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Newspapers of Blair, Washington County, Nebraska
on microfilm at NSHS Library, Lincoln

page 2

NOTE:  Blair Newspapers pages have NOT been proofed.


film    BLAIR/HERMAN, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
H42c    The Herman Cyclone. Blair, NE    Est. March  , 1906 - April 4, 1907 //


        Weekly.

        "Published simutaeously (sic) at Blair & Herman, Nebraska"
        SHELVED UNDER HERMAN, See 071 - H42c for detailed film holdings.
  



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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B57    The Weekly Leader. Blair, NE    Est. Oct. 12, 1895 -   , 1897 //

        Weekly.

        NOTE: Also referred to as The Blair Leader.

        EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
            W.J. Cook, (pub.),    , 1895 -    , 1896.
            L.F. Hilton, (ed.),
            W.J. Cook, (pub.), May 2, 1896 -

        REFERENCES:
            Shrader, Forrest B. A history of Washington County Nebraska
        c1937, pp. 226*.
            The new paper, "The Weekly Leader", appeared for the first time last
        Saturday...(The Weekly Telegram Oct. 24, 1895, 1:1).
            Good and bad... commentary on The Weekly Leader... (The Weekly Leader 
        Nov. 2, 1895, 1:2).
            *Shrader states that The Weekly Leader was followed by the Public Pulse 
        edited by Wall.

    NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:


Reel 1  Nov. 2, 1895 (v.1, #4)
#526    Nov. 16, 1895 (v.1, #6) - Dec. 21, 1895 (v.1, #11)
        Jan. 25, 1896 (v.1, #15) - Feb. 1, 1896 (v.1, #16)
        Feb. 15, 1896 (v.1, #19)
        May 2, 1896 (v.1, #30)
        May 16, 1896 (v.1, #32)
        May 30, 1896 (v.1, #34) - June 6, 1896 (v.1, #35)
        June 20, 1896 (v.1, #37) - June 27, 1896 (v.1, #38)
        July 18, 1896 (v.1, #41) - Aug. 22, 1896 (v.1, #46)
        Sept. 5, 1896 (v.1, #48)
        Sept. 19, 1896 (v.1, #50) - Oct. 10, 1896 (v.2, #1)
        Oct.24, 1896 (v.2, #3)
        Nov. 7, 1896 (v.2, #5) - Jan. 21, 1897 (v.2, #16)




film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune. Blair, Nebraska. Est. July , 1870 -

        Weekly.

        TITLE CHANGES:
            Blair Times,  July    , 1879 - July  , 1880.
            Blair Republican  Aug. , 1880 - Feb. 23, 19O5.
            The Blair Democrat  Mar. 2, 1905 - Nov. 7, 1917.
            The Blair Democrat and The Blair Courier  Aug. 29, 1907 - Nov. 28, 1912.
            The Tribune  November 14, 1917 - Jan. 31, 1929.
            The Tribune and Blair Democrat  Nov. 14, 1917 - Nov. 21, 1917.
            The Pilot-Tribune  Feb. 7, 1929 -

    NOTE: After Mr. Osterman of The Blair Democrat purchased The Tribune
two issues carried the volume and. numbering of The Tribune, although
the Nov. 29, 1917 issue of the Blair Democrat resumed it's own volume
numbering.
    NOTE:
    Absorbed  The Republican August 1880.
              The Blair Courier August 15, 1907.
              The Tribune November 14, 1917.
              The Herman Record Dec. 5, 1946.

    NOTE: December 19, 1957, the Pilot Tribune was sold to The Enterprise
    (J.H. Rhoades), but continued publication as a separate (Monday)
    weekly newspaper.

EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
    W.H. Stout, (ed.), (& other Blair Citizens formed stock company).
    J.C. Lillie, (ed.), July , 1870 -
    Vic G. Lantry, (ed.), June  1871 -
    John A. Mac Murphy, June  , 1871 - Jan.  , 1872.
    Vic G. Lantry, January    , 1872 - April  , 1876
    John S. Bowen, (ed.), April  , 1876 -   , 1877.
    O'Linn,
    O'Linn & Heck,  , 187?
    C.B. Sprague, (ed.), Aug.  , l880 - Feb.  , 1904.
    Thomas T. Osterman, Mar. 4, 1904 - July 23, 1931.
    Alfred O. Sick, (ed. & pub.), July 3, 1931 -  1938.
    Reed O'Hanlon, (ed.), July  ,1938-
    A.O. Sick & Reed O'Hanlon, Jr., (owners & pubs.), Dec. 19, 1957 -
    J. Hilton Rhoades, (pub. & owner), Jan. 2, 1958 - Sept. 4, 1967.
    Rufus Olsen, (ed.)
    J. Hilton Rhoades, (ed. & pub.), Sept. 18, 1967 -
    Kenneth H. Rhoades, (assoc. ed.),
    Kenneth H. Rhoades, (pub.).,
    Thomas Neilson, (ed.),



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA    sheet - 2
071
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


