Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1943-01-28
Exit Morgan County Democrat

After than u years. the Morgan County
Democrat, which has had what choose to call an
honorable career has been consolidated with the Nc
Connelsville Herald. Thus another chapter in news
paper history of Morgan county, Ohio, has been clos
ed. Briefly the history of the Democrat follows:
It established by the late Frank A. Davis In
1871 After years he sold it to ]. B. Tanneh and
J. l. Patterson. few later Mr.. Patterson sold
his interest to j. Tannehill, whose brother, J. W..
TAnnehin a little later became part owner, and CO.
editor with his brother, and the Tannehill brothers
deceased, editors, and owners of the paper
until 1909, when the present editor and j. E. Torbert
OF Sebring. took Approximately 20 years
ago Mr. Torbert severed his connection with the paper
and sold his interest in it to the writer Thus
It is to be noted that since Morgan County Demo-
erat established than u it has to
date changed complete ownership but three times.
In our first issue which August 13, 1909, we
expressed the hope for long and pleasant acquaint
ance with the people OF Morgan county, through the
columns OF this paper. Now that we are retiring we
can state that it has been fulfilled beyond our fond
est expectation We have been in the newspaper bus
longer by 10 than any other person ever in
this county. While began in a very humble way
NO finance, limited amount of schooling, and no
newspaper experience of any sort-in fact we mad
never been in newspaper office print shop before
yet through ceaseess hard work. long hours and prac
tically no vacations, have prospered reasonably
paper. Speaking of vacations, it has been Is years
since we have had so much weeks vacation, and
for like period, have not been away from the Of
fee for than three days at time-and seldom
that long During the better than 33 years we have
been in the business, have not missed single is
sue. Even during the terrible devastating flood OF
1913, when had electric power, and business
here was paralyzed put out fullsized papers. and
that tme something that the largest city pa
pers in the Muskngum valley did not do.
AS to our future plans we will state that will
again engage in the newspaper business here, at
least, long Mr. Matson continues in it. Just how
We will put in the tme remains to seen. We have
other interests that will take at least part OF it.
We have intention of engaging in any other line OF
businessanyway not for the present unless it be In
win-thewar effort, and gladly offer our services
along that line. We have agreed to assist Mr.. Mat
for month in the work of the consolidation and
will necessarily be about the Morgan County Her
aid Office more or less But let again state we will
have financial interest, have any connection
with it in any way. We have also agreed to pinch
hit for Mr. Matson in order that he may take some
time off in the way of vacation. We know from ex-
perience how welcome few weeks vacation will be to
him. Had been able to look forward to the time
when might have had time off from the office. the
chances that would not have disposed of our
per now.
In spite of the fact that the weekly newspaper game
is most strenuous, and exactng one. have enjoy
ed it and will think the interesting, happy,
pleasant days spent in the newspaper office, and
will forget the few unpleasant
Here let state that knowingly wrote
and published article the purpose of which to
hurt anyone. While true that sometimes during po-
litical campaign may have said things that seemed
harsh somewhat bitter. will say that it was,
most readers realized, d,-political and personal
We regret the passing of the Morgan County Demo-
crat, but all things later come to