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 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTS in- hair. June 10, 1869, T. II Perkins, of the Lake City "Leader," boughl a half interest of Snider and. September 30, 1869, Snider sold the other half to S. I*. Jennison, the firm becoming Jennison & Perkins. December 26, 1878, Perkins retired and .Mr. Jennison became sole proprietor. He continued alone until July 29, 1880, when there was a combination of the Goodhue County "Repub- lican" with B. B. Herbert's "Advance." Tin' "Adyance" was printed Wednesdays and the "Republican" Saturdays. Novem- ber 29, 1884, the "Republican," the "Advance" and the ••Sun," established in January, 1884, united under the ownership of the Red Wing Printing Company. The "Advance" and the "Re- publican" were united December •'!. 1884, under the name "Ad- vance-Republican," which was published on Wednesdays, and the "■Sun" on Saturdays, with Mr. Herbert and Tains Bixby as editors. October 12. 1885, the lirst number of the Red Wing Daily "Republican" was issued. The two weekly editions were then joined into one. published on Wednesdays, the name being the "Advance-Sun." The confusion arising from the fact that the name of the daily and weekly editions were not the same, after some years, caused the name of the weekly to be changed to the Red Wing "Republican," in July. 1895. For a while a semi- weekly edition was again attempted but was once more changed to a weekly, its circulation being almost exclusively in the rural districts. January 1, 1886, .Mr. Bixby retired and .Mr. Herbert and Gen. Jennison became editors and proprietors. In November, 188!). Mr. Herbert sold his interest to .Jennison; and in March, 1894, Bixby bought Mr. Jennison 's interest, and stil continues as president of the company. C. A. Rasmussen became associated with the paper under Herbert & Jennison, first as circulation manager of the Daily "Republican," ancj later as local editor. On the retirement of these men and the assumption of political duties by Mr. Bixby. Mr. Rasmussen took charge of the paper. In 1898 Mr. Rasmussen was appointed postmaster. J. S. Brenne- maii took charge of the business department and Jens K. Gron- dahl became managing editor. Mr. Brenneman sold his interest in the company to A. E. Verity in 1901. the latter becoming managing editor and Mr. Grondahl, who had been away from the business for a short period^ returned and took up the duties of business manager. In 1903 Mr. Verity disposed of his holdings and Mr. Grondahl became manager of the business and editorial departments. The "Republican" is an influential sheet, "well written and carefully edited. It has always taken a leading part in the civic and industrial progress of Red Wing and has assisted in mould- ing that sentiment of mutual helpfulness and prosperity which