Colonel R.T. Van Horn continued to be the chief owner and editor of the _Journal_ until 1896, besides attending to his duties as Congressman and in other important relations. As the "Grand Old Man" of Kansas City, he is to-day quietly enjoying the fruits of his long and honorable labors. [Illustration THE POST-OFFICE, KANSAS CITY.] The only other Kansas City newspaper besides the _Journal_ in existence at the close of the war was the _Daily Kansas City Post_ (German) started in the latter part of 1858, with August Wuerz, Sr., as its first editor. Mr. Wuerz was a strong abolitionist and so aroused the antipathy of the pro-slavery element that he was forced to abandon the city in 1860. He crossed over to Wyandotte (now Kansas City, Kansas), published the _Post_ there for nine months, and then returned to Kansas City. The first democratic daily established here after the war was the _Advertiser_, which appeared in 1865. It was succeeded in 1868 by the _Kansas City Times_, which was issued by the proprietors, Messrs. R.B. Drury & Co. Varying fortune marked the paper until 1878, when, under the management of Messrs. Munford, Munford & Hasbrook, it attained a high standing among the dailies of the country. Of the papers which at about this time shared the honor of representing Kansas City should be named the _Kansas City News_, an evening paper, which suspended after a four years' existence; the _Evening Mail_, an evening democratic paper, which came into existence in 1875 and which, after frequently changing its proprietors, became, in 1882, the property of the owner of the _Kansas City Star_, Mr. W.R. Nelson. The _Kansas City Star_ achieved remarkable success in the hands of Mr. Nelson, and now occupies a leading place among the dailies of the city and the country, giving as it always has its best efforts towards the upbuilding and expansion of the city. Another evening paper which has shown evidence of the growth of the city by its own substantial growth, is the _Evening World_, which, established in 1894, continues to rank well among the papers of the city. Vicious newspapers have never been permitted to flourish in Kansas City. [Illustration A BIT OF GLADSTONE BOULEVARD, KANSAS CITY.]