Clark Wood in front of Weston Leader building

Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States

Clark Wood in front of Weston Leader building. Original identifier: 110-19b. The Weston Weekly Leader was founded by W.L. Black and Paul D'Heirry on December 7, 1878. The Weston Weekly Leader saw many publishers and editors, starting with Black and D'Heirry in 1878, Williamson and McColl in 1879, and McColl alone in 1883. Felix R. Mitchell ran the paper in 1886, Martin A. Baker and Emsley Ridenour in 1888, Baker alone in 1889, Foster and Boyd in 1890, and Bowmer in 1891. In 1893, under M.J. Harvey, the Weekly Leader underwent a name change and was called the Philistine. It became the Weston Weekly Leader once more in 1896, when Clark Wood took over. Wood left in 1913, lured away by Charles Samuel "Sam" Jackson, founder of the Oregon Journal. After a year, Wood returned to the Weston Weekly Leader, writing, "In the city, the average man is a unit, in the country an individual."

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Clark Wood in front of Weston Leader building. Original identifier: 110-19b. The Weston Weekly Leader was founded by W.L. Black and Paul D'Heirry on December 7, 1878. The Weston Weekly Leader saw many publishers and editors, starting with Black and D'Heirry in 1878, Williamson and McColl in 1879, and McColl alone in 1883. Felix R. Mitchell ran the paper in 1886, Martin A. Baker and Emsley Ridenour in 1888, Baker alone in 1889, Foster and Boyd in 1890, and Bowmer in 1891. In 1893, under M.J. Harvey, the Weekly Leader underwent a name change and was called the Philistine. It became the Weston Weekly Leader once more in 1896, when Clark Wood took over. Wood left in 1913, lured away by Charles Samuel "Sam" Jackson, founder of the Oregon Journal. After a year, Wood returned to the Weston Weekly Leader, writing, "In the city, the average man is a unit, in the country an individual."
Subject
Weston Main Street
Commercial streets
Newspapers
Location
Weston, Umatilla County, Oregon, United States
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Identifier
weston0041
Contributor
Weston Public Library
Type
StillImage
Publisher
Northwest Digital Heritage
Item sets
Weston Historic Photo Archive

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