska Newspaper, January 1954, pg.12, V.1, #6).
     The David City Banner-Press... (The Nebraska Newspaper
October 1954, pp.5-8).
    A.H. Morton concludes long publishing career. (The Banner-
Press, Jan. 8, 1970, 1:3,4,5).
    Banner-Press.    A. H. Morton concludes long publishing career.
(The Nebraska Newspaper February 1970, 6:1-3).
    A. H. Morton, 62, David City, dies. Retired newsman. (The
Lincoln Star Feb. 18, 197O, 3:1).
    Newspaper co-publisher (H. E. Hosch) fatally stricken Monday.
(The Banner-Press March 9, 1978, 1:2-3).
108 years of newspapering in county are reviewed.
    Nebraska newspaper history in genera1 goes back to 1822.. .(The
Banner Press David City, NE Aug.27,1981, 1:5).
     That old adage about improving with age fits David City's only
newspaper.. .The Banner-Press... History of Banner Press  (Nebraska
Newspaper November 1977, pp.10,#,20).
    Banner-Press will have new owners October 1... Zean and Marilyn
Carney wil1 assume publication of The Banner-Press effective
October l...(The Banner-Press Sept. 13, 199O, 2:l & 2).
    "Nebraskans Buying Weekly Newspapers". Zean Carney has
recently added The Banner Press of David City to his holdings...
(the Sunday Journal-Star Oct. 21, 199O, Sec. C, 1:1-2).
Inventory Supplement



071            David City, Butler County, Nebraska
D28b           People's Banner and David City Tribune
NOTES:

Ree1 Number: 44        Contro1 Number:    0028451    Filmstrip    Type: NP
3/16/1894    through  0/0/0

Note: Filmstrips are not shelved in town and title order. Please ask 
a staff member for assistance.    Update Friday, March 24, 2000



sheet 3


film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28b    The Banner Press (cont.)


NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:


Reel 1  Jan. 2, 1895 (v.6, #17)
420     May 1, 1895 (v.5, #31) sic
expos.  Oct. 23, 1895 (v.6, #_)
#923    Nov. 20, 1895 (v.6, #11)
        Dec. 18, 1895 (v.6, #15) - Dec. 25, 1895 (v.6, #16)
        Jan. 15, 1896 (v.6, #18)
        Feb. 20, 1896 (v.6, #23)
        Mar. 5, 1896 (v.6, #25) - Mar.12, 1896 (v.6, #26)
        Apr. 2, 1896 (v.6, #29) - Apr. 16, 1896 (v.6, #31)
        Apr. 30, 1896 (v.6, #33) - May 7, 1896 (v.6, #34)
        May 21, 1896 (v.6, #36) - May 28, 1896 (v.6, #37)
        Jan. 1, 1897 (v.7, #15)
        Jan. 29, 1897 (v.7, #19) - Aug. 6, 1897 (v.7, #45)
        Dec. 3, 1897 (v.8, #11)
        Dec. 17, 1897 (v.8, #13) - Dec. 24, 1897 (v.8, #14)
        Jan. 14, 1898 (v.8, #16) - Aug. 12, 1898 (v.8, #47)
        Aug. 26, 1898 (v.8, #49) - Sept. 16, 1898 (v.8, #52)
        Sept. 30, 1898 (v.8, #2) - Dec. 30, 1898 (v.9, #15)
            MUTILATIONS:
                    Jan. 2, 1895; Oct. 23, 1895; Nov. 20, 1895 - Dec. 20, 1896;
                    Mar. 5, 1896; Jan. 1, 1897; Feb. 19, 1897; Apr. 23,1897;
                    May 7, 1897; July 23,1897; Aug. 6,1897; Dec.24, 1897;
                    Dec. 30, 1898


Ree1 2  Jan. 6, 1899 (v.9, #16) - Apr. 7, 1899 (v.9.#29)
753     Apr. 21, 1899 (v. 11, #31)sic - Mar. 8, 1900 (v.10, #25)
expos.  Mar. 22,1900 (v.10, #27) - Nov. 29, 1900 (v.11, #11)
#924        MUTILATIONS:
            Mar. 3, 1899


Ree1 3  Dec. 6, 1900 (v.11, #12) - July 25, 1901 (v.11, #45)
1187    Aug. 8, 1901 (v.11, #5) sic - Oct. 17, 1901 (v.12, #5)
expos.  Oct. 31, 1901 (v.12, #7) - Dec. 12,1901 (v.12, #13)
#925    Dec. 26, 1901 (v.12, #15) - May 21, 1903 (v.13, #36)
        June 4, 1903 (v.13, #38) - Oct. 8,1903 (v.14, #4)
            MUTILATIONS:
                Apr. 18, 19O1; May 16, 1901; Apr. 23, 1903


Ree1 4  Oct. 15, 1903 (v.14, #5) - June 1, 1905 (v.15, #38)
1172    June 15, 1905 (v.15, #40) - May 31, 1906 (v.16, #38)
expos.      MUTILATIONS:
#926            Jan. 14, 1904; Mar. 31, 1904



film    The Banner-Press (cont.)


