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in 1881 and served three generations of Braytons on their fruit farm. In 1871, he married Fannie M. Hedrick, and they had seven children, as follows: Alice, Jen- nie, David, William Porter, Amy Irene, Mabel, and Evelyn Marie (Mrs. Paul Barnhizer). All of the children have passed away except Mrs. Barnhizer. The mother died in December, 1914.
FRANK S. STONEBRAKER has been a resident of Mount Morris Township for over 74 years. He was the son of Francis W. and Sophia (Wagner) Stonebraker and was born in Mount Morris in 1864. His entire life has been spent on the farm just north of Mount Morris on which his father settled in 1852. He was married in
1899 to Mary Slifer and they have six children: Ray, Hale H., Mable (Mrs. John Bennett), Frank, Ethel (Mrs. Carl Roth- lind) and Lester.
BEN G. DAVIS, who spent his boyhood in Mount Morris, made an enviable record in government service in Washington. He was the son of Solomon E. and Rebecca (Fletcher) Davis and was born at Shan- non, Ill., May 24, 1866. He was educated in the public schools of Mount Morris and Lincoln, Ill., and at Mount Morris College and Carthage College. He worked at the printing business a short time in Omaha. He was appointed clerk in the War De- partment at Washington and made rapid advancement under civil service. He served 12 years in the militia of the Dis- trict of Columbia, being on the command- ing general's staff the latter part of the term. He served as secretary to Hon. Wil- liam Jennings Bryan during Mr. Bryan's service in Congress, his three campaigns for president and his term as Secretary of State under President Wilson. He served as Chief Clerk of the Department of State for 12 years, including the period of the World War. He was appointed in the diplomatic service of the United States and assigned to the American Embassy in Havana, Cuba, from which he resigned and returned to Washington, D.C., to en- ter the banking business. He resides in Tacoma Park, where he has served three terms as mayor. Mr. Davis married An- nie Laurie Sharp, a Mount Morris girl, daughter of Prof. S. Z. Sharp, and they had ten children as follows: Maurice V., Hugh M., Dorothy S. (married Harold D. Ross), Bryan, Lowell F., Theodore D., Benj. G., Mary E. (married J. Pridmore Prugh), Marjorie and Roderic F.
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RALPH WALDO TRINE is a Mount Mor- ris boy who became famous as an author. One book, probably the most widely known, "In Tune with the Infinite," has been translated into probably a dozen languages and hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold. Other books that have had a wide sale are "What all the World's A-Seeking," "The Greatest Thing Ever Known" and "Every Living Crea- ture." Mr. Trine was the son of Samuel G. and Ellen (Newcomer) Trine and was born in Mount Morris Sept. 9, 1866. He began work as a wood-chopper and farm laborer, then student, bank cashier, teach- er, lecturer and author. He graduated from Knox College in 1891 and later from Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Trine mar- ried Miss Grace Hyde of New York and they have one son. They lived in New York for many years but are now resi- dents of Hollywood, Calif.
REV. ARTHUR D. KLONTZ is a Mount Morris boy who has made a great success in the ministry. For nine years he has been pastor of the Austin (Ill.) Methodist Episcopal Church which has a member- ship of over 3,000 members. He has just
been appointed pastor of the Boulevard Temple Methodist Church of Detroit, Mich. This church has a property which cost over a million dollars, and is one of the finest in America. Rev. Klontz is the son of James B. and Julia (Hjortas) Klontz and was born July 31, 1885, at Waddams Grove, Ill. He graduated from Mount Morris College in 1905, which in- stitution granted him the degree of Doc- tor of Divinity in 1929. He was ordained in the ministry of the Methodist Church in 1912 and has held pastorates at Coun- cil Hill, Hanover, Poplar Grove, Polo, Chicago and now at Austin. Rev. Klontz married a Mount Morris girl, Blanche Householder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Householder, and they have two children, Kenneth V. and Maxine A. (Mrs. Ward Solberg).