    REFERENCES:
        Andreas, A.T. History of the State of Nebraska. 1882, pg. 1467...
        Blair Times sold by V.G. Lantry, editor, to John A. MacMurphy...
    (The Beatrice Express June 17, 1871, 2:1).
        The Blair Times sold, to former owner, V.G. Lantry...(The Beatrice
    Express January 13, 1872, 1:4).
        V.G. Lantry sells Blair Times to John S. Bowen... (The Beatrice
    Express April 20, 1876, 2:1).
        Rhoades, John A. Blair,..The town beautiful ...1926, page 45,..
        Shrader, Forrest B... A history of Washington County, Nebraska,
    1917, pp.223-227.
        Buss, Williman H. & Osterman, Thomas, T. +1921, v.1, pp.350.2
    80th year for Blair and Pilot-Tribune. (The Pilot-Tribune Apr. 28, 1949, 1:3).
        A.C. Edmunds... John A. MacMurphy... (In his Pen sketches of Nebraskans, 
    1871, pp. 191-193,
        Hilton-Rhoades family in Blair Publishing four generations...
    The Nebraska Press  March 1938, 5:1-3).
        With Nebraska's Press ...The Pilot-Tribune... (The Nebraska Newspaper 
    May 1949, pg.11).
        Herman, Thos. T. Our bow to Tribune readers.,.(The Tribune)
    on masthead The Blair Tribune Nov. 14, 1917, 4:2).
        John S. Bowen retires from the Blair Times, after a years work,..
    The Omaha Weekly Republican Apr. 14, 1877, 2:1).
    History of Dodge and Washington counties.
        1. "The Blair Republican was established in July 1870, as the
      Blair Times by a stock company, consisting of W.H.B. Stout and other
      citizens of Blair".
        2. "Then The Tribune drives its ancestry from the old Times
      established in 1870."
        3. Gives May 1870 and also Aug. 3, 1870 as date Blair Times
      established ... Also states, "In August 1880, occured a merger of The
      Times and The Republican (which even extends The Pilot-Tribune's
      ancestry back to 1869, for the ill-stored Republican was started in
      that year)".
        4. "In June 1871, his father bought the Blair Times and Top-
      Top became the editor thereof".
         Edmunds, A.C. John A. MacMurphy...(In his Pen sketches of
      Nebraskans 1871, pp, 191-192).
        Blair Times sold by V.G. Lantry, editor, to John A. MacMurphy,..
    (The Beatrice Express June 17, 1871, 2:1).
        The Blair Times sold to former owner, V.G. Lantry...(The Beatrice
    Express Jan. 13, 1872, 1:4).
        V.G. Lantry sells Blair Times to John S. Bowen...(The Beatrice
    Express Apr. 20, 1876, 2:1).
        John S. Bowen retires from the Blair Times, after a years work...
    (The Omaha Weekly Republican April 14, 1877, 2:1).



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA    sheet - 3
071
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


    REFERENCES (cont.)
        Andreas, A.T. History of the State of Nebraska... 1882, pg. 1467.
        Sprague, C.B. To my friends... (The Blair Democrat Mar. 2, 1905, 4:1).
        Osterman, Thos. T. A word... (The Blair Democrat March 2, 1905, 4:1).
        Osterman, Thos. T. Our bow to Tribune readers... (The Tribune (on
    masthead) The Blair Tribune    Nov. 14, 1917, 4:2).
        Buss, William H. & Osterman, Thomas T. *1921, Volume 1, pg.350.
        Rhoades, John A. Blair, the Town Beautiful... 1926, pg.45. 1 2
        Osterman, Thos. T. & Sick, Alfred O.. .To Pilot and Tribune readers...
    (The Pilot-Tribune Feb. 7, 1929, 2:1).
        Shrader, Forrest B... A history of Washington County, Nebraska...
    c 1937 pg. 223-227.
        Hilton-Rhoades family in Blair publishing four generations...
    (The Nebraska Press March 1938, 5:1-3).
        80th year for Blair and Pilot-Tribune...(The Pilot-Tribune 80th
    Anniversary edition, April 28, 1949, 1:1-2, Section 2).
        With Nebraska's Press...The Pilot-Tribune... (The Nebraska Newspaper
    May 1949, page 11).
        *History of Dodge and Washington counties...O'Halon and his hooligans...
    (The Nebraska Newspaper December 1955, page 5-9).
        The Early Day Press in Washington County...(Pilot-Tribune, April 18, 1929).    
        *Blair Printer has been on the job 60 years -, Retires - William K.
    (Bill) Srode"...(Nebraska Newspaper November 1955, page 20).
        "Rufus Olson, Tribune Editor, dies suddenly... Rufus Olson, editor of the 
    Pilot-Triubne for the past nine years and a long-time Blair resident, died 
    early Thursday morning... Death was attributed to a heart attack."
    (The Pilot-Tribune Sept. 4, 1967, pp. 1,2 & 3).
        "Blair Pilot-Tribune Now in 100th year"...(Nebraska Newspaper February 1973,
    11:1-3).
        Pilot-Tribune. 107. Sixteen Nebraska Newspapers Have Endured 100 Years 
    or Longer... (Nebraska Newspaper February 1980, page 8).
        Blair Pilot-Tribune... with a total ...continous publishing...
    Pilot-Tribune, 108... (Nebraska Newspaper, September 1981, 20:1-3).