Ree1 5  June 7, 1906 (v.16, #39) - Oct.18, 1906 (v.17, #6)
988     Nov. 1, 1906 (v.17, #8) - Jan. 31, 1907 (v.17, #21)
expos.  Feb. 14, 1907 (v.17, #23) - May 2, 1907 (v.17, #34)
#927    May 16,1907 (v.17, #36) - June 6,1907 (v.17, #39)
        June 20, 1907 (v.17, #41) - Oct. 15, 1908 (v.19, #6)
        Oct. 29, 1908 (v.19, #8) - Apr. 15, 1909 (v.19, #32)
            MUTILATIONS:
                June 28, 1906; Nov. 1, 1906; Dec. 13, 1906; Dec. 13, 19O6;
                Jan. 3, 19O7; Dec. 26, 1907; Jan. 7, 1909


Ree1 6  Apr. 22, 1909 (v.19, #33) - Mar. 28, 1912 (v.22, #25)
686     Apr. 11, 1912 (v.22, #27) - May 30, 1912 (v.22, #34)
expos.        MUTILATIONS:
#928            Jan. 5, 1911; May 1, 1912


Ree1 7    June 6, 1912 (v.22, #35) - July 29, 1915 (v.25, #43)
684        MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Dec. 26, 19l2; Jan. 7, 1915
#930


Ree1 8    Aug. 5, 19l5 (v.25, #44) - June 6, 1918 (v.28, #36)
680        MUTILATIONS:
expos.        Sept. 30, 19l5; Dec. 28, 1916; Jan. 4, 1917
#929


Ree1 9    June 13, 1918 (v.28, #37) - Feb. 3, 1921 (v.31, #19)
687        MUTILATIONS:
expos.            July 18, 1918
#931


Ree1 10    Feb. 10, 1921 (v.31, #20) - Dec. 6, 1923 (v.34, #11)
690            MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Jan. 4, 1923; June 7, 1923; July 5, 1923; Nov. 1, 1923


Ree1 11    Dec. 13,1923 (v.34, #12) - Dec. 18, 1924 (v.35, #l3)
685        Jan. 1, 1925 (v.35, #l5) - Dec. 3, 1925 (v.36, #11)
expos.     Dec. 17, 1925 (v.36, #l3) - Sept. 9, 1926 (v.36, #51)
#933       Sept. 23, 1926 (v.37, #l) - Oct. 21, 1926 (v.37, #5)
            MUTILATIONS:
                Feb. 7, 1924 - Feb. 21, 1924
                Nov. 27, 1924; Dec. 4, 1924; Jan. 8, 1925


Ree1 12    Oct. 28, 1926 (v.37, #6) - May 30, 1929 (v.39, #37)
687            MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Dec. 9, 1926
#934


Ree1 13    June 6, 1929 (v.39, #38) - Jan.14, 1932 (v.42, #18)
680            MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Jan. 2, 1930; May 22, 1930; Mar. 26, 1931
#935




sheet - 4
film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28b    The Banner Press (cont.)
Ree1 14    Jan. 21, 1932 (v.42, #19) - Jan. 17, 1935 (v.45, #19)
665        NOTE: "The" added to title, June 30, 1932
expos.
#936

Ree1 15    Jan. 24, 1935 (v.45, #20) - Apr. 9, 1936 (v46, #3l)
648        Apr. 23, 1936 (v.46, #33) - Jan. 13, 1938 (v.48, #19)
expos.        MUTILATIONS:
#937            July 1, 1937

Ree1 16    Jan. 20, 1938 (v.48, #20) - Dec. 26, 194O (v.51, #17)
661
expos.
#938

Ree1 17    Jan. 2, 1941 (v.51, #18) - Jan. 20, 1944 (v.54, #21)
655            MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Mar. 4, 1943
#939

Ree1 18    Jan. 27, 1944 (v.54, #22) - Jan. 9, 1947 (v.57, #20)
745
expos.
#940

Ree1 19    Jan. 16, 1947 (v.57, #21) - June 9, 1949 (v.59, #42)
1124
expos.
#941

Ree1 20    June 16, 1949 (v.59, #43) - Mar. 1, 1951 (v.61, #28)
1056       Mar. 15, 1951 (v.61, #30) - Apr. 19, 1951 (v.61, #35)
expos.
#942

