Keep your gold, Keep your silver. I held history in my hands.

[Burdie]

I finally calmed down after finding this lead plate in an old news paper building. The place was a dump and in this one room was a pile of boxes in the corner. I removed them and propped up was a lead plate. It was when I read the second line I almost dropped the plate. March 1887 vol. 1 edition 1. OH MY GOD! This was the third newspaper in Caldwell. The first editor was shot and the second left town in a hurry. We hope to print a copy but the plate is bent in several places. It was a thrill to read what someone else had read in 1887. We used a mirror to read it. Thanks for looking.





Burdie

 

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[Merf]

That's a great piece of history Burdie---Very nice find

 

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[dave-enc]

I agree with everyone else , what an awesome find
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[ModernMiner]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I give everything to the museum if it has historical significance to caldwell. The funny thing is the building was being cleaned by the historical society.
Burdie

Good for you Burdie.
What a fantastic find, and piece of history!
Thanks for the neat post,
MM

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Exceptional find! What a great opportunity for you to be able to help with the Historical stuff for the museum....Cant wait to see the printed piece.
Also found this and thought you might be interested....

Reese, Six Score 39n: “History of Caldwell during this vital period, when it was an important cattle town, and a firsthand account of one of the roughest of the shipping terminals.... All editions are rare.”
Two of the photographs document ranching and cowboys: “Cattlemen at Dinner” (opposite p. 128) and “Ranch in Indian Territory” (opposite p. 288). $250.00

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome find Burdie, congrats! HH, Mike

 

[LadyDigger]

That is cool as all get out!!!

I tried to look through my newspaper archives, but they don't have "The Caldwell News" posted. Thought it would be cool to add the front page to your thread to see it as it was printed.

I bet if you went to the library or whereever in your area they keep the newspaper on microfilm/reels....and see if they have that date and you can print it out!!!!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Caldwell News was observed by the Caldwell Daily Messenger, March 23, 1937, with the issuance of a 32-page illustrated historical supplement. Harold Hammond, publisher of the Messenger, purchased the News in 1928 and combined the two papers. Features of the edition included a letter from P. C. Simons, son of R. T. Simons the founder
of the News; the reminiscences of David Leahy, D. C. Dacy, and Joe Wiedeman, a cattle driver over the Chisholm trail; histories of the city and its newspapers, clubs, railroads, schools, churches, business houses; names of mayors and the years they served, and congratulatory letters from prominent citizens of Kansas and the nation. Titles of other articles were: "Harry Woods Tells Vividly of Early-Day Bull Fight," "Not All of Caldwell's Background Was `Tough'," and "First Telephone Here in '81, Grant Harris Says." Additional historical notes appeared in several succeeding issues of the Messenger.

 

[bootstrap vinn]

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! Nice eyeball find BURDIE,read it carefully,it may hook you up with some good leads! Congrats Bootstrap

 

[Mercury dude]

that is to cool to see a old printing plate, wow I burn a lot of them back in the print shop, but not that old, why to go.

jc

 

[mastereagle22]

As I told you yesterday Burdie, "You da man"!!!!!

That is so awesome and getting to see it like that is just amazing.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[stoney56]

Totally Awesome!!!! You might be able to print it using ink, butcher paper, and a rubber roller.

 

[Mercury dude]

hell yes you can, but careful, I been a graphic artist for many years and just be careful, I work at the Modesto bee and man I would like to find an old plate like that, but at the turlock journal I got some old newspaper from way back. so cool find
jc

Totally Awesome!!!! You might be able to print it using ink, butcher paper, and a rubber roller.

 

[Burdie]

Wow everyone I am glad to see others know how I felt holding that piece of history. You guys are fantastic. With the great ideas and information you have posted I am going to be busy this weekend.
The plate is warped any suggestions as to how to gently flatten it out so we can print? Would heat on the back side be OK? I sure don't want to break it. Thanks TNet family.
Burdie

 

[Mercury dude]

I would leave it like it is.

jc

 

[Wasabi]

Cool find ! did ya cheak the lost and found section ?

That's a good one!
Fantastic find Burdie.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Take a firm piece of foam rubber...lay paper over it and duct tape in place....then lay the print block on a flat hard surface.....lay paper and foam over the top of it and roll with a regular rolling pin....

 

[Moonshadow]

That's gotta be one of the coolest finds ever!! That's awesome!

HH,
Moon

 

[Yarrum]

That's Gold ! ! ! Glad you ended up giving it to the town museum.
Good on you.

 

[Leon]

Great piece of history, WTG on the recovery...
Continued Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[Joe G]

VERY cool find. You might still be able to get a print off of that... small rubber ink roller, put the papter on top and use another rubber roller to press down the paper. Even if it's bent a bit, the paper should follow it.

Congrats on the find!