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY,- NEBRASKA    sheet - 4
071
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


    NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:


Reel 1  Sept. 26, 1872 (v.3, #9)
270     Mar. 6, 1873 (v.3, #32)
expos.  Mar. 19, 1874 (v.4, #34)
#527    May 6, 1875 (v.5, #41)
        Jan. 6, 1876 (v.6, #24)
        Apr. 6, 1876 (v.6, #37)
        Feb. 15, l877 (v.7, #3O)
        Aug. 30, 1877 (v._, #_)
        Oct. 11, 1877 (v.8, #12)
        May 16, 1878 (v.8, #43)
        June 6, 1878 (v.8, #46)
        June 12, 1879 (v.9, #47)
        July 10, 1882 (v.13, #)) (sic)
        Sept. 28,1882 (v.13, #11)
        Oct. 19, 1882 (v.13, #13)
        Nov. 29, 1883 (v._, #_)
        July 31, 1884 (v.15, #3) - Oct. 2, 1884 (v.15, #12)
        Apr. 21, 1887 (v.l7, #_)
        June 13, 1889 (v.19, #49)


FilmS   Nov. 14, 1889 (v.20, #19) spliced on Roll #29 filmstrips
        June 30, 1892 (v.22, #52)
        Oct. 17, 1895 (v,26, #16) - Nov. 7, 1895 (v.26, #19)
        Nov. 21, 1895 (v.26, #21)
        Dec. 12, 1895 (v.26, #24) - Jan.30,l896 (v.26, #31)
        Feb. 13, 1896 (v.26, #33) - Apr. 9, 1896 (v.26, #41)
        Apr. 23, 1896 (v.26, #43) - May 21, 1896 (v.26, #47)
        June 4, 1896 (v.26, #49) - July 9, 1896 (v.27, #2)
        July 23, 1896 (v.27, #4) - Aug. 20, 1896 (v.27, #8)
        Sept. 3, 1896 (v.27, #1O)


Reel 2  Sept. 10, 1896 (v.27, #11) - Nov. 5, 1896 (v.27, #19)
639     Nov. 19, 1896 (v.27, #2l) - Dec. 10, 1896 (v.27, #24)
expos.  Dec. 24, 1896 (v.27, #26) - Jan. 21, 1897 (v.27, #30)
#528    Feb. 4, 1897 (v.27, #32) - Feb. 11, 1897 (v.27, #32)
        Mar. 4, 1897 (v.27, #36) - Mar. 18, 1897 (v.27, #38)
        Apr. 8, 1897 (v.27, #41) - May 6, 1897 (v,27, #45)
        May 20, 1897 (v.27,#47) - Sept.9, 1897 (v.28,#11)
        Sept. 3O, 1897 (v.28, #14)
        Nov. 4, 1897 (v.28, #19)
        Nov. 18, 1897 (v.28, #21)
        Dec. 9, 1897 v,28, #24)
        Dec. 23, 1897 (v.28, #26) - Dec. 30, 1897 (v.28, #27)
        Feb. 3, 1898 (v.28, #32) - Feb. 10, 1898 (v.28, #33)
        Mar. 3, 1898 (v.28, #36) - Apr. 7, 1898 (v.28, #41)
        Apr. 28, 1898 (v.28, #44) - Nov. 3, 1898 (v.29, #19)



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


Reel 2
cont.   Nov. 17, 1898 (v.29, #21) - Dec. 15, 1898 (v.29, #25)
        Dec. 29, 1898 (v.29, #27) - Jan. 5, 1899 (c.29, #28)
        Jan. 19, 1899 (v.29, #30) - Feb. 23, 1899 (v.29, #35)
        Apr. 20, 1899 (v.29, #43)
        May 11, 1899 (v.29, #46)
        May 25, 1899 (v.29, #48) - June 1, 1899 (v.29, #49)
        June 15, 1899 (v.29, #51)
        July 6, 1899 (v.30, #2)
        July 20, 1899 (v.30, #4) - July 27, 1899 (v.30, #5)
        Aug. 31, 1899 (v.30, #10)
        Nov.8, 1900 (v.31, #20)


filmS   Sept. 12, 1901 (v.32, #l2) filmstrip spliced on Roll #30 Item #21
        Nov. 6, 1902 (v.33, #20) - Aug. 20, 1903 (v.34, #9)


Reel 3  Aug. 27, 1903 (v.34, #10) - Jan. 14, 1904 (v.34, #30)
637     Jan. 28, 1904 (v,34, #32)
expos.  Feb. 11, 1904 (v.34, #34) - Mar. 30, 1905 (v.35, #41)
#529    Apr. 13, 1905 (v.35, #43) - Mar. 8, 1906 (v.36, #38)
        Mar. 22, 1906 (v.36, #40) - Sept. 13, 1906 (v.37, #13)
 
Reel 4  Sept. 2O, 1906 (v.37, #14) - Aug. 19, 1909 (v.40, #10)
635
expos.
#530


Reel 5  Aug. 26, 1909 (v.4O, #11) - Aug. 1, 1912 (v.40, #36)
627
expos.        
#531


Reel 6  Aug. 8, 1912 (v.43, #8) sic - Dec. 26, 1912 (v.43, #29)
632     Jan. 9, 1913 (v.43, #3l) - Apr. 29, 1915 (v.45, #47)
expos,         Washington Co. Souvenir Edition-
#532             - Feb. 12, 1914 (supplement)
 
Reel 7  May 6, 1915 (v.45, #48) - Mar. 28, 1918 (v.48, #33)
632
expos.
#533


Reel 8  Apr. 4, 1918 (v.48, #44) - Dec. 26, 1918 (v.49, #30)
11534   Jan. 6, 1921 (v.51, #32) - Feb. 15, 1923 (v.52, #38)
 
Reel 9  Feb. 22, 1923 (v.52, #39) - Dec. 10, 1925 (v.56, #29)
633
expos.
#535


Reel 10  Dec. 17, 1925 (v.56, #30) - Aug. 2, 1928 (v.59, #11)
634
expos.
#536



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA    sheet - 5
071
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


Reel 11    Aug. 9, 1928 (v.59, #12) - June 20, 1929 (v.60, #5)
427        July 4, 1929 (v.60, #7) - Dec. 26, 1929 (v,60, #32)
expos.
#537


