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PINES FOREST OGLE UNCOlN (HARltSTON MATTHItSSEM NEAR m. $ALIE MMMM CAVE-IN NEAR HAVANA HARDIN COUNTY M3S» SEE ILLINOIS NOW--Visit your scenic and historic Illinois State Parks and Memorials. No. 1, White Pines Forest, in Ogle county, is the largest southernmost White Pine forest in nation. No. 2, various plant and animal life native to Illinois it preserved at Matthiessen, near LaSalle. No. 3, Dickson Mounds, between Lewis town and Havana, features an excavated Indian burial ground. No. A, Lincoln Log Cabin, near • Charleston, is the last home of Abraham Lincoln's father. No. 5, Cave-In-Rock, in Hardin county on the Ohio river, was once the hideout of river pirates. SPRINGTIME TRAVEL THROUGH ILLINOIS PROVES REWARDING J Springtime travel in Illinois brings rich rewards in scenic beauty from one end of the Prairie State to the other. In an effort to encourage residents to see and enjoy the beauties of their home state, four state departments are cooperating in a program endorsed by Governor William G. Stratton to publicize all areas of Illinois. No matter where you live in Illinois there are many interesting places to visit at this or any time of the year. The spring x months are considered the ideal time for travel in the state since short tripB of one or two days are the usual order /•£ this season. Participating in the "See Illinois Now" program are the state Departments of Public Works and Buildings, Public Safety, the Division of Reports in the Department of Finance, and Division of Parks and Memorials of the Department of Conservation. Suggested trips thip weekend include visits, to Cave In Rock state park on the Ohio River; £>ickson Mounds near Lewis town; Lincoln lag Cabin near" Charles- Ion; White Pin£3^state park #orth of Dixon; and Matthiessen tftate park near LLaSalle. These places are located in widely separated sections of Illinois. They were selected with a view to giving residents of various portions of the state a weekend travel suggestion. A description of the various places follows: Cave In Rock state park: This is a famous land mark on the Ohio river in Hardin county, about eight miles east of Elizabethtown and 20 miles south of Shawneetown. The cave once sheltered river pirates and dangerous criminals in the early days when the Ohio' river was the chief means of transportation to middlewest and the south. The town of Cave In Rock and the state park of the same, name are located at the southern terminus of State Route 1. The park consists of about 60 acres and stretches about one mile along the Ohio river. It is a favorite spot for picnickers and provides countless eye-catching views of the Ohio liver valley. Ferry boat service is available to cross the river. • Dickson Mounds state park: Located half way between Lewistown and Havana en a gravel road off State Route 78, Dickson Mounds state park features a museum cemetery which Is reputed to be the largest and most unusual excavation of its character to be found anywhere in the world. Are You Unhappy with Your ftesent Cleaner ? HO# We have the one Dry A Cleaning that always £ets out a|l the dirtl It's easy to keep up appearances white keeping down your cost of living if you lave your clothes cleaned our different, better Sanitone way. All dirt removed, spots gCNM» po tell-tale cleaning odor and a better ftress that really lasts! Clothes really look "i|nd feel like new because our special Sanitone Service restores colors, patterns and textures to original beauty! ' See for yourself the difference it makes. ' Call or come in today! T TANTX ANP LAUNDRY N. FRONT STREET Around Cor. N. National Tea PHONE 927 For Pickup 'Service or Save 10% Cash & Carry The mound is ohe of about 10,000 mounds and village sites that are scattered over the entire state • of Illinois. It was scientifically excavated by Dr. Don F. Dickson in 1927 and in sr space 30 by 60 feet more than 230 skeletons are exposed to view. The skeletons are those of pre-White Americans probably of an Asiatic origin similar to that of the historic Indians. Lincoln Log Cabin state park: Near Charleston in Coles county on the Lincoln National Memorial highway which stretches from Vincennes (Indiana) to^ Beardstown is the Lincoln Log Cabin state park. The park comprises 86 acres of the last Lincoln farm in Illinois and serves as a memorial to Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham Lincoln. Nearby is Shiloh Cemetery where the graves of Thomas and Sarah Lincoln ai e located. The latter was Abraham Lincoln's stepmother. The Lincoln Nntionjd Memorial highway was established by a commission which studied the much disputed path the Lincoln family followed in moving from Indiana to Illinois in 1830. The route from the Indiana state line to Decatur follows the family migration. It extends west from Decatur to Springfield and then northwest to New Salem state park and Petersburg and then to Beardstown. . White Pines state park: In Ogle county on a hard surfaced road midway between the towns of Polo and Oregon is a 385- acre tract of land in which the state has preserved one large remaining example of an evergreen forest of White Pines. It is reputed to be the southernmost forest in the nation of these: reach li it lOflf feel into the sky. The park provides good roods and trails and playgrounds for grown-ups as well as youngsters. It also has a number of accommodations for overnight visitors. The forest is located aloivg the east bank of Pine Creek which terminates in Rock River. Matthiessen