MHS Centennial Business: Souris Plaindealer
The first edition of the Plaindealer was issued at Souris on 7 April 1892, with George Perry as publisher and A. T. Curtis as compositor. It was designated as an MHS Centennial Business.
The newspaper closed in March 2020.
Publishers
Period
Publisher
1892-1893
George Selby Perry (1866-1948)
1893-1897
Thomas Dickie (1860-1935)
William J. Barclay (1870-?)1897-1912
William J. Barclay (1870-?)
1912-1966
Gordon Alexander McMorran (1885-1966)
1966-?
?
?-2020
Glacier Media Group
Editors
Period
Editor
1901-1912
W. J. Barclay (1870-?)
1912-c1965
?
c1965
Reginald Miller “Reg” Sanderson
Sources:
“Western Canadian Editors,” Grandview Exponent, 24 February 1905, page 5.
“Local news,” Glenboro Gazette, 13 June 1912, page 1.
“Birthday congratulations to [W. J. Barclay],” Manitoba Free Press, 9 November 1912, page 47.
“Pioneer Manitoba newsman dies, 82,” Winnipeg Free Press, 10 September 1948, page 4.
The Story of Manitoba’s Weekly Newspapers by A. M. Pratt, Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association, 1967, pages 661-662.
“Southwestern Manitoba newspapers shut down,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 2020.
We thank Judith Hudson Beattie and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 September 2020
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