Magnolia’s newspapersThe following was printed in the Rose History in 1911:"Magnolia’s first paper was the Magnolia Citizen, founded in February 1893 by I.M. Cady. It was printed in the office of the Adrian Guardian and was published only a short time, discontinuing in April. The town was not destined to long remain without a newspaper, however. In April 1893, publication of the Adrian Citizen, a peoples party organ, was discontinued, and in May the plant was purchased by I.M. Cady and G.E. Green, who on June 16 issued the first number of the Magnolia Advance. In October 1893, Mr. Green sold his interest in the paper to S.S. Smiley, but purchased it again the next month, and the Advance was published by Cady & Green until 1895. That year Mr. Green retired, since which time Mr. Cady has been the owner and publisher. The Advance is a seven-column quarto. It is independent in politics but has always supported the republican national ticket. For a time Magnolia had a second paper, the Initiator, which was published as a peoples party journal by L.C. Long, at one time the nominee of this party for congress. In February 1900, he discontinued the publication, moved the plant to the new town of Wilmont, and on March 2, 1900, started the Wilmont Initiator."Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156. Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.