Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-01-01
Meigs

To live in hearts we leave be-
hin is not to die" but to touch
hearts while living and know it, is
better.
Some folks don't care how long
the war lasts, if they can profit by
it. He'll can't be hot enough for
such folk, ''says 1--we too.-
Editor.)
Word has been received here of
the serious illness of Mrs. George
Singleton (Mollie WILSON, Of Diet
rich, Idaho.
Speaking of cards, we were
shown a card sent by Ellis Wilson
and family to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Wilson, which cost mon
ey, but what pleased them most was
a picture of the three daughters
and dog Bonnie, which, when pic
ture was being taken, came and
took her place in front of the girl
in the middle of the group.
Tribute To A Friend
While we wrote the sketch rela-
tive to the life of our lifelong
friend w. d. Hancher, we feel we
should say more. While he was
only a few years our senior, he was
able to do a mans work before we
came to mans estate, and was en-
ployed by our father. In the early
morning he would come down over
the hill on the jump, work hard all
day then hurry home in the even
ing as though he had been at pic
MIC After knowing this, it hurt us
when we noticed him sliding his
feet along the pavement, then later
confined to his home. He was our
friend and we are sad.
While we expect to walk over
some of Morgan county the coming
months, we are satisfied lot OF
folks will walk who are not expect
ing it, if they want to see some
folks in Center township. 1t seems
that part of America hasn't been on
the Morgan county road map the
past few years. Perhaps it may be
a good place to go to hide in case
Hitler comes from the east. He
can't get through Muttonburg with
all the sharpshooters we have here.
What Does The Bible Say?
Some time ago we told of the
fact that Simon Slater had a parcel
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eight years. Last week we had an
other talk with him when we learn
ed he had owned and sold so acres
in Noble county, which he never
had seen and that is only part of
it, the man who bought it had only
seen part of it, but that is only part
of what we want to tell you. While
Mr.. Slater looks older than he is,
he is badly crippled, and lives by
himself away back off the road. If
we lived in his neighborhood We
would want to see him at least once
a day to know he was not sick-or
dead
We Are Queer
Seems funny Mr. Durbin asking
the correspondents to get their
copy in early, and we have written
all the foregoing for next weeks is
sue and it is only $50 a. m. Tues
day of this (now) last week. OF
course anyone who writes our kind
of stuff has to be at least differ
ent. There is Sally Round and
'Johnny Square on the big paper
tory, but not so much queerness.
Ou I'LL your COIuGI-Wc Will IIy "
fill our niche.
While we have often wondered
about who read our scribbling, now
that the u. S. is under precaution,
we see folks who inquire and tell
nothing. In a recent issue we men,
toned the iron ore deposit. Now
we are wondering if they are going
to put up smelter here, or haul
the ore. A secret is not a secret
when told four or five times. So
what.
Auditor C. S. Strong and wife
have another one of those dogs that
the humane society should look aft
er. Perhaps he will make it for a
while now with the bones and
crumbs coming from the holiday
feast.
While we can hardly realize that
our friend Lauribel Hawkins can be
old enough to get married, she
must know. Here's wishing pleas
ant voyage.