Reel 12    Jan. 2, 1930 (v.60, #33) - Feb. 25, 1932 (v.62, #41)
645
expos.
#538


Reel 13    March 3, 1932 (v.62, #42) - Dec. 21, 1933 (v.64, #32)
626        Jan. 4, 1934 (v.64, #34) - May 17 1934 (v.65, #1)
expos.
#539
 
Reel 14    May 24, 1934 (v.65, #2) - Aug. 6, 1936 (v.67, #13)
658
expos.
#540


Reel 15    Aug. 13, 1936 (v.67, #14) - Nov. 10, 1938 (v.69, #27)
662
expos.
#541


Reel 16    Nov. 17, 1938 (v.69, #28) - June 12, 1941 (v.72, #6)
658
expos.
#542
 
Reel 17    June 19, 1941 (v.72, #7) - May 4, 1944 (v.75, #1)
650
expos.
#543
 
Reel 18    May 11, 1944 (v.75, #2) - Dec. 19, 1946 (v.77, #34)
653
expos.
#544
 
Reel 19    Dec. 26, 1946 (v.77, #35) - Nov. 18, 1948 (v.79, #30)
637
expos.
#545
 
Reel 20    Nov. 25, 1948 (v.79, #31) - Aug. 10, 1950 (v.81, #l6)
634
expos.
#546


film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


Reel 21    Aug. 17, 1950 (v.81, #17) - July 31, 1952 (v.83, #15)
642
expos.
#547


Reel 22    Aug. 7, 1952 (v.83, #16) - May 20, 1954 (v.85, #5)
637
expos.
#548


Reel 23    May 27, 1954 (v.85, #6) - Apr. 26, 1956 (v.87, #2)
647
expos.
#549


Reel 24    May 3, 1956 (v.87, #3) - Jun. 21, 1958 (v.88, #38)
656
expos.
#550


Reel 25    July 28, 1958 (v.89, #16) - July 17, 1961 (v.91, #29)
1099
expos.
#551


Reel 26    July 24, 1961 (v.9l, #30) - Oct. 7, 1963 (v.93, #41)
391
expos.
#13,313


Reel 27    Oct. 14, 1963 (v.93, #42) - Apr. 10, 1967 (v.94, #15)
658
expos.
#13,290


Reel 28    Apr. 17, 1967 (v.94, #16) - June 19, 1967 (v.94, #25)
673        July 3, 1967 (v.94, #27) - July 10, 1967 (v.94, #28)
expos.     July 24,1967 (v.94, #30) - June 15, 1970 (v.97, #25)
#13,291,        NOTE: Fort Calhoun Chronicle published w/Tribune, Nov. 18, 1968 
(v.1,#1)


Reel 29    June 22, 1970 (v.97, #26) - Apr. 23, 1973 (v.100, #7)
678
expos.
#13,292


Reel 30    Apr. 3O, 1973 (v.1OO, #18) - Nov. 4, 1974 (v.101, #44)
431
expos.
#17,093





film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA        sheet - 6
071
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


Reel 31    Nov. 11, 1974 (v.101, #45) - Dec. 27, 1976 (v.103, #52)
629
expos.
#17,002


Reel 32    Jan. 3, 1977 (v.104, #l) - Oct. 2, 1978 (v.105, #40)
637
expos.
#18,335


Reel 33    Oct. 9, 1978 (v.105, #41) - July 23, 1979 (v.106, #30)
339
expox.
#18,336


Reel 34    July 30, 1979 (v.106, #31) - Jan. 26, 1981 (v.108, #4)
650
expos.
#19,250


Reel 35    Feb. 2, 1981 (v.108, #5) - Nov. 16, 1981 (v.108, #46)
586
expos.
#19,617
 
Reel 36    Nov. 23, 1981 (v.108, #47) - July 26, 1982 (v.109, #32)
641
expos.
#20,170
 
Reel 37    Aug. 2, 1982 (v.109, #31) - Sept. 5, 1983 (v.110, #36)
656
expos.
#1865


Reel 38    Sept. 12, 1983 (v.110, #37) - Sept. 24, l984 (v.111, #39)
#20,630
 
Reel 39    Oct. 1, 1984 (v.111, #40) - Sept. 9, 1985 (v.112, #37)
636
expos.
#21,233


Reel 40    Sept. 16, 1985 (v.112, #38) - July 21, 1986 (v.94, #29) sic
644
expos.
#21,674


film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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B57p    Pilot-Tribune (cont.)


Reel 41    July 28, 1986 (v.94, #30) - Apr. 27, 1987 (v.114, #17)
660
expos.
#22,214
 
Reel 42    May 4, 1987 (v.114, #18) - Mar. 15, 1988 (v.115, #11)
657
expos.
1/22,426


Reel 43    Mar. 22, 1988 (v.115, #12) - May 16, 1989 (v.116, #2O)
627
expos.
#23,425


Reel 44    May 23, 1989 (v.116, #21) - July 31, 1990 (v.117, #3l)
584        NOTE:    Washington County Courthouse "Centennial Issue"
expos.            June 20, 1989.
#24,190

Reel 45    Aug. 7, 1990 (v.117, #32) - Oct. 1, 1991 (v.118, #4O)
584
expos.
#25,053

Reel 46    Oct. 8, 1991 (v.118, #41) - Oct. 27, 1992 (v.119, #44)
618
Exposures
#25,834

Inspec.1l/5/92 Js

Reel 47    Nov. 3, 1992 (v.119, #45) - Nov. 2, 1993 (v.120, #44)
500
Expos.
#26,115

Inspec.1l/29/93 Sh

Reel 48    Nov. 9, 1993 (v.120, #145) - Jan. 31, 1995 (v.122, #5)
658 Exp.
#26,563

Inspec.2/15/95



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
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B57p    Pilot-Tribune. (cont.)


