The Moline Citizen.

L.M. Linnehan started a job-printing office in Moline in May, 1856, in connection with Wallace & Sickles, known as the "Franklin Book and Job Printing House. In July, 1858, the Citizen was started by F. M. Linnehan, as a semi-weekly Democratic paper of small size. In September, Linnehan admitted James Bowie as a partner.

In January, 1859, they enlarged the paper to nine columns to the page and published it as a weekly. In February, Linnehan sold out to Bowie , on time, taking a mortgage. The paper was not a success, and as Bowie, could not pay, the paper ceased to exist some time during the summer of 1859, and Linnehan took possession of the property, and in 1863 moved the ma­ terial to Marengo, Iowa, where he started the Iowa Valley Gazette, continuing its publication until November, 1864, when he sold the establishment and went to Dubuque.

 

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