September 4, 1846
The Beloit Messenger, published by Cooley & Civer, was first issued.
The evidence
“Beloit Messenger, by Cooley & Civer; commenced Sept. 4th, 1846, It was a five column newspaper; just half the size of the Beloit Journal. Neutral in politics.”
1856-history-of-rock-county/06-beloit.md, PDF p. 85 / book p. 67
Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 85 / book p. 67) · open the whole page “A new England community to which churches and schools were a necessity^ naturally found it impossible to get along without newspapers, and, accordingly, soon after Beloit had arrived at the dignity of an incorporated village, it had its first publication of this kind in the Beloit Messenger, published by Cooley & Civer, issued on the 4th of September, 1846. The paper was neutral in politics, and, for this, or some other potential reason, was only short-lived.”
1879-history-of-rock-county/11-rock-county-ch05-press-institutions-tragedy.md, PDF p. 397 / book p. 401
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 397 / book p. 401) · open the whole page
