The Echo: In November, 1879, T. J. Hadley removed his printing outfit from Olathe, Kansas, to Eureka Springs, and issued the first number of the Echo February 21^st, 1880. This was the pioneer newspaper of the city. A. B. Adams was in partnership during the first four months of its history, when he retired. In September, 1880, Hadley disposed of the paper to H. A. Nickell and J. B. Lowe, by whom it was continued until October, 1882. Nickell had become individual proprietor by this time, and moved the office to Ozark, Arkansas. In August, 1883, A. B. Adams brought a printing outfit to Eureka Springs, and Volume I, No. 1 of the Echo appeared September 5^th, 1883. It was a three column, four page paper. The Daily Echoing Nemes is first appeared Thursday, April 23^rd, 1885. D. P. Cloyd was associated with Mr. Adams in this enterprise for a time. The name has since been changed to the Daily Echo, in connection with which a weekly edition is published, both under the proprietorship and management of Mr. Adams. The paper is Democratic in politics.

The Times: The original predecessor of the Times was the Republican, established in 1881 by Murphy and Penn, who retired at the end of nine months, when the paper was run in the name of S. K. Morgan for a time. Perry and Spears were the next proprietors, and assumed control February 15^th, 1882, changing the name to the Times and politics to Democratic. June 20^th, 1885, the Times was consolidated with the Bulletin, established April 15^th, 1881, by Lucius Hitchcock, the consolidation taking the name of Arkansaw Times Bulletin. Don J. Perry had previously retired from the Times. May 15^th, 1884, H. A. Cook succeeded Spear and Hitchcock, and in November, 1887, Sweeney and Weymouth, the present (1888) proprietors, took charge. The name has been changed to the Times, and, under the present management, the paper has returned to its original political faith.

A number of definite journalistic efforts have been made at various times. The annual meeting of the Arkansas Press Association was held at Eureka Springs in May, 1884.