PRAIGG, DAVID TODD: 1850-1937.
David Todd Praigg was born in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 16, 1850, and came to Franklin, Ind., as a young teacher.
He became city editor of the INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL in 1881, soon after his marriage to Agnes Noble of Greenwood, Ind. He also acted as Indiana representative for metropolitan dailies throughout the country and wrote occasional fiction and verse for periodicals.
In 1908 he bought the Portland ( Ind. ) COMMERCIAL-MAIL and operated it until 1916, when he established the INDIANA INSTRUCTOR, a periodical for teachers, which he published for a year or two.
He died on June 9, 1937.
Information from the Indiana State Library.
- Almetta. Indianapolis, 1894.
- Marriage Made Easy. Lebanon, 0.,
1922.