Reel 49    Feb. 7, 1995 (v.122, #6) - Jan. 16, 1996 (v.123, #3)
#26,969    NOTE:
        Bad print throughout reel.


Inspec.6/6/96


Reel 50    Jan. 23, 1996 (v.123, #14) - Dec. 31, 1996 (v.124, #1)
5110 Exp.
#27,365


Inspec. 7/23/97


Reel 51    Jan. 7, 1997 (v.124, #2) - Dec.30, 1997 (v.124, #52)
510 Exp.
#27,7311


Inspec.11/6/98


 
Inventory Supplement

film    Blair, Washington County, Nebraska
071
B57p


    Blair Pilot - Tribune


Reel Number: 52    Control Number: 0028119


1/6/1998 to 12/29/1998


 
                                             Inventory Supplement




071    Blair, Washington County, Nebraska
B57p    The Pilot-Tribune


NOTES:


Reel Number:    53        Control Number:    0029083    Type:
1/5/1999    through 5/26/2000


Reel Number:    54        Control Number:    0029084    Type:
    1/4/2000    through 12/26/2000



Note: Filmstrips are not shelved in town and title order. Please ask 
a staff member for assistance.    Update Monday, July 01, 2002





film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57pi    The Blair Pilot. Blair, NE       Est. Dec. 15, 1871 - Jan. 30, 1929 //

Weekly (Semi-wkly) Mar. 2, 1897 - Aug. 21, 1907.

TITLE CHANGES:
     Burt County Pilot,   Dec. 15, 1871 - Aug. , 1874.
     The Pilot,   Sept. , 1874 - June 29, 1927.
     The Blair Pilot   July 6, 1927 - Jan. 30, 1929.

NOTE: Published at Tekamah, Dec. 15, 1871 - Aug. ,1874, removed to Blair, September ,1874.

"Absorbed by The Tribune Feb. 7, 1929, forming The Pilot-Tribune"

EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
     J.Y. Lambert, Dec. 15, 1871 - Sept. , 1875.
     L.F. Hilton, (ed. & pub.), Sept. , 1875 -     , 1888.
     Selden & Allbery, (pubs.), Dec. 19, 1889 - Apr. 12, 1894.
     Perry Selden, (prop. & ed.), Apr. 19, 1895 - Sept. 17, 1896.
     J.W. Selden, Sept. 24, 1896 - Dec. 24, 1896.
     L.A. Williams, Dec. 31, 1896 - Aug. 21, 1907.
     Don C. Van Deusen, (ed. & pub.), Aug. 28, 19O7 - Jan. 3O, 1929.


REFERENCES:
    Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1879-1880, 1882-83, 1886-1887, 1888-89, 1890-91, 
1893, 1895, 1902-02.
    Andreas, A.T. History of the State of Nebraska 1882, page 403.
J.Y. Lambert, 1467, 1468, (L.F. Hilton)
    The Pilot was twenty-four years old last Thursday and this issue begins its 
twenty-fifth year... (The Pilot April 9, 1896, 4:1).
    Volume XXVI number I. The Pilot commences twenty sixth year...last month changed 
from weekly to semi-weekly... (The Pilot April 5, 1897, 2:1).
    Twenty third volume... firm Selden & Allbery was dissolved...Perry Selden 
becomes sole proprietor... (The Pilot Apr. 12, 1894, 4:1).
    Perry Selden... .died... (The Pilot Sept. 17, 1896, 8:2-3)
    Selden. J.W. A parting word .,,.(The Pilot Dec. 24, 1896, 4:1).


film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRAKSA (sic)    sheet - 2
071
B57pi The Blair Pilot (cont.)


REFERENCES CONT'D
    L.A. Williams, The Pilot changed hands... (The Pilot Dec. 24, 1896, 4:1).
    Buss, William H. & Osterman, Thomas T. History of Dodge and Washington counties 
Nebraska and their people 1921, v.1, pg.350-351, 599 (Van Deusen).
    Rhoades, John A. Blair, the town beautiful. 1926, pg.45
    Shrader, Forrest B. A history of Washington County Nebraska c 1937, 
pg.224-225.
    Tekamah, 1854-1954, pg. 41.
    Hilton-Rhoades family in Blair publishing four generations. (The Nebraska Press 
March 1938, 5:1-3).
    Sutherland, J.R. Forty years ago in Tekamah, when the editor first came to 
this city. Fourth installment. (Burt County Herald Nov. 19, 1909, 1:3-6).
     In the Central Union Agriculturalist  Oct. 6, 1875, 7:2; March 29, 1876, 4:3).

