| Show THE TERRITORY EARLIEST NEWSPAPERS John Stahle became its editor and later its co-owner Then on June 28 1894 when Call decided to concentrate his efforts on commercial printing the editor became the full owner More thancentury later the paper which was renamed the Davis County Clipper is still in his family Stahleson John Jr joined the publication in 1932 and upon his fatherdemise August 23 1954 assumed publishing duties With his wife Lucile as an active staff member he continued to head the paper until his death on December 28 1990 Son Gail then became the owner and publisher John Stahle Sr is enshrined in the Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame The Deseret News Not only Utah but the Mountain Westfirst newspaper it has been published with but brief interruptions since its founding on June 15 1850 Its first publisher Dr Willard Richards announced in the initial issue We propose to publishsmall weekly sheet as large as our local circumstances will permit to be called Deseret News designed originally to record the passing events of our State and in connexion sic refer to the arts and sciences embracing general education medicine law divinity domestic and political economy and everything that may fall under our observation which tend to promote the best interest welfare pleasure and amusement of our fellow citizens small sheet it was indeed Its pages measured25 x9 75 The paper was limited by meagre equipment inadequate supplies of paper and ink and only sketchy mostly verbal information on which to base news from the States In an effort to solve the paper shortage operation ofmill located on Big Cottonwood Creek was undertaken in 1851 It met with modest success and continued for more thandozen years manufacturing most of its product from rags Meanwhile overcoming its early struggles at times produced only on alternate weeks and once suspended for several weeks the Deseret News persisted and on November 21 1867 began daily 31 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