CHAS. H. KELTNER is the son of Peter R. and Della (Bowman) Keltner and was born Sept. 8, 1879, at Mt. Carroll, Ill. The family moved to Mount Morris and Charles attended the local school and Mount Morris College. Later he attended the University of Illinois and graduated with the A. B. degree in 1910. He taught rural schools for three years, and three years in the Maryland Collegiate Insti- tute at Union Bridge, Md. From 1910 to 1915 he was the head of the department of agriculture of Mount Morris College and also held a similar position at the State Teachers' College at DeKalb, Ill. For 17 years he was Winnebago County Farm Advisor with headquarters at Rockford. He is now director of agricultural service of Station WROK at Rockford. In 1902, Mr. Keltner married Lillie E. Weller of Mount Morris and they have seven chil- dren: Ralph W., Katherine M. (married P. E. Chappel), Robert H., Charles R., John D., Paul R. and George M.
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HUGH S. BONAR is a former Mount Morris boy who has made good in a big way in the field of education. He is the son of Jacob and Olive (Hedrick) Bonar and was born at Mount Morris, Sept. 7, 1894. He graduated from the Mount Mor- ris High School in 1911 and from Mount Morris College in 1918. He is also a post graduate of the University of Chicago. He was honored by being elected presi- dent of his class in 1918, business man- ager of the College Year Book, college orator in the state oratorical contest and president of the Amphictyon Literary Society. In the World War, he enlisted in April, 1918, and served as a member of Co. A, 311th Field Signal Battalion, Black Hawk Division, until February, 1919, the last five months overseas. He has written extensively for educational journals and served as an executive in numerous teachers' organizations. He is a member of the American Legion, an active Ki- wanian, and prominent in Boy Scout work. He is a member of the Church of the Brethren. He has been a teacher and school executive for 21 years and has been superintendent of schools at Mani- towoc, Wis., since 1927. Prof. Bonar mar- ried Mabel A. Miller (graduate of Mount Morris College, 1919) and they have a family of four children: Hugh Jr., Bar- bara, Patricia and Daniel. His father has been a prominent farmer in Mount Morris and Pine Creek Townships for nearly 50 years.
OREN L. CLAPPER, son of Ludwick and Malinda (Himes) Clapper, was born Sept. 20, 1879, at Blountsville, Ind. He attended Mount Morris College and then entered the Boston Theological School, trans- ferring to the Garrett Biblical Institute at Evanston, where he graduated in 1908. He was ordained in the Methodist minis- try and has served pastorates in a
dozen towns, and is now located at Ogden, Ill. Mr. Clapper married Myrtle Smith in 1907, and they have four children: Le- roy W., Maurine L., Raymond M. and Marvin W. Mr. Clapper's mother died in Mount Morris in 1903 and his father in 1920. He has one brother, J. E. Clapper, who lives in Mount Morris.
ROSCOE C. CLARK is a Mount Morris boy who left his native town and has made good in the lumber business. He is the son of Holly C. and Josephine (Stroh) Clark and was born in Mount Morris, Jan. 31, 1876. He attended school in Mount Morris and is now a resident of LaGrange, Ill. He is a member of all Masonic bodies, including the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Consistory and Shrine. At present he is Deputy Grand Master of the 17th District of Illinois and Grand Lecturer Emeritus. Mr. Clark was married in 1897 to Mabel Van Patten and they have a son, Robert Scott Clark.
LLOYD HOLSINGER is a Mount Morris boy who has been successful in the field of education. He was the son of Levi R. and Mary (Grossnickle) Holsinger and was born in Mount Morris, Oct. 7, 1884. He attended Mount Morris College, the University of Michigan (B. A. degree) and Northwestern University (M. A. de- gree). He taught at the Polytechnic In- stitute in 1907-1908, Evanston Academy from 1908 to 1917, and from 1917 to 1938 has been at the Shattuck Military Acad- emy, Faribault, Minn. Prof. Holsinger was married in 1907 to Miss Verna Price and they have three daughters, Judith Victoria (married Dr. E. Dillon Smith), Helen Elizabeth and Verna Virginia.
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LURA NEFF CHAMBERS, daughter of Addison W. Neff, was prominent in musi- cal circles in Mount Morris some years ago. She attended the Chicago Musical College and the American Conservatory of Music. She was the head of the music department of Mount Morris College for a number of years as instructor of piano and voice. She has resided in Vancouver, British Columbia, since 1912, where she is prominent in social and club circles.