    NSHS HAS ON MICROIFLM (sic):


Roll 1       April 27, 1876 (v.4, #52)
863 shots    Aug. 31, 1876 (v.5, #18) - Nov. 9, 1876 (v.5, #28)
1511 pges    Nov. 23, 1876 (v.5, #3O)
#552         Jan. 4, 1877 (v.5, #36) - Jan. 11, 1877 (v.5, #37)
             Jan. 25, 1877 (v.5, #39)
             Feb. 22, 1877 (v.5, #43) - Mar. 1, 1877 (v.5, #44)
             Oct. 4, 1877 (v.6, #23) - Nov. 8, 1877 (v.6, #28)
             Jan. 3, 1878 (v.6, #36)
             Apr. 25, 1878 (v.6, #52)
             May 16, 1878 (v.7, #3) - May 23, 1878 (v.7, #4)
             June 6, 1878 (v.7, #6)
             Apr. 3, 1879 (v.7, #49)
             Jan. 22, 1880 (v.8, #39)
             June 17, 1880 (v.9, #8) - June 24, 1880 (v.9, #9)
             July 29, 1880 (v.9, #14) - Aug. 5, 1880 (v.9, #15)
             Sept. 9, 188O (v.9, #20)
             Sept. 23, 188O (v.9, #22)
             Oct. 7, 1880 (v.9, #24) - Oct. 14, 1880 (v.9, #25)
             Nov. 4, 1880 (v.9, #28) - Nov. 11, 1880 (v.9, #29)
             Mar. 3, 1881 (v.9, #45)
             May 12, 1881 (v.10, #3)
    filmS    June 9, 1881 (v.10, #7) spliced on Roll #29 filmstrips.  Item #9
             July 20, 1882 (v.11, #l3)
             Aug. 3, 1882 (v.11, #15) - Aug. 10, 1882 (v.11, #l6)
             Aug. 31, 1882 (v.11, #19) - Sept. 7, 1882 (v. 11, #20)
             Sept. 28, 1882 (v.11, #23)
             Jan. 3, 1884 (v.12, #37)
             Sept. 4, 1884 (v.13, #20) - Oct. 2, 1884 (v.13, #24)



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57pi    The Blair Pilot (cont.)


Roll 1    Nov. 27, 1884 (v.13, #32)
(cont.)   Jan. 29, 1885 (v.13, #1) sic
          Apr. 9, 1885 (v.13, #51)
          Sept. 16, 1886 (v._, # _)
          Feb. 17, 1887 (v.14, #44)
          Oct. 6, 1887 (v.16, #25)
          Oct. 27, 1887 (v.16, #29)
          May 10, 1888 (v.17, #4) - May 24, 1888 (v.17, #6)
          June 28, 1888 (v.17, #11)
 filmS    Aug. 22, 1889 (v.18, #19) spliced on Roll #29 filmstrips Item #9
 filmS    Dec. 12, 1889 (v.18, #35) spliced on Roll #29 filmstrips Item #9
          Dec. 19, 1889 (v.18, #36)
          Aug. 21, 1890 (v.19, #19) - Sept. 4, 1890 (v.19, #2)
          Sept. 18, 1890 (v.19, 03)
          Sept. 25, 1890 (v.19, #24)
          Nov. 27, 1890 (v.19, #33) - Jan. 8, 1891 (v.19, #39)
          Jan. 22, 1891 (v.19, #41)
          Feb. 19, 1891 (v.19, #45) - Mar. 26, 1891 (v.19, #50)
          Apr.9, 1891 (v.19,#52) - May 28, 1891 (v.20,#7)
          June 11, 1891 (v.20, #9) - July 30, 1891 (v.20, #l6)
          Aug. 13, 1891 (v.20, #18) - Sept. 24, 1891 (v.20, #24)
          Oct. 8, 1891 (v.20, #26)
          Oct. 22, 1891 (v.20, #28) - Nov. 5, 1891 (v,20, #30)
          Nov. 19, 1891 (v.20, #32) - Jan. 7, 1892 (v.20, #39)
          Jan. 21, 1892 (v.20, #41) - Jan. 28, 1892 (v.20, #44)
          Feb. 11, 1892 (v.20, #44) - Mar. 17, 1892 (v.20, #49)
          Mar. 31, 1892 (v20, #51)
          Apr. 21, 1892 (v.21, #2) - Apr. 28, 1892 (v.21, #3)
          May 12, 1892 (v.21, #5) - June 2, 1892 (v,21, #8)
          June 16, 1892 (v.21, #10) - Oct. 27, 1892 (v.21, #29)
          Nov. 17, 1892 (v.21, #32) - Dec. 1, 1892 (v.21, #34)
          Dec. 15, 1892 (v.21, #36) - Feb. 2, 1893 (v.21, #43)
          Feb. 25, 1893 (v.21, #46) - Apr. 13, 1893 (v.22, #1)
          Apr. 27, 1893 (v.22, #3) - May 4, 1893 (v.22, #4)
          May 18, 1893 (v.22, #6) - May 25, 1893 (v.22, #7)
          June 15, 1893 (v.22, #10) - July 13, 1893 (v.22, #14)
          July 27, 1893 (v.22, #16) - Aug. 3, 1893 (v.22, #17)
          Aug. 17, 1893 (v.22, #19) - Sept. 14, 1893 (v.22, #23)
          Sept. 28, 1893 (v.22, #25)
          Oct. 26, 1893 (v.22, #29) - Jan. 11, 1894 (v.22, #40)
            MUTILATIONS:
                Apr. 27, 1876 (v.4, #52)
                Nov. 9, 1876 (v.5, #28)
                Jan.4, 1877 (v.5, #36) 2 pges, only
                Jan. 11, 1877 (v.5, #37)
                Jan. 25, 1877 (v.5, #39)
                Nov. 8, 1877 (v.6, #28)
                Apr. 25, 1878 (v.6, #52) 2 pges, only
                Aug. 10, 1882 (v.1l, #16)
                Apr 9, 1885 (v.13, #51)
                Sept. 16, 1886 (v. , #22)
                Sept..18, 1890 (v.19, #23)
                Dec. 11, 1890 (v.19, #38)
                Dec. 18, 1890 (v.19, #36)



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA    sheet - 3
071
B57pi    The Blair Pilot (cont.)


