to J. C. Trask, the first Public Printer. The daily edition was started April 26, 1875. William Kiter started The Pantegraph at Sioux Falls in February, 1872. This newspaper was printed on the cooperative plan and was published at irregular intervals until October, when it went into "winter headquarters." It was revived in April, 1873, and was again published with occasional interruptions until the spring of 1877 when the plant was closed by an order of the court. Later, the material of the plant was used in starting The Roscoe Express. Of the other early editors of The Pantegraph, mention may be made of F. D. Cowles, F. E. Everett, and W. S. Guild.
Another paper in Sioux Falls was The Independent, which was first issued on May 15, 1875, by Charles W. McDonald; on January 6, 1881, it was merged with The Dakota Pantegraph. Among those who edited the newspaper before this merger were E. A. Sherman, F. E. Everett, W. A. Williams, and L. C. Hitchcock. The Dakota Pantegraph was started in Sioux Falls in the spring of 1877 by G. M. Smith and M. Grigsby. The press and type used to bring out this paper had been formerly employed to get out The Era at Swan Lake. Grigsby continued as editor until April, 1878, when The Pantegraph was sold to Caldwell & Stahl.
Other early papers in South Dakota were The Dakota Union, established at Yankton, June 21, 1864, by George W. Kings- | bury; The Press, at Yankton, August 10, 1870, by George H. Hand; The Dell City Journal, established in 1871, was an interesting innovation in the journalism of South Dakota in that this newspaper was printed at Webster City, Iowa, but was issued at Dell Rapids, South Dakota, by J. C. Ervin; The Advocate, at Canton, April 26, 1876, by Skinner & Tallman; The Times, at Sioux Falls, November 15, 1878, by E. O. Kimberly and C. M. Morse; The Exponent, at Dell Rapids, February, 1879, by E. C. Whalen; The Centinel, at Madison, April, 1879, by J. H. Zane and F. L. Fifeld; The Leader, at Herman, June, 1879, by F. C. Stowe; The Beadle County Sentinel, at Huron, March 17, 1880, by John Cain.