Ree1 21    Apr. 26, 1951 (v.61, #36) - Mar. 12, 1953 (v.63, #30)
1117
expos.
#943

Ree1 22    Mar. 19, 1953 (v.63, #31) - Oct. 21, 1954 (v.65, #lO)
1126        MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Dec. 21, 1953
#944

Ree1 23    Oct. 28, 1954 (v.65, #ll) - Mar. 15, 1956 (v.66, #31)
1103        MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Mar. 3, 1955 (v.65, #29)
#945

Ree1 24    Mar. 22, 1956 (v.66, #32) - Sept. 12, 1957 (v.68, #5)
1143
expos.
#946



film    The Banner-Press (cont.)


Ree1 25    Sept. 19, 1957 (v.68, #6) - Apr. 9, 1959 (v.68, #35)
1143
expos.
#947


Ree1 26    Apr. 16, 1959 (v.68, #36) - Sept. 1, 1960 (v.70, #4)
1181
expos.
#948


Ree1 27    Sept. 8, 1960 (v.70, #5) - Dec. 28, 1961 (v.71, #2l)
1119        MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Oct. 27, 1960 (v.70, #l2) section "B" missing
#949

Reels #1-27 positives rec'd Oct. 25, 1966

Ree1 28    Jan. 4, 1962 (v.71, #22) - June 13, 1963 (v.72, #45)
645
expos.
#16,030

Ree1 29    June 20, 1963 (v.72, #46) - Nov. 5, 1964 (v.74, #l4)
652
expos.
#16,041

Ree1 30    Nov. 12, 1964 (v.74, #15) - Apr. 14, 1966 (v.75, #37)
674
expos.
#16,042

Ree1 31    Apr. 21, 1966 (v.75, #38) - Sept. 7, 1967 (v.77, #6)
679
expos.
#16,043

Ree1 32    Sept. 14, 1967 (v.77, #7) - Jan. 30, 1969 (v.78, #27)
680
expos.
#16,044

Ree1 33    Feb. 6, 1969 (v.78, #28) - May 7, 1970 (v.79, #4l)
674
expos.
#16,045

Ree1 34    May 14, 1970 (v.79, #42) - Aug.5, 1971 (v.81, #2)
672
expos.
#16,046



sheet - 5


film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28b    The Banner Press (cont.)
Ree1 35    Aug. 12, 1971 (v.81, #3) - Sept. 14, 1972 (v.83, #8)
641
expos.
#16,047


Ree1 36    Sept. 21, 1972 (v.83, #9) - Oct. 18, 1973 (v.85, #l3)
653
expos.
#16,048


Ree1 37    Oct. 25, 1973 (v.85, #14) - July 25, 1974 (v.86, #1)
669
expos.
#16,049


Ree1 38    Aug. 1, 1974 (v.86, #2) - Apr. 10, 1975 (v.86,sic, #38)
674            NOTE:
expos.              "Weekender" missing for Apri1 10, 1975
#16,050

Ree1 39    Apr. 17, 1975 (v.86, #39) - Dec.11, 1975 (v.87, #2l)
679        NOTE:
expos.              "Weekender" missing July 10, 1975.
#16,051                Sec. "B" Oct. 2, 1975 misdated

Reels #28-39 positives rec'd 6 July 1976

Ree1 40    Dec. 18, 1975 (v.87, #22) - Apr. 29, 1976 (v.87, #41)
413
expos.
#17,801

Ree1 41    May 6, 1976 (v.87, #42) - Dec. 9, 1976 (v.88, #2l)
684
expos.
#17,776

Ree1 42    Dec. 16, 1976 (v.88, #22) - July 28, 1977 (v.89, #2)
713
expos.
#17,777

Ree1 43    Aug. 4, 1977 (v.89, #3) - Mar. 16, 1978 (v.89, #35)
709
expos.
#17,778

Ree1 44    Mar. 23, 1978 (v,89, #36) - Oct. 26, 1978 (v.9O, #15)
705
expos.
#17,779
  

film       The Banner-Press (cont.)


