 The paper's masthead describes it as a combination of the "Fowler Leader" (founded 1893 by John P. Carr) and the "Fowler Republican".Between 1900 and 1905, the "Benton Review" printed between 1335 and 1540 copies.The "Leader" claimed over 1000 copies for the same period, and the "Republican" claimed over 1000 copies for 1903, but these claims could not be verified by "Printers' Ink".