Reel 2    Jan. 18, 1894 (v.22, #41) - Jan. 14, 1897 (v.25, #41)
642
expos.
#553


Reel 3  Jan. 21, 1897 (v.25, #42) - Oct. 28, 1897 (v.26, #30)
636     Nov. 4, 1897 (v.26, #31) - Dec. 23, 1897 (v.26, #38)
expos.  Dec. 30, 1897 (v.26, #39) - May 26, 1898 (v.27, #8)
#554    June 2, 1898 (v.27, #9) - July 7, 1898 (v.27, #14)
        July 4, 1898 (v.27, #15) - July 18, 1898 (v.27, #16)
        July 25, 1898 (v.27, #17) - Sept. 29, 1898 (v.27, #26)
        Oct. 6, 1898 (v.27, #27) - Dec. 1, 1898 (v.27, #35)
        Dec. 8, 1898 (v.27, #36) - Jan. 12, 1899 (v.27, #41)
        Jan. 26, 1899 (v.27, #50) - Feb. 27, 1899 (v.27, #49)
        Mar. 6, 1899 (v.27, #50) - June 8, 1899 (v.28, #10)


Reel 4  June 12, 1899 (v.28, #11) - July 27, 1899 (v.28, #17)
625     Aug. 3, 1899 (v.28, #18) - Sept. 25, 1899 (v.28, #27)
expos.  Oct. 2, 1899 (v.28, #28) - Dec. 21, 1899 (v.28, #38)
#555    Dec. 28, 1899 (v.28, #39)
        Jan. 4, 1900 (v.28, #40) - Dec. 31, 1900 (v.29, #40)
        Jan. 7, 1901 (v.29, #1) - Feb. 25,1901 (v.29, #48)
        Mar. 4, 1901 (v.29, #49) - May 2, 1901 (v.30, #5)
        May 9, 1901 (v.30, #6) - June 3, 1901 (v.30, #10)


Reel 5  June 6, 1901 (v.30, #10) - July 11, 1901 (v.30, #15)
629     July 18, 1901 (v.30, #16) - Sept. 26, 1901 (v.30, #26)
expos   Oct. 3, 1901 (v.30, #27) - Jan. 6 ,1902 (v.30, #41)
455J    Jan.13, 1902 (v.30,1141) - Mar. 27, 1902 (v.30,1152)
        Apr. 3, 1902 (v.31, #1)
        July 7, 1902 (v.31, #15)
        July 21, 1902 (v.31, #17)
        Aug. 11, 1902 (v.31, #20)
        Aug. 18, 1902 (v.31, #21)
        Sept. 11, 1902 (v.31, #24) - Sept. 25, 1902 (v.31, #26)
        Oct. 13, 1902 (v.31, #29)
        Nov. 3, 1902 (v.31, #32)
        Nov. 20, 1902 (v.31, #34)
        Nov. 27, 1902 (v.31, #35)
        Dec. 1, 1902 (v.31, #36)
        Dec. 11, 1902 (v.31, #37) - Mar. 26, 1903 (v.32, #1)
        Apr. 2, 1903 (v.32, #2) - May 11, 1903 (v.32, #6)
        May 21, 1903 (v.32, #8) - Sept. 16, 1903 (v.32, #25)
        Sept. 23, 1903 (v.32, #26) - Nov. 16, 1903 (v.32, #34)
        Nov. 23, 1903 (v.32, #35) - Jan. 11, 1904 (v.32, #41)


Reel 6  Jan. 13, 1904 (v.32, #4l) - Feb. 8, 1904 (v.32, #46)
632     Feb. 15, 1904 (v.32, #47) - Mar. 28, 1904 (v.33, #1)
expos.  Apr. 4, 1904 (v.33, #2) - Dec. 28, 1904 (v.33, #41)
#557    Jan. 4, 1905 (v.33, #42) - July 31, 1905 (v.34, #21)



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57pi    The Blair Pilot (cont.)


Reel 7    Aug. 2, 1905 (v.34, #21) - Jan. 23, 1907 (v.35, #46)
629
expos.
#558


Reel 8    Jan. 28, 1907 (v.35, #47) - May 5, 1909 (v.38, #9)
627
expos.
#559


Reel 9    May 12, 1909 (v.38, #l0) - Mar. 20, 1912 (v.4l, #3)
624
expos.
#560


Reel 10    Mar. 27, 1912 (v.41, #4) - Mar. 10, 1915 (v.44, #2)
634
expos.
#561


Reel 11    Mar. 17, 1915 (v.44, #3) - Jan.23, 1918 (v.46, #48)
630
expos.
#562


Reel 12    Jan. 30, 1918 (v.46, 349) - Sept. 15, 1920 (v.49, #30)
633
expos.
#563


Reel 13    Sept. 22, 1920 (v.49, #31) - Sept. 12, 1923 (v.52, #30)
635
expos.
#564


Reel 14    Sept. 26, 1923 (v.52, #32) - Mar. 31, 1926 (v.55, #6)
636
expos.
#565


Reel 15    Apr. 7, 1926 (v.55, #8) - June 29, 1927 (v.56, #20)
559        July 13, 1927 (v.56, #22) - Jan. 30, 1929 (v.57, #5l)
expos.
#566





Inventory Supplement

071    Blair, Washington County, Nebraska
B57pi    The Pilot


NOTES:

    Reel Number:    46    Control Number:    0028574    Filmstrip    Type:


7/1/1886    through 0/0/0


1/3/1901    through 0/0/0



Note: Filmstrips are not shelved in town and title order. Please ask 
a staff member for assistance.    Update Wednesday, April 04, 2001


film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
W29dg    The Douglas County Post Gazette.

