Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 1, Number 9, June 1991 Page: 298
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Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal
29, 1885. After a few months, Hodges hired Henry Colum-
bus Quin as editor. Quin's first issue was dated September
24, 1885. In April 1887, Hodges sold the paper to Quin.
Quin's ownership lasted from the April 7, 1887 issue until
the September 20, 1 888 issue, after which he sold the paper
back to Hodges. Hodges kept Quin as his editor, a position
which he held until he resigned about a month later, his last
issue being dated November 1, 1888. The Gimlet continued,
with no listed editor, for another six weeks. Probably, the
last few issues were edited by either Hodges or his shop
foreman, W. Frank Miller. In December 1888, the paper was
discontinued. Its printing equipment was sold to Benjamin
Marshall Baker and John H. Brooks, who used it to establish
The Weimar Mercury.
For a time, the paper was published under the
title The Weimar Gimlet. The earliest known such edition is
dated July 16, 1885, the last known, June 3, 1886.
According to Miller, writing in 1937, early in the
paper's life, apparently before Hodges hired Quin as editor,
with the paper on shaky financial footing, the citizens of
Weimar threw a benefit to save the paper. Miller states that
the benefit, which became known as the Grand Gimlet Ball,
and the fact that Hodges had no wife to support were all that
kept the paper alive.
Editions on microfilm at Nesbitt Memorial Library: June 4, June 19 through
August 6, August 20 through October 15, October 29 through November
12, 1885, December 3, 1885 through April 8, 1886, April 22, May 6, May
20 through June 3, June 17, 1886 through January 20, 1887, February 3
through February 17, March 2 through May 26, June 2 through August 18,
September 1, September 15 through December 22, 1887, January 12
through May 10, 1888, May 31 through September 12, September 27,
October 11 through November 15, 1888
The Weimar Mercury is a weekly newspaper that has been
published at Weimar since 1 888. The paper was established
by Benjamin Marshall Baker and John H. Brooks, who
purchased the printing equipment that had been used by the
Weimar Gimlet. The first issue came out on December 20,
1888. Baker was also the owner and editor of The Colorado
Citizen, a weekly newspaper published in Columbus, and,
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Nesbitt Memorial Library. Nesbitt Memorial Library Journal, Volume 1, Number 9, June 1991, periodical, June 1991; Columbus, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151382/m1/26/?q=nesbitt%20memorial%20library%20journal: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nesbitt Memorial Library.