 During these battles the "News" has often been called grandmother, granny, or The Mormon Hand Organ.Since its first publication the "News" had been owned directly by the LDS Church, but as worries about property confiscation increased due to the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act and Poland Act, and the paper's ownership was transferred to The Deseret News Company after it was incorporated on September 3, 1880.About this same time the "News" began looking for a location to build a new paper mill, as the Sugar House paper plant was not adequate.