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 1 1 1 STOEY OF GODI.IUE COUNTY 655 institution among the farmers. At the end of the flrsl six months, owing to the pressure of other busines Mr. Hodgson retired and Mr. Herbert continued the publication alone, and during the sum- mer of 1874 associated with him Dr. T. R. Mann, of St. Paul, in the editorial work. During the fall of 1874 the nature of the paper was changed to a strictly local paper, and Mr. Mann re- tired. August 25, 1875, Mr. Herbert sold the paper to H. H. Young and, .May 28, 1878, .Mr. Young sold the paper to the "Ad- vance" Publishing Company. At the time of its consolidation with the "Republican," Mr. Herbert had again assumed the management. The Red Wing "Journal" was published in May. 1890, by A. F. Ingalls, owner of the Pine Island "Record." It was published several years under this management and then purchased in July. 1896, by AY. Y. Woodbeek, of Minneapolis. In December of the same year, Warney & Pratt, of Minneapolis, purchased the plant of Air. Woodbeek and resold the same to him in February, 1897. The "Journal" was again sold in April, 1897, to E. L. Grondahl, who placed E. D". Morris in charge. The plant was then taken over by the ••Times" Printing Company and the name changed to the Red Wing "Times." the managers and editors being David Gustafson and E. C. Sykes. The Consolidated Commercial Print- ing Company then conducted it until it was combined with the "Argus." The Red Wing "Free Press" was established September 24, 1909, by N. P. Olson, of Anoka. Minn., who, on July 16, 1909, pur- chased the '•News" from the trustees who had been in charge. Air. Olson is an experienced, newspaper man and has some ex- cellent plans for making his paper a success. He was managing editor of the "Penny Press" for three years, then conducted the Alinnesota "Democrat," which he moved to Anoka and edited for eight years as the Anoka "Free Press." The Red AYing "Free Press" is Democratic in politics, and is designed to become the mouthpiece of the Democracy in this locality. The Red Wing "Independent" was started by Douglas II. Tandy and Prof. 0. Whitman and continued for a few months. It was then discontinued for a short time but later resumed pub- lication. The active editor, during a greater part of its existence, was Jens K. Grondahl. A biographical work has said of this paper: "When the Red Wing 'Independent' was started in 1891, Jens K. Grondahl was engaged to conduct the paper, a post which proved to consist in preparing all the local and editorial 'copy.' distributing it among the three printing offices which did the 'setting up' and, after the matter was in type, collecting the type and carrying it to the office where the paper was printed. Occa- sionally these ma n i fold duties were supplemented by the light