Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....King, C M 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

C. M. King, editor and proprietor of the Gardner "News", Gardner, was born at 
Chambersburg, Penn., and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Coffroth) King. 
Samuel King, subject's father, who is still living, is a merchant, and was 
born at Mercersburg, Penn., in 1803; his wife, who was born in 1804, died May 
9, 1882; they had a family of seven children. Mr. King received his education 
in the common schools of Pennsylvania, and began the business of life as a 
teacher, which occupation he followed for four years, 1860 to 1864. In the 
latter year, he enlisted in the regular army was detailed to the Signal 
Service, and served till the close of the war. He married at Greencastle, 
Penn., July 1, 1874, to Minnie Hoke, and by this union they have one child - 
Samuel, aged four years. Mr. King learned the printer's trade, partly in 
Shirleysburg, in Huntingdon and Altoona, Penn. He has been engaged in the 
printing business for fifteen years, and established and owned the following 
papers: The Neponset "Gazette", 1868, Prairie City (Ill.) "Herald", 1870; 
Chenoa "Times", 1872; Lexington "Enterprise", 1872 to 1876; 
Altamont "Telegram", 1876 to 1880, and in 1881 he established the 
Gardner "News", which he now publishes. The Gardner "News" was established 
with the printing establishment of the late Altamont "Telegram", moved to 
Gardner with fine equipment of material and power cylinder press. The size of 
the paper is 28x45, nine column folio. In 1882, Mr. King established the 
Braceville "Miner", a Republican sheet, which is printed in the office of the 
Gardner "News". This paper is 28x45 folio, thirty-six columns. Mr. King is a 
Republican, and is conservative in his religious views.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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