Rio Grande Republican, New Mexico

The Rio Grande Republican at Las Cruces was established in April, 1881, by C. J. Hildreth, who conducted it two years. Since then the changes have been frequent, some of the publishers being Hall F. Wagner, J. S. McCrea, J. A. and R. A. Whitmore, F. C. Barker, Mr. Hunt, Allen, J. Papen, G. W. Baird. It has always been maintained as a stock company, and those mentioned have been managers.

The Las Cruces Citizen, a Spanish and English paper, was established June 30, 1902, by its present editor and proprietor, Lawrence La point.

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Source: History of New Mexico, Its Resources and People, VolumeI, Pacific States Publishing Co., 1907.