SIDNEY J. HESS, county clerk of Ogle County, now living in Oregon, was born in Leaf River Township, June 1, 1870, but was raised and educated in Mount Morris. He was the son of Willoughby and Mary Ellen (Rinehart) Hess. He at- tended the local public school and grad- uated from the commercial department of Mount Morris College in 1892. For a pe- riod he conducted a restaurant in Mount Morris and also served as township col- lector from 1898 to 1905. He was elected county clerk in 1918. In 1923, Mr. Hess married Regina E. Schramm and they have one son, Sidney John.
DR. CARL O. OLSON is a Mount Morris boy who has made good at his chosen profession as dentist. He is the son of August T. and Dina (Gifford) Olson and was born August 2, 1885, at Mt. Car- roll, Ill. He attended the Mt. Carroll and Mount Morris public schools and Mount Morris College. He took instruc- tion in voice and was private secretary of Carrie Jacobs Bond for one year. He was in the Indian service in South Dakota for three years, and graduated from the Chi- cago College of Dental Surgery in 1914. He has practiced dentistry in Rockford for the past 22 years. He and family are members of the Episcopal Church and Dr. Olson is a member of the Masons, Shrine, Elks and Kiwanis. He is an accomplished cornetist and before leaving Mount Morris was a member of the local band. In Rock- ford he was director of the Shrine Band for eight years and director of music in the Kiwanis Club. Dr. Olson married Goldie B. House in 1913 and they have two children: Margaret (Mrs. Donald Kelly) and Jeane Ellen.
FLOYD E. OLSON, who is now a li- censed emblamer and funeral director at Joliet, Ill., was born at Mt. Carroll, Feb. 27, 1892, and moved to Mount Mor- ris with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Olson. He attended the Mount Morris public schools and also attended Mount Morris College, graduating from the busi- ness course in 1910. In 1927, he entered Worsham's Embalming College in Chica- go, and in March, 1928, went into busi- ness in Joliet, which he is now conduct- ing. He is active in the Joliet Kiwanis Club and is president of the John Eric-
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son League of Illinois, which has a large Swedish membership. He is a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. On December 23, 1912, Mr. Olson married Mabel V. Middlekauff and they have one daughter, Rogene.
OLIVER L. SPRECHER is the son of George and Amanda (Conaway) Sprecher and was born Nov. 18, 1872, on the family farm home located 11/2 miles northeast of Mount Morris. He graduated from the public school in Mount Morris in 1888. There were only three in the class, the others being Nettie Kinsey (died in 1889) and Ada Mumma (Mrs. Oliver Watts). He attended Mount Mor- ris College and graduated from the com- mercial department in 1893. Later he served for ten years as private secretary of John Alexander Dowie at Zion City, Ill., and for thirteen years in the pay- master's office of the Nash Motors Com- pany at Kenosha, Wis. Mr. Spreacher has been connected with the original Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion since the day it was organized in Chicago, Feb. 22, 1896. At present he is living and employed in Zion City, his ad- dress being 2219 Gideon Ave. He was married in 1898 to Hannah Tronsen and they have five children: Paul Dowie, Olive Lois (Mrs. Joseph Weil), June Rose (Mrs. Arthur Friend), Theodore A. (de- ceased), and Ruth (Mrs. Clarence Coup- er).
MR. AND MRS. JOHN D. MILLER celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1935. Mr. Miller, who has been a life-long resident and business man in Mount Morris, is the son of Upton and Maria (Davis) Miller and was born in Mount Morris, October 26, 1858. He attended the Mount Morris Public School and worked on a farm for a number of years. He learned telegraphy in 1881 and worked as operator for seven or eight years on the Burlington, five of which were in Mount Morris. In about 1890, he purchased the harness shop of Wm. Cushing, which he operated for 13 years, and then sold it to Fred L. Watts. He then purchased the farm south of Mount Morris now owned by the Poultry Tribune and conducted a retail dairy business in Mount Morris for a number of years. After a period of 25 years, he sold the farm to J. W. Watt and purchased the Fred Watts home in Mount Morris where he is living a retired life. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and the Modern Woodmen. He was married in 1885 to Carrie E. Stone and they had six children, three of whom died in infancy. The other three were Dale E. (died 1932), Harvey L. and Wilbur C.