NOTE:    SEE 071-W29g. Shelved under Waterloo.



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
Ar5rh   The Washington County Review-Herald. Blair, NE     Est.     , 1885 - Jan. 25, 1951 //

        NOTE:    Published at Arlington, 1885-Nov.25, 1948; removed to Blair.

            Dec. 2, 1948. See Arlington Ar5rh, also shelved under Arlington.

        TITLE CHANGES:
            The Arlington Herald,    , 1885 - July 5, 1902.
            The Herald, July 12, 1902 - Sept.    1902.
            Arlington Review-Herald,        , 1948 - Jan. 25, 1951.
            The Washington County Review-Herald Dec. 2, 1948 - Jan. 25, 1951.




film        BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57t    The Weekly Telegram. Blair, NE    Est. Dec. 13, 1894 -     , 1895//

        Weekly.


NOTE: Missed two issues in September 1895 during court session owing
suit against paper for criminal libel.


EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
     F.R. Mayes, (pub.), Dec. 13, 1894 - Oct. 24, 1895.


REFERENCES:
    Mayes F.R. The Weekly Telegram ...(The Weekly Telegram Dec. 13, 1894, 4:2).
    Selden afraid to face the music... (The Weekly Telegram Oct. 24, 1895, 4:2).


NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:
Reel 1    Dec. 13, 1894 (v.1, #1) - Feb. 7, 1895 (v.1, #9)
#14,660   Feb. 21, 1895 (v,1, #11) - Mar. 7, 1895 (v.1, #13)
          July 11, 1895 (v.1, #28) - July 18, 1895 (v.1, #29)
          Aug. 22, 1895 (v.1, #34)
          Sept. 26, 1895 (v.1, #37) - Oct. 3, 1895 (v.1, #38)
          Oct. 24, 1895 (v.1, #40)




film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57tr    The Tribune. Blair, NE      Est. Sept. , 19O7 - Nov. 7, 19l7 //


     Weekly.


Absorbed by The Blair Democrat Nov.14, 1917, and continued the
numbering of The Democrat. The title The Tribune was retained,
later becoming The Pilot-Tribune


EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
     Wallace R. Williams, Sept. , 1907 - l909.
     Strode & Williams, (W.K. Strode & Wallace R. Williams) 1909-1911.
     John A. Rhoades, 1911-1914.
     Thomas T. Osterman, 1911-1914


REFERENCES:
     Shrader, Forrest B.,.A history of Washington County Nebraska 1937, page 224.
    William H. Buss, & Thomas T. Osterman... History of Dodge and Washington 
counties, Nebraska and their people. 1921, v.1, page 350.
    80th year for Blair and Pilot-Tribune. (The Pilot-Tribune April 28, 1949, 
Section 2, 1:1-3)
     Nebraska State Gazetteer, 1909, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917.
     Hilton-Rhoades family in Blair publishing generations...(The Nebraska Press 
March 1938, 5:1-3).
    W.R. William starts new paper at Blair and opponents are fooled...
(The Pilot Aug. 21, 1907, 1:5-6).

NOTE:
    After Mr. Osterman of The Blair Democrat purchased The Tribune two issues 
carried the volume and numbering of The Tribune November 29, 1917 the volume 
numbering of The Blair Democrat was resumed.

NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM:

Reel 1  June 17, 1908 (v.1, #42)
210     July 8, 1908 (v.1, #45) - July 15, 1908 (v.1, #46)
expos.  Aug. 5, 1908 (v.1, #49)
#4832   Aug. 26, 1908 (v.1, #52) - Dec. 9, 19O8 (v.2, #15)
        Dec. 23, 19O8 (v.2, #17) - Jan. 20, 1909 (v.2, #21)
        Feb. 3, 19O9 (v.2, #23) - July 21, 1909 (v.2,# 47)



film    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA    sheet 2
071
B57tr   The Blair Tribune (cont.)
 
Reel 2    July 28, 1909 (v,2, #48) - July 24, 1912 (v.5, #48)
634
expos.
#4833
 
Reel 3    July 31, 1912 (v.5, #49) - June 30, 1915 (v.8, #45)
638
expos.
#4834 


Reel 4    July 7, 1915 (v.8, #46) - Apr. 19, 1916 (v.9, #35)
495       May 3, 1916 (v.9, #37) - Oct.17, 1917 (v.11, #9)
expos.
#4835




films    BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
071
B57w    The Washington Pulse.    Blair, NE    Est. Mar. 17, 1898 -    , 1898 //


Weekly.


TITLE CHANGES:
    The Publse
    The Public Pulse


EDITORS & PUBLISHERS:
    John J. Wall, (ed. & pub.), March 17, 1898


REFERENCES:
    Praise for The Pulse... (The Washington Pulse March 31, 1898, 4:3).
    Shrader, Forrest B...A History of Washington County, Nebraska, c1937, 
page 226.
   * Shrader states that The Public Pulse edited by Wall followed The Weekly Leader.

NSHS HAS ON MICROFILM: 1 film strip spliced on Roll #1

films    March 31, 1898 (v.1, #3)
071      May 26, 1898 (v.1, #11)
B57w     October 6, 1898 (v.1, #3O) - Oct. 20, 1898 (v.1, #32)



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