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216 in 1890, then moved to Forest Grove, and February 13 the Democrat was absorbed by the Times, losing its identity to the other paper. J. Wheelock Marsh succeeded Mr. Rogers at the helm.

Austin Craig, son of David Watson Craig, Oregon pioneer printer-editor, established the Washington County Hatchet April 12, 1895. After two years it was merged with the Times under the lengthy title Washington County Hatchet and Times, which noses out the Southern Coos County American, of World War times, for the long-title championship. Austin Craig, late of the Hatchet, was editor. On his retirement, in 1899, the new publishers, George H. Himes and R. H. Pratt, buried the "Hatchet" and called the paper the Times. Mr. Pratt remained as editor until 1901. Walter Hoge, succeeding him, remained until 1906, when W. T. Fogle was bought out by his partner, with Manche Langly editor. The paper was having trouble in a competitive field.

Two other important newspapers meanwhile had been established—the Argus of Hillsboro and the Washington County News of Forest Grove. The News was established by Earl B. Hawks May 18, 1903, for the Washington County Publishing Company. J. F. Woods, formerly of the Springfield News, became editor and publisher October 6, 1904. Four years later, January 1, 1909, Gerald Volk purchased the paper and at once absorbed the Forest Grove Times. In 1910 A. E. Scott became a partner in the paper and in 1911, after buying out his partner, recognized the Times by changing the name of the paper to the Washington County News-Times. For a time in 1917-18, during Mr. Scott's absence, the paper was edited by J. P. Hurley. Mr. Scott continued at the helm until the summer of 1924, when, shortly after he had placed Earl C. Brownlee, for seven years on the Oregon Journal, in charge, he went to the hospital for an operation, from which he failed to rally, dying in August. Mr. Brownlee, together with George H. Bennett, purchased the paper from the heirs and carried it on, alone after the first year, until he sold it in 1928 and went, with Sheldon F. Sackett, into the Salem Statesman.

C. J. Gillette and Hugh McGilvra bought the News-Times late in 1928, and Mr. McGilvra is still there as editor and manager. Under the new regime the paper has won several firsts in newspaper competition—the Sigma Delta Chi best Oregon weekly contest in 1933. Casey's All-American (for Mr. McGilvra) in 1935, first prize in the National Editorial Association advertising promotion con test in 1935 among other triumphs. Mr. Gillette, after a season as managing editor of the Coos Bay Times, is now editor and manager of the Lake County Examiner at Lakeview.

The Hillsboro Argus, sole survivor of the long train of Hillsboro publications, was founded in March, 1894, by C. W. Clow and R. H. Mitchell. J. A. Bowen associated himself in the paper with