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 138 HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY PAPERS. and Radical," who resigned January 1, 1901, and Eobert La Ross of JSTew Brighton, was appointed to the position, who had charge until his death in 1903. He came from the central part of the State, and had considerable ex- perience in the work, bringing to it enthusiasm and in- telligence. After his death, H. Dwight Anderson was appointed to the position, which he has held since. Mr. Anderson was born at Rochester June 17, 1868, in a house but two squares removed from the one he now occupies. The love of the newspaper business was inspired in him when but a boy ten years of age, he watched the press running in the office of the Salem (O.) "Republican." At thirteen years of age he left school which he was attending at Bridgewater, to accept a position as apprentice in the office of the "Argus and Radical" at Beaver. He remained with this paper for several years; left it to accept a position with Barrows & Osborne, city printers of Pittsburg, and later took charge of the "Argus and Radical" job rooms. Later he was foreman of the job rooms of Townsend & Co., of Beaver Falls, and of the Star Publishing Company of Beaver. In 1890 he engaged in the job printing business with his brother Frank L. Anderson, at Rochester, in which business they continued until 1896, when their plant was merged with that of the "Johnstown Theocrat," a church newspaper conducted at Johnstown, Pa., by the Rev. M. L. Weaver. They remained at Johnstown until 1897, when Mr. Anderson returned to Rochester, and with Richard W. Stiffey Esq., of Beaver, and William Lutz of Bridgewater, founded the "Commoner" which is still published at Rochester by the Commoner Publishin. Company. Li 1898 he sold his interest in the "Conunonei" to Mr. Stiffey. In the early part of 1899 Mr. Anderson was offered and accepted a position as reporter on the daily "Times," preparations for the publishing of which were being carried on by the