Reel 45    Nov. 2, 1978 (v.90, #16) - May 24, 1979 (v.90, #45)
682
expos.
#18,901


Reel 46    May 31, 1979 (v.90, #16) - Dec. 20, 1979 (v.90, #23)
698
expos.
#18,902


Reel 47    Dec. 27, 1979 (v.90, #24) - Aug. 7, 1980 (v.90, #4)
654        NOTE: Volume numbering inconsistent
expos.
#18,903


Reels #45-47 positives rec'd 11/3/80


Reel 48    Aug. 14, 1980 (v.9O, #5) - Mar. 26, 1981 (v.90,#37)
670
expos.
#19,366


Reel 48 positive rec'd 8/11/81


Reel 49    Apr. 2, 198l (v.90, #38)-Sept. 24, 198l (v.91, #11)
421
expos.
#19,826


Reel #49 positive rec'd 7/8/82


Reel 50    Oct. 1, 198l (v.9l, #l2) - Aug. 5, 1982 (v.92, #4)
711
expos.
#20,270


Reel 50 positive rec'd 9/28/83


Reel 51    Aug. 12, 1982 (v.92, #5) - May 12, 1983 (v.92,#44)
691
expos.
#1800

Reel 51 positive rec'd 1/30/84


Reel 52    May 19, 1983 (v.92, #45) - Apr. 12, 1984 (v.93, #40)
717 NOTE:
expos.     Aug. 4, 1983 page numbering sic
#20,486


Reel 52 positive rec'd 11/21/84





film       DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA        sheet 6
071
D28b       The Banner Press (cont.)


Reel 53    April 19, 1984 (v.93, #41) - Feb. 28, 1985 (v,94, #34)
697
expos.
#20,930


Reel 54    Mar. 7, 1985 (v.94, #35) - Jan. 23, 1986 (v.95, #29)
694
expos.
#21,345


Reel 55    Jan. 30, 1986 (v.95, #30) - Dec. 1l, 1986 (v.96, #23)
698            NOTE:
expos.            May 1, 1986, pp 6 & 7 missed initial filming, retake spliced
#21,789        at end of reel.

Reel 56    Dec. 18, 1986 (v.96, #24) - Jan. 7,1988 (v.97, #27)
739
expos.
#22,290

Reel 57    Jan. 14, 1988 (v.97, #28) - Feb. 9, 1989 (v.98, #32)
720
expos.
#23,086

Reel 58    Feb. 16, 1989 (v.98, #33) - Mar. 29, 1990 (v.99, #39)
681
expos.
#24,021

Reel 59    April 5, 1990 (v.99, #40) - May 16, 1991 (v.1OO, #46)
706
expos.
#24,828

Reel 60    May 23, 1991 (v.100, #47) - May 14, 1992 (v.101,#46)
705
expos.
#25,554
Reel 61    May 21, 1992 (v.101, #47) - May-6, 1993 (v.102, #45)
694
expos.
#25,989

Positive rec'd 6/7/93



film       DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28b       The Banner-Press. (cont.)
Reel 62    May 13, 1993 (v.102, #46) - May 5, 1994 (v.103, #45)
721
Expos.
#26,330


Inspec. 6/17/94 Positive rec'd 7/25/94


Reel 63    May 12, 199Q (v.103, #46) - Apr. 6, 1995 (v.104, #41)
710 Exp.        NOTE:
    #26,712        Mar. 9, 1995, pg.3B - bad print.
            Mar. 23, 1995 - Apr.16, 1995 damaged during processing.
            Retake at end of reel.


Inspec.7/6/95 Positive rec'd 8/11/95


Reel 6      Apr. 13, 1995 (v1O, #12) - Apr. 1, 1996 (v.105, #141)
673 Exp.
#27,#7


Inspec. 7/3/96


Reel 65     Apr. 11, 1996 (v.105, #'12)-Jan.30, 1997 (v.106,#32)
547 Exp.        NOTE:
#27,366            Film scratched due to processing problems.


inspec. 8/11/97


Reel 66    Feb. 6, 1997 (v.106, #33) - Dec. 25, 1997 (v.107, #27)
659 Exp.
#27,81111
Inspec.8/24/98





Inventory Supplement

film    David City, Butler County, Nebraska
071
D28b    Banner-Press (The)

Reel Number: 67        Control Number: 0028138

1/1/1998 to 11/26/1998



 

Inventory Supplement

071    David City, Butler County, Nebraska
D28b    People's Banner


NOTES:
Ree1 Number: 44    Contro1 Number:    0028451    Filmstrip    Type: NP
    5/9/1907    through 0/0/0
    9/22/1927   through 0/0/0
    8/27/1931   through 0/0/0


Note Filmstrips are not shelved in town and title order. Please ask a 
staff member for assistance.    Update Friday, March 24, 2000


  


Inventory Supplement

071    David City, Butler County, Nebraska
D28b    People's Banner and David City Tribune
NOTES:

Ree1 Number: 44        Contro1 Number:    0028451    Filmstrip    Type: NP
    3/16/1894    through  0/0/0


Note: Filmstrips ore not shelved in town and title order. Please ask 
a staff member for assistance.    Update Friday, June 09, 2000





Inventory Supplement

071    David City, Butler County, Nebraska
D28b    The Banner-Press
NOTES:

Reel Number:    68    Control Number:    0028929    Type:
12/3/1998    through 11/25/1999
Reel Number:    69    Control Number:    0028930    Type:
    12/2/1999    through11/30/2000


Note: Filmstrips are not shelved in town and title order. Please ask 
a staff member for assistance.    Update Tuesday, July 09, 2002





films    DAVID CITY (BUTLER COUNTY) NEBRASKA
071
D28dr    David City Republican. David City, Nebr.   Est. Feb. , 1877-     //

Weekly.

EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
     E. Heath, (pub. & ed.),
     C. Patterson (pub. & ed.),

REFERENCES:


N.S.H.S. HAS ON MICROFILM: 1 film strip spliced on filmstrip Reel #20. Item #4



films    September 11, 1884 (v.8, #33)
071
D28dr
Disposition of Original Files:    Sept. 11, 1884 (v.8, #33) loaned for 
microfilming by Anna McElravy 129 6th Street, David City, NE
Returned 2/11/82





film        DAVID CITY (BUTLER COUNTY)
    
D28h        The Home Record.    David City, Nebr.   Est. Dec.19, 1901-- Apr. 23, 1903 //

Weekly.
EDITORS P PUBLISPfURS:
    Theo. S. Ward (pub.), Dec. 19, 1901 - Feb. 26, 1903.
    J. F. Smith (ed. & prop.), Mar. 3, 1903 -

REFERENCES:
    Smith, J.F. Salutatory. (In The Home Record, Mar. 3, 1903, pg.4:l).
    Wo1fe, Thos. (Sells the Printing offices of the Home Record, to J.F.
Smith, editor of the Greenwood, Nebr. News.). (In The Home Record, Mar. 3, 1903)

N.S.H.S. HAS ON MICROFILM:

Reel 1      Jan. 2, 1902 (v.1, #3)
258 shots   Feb. 27, 1902 (v.1, #12) - June 19, 1902 (v.1, #28)
516 pgs.    July 3, 1902 (v.1, #30) - Apr. 23, 1903 (v.2, #20)
(#10,131)

Reel #1 positive rec'd 9/5/72.



Disposition of Files:
Jan. 2, 1902 (v.1, #3) - Apr. 23, 1903 (v.2, #20) picked up by Jack D. Tarr for
    Mayor D. McCracken, David City, Nebr.    4/5/62





film    DAVID CITY (BUTLER COUNTY)
071
D28n    David City News. David City, Butler County, Nebr.    Est.    1891- May 23, 1901 //

Weekly.

EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
    Betzer & Westover (props.), 1893-
    A. H. Betzer (ed. Prop. & pub.), Sept. 5, 1895-

REFERENCES:
    Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1893.
    Powell, George P. & Company. Powell's American Newspaper Directory 1893. (H.A. Betzer (ed. &, pub.).


N.S.H.S. HAS ON MICROFILM:

Reel 1       Sept. 5, 1895 (v.4, #43)
(#10,132)    Oct. 3, 1895 (v.4, #47) - Dec. 1, 1898 (v.8, #4)
             Dec. 15, 1898 (v.8, #6) - Dec. 29, 1898 (v.8, #8)
             Jan. 12, 1899 (v.8, #l0) -Jan. 19, 1899 (v.8, #11)
             Feb. 2, 1899 (v.8, #13)
                MUTILATIONS:
                    Sept. 22, 1898 (v.7, #6)
                TRIMMED TOO CLOSE:
                    Oct. 22, 1896 (v.5, #50)
                    May 13, 1897 (v.6, #27)
                    July 1, 1897 (v.6, #34)
                    Aug. 26, 1897 (v.6, #42)
                    Nov. 4, 1897 (v.6, #52)

Reel 2      Mar. 2, 1899 (v.8, #17) - June 29, 1899 (v.8, #34)
1202 shots  July 13, 1899 (v.8,#36) - Sept.14, 1899 (v.8,#5)
2404 pgs.   Sept. 28, 1899 (v.8, #47) - 0ct. 12, 1899 (v.8, #49)
(#10,133)   Nov.9, 1899 (v.9,#1)-Oct.11, 19O0 (v.9,#49)
            Oct. 25, 1900 (v.9, #51) - Jan. 23, 19O1 (v.10, #12)
            Feb. 7, 1901 (v.1O, #14) - Apr. 18, 1901 (v.10, #24)
            May 2, 19O1 (v.1O, #26) - May 23, 1901 (v.1O, #29)
                MUTILATIONS:
                    Nov. 8, 1900 (v.10, #1)
                    Dec. 13, 1900 (v.10, #6)
                TRIMMED TOO CLOSE:
                    Nov. 9, 1899 (v.9, #1) - Oct. 11, 19OO (v.9, #49)
                    Dec. 21, 1899 (v.9, #7)
                    Jan. 18, 1900 (v.9, #11)
    
Reel #1 thru #2 positive rec'd 9/5/72.

