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//' -r-'X ; J- i (-7K-;^T' -J:-••{! •••, h '^f:^ P.go Eighteen Ml'V'MfV I |ipft -* > THEMcHENRYMJUNDEALEH" •. •." •Si - Thursday, December 22,1955 tt McHenry County Through The Years by Marie Sctectlycn • , . , , • / - f h a p t e i / 5 2 . i Our historian /Qe^erted \is at ' ihe end of Vhj/ nineteenth century. For the rest of this Series we will refer "to the files of the Plaindealer. j , - • Gleaned from jh^sixtieth anniversary issinr"""of the, McHenry Plaindealer are some interesting items on Ahe history and .progress of McHenry county. | There \seems to have been a ketn competition among I several old residents for the title of "oldest subscriber." Among the* contenders was Mrs. C. S. Howard who at that time (1935) had been a subscriber for fifty-eight years, and a reader of the^-paper for sixty years. In all^those years she received the paper at the same address^ in McHenry. Her subscription went back to 1877. Mrs. Howard and her_ husband spent the early years of their , life at Big Hollow, now known as Grant township. In those days Volo was called Forksville --- perhaps because of the f.ork in the road ? James Perry, who came to McHenry after the Civil War, was ^pne of the old subscribers. J. H.v Freund was another. He came here from Germany in 1850 and settled in Johnsburg. John F. Claxton, who, in 1935, had lived on the sama farm for seventy-four years, . remembered the Plaindealer since it first entered his home about sixty years Wore that. Just as now we are interested in the "Forty Years Ago" column in our paper, so then were they interested not only in the current happenings but in what had transpired Earlier. Just as the Indians drew pictures and the Egyptians inscribed their history with hieroglyphics, so the modern press records the history-making events of today. The history of a newspaper is inextricably enmeshed with the history of the community which it serves. It provides a written record of births and deaths. It announces the happy events as well as the catastrophies, both personal and public. The small town newspaper is more than a means of communication, it is a mirror wHich reflects the lives of neighbors and the progress of the community. It is wbnderful to know that \a simple turn of the dial will bring^ to us important incidents from all over 'the world, it is just as exciting for us to knggr that a new fire station With modern equipment stands ready to protect ouf homes and property. What good can it do us to read in the metropolitan newspapers that stocks have risen 10 percent by the Dow-Jones averages if our corn crop and that of our neigh toors' has been destroyed toy the borer. Through our own paper we gain comfort in knowing that this disaster was not sent to punish us alone. By knowing how our neighbor, solves his problems, we can better cope with our own. The small town newspaper brings together those in distress and those who have help to Offer. It brings together the merchant and the consumer. It cements friendships, it advances "causes," it fosters tolerance and it strengthens religion. A smali town, newspaper not only records history, tt, is an integral part of histoly in the making. Classified Ads are Read by Everyo!**' •I STEAM OR DRY IRON Ums tap wqtor. Switch** from • •team to.dry (raring at D» MM of « button. LEE -1. • ELECTRIC Phone 882 516 W. "Main St., McHeniy, HI. EASY on the Budget I EASY on the Eyes! EASY YOU! automatic ELNA is the BUY for YOU! * Convenient Terms • PAY AS YOU SEW - -ECU J High Discounts on ZIG-ZAG MACHINES FREE BUTTON HOLER With Straight Machine Special High Trade-ins Now! Stop In of- Call for FREE Demonstration FREUND0! SEWING MACHINE SALES ft SERVICE Across from Hunterville Subd. Phone McHenry 1590 WW QiBoxim May the harmony and joy of this Holiday Season brighten the lives of you and yours. 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