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HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY 415
The Erie County Reporter, published at Huron, has a large circulation
and is edited by T. M. Clock.
The first number of the Advertiser Avas printed at Huron on January
17, 1837, edited by II. C. Grey. It appeared regularly until 1842,
when the office was moved to Sandusky, the "name of the paper being
changed to the Commercial Advertiser and edited by M. II. Snyder &
Company.
In December, 1842, the paper again changed hands, being purchased
by William S. Mills and Sylvester Ross, AVIIO ran it as the Democratic
Mirror until 1847, Avhen John Mackey, recently admitted to the bar but
not yet practicing, became part OAvner, the firm being Mills, Ross &
Mackey. A daily Avas started in connection with the Aveekly edition and
was continued for two years under this management until John Mackey
retired to active practice of laAV, J. W. Taylor taking his place in the
firm.
Ross dying in 1849 of cholera, the publication Avas continued by
Mills and Taylor until 1852 when Taylor retired.
The paper again changed hands in 1853, being sold to Joseph and
Fielding Cable, AVIIO changed the name to the Bay City Mirror. It
shortly Avas sold to Asa Dimmock and soon after to Ray Haddock; at
this time the daily edition Avas discontinued. In May, 1856, it Avas purchased
by Charles Orton and a year later the publication Avas suspended.
In April, 1851, August Ruemmele and Herman Ruess began the publication
of the first German neAvspaper published in the county, called
The Intelligente Blatt.. It ceased publication in 1854.
The Bay Stadt Demokrat Avas the next German paper and AA'as established
in 1856 by Louis Traub. In 1873 it Avas purchased by William
Senn and appeared under the name of The Sandusky Demokrat by Avhich
name it has ever since been knoAvn. It is HOAV the only German paper
in the county. It is noAv published by William Ruemmele and has a
strong influence among the German element.
In 1853 The Beacon AA-as published at Huron for a short time and
in 1885 The Vindicator Avas published for a very brief period.