Disposition of Origina1 File:
Sept.5, 1895 (v.4, #3) - May 23, 1901 (v.10, #29) transferred to permanent
collection.         7/29/6l.


NOTE:    David City News, 1895-l9O1 3 vols. shipped to Jack Parr, Banner-Press,
David City, Nebr. 68632 1/22/73





film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28p    Butler County Press. David City, NE   Est. Jan. ,1873 - Dec.3,1953 //

Weekly (Semi-wkly., June 1899-     ,1900)

"Absorbed by The People's Banner Dec. 10, 1953, forming The Banner-Press"

Published at Savannah, Nebraska, Jan. , 1873 - Sept. , 1873.
Published at David City, Sept. 25, 1873 - Dec.3, 1953.

EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
     C. D. Casper & W. G. Rutherford, (pubs.), Jan. , 1873 - Sept. 25, 1873.
     Evan & Casper, (ed.), July  , 1885-
     C. D. Casper, (ed. & pub.), July 18, 1885-
     Matt Naury, (ed.),
     C. D. Casper, (prop.),    , 1902 - Mar.  ,190?
     Press Publishing Co.,     1906-
     Gilliland & Stevens, (pubs.),        , 1909-
     Edw. C. Gilliland, (pubs.),    , 1911-
     Chas. F. Clark, (pub.),        , 191?-

REFERENCES:
    Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1879, 1884-85, 1886-87, 1888-89,
1890-91, 1894-95, 1902-03, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917
    Rowel1 George P & Company Rowell's American Newspaper
Directory, 1875, 1876, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1893.
    N.W Ayer & Son's Directory of Newspaper and Periodicals 1923.
    The Butler County Press has passed into the sole proprietorship 
of C.D. Casper,.. (The New Republic July 18,1885, 1:2).
    Shumway, Grant L. History of Nebraska and its people 1921, v.2, pg.386.
    The Butler County Press. (Brown, Geo. L. The Centennia1
history of Butler County Nebraska 1876, pg.24)
    Remarkable career of famous state editor Charles D. Casper.
(Omaha World Herald March 18, 1906, 5:3).
    D.A.R. Nebraska, David City, History of Butler County...
(Butler County Press Jan.20,1938, 3:1-2),
    Butler County Press removed from Savannah. (The Peoples
Banner Feb.28, 1923).
    Butler County Press, sold to W.E. Barnes of Minnesota.
(The Butler County Press Dec.3,1953).
    Press is an Old Timer. (David City Press May 17, 1945)

sheet - 2

film    DAVID CITY, BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
D28p    Butler County Press (cont.)


Ree1 1  Sept. 4, 1891 (v.18, #51)
794     July 22, 1892 (v.19, #45)
expos.  Sept. 20, 1895 (v.23, #2) - Mar. 18, 1898 (v.25, #28)
#6417   Apr. 1, 1898 (v.25, #30) - June 10, 1898 (v.25, #40)
        June 24, 1898 (v.25, #42) - July 29, 1898 (v.25, #47)
        Aug. 12, 1898 (v.25, #49) - Dec. 2, 1898 (v.26, #12)
        Dec. 16, 1898 (v.26, #15) - Feb. 24, 1899 (v.26, #25)
        Mar. 10, 1899 (v.26, #27)
        Mar. 31, 1899 (v.26, #30) - June 16, 1899 (v.26, #41)
        July 7, 1899 (v.26, #44)
        July 21, 1899 (v.26, #46)
        Aug. 4, 1899 (v.26, #48) - Aug. 1l, 1899 (v.26, #49)
            MUTILATIONS:
                Sept. 4, 1891; July 22, 1892; Sept. 20, 1895;
                Nov. 27, 1896; May 12, 1899


