s ▁Grant ▁County ▁Dem ocrat ▁held ▁the ▁printing ▁contract s ▁for ▁Grant ▁County ▁government , ▁which ▁after ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁papers ▁made ▁the ▁Independent ▁the ▁official ▁newspaper ▁of ▁Grant ▁County . ▁Wal ton ▁continued ▁to ▁publish ▁the ▁newspaper ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 5 ▁years , ▁until ▁ill ▁health ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁paper ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁and ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁E ly ▁family ▁purchased ▁the ▁Independent . ▁ ▁The ▁daily ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁and ▁Independent ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁the ▁E ly s ▁converted ▁the ▁paper ▁into ▁a ▁daily , ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁and ▁Independent . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁E ly ▁family ▁also ▁owned ▁Gall up ▁Independent ▁and ▁the ▁Y uma ▁Arizona ▁S entin el ▁newsp apers . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁family , ▁Colonel ▁C ly de ▁E ly , ▁appointed ▁his ▁son , ▁William ▁F . ▁E ly , ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁co - publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Silver ▁City ▁Daily ▁Press ▁building ▁on ▁Market ▁Street ▁following ▁the ▁building ' s ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁publish er ▁William ▁F . ▁E ly ▁died . ▁At ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁wife ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁years , ▁Betty ▁Jane ▁Head ▁E ly , ▁became ▁the