The
Minot Optic was founded by a colorful, outspoken and politically active
Marshall McClure. McClure sold the
newspaper to H. A. Zimmerman, someone who was in constant political hot water,
according to past history. The paper passed through various crises until it was
purchased by W. M. Smart and published by him until May 1, 1914. Smart is well
known in Minot for his real estate,
and hotel businesses, and a long career in the House of Representatives. On May
1, 1914, C. A. Johnson and Smart
consolidated their papers, The Ward County Reporter and the Minot Optic, as the Minot Optic-Reporter, and on
November 25, 1916, they changed the name to The Minot Daily News. In 1920,
Norman B. Black, H. D. Paulson, and Hal S. Davies, all of The Fargo Forum,
purchased the News. Davies was then general manager of the Forum and became the
new publisher of the News. It was the beginning of a long relationship between
Davies and the city. The News paper was originally located in the Flat Iron Building
on Central Avenue, then in the form Legion Club building on Broadway before
moving to its present location in 1952.
Minot Daily Printing Press
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