Ree1 2  Aug. 18, 1899 (v.6, #50) - Sept. 8, 1899 (v.27, #1)
1110    Sept, 29, 1899 (v. 27, #4) - Oct.13, 1899 (v.27, #6)
expos.  Nov. 3,1899 (v.27, #9)
#6418   Nov. 17, 1899 (v. 27, #1l) - Dec. 1, 1899 (v.27, #13)
        Jan. 5, 1900 (v.27, #18) - Jan. 19, 1900 (v.27, #20)
        Feb. 2, 1900 (v.27 ,#22) - Feb.20, 1900 (v.27, #27)
        Mar. 6, 1900 (v.27, #31)
        Mar. 13, 1900 (v.27, #33) - Mar.23, 1900 (v.27, #36)
        Mar. 30, 1900 (v.27, #38) - Apr.3, 1900 (v.27, #39)
        Apr. 10, 1900 (v.27, #4l) - Apr. 13, 1900 (v.27, #42)
        Apr. 27, 1900 (v.27, #46) - June 15, 1900 (v.27, #60)
        Oct. 12, 1900 (v.27, #94) - Sept. 11, 1901 (v.29, #2)
        Sept. 25, 1901 (v.29,#4) - Jan. 1, 1902 (v.29, #17)
        Jan. 15, 1902 (v.2, #19) - Sept. 10, 1902 (v.30, #2)
            MUTILATIONS:
                Nov. 17, 1899; Feb. 7, 1900; Feb. 16, 1900; Mar. 16, 1900;
                May 15, 1901; Nov. 20, 1901
            NOTE:
                Apri1 5, 1901 weekly publication.


Ree1 3    Sept. 17, 1902 (v.30, #3) - May 20, 1903 (v.33, #38)
1165      June 3, 1903 (v.33, #40)
expos.    Oct. 26, 1904 (v.32, #7) - Aug. 2, 19O5 (v.32, #48)
#6419            MUTILATIONS:
                Nov. 19, 1902; Dec. 31, 1902; Jan. 7, 1903; Nov. 25, 1903;
                Dec. 2, 1903; Jan. 18, 1905; May 31, 1905

Ree1 4    Aug. 9, 19O5 (v.32, #49) - Jan. 3, 19O6 (v,33, #16)
894       Jan. 17, 1906 (v.33, #18) - Dec .26, 1906 (v.34, #14)
expos.    Apr. 17, 1907 (v.34, #3O) - Oct. 22, 19O8 (v.34, #1O)
#6420        MUTILATIONS:
                 June 11, 1907 (v.34, #38)



film
D28p    Butler County Press (cont.)


Ree1 5    Oct. 29, 1908 (v.36, #1l) - Sept. 8, 1910 (v.38, #4)
1044      Sept. 22, 19lO (v.38, #6) - Apr. 6, 1911 (v.38, #34)
expos.        MUTILATIONS:
#6421            Jan. 7, 1909; Jan. 5, 1911; Jan. 12 ,1911


Ree1 6    Apr. 13, 1911 (v.38, #35) - Jan. 22, 19l4 (v.41, #24)
1183
expos.
#6422


Ree1 7    Jan. 29, 1914 (v.41, #25) - Aug. 3, 1916 (v.43, #52)
1186
expos.
#6423


Ree1 8    Nov. 9, 1916 (v.44, #14) - May 8, 1919 (v.47, #40)
1177        MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Apr. 26, 1917; Oct. 4, 19l7
#6424


Ree1 9    May 15, 1919 (v.47, #41) - Sept. 8, 1921 (v.50, #6)
1191.
expos.
#6425


Ree1 10    Sept. 15, 1921 (v.50, #7) - Nov. 8, 1923 (v.51, #7)
1131       Nov. 22, 1923 (v.5l, #9) - Apr.24, 1924 (v.51, #3l)
expos.
#6426


Ree1 11    May 1, 1924 (v.5l, #32) - Dec. 30, 1926 (v.54, #15)
1158          MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Mar. 11, 1926
#6427


Ree1 12    Jan. 6, 1927 (v.54, #16) - June 27, 1929 (v.56, #42)
1128          MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Jan. 3, 1929
#6428


Ree1 13    July 4, 1929 (v.56, #43) - Jan. 7, 1932 (v,59, #18)
1122
expos.
#6429


Ree1 14    Jan. 14, 1932 (v.59, #19) - Sept. 13, 1934 (v,62, #2)
1133          MUTILATIONS:
expos.            Aug. 3, 1933
#6430




                                                                   sheet - 3
film
D28p        Butler County Press (cont.)


Ree1 15     Sept. 20, 1934 (v.62, #3) - Oct. 7, 1937 (v.65, #6)
725
expos.
#6431


Ree1 16     Oct. 14, 1937 (v.65, #7) - Sept.5, 1940 (v.68, #2)
638
expos.
#6432


Ree1 17     Sept. 12, 1940 (v.68, #3) - Oct. 2l, 1943 (v.68, #2)
676
expos.
#6433


Ree1 18     Oct. 28, 1943 (v.7l, #10) - Aug. 29, 1946 (v.74, #2)
609
expos.
#6434


Ree1 19     Sept. 5, 1946 (v.74, #3) - Oct. 3, 1946 (v.74, #7)
1127        Oct. 17, 1946 (v.74, #9) - Nov. 7, 1946 (v.74, #12)
expos.      Nov. 21, 1946 (v.74, #14) - Mar. 17, 1949 (v.76, #31)
#6435


Ree1 20     Mar. 24, 1949 (v.76, #32) - Sept. 20, 1951 (v.79, #6)
1076            MUTILATIONS:
expos.                Sept. 13, 1951 (v.79, #5)
#6436


Reel 21     Sept. 27, 1951 (v.79, #7) - Dec.3, 1953 (v.81, #17)
956?
expos.
#6437


Reels #1-#21 positives rec'd 10 Oct. 1969




film    DAVID CITY (BUTLER COUNTY)
071
D28r    Butler County Republican.    David City, Nebr.  Est. Feb.5, 1897 - June 17, 1898 //

Weekly.

