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Printed news in Bridgeport did not appear on newsstands until about 1893, although a forerunner of The Index did exist. A small newspaper appeared in the township when a publisher from Terrell, Oklahoma, sought to establish a weekly, but his endeavor failed, and he only stayed in Bridgeport a short time. Credit for the first newspaper really goes to Luke Pearre, who was the first publisher of The Index. Mr.
