Auburn Journal

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The Auburn Journal
TypeTwice weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Alta Newspaper Group
Founder(s)James B. McQuillan
Founded1872 (as the Placer Weekly Argus)
Headquarters1030 High Street, Auburn, California, United States
Circulation9,486 weekdays
9,600 Sundays (as of 2011)[1]
OCLC number28239891
Websiteauburnjournal.com

The Auburn Journal is a newspaper based in Auburn, California.[2]

History

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In 1872, The Placer Weekly Argus was founded in Auburn. The weekly newspaper was Republican affiliated and edited by James B. McQuillan.[3] McQuillan, known as "Mac," was wounded in expedition of William Walker to Baja California and Sonora and edited several California papers including the Vallejo Recorder. He died in 1874.[4]

In 1877, Jacob H. Neff and Mr. Griffith took control of the Argus, with W. N. Slocum succeeding Thomas Glancey as editor. At the time the paper was owned by several local Republicans. The change was enacted after the paper published an editorial denouncing the Compromise of 1877 pursued by President Rutherford B. Hayes.[5][6]

On Jan. 25, 1879, District Attorney W.H. Bullock, a Democrat, shot at and wounded Argus publisher H. W. Fenton due to an article critical of the Bullock. The inciting incident was an editorial saying Bullock would run for county judge, adding "Heaven save the mark!" The bullet missed Fenton's head but the powder burns damaged his face and an eye.[7] The first trial was a hung jury and at the second hearing Bullock took a plea deal and was sentenced for assault with a deadly weapon instead of attempt of murder. Bullock then paid a $400 fine.[8]

In 1880, Francis M. Millikan founded the Placer County Republican.[9] In 1898, Republican editor F. A. Stuart retired and the paper was merged with the Placer County Argus to form the Argus-Republican, operated by Millikan and Richmond. That same year, Fellows and Rodehaver founded the Placer County Leader.[10] In 1903, W. W. H. Fellows and T.W. Fitzsimmons sold the Placer County Leader to Francis M. Millikan, owner of the Placer County Republican. The Leader was founded five years earlier and subsequently absorbed into the Republican, which was the successor to the Argus.[11][12]

In July 1914, L.A.P. Eichler, who formerly worked at the The Sacramento Bee, founded the Auburn Daily Journal.[13] In July 1918, Eichler purchased the Republican from Mrs. Fannie M. Wills and absorbed it into the Journal.[14][15] In March 1919, Bert Alford Cassidy, owner of the Truckee Republican, took ownership of the Auburn Journal from Eichler.[16] Cassidy edited the paper for 31 years until his sudden death from a heart attack in 1950.[17] His widow Mrs. Jane M. Cassidy sold their controlling interest in the business in December 1965 to W. J. McGiffin Newspapers Inc.[18] In 1982, the company's name was changed to Brehm Communications.[19] In 2022, the Journal was one of six newspapers published by Gold Country Media, a subsidiary of Brehm, sold to Gold Mountain Media, a subsidiary of Alta Newspaper Group.[20]

Other publications

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Gold Country Media also publishes:[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Audit Report, December 2011". Larkspur, Calif.: Verified Audit Circulation. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  2. ^ "Auburn Journal (Auburn, Calif.) 1959-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. ^ "Notice". Gold Hill Daily News. Gold Hill, California. September 18, 1872. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Death of James B. McQuillan". The Solano-Napa News Chronicle. Vallejo, California. September 16, 1874. p. 3.
  5. ^ "A Good Paper". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. May 2, 1877. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Note from T. Glancey". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. May 4, 1877. p. 2.
  7. ^ "A Shooting Affray at Auburn". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. January 27, 1879. p. 1.
  8. ^ "The Shooting Legal Star Sentenced". Daily Miner-Transcript. Nevada City, California. June 12, 1879. p. 2.
  9. ^ "F.M. Millikan Dead". The Placer Herald. Rocklin, California. October 27, 1917. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Newspaper Changes". The Placer Herald. Rocklin, California. April 30, 1898. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Changes in Auburn Newspapers". El Dorado Republican. Placerville, California. August 20, 1903. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Notice". Free Press Saturday Weekly. Redding, California. August 15, 1903. p. 3.
  13. ^ "Auburn's New Paper". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, California. July 16, 1914. p. 2.
  14. ^ "Newspaper Merger". The Press-Tribune. Roseville, California. July 16, 1918. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Auburn Newspapers Merge; One To Print Daily, Other Weekly". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. July 17, 1918. p. 7.
  16. ^ "Auburn Journal Sold". The Press-Tribune. Roseville, California. March 11, 1919. p. 1.
  17. ^ "B.A. Cassidy, Journal Editor 31 Years, Dies Of Heart Attack". Auburn Journal. Auburn, California. January 26, 1950. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Auburn Journal Sold". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, California. December 30, 1965. p. 17.
  19. ^ "Newspaper directors change name - Brehm Communications". The Gustine Standard. Gustine, California. August 26, 1982. p. 3.
  20. ^ McGough, Michael (December 9, 2022). "6 newspapers serving Sacramento-area suburbs sold to new owners. Who bought them?". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  21. ^ "Brehm Communications Publications | Brehm Communications Inc". Retrieved 2020-09-06.