1857 _The Voice of Iowa_, started at Cedar Rapids by J. L. Enos. Later this was called the _School Journal_. 1863 _Linn County Register_ bought by A. G. Lucas, who changes its name to the _Linn County Patriot_. 1864 _Linn County Patriot_ bought by Captain S. W. Rathbun, who changes its name to the _Marion Register_. 1865 The _Franklin Record_, started at Mt. Vernon by J. T. and J. S. Rice. 1866 The name of the _Franklin Record_ changed to the _Mt. Vernon Citizen_; passes into the hands of H. S. Bradshaw. 1867 The _Cedar Rapids Atlas_, started by A. G. Lucas. Lasted three months. 1868 _Western World_, started at Cedar Rapids. Republican in politics. J. L. Enos, editor. _Linn County Signal_, started in Marion by F. H. Williams. _Cedar Valley Times_ changes its name to the _Cedar Rapids Times_. 1869 The _Slovan-Ameriky_, started in Cedar Rapids by J. B. Letovsky. _Linn County Signal_ moves to Cedar Rapids. The _Daily Observer_, started in Cedar Rapids by J. L. Enos and T. G. Newman, father of A. H. Newman. _Linn County Hawk-Eye_, started at Mt. Vernon by J. T. Rice. Purchased the same year by S. H. Bauman, and its name changed to the _Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye_. 1870 The _Daily Observer_, which had been started as a democratic paper, changes its name to the _Cedar Rapids Republican_, and changes its politics to correspond. 1871 The _Linn County Pilot_, started by C. W. Kepler at Mt. Vernon. 1872 Name of the _Cedar Rapids Republican_ changed to the _Daily Republican_. _Linn County Signal_ becomes the _Linn County Liberal_. 1873 The _Lotus_, started at Center Point by J. F. Wilson & Co. 1874 The _Linn County Pilot_ moved from Mt. Vernon to Marion by A. Beatty. The _Linn County Liberal_ moves from Marion to Cedar Rapids and takes the name of the _Standard_. The _Sun_ started at Lisbon by J. W. Zeigenfus. 1876 The _Center Point Mirror_, started at Center Point by T. J. Metcalf and S. M. Dunlap. 1879 The _Iowa Staats-Zeitung_, started at Cedar Rapids by A. Hunt. The _Iowa Farmer_, started at Cedar Rapids by Alex Charles. The _Independent_, started at Springville, editions also being printed for Prairieburg and Central City. The _Stylus_, started at Cedar Rapids by Ralph Van Vechten. 1882 The _People_, started at Cedar Rapids by A. J. Huss. The _New Era_, started at Springville by J. F. Butler, passing the same year into the hands of C. S. Shanklin. 1883 The _Walker News_, started at Walker by David Brant. The _Daily Gazette_, started in Cedar Rapids by Otis & Post. 1884 The Gazette Company organized in March and takes over the _Daily Gazette_. In July all the stock purchased by Fred W. Faulkes and Clarence L. Miller.