state park: Two miles southwest of Starved Rock state park in La'Salle county is located one of the newer of Illinois' \ vast system of state parks. The area in which the park is located once served as the home of the powerful Ulini confederation of Indians composed of the Tamaroas, Kaskiskias, Moeinkwenas, Michigamies, Cahokias and Peorias. The park has much of geological and historic interest and affords a means of preserving considerable of the plant life that once was common to Illinois. The state hopes to preserve for all time at Matthiessen state park samples of plant and animal life native to Illinois*. County Through T!be Years by Marie Oobaetty<si CREAM REGULATIONS New regulations regarding the handling of cream in Illinois have been announced by the state Department of Agriculture. They provide that Cream for butter making shall be considered too old to grade first class if brought to a cream station or dairy plant without a tag, or with a tag dated more than six days previous to date of delivery ^ome the gloom when transported by a reoog- A nized common carrier, or dated more than four days previous when transported by other means. Chapter 18 The Press in McHenry County The schools in any community are first in importance but following in a close second place is the Press. The Press wields a great influence on the life of any community because it helps to mold public opinion. This influence can advance or retard a "cause"; it can make or break a politician; it can safeguard the rights of the people or it can whitewash the true character of any politician it wishes to support. Its influence is great, be it bad or be it good -- it rarely is neutral. Its influence reaches out beyond politics into the life of the community, state and sometimes it influences world opinion. So much of what we think and believe and do was an idea born in the mind of some editor. . V ' /•. v towering White Pines which Bonds. Buy and hold U.S. Savings ^iiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiJiiitiiiiiniiiiiiiirMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiijiiwiiiTOiiiiiiiBii' i ft <R& ADDING A ROOM? SEE US! Save time, worry and expense •v" l^ letting us help you select the building materials for that added room. We'll deliver everything you • will need from foundation to roof. ALEXANDER LUMBER CO. One of the most jealously guarded, and bitterly fought for, of human rights has been the light to a free press. A good press can bring about much needed reforms by exposing abuSe of privileges by tjiose in office. Without the press, freedom in other pursuits would soon be a thing of the past. The brightness of today would be- Of another Dark Ages In McHenry county the first newspaper was started at a time when the weekly newspaper held no important position such as it holds now. It was published in 1846 by Josiah Dwight, who called it thfe "Illinois Republican." After many suspensions and several changes in the name it became known as the "Republican Free Press" in 1854, and with Dwight still managing it, the paper emerged as the Woodstock "Sentinel" in 1856. There were other early papers at Woodstock. One was the Woodstock "Democrat" and the "Argus." The "Argus" was owned by M. L. Joslyn and E. W. Smith. The "Democrat," as well as the "Free Press," soon fell into the hands of the "Argus." But the "Argus" was not long inexistence either. When the "Sentinel" tame, the "Argus" disappeared. Its stock was bought by the "Sentinel." Joslyn" and Smith had retired before its demise. The "Sentinel" prospered as the organ of the Republican party. G. L«. Webb and T. F. Jofanson were the editors. The paper carried no local n*ws and only four columns of advertisements. Its policy was intensely partisan. In 1857 it passed into the hands of J. W. Franks and Son. Dwight continued as editor. Two Smiths, Abraham E. and William E„ became editors in 1858 and local news became a regular feature of this early paper with a circulation of 1200. REHABILITATION The state Division of Rduk bilitation found paying jobs last year for 444 Illinois men and women with substantial hearing impairments. Ninety-five of the number are totally deaf. Many of these persons were out of work when the division began giving them its attention, according to Dr. E. C. Cline, division supervisor. Those who had work were for' the most part in jobs that were unsafe or otherwise unsuitable. Now nearly all of them are making good in carefully selected work suited to their individual abilities. The announcement of the division's activities was made in connection with the observance of National Hearing Week, May 2. through May 8. The U. S. Treasurer is bonded in the "amount of $150,000. - • . CROP OUTLOOK 1 frequent rains and favorable • growing weather have been high- ~ ly ibeneficial to Illinois winter wheat, which is reported in excellent condition by the state and federal departments of agriculture. Pastures have improved to the point where they are now regarded as about as good as last year, except for thin stands of grass in places where the drouth was most severe. A few fields of soybeans have been planted in southern Illinois, and cotton is being planted in the Alexander-Pulaski county area. Seedbed preparation for corn and soybeans is being pushed 'in ' central and northern Illinois wherever the fields are dry enough to be worked. Patrick Henry was the only nun to decline appointment as Secretary of State. Subscribe to the Plalndealer Rom where I sit.../? 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