EDITORS & PUBLIISHERS:
     O. A. Keth (ed. & pub.), Feb.5, 1897 - June 17, 1898.;


REFERENCES:
    Mr. O. K. Keth, the editor (of) a new Nebraska newspaper. (In The
Kearney Daily Hub, Feb. 8, 1897, pg.2:l).
    Keth, O.A. Our obeisance. (In Butler County Republican, Feb. 5, 1897,

N.S.H.S.    HAS ON MICROFILM:

Ree1 1      Feb. 5, 1897 (v.1, #1) - Feb. 19, 1897(v.1, #3)
300 shots   Mar. 5, 1897 (v.1, #5) - Dec. 10, 1897 (v.1, #45)
600 pgs.    Dec. 24, 1897 (v.1, #47) - June 3, 1898(v.2, #18)
(#14,756)   June 17, 1898 (v.2, #20)
                 MUTILATIONS:
                     Feb. 19, 1897 (v.1, #3) supplement mutilated.
                     Apr. 9, 1897 (v.1, #10)
                     Apr. 16, 1897 (v.1, #11)
                     June 25, 1897 (v.1, #21)
                     Nov. 5, 1897 (v.1, #40)
                     Apr. 1, 1898 (v.2, #9)

Ree1 1 positive rec'd 12/19/71.



Disposition of Origina1 Files:
    Feb.5, 1897 (v.1, #1) - June 17, 1898 (v.2, #20) transferred to permanent
collection of the Nebraska State Historica1 Society.         1/16/62.
Butler County Republican 1897-1898, 1 volume sent to:    H.E. Hosch
                                                         Banner-Press
                                                         David City, NE
    4/11/73





film    DAVID CITY (BUTLER COUNTY)
071
D28t    David City Tribune.    David City, Nebr.    Est. Jan. 17, 1884 -   1893 //

Weekly.

EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
    A. H. Betzer (ed. & pub.), Jan. 17, 1884 - Apr.1 0, 1884.
    Betzer & Wherry (pubs.), Apr. 17, 1884 -
    J.W. Wherry (pub.),
    Betzer & Price pubs.), July 16, 1885 -    , 1889.
    D. M. Butler (ed.), July , 1890-    1892.
    J. B. Dey (ed. & pub.),       1893-
    Betzer & Cramer (ed. & pubs.),    1893-

REFERENCES:
    Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1881 +-85, 1886-87, 1888-89, 1890-91.
    Rowell, George P. & Company. Rowell's American Newspaper Directory,
1885, 1886, 1889, 1893 (J.B. Dey, ed. & pub.),
    Betzer, A. H. A change ... J. W. Wherry to be in charge of "editoria1
labor." (In David City Tribune, Apr.17, 1884, pg.2:1).
    Lethem, John, pub. Historica1 and descriptive review of Nebraska,
1892, pg.151.
    New exchange received by Dundy County Pioneer last week. (In Dundy
County Pioneer Aug.13, 1885, pg.5:3).

N.S.H.S. HAS ON MICROFILM:

Ree1 1      Jan. 31, 1884 (v.1, #3) - Feb. 14, 1884 (v.1, #5)
350 shots   Feb. 28, 1884 (v.1, #7)
776 pgs.    Apr. 17, 1884 (v.1, #14)
(#14,757)   July 16, 1885 (v.2, #27) - Jan.7, 1886 (v.2, #52)
            Jan. 13, 1887 (v.4, #1) - Jan. 5, 1888 (v.4, #47)
            Nov. 24, 1892 (v.9, #44)
                MUTILATIONS:
                    Apr. 28, 1887 (v.4, #16)
                    July 28, 1887 (v.4, #27)

Ree1 #1 positive rec'd. l2/19/74


Disposition of Origina1 Files:
Jan. 31, 1881 (v.1, #3) - Nov. 24, 1892 (v.9, #44) Transferred to permanent collection.
    7/29/61


David City Tribune, 1881+-1892, 1 volume sent to:    H.E. Hosch
                                                     Banner-Press
                                                     David City, NE
    4/11/73



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