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ELDER D. L. MILLER was probably Mount Morris's most experienced traveler. He made seven trips abroad, including two trips around the world. Mrs. Miller accom- panied him on five of these trips. The above picture was taken in Japan during their world tour of 1904-1906.
THIS PICTURE was taken on the occasion of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby Felker, on Dec. 22, 1918. The grandchildren in the picture are Mrs. Hugh Blake, Paul and Harold Felker, Willoughby Long, Hugh Felker, Emmerson Long, Mildred Felker, Jeanette Watts and Marshall McNeel. Mr. Felker died Dec. 17, 1922, aged nearly 79 years, and Mrs. Felker died Dec. 27, 1919, aged nearly 74 years.
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MOUNT MORRIS BASEBALL TEAM of 1895, which played in the Tri-County League with Polo, Oregon, Lanark and Dixon. They lost the championship in a tie game with Dixon. From left to right, front row, Howard Newcomer, Carl Cheney, Howard With- ers, Wm. Householder, Bert Thomas; second row, Frank Marshall, Morris Newcomer, Virgil Trine, John Rice, Chas. Ford; at rear, Jacob Strock, manager; Wm. Keedy, um- pire; lying in front, Roy Brayton, mascot.
OLDER CITIZENS will remember Robert Allen, brother of E. J. Allen, who started for the Klondike goldfields with the equipment shown in this picture. The plan was to go as far as possible on bicycles and the dogs were to be trained to draw a sledge in the north country. Mr. Allen is shown on the right and the man on the left was from Chicago. They got only as far as the State of Washington on their trip.
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THIS FOOTBALL TEAM, known as the Mount Morris Athletic Club, played a schedule of games in the fall of 1914. Those in the picture are, from left to right, top row, Charley Unger, Fred Hilger, Edward Allen, Mac McCosh, Paul Holsinger; second row, Glenn Unger, Earl Allen, Orville Diehl, Ralph Mahoy; bottom row, Jesse Smith, Paul Martin, Carl Withers, Harold Ross, Boyd Grush.
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THIS BASKETBALL team was an independent organization which played the season of 1914-1915. Those in the picture are, from left to right, standing, Forrest Shaw, Went- worth Sharer (coach), Raymond Stouffer; sitting, Paul Holsinger, Eugene Mishler, Fred Hilger, Max Mishler, Ralph Mahoy.
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THE "REGULARS" was the name of the above basketball team which made quite a record during the 1910-1911 season. Those in the picture are from left to right: First row, Roy Baker, Max Sharer; middle row, Wentworth Sharer, John Donaldson, Per- ley Rees, Ray Baker; at top, Vernon Rees, manager, and Clifford Miller, referee.
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THIS building, located on the corner of Hitt and Clark Sts., was built by Boyd Stouffer for a baby chick hatchery and is now occupied by the Home Service Laundry operated by Ernest Lundin.
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SIX GENERATIONS OF THE BRAYTON FAMILY
The name Brayton has been prominent in business and social circles in Mount Morris since 1841. The fine Brayton home in the southeast end of town has for many years been one of the show places in the village.
REV. DANIEL BRAYTON came to Mount Morris in 1841 and opened the first store in Mount Morris. He was a Methodist minister and came here from the State of New York. He passed away June 30, 1851. He had a family of four children.
FREDERICK B. BRAYTON, son of Rev. Daniel Brayton, came to Mount Morris with his father in 1841 and they opened the first store in Mount Morris. After his father's death he con- tinued the business. Mr. Brayton was born in New York State in 1818 and died in Mount Morris in 1897. He had a family of five children.
ARTHUR W. BRAYTON, of the third generation of Braytons, was the son of Frederick B. Brayton and was born in Mount Morris Jan. 7, 1847. He was associated with his father in business and carried on the business after the father's death. He died Jan. 19, 1922, aged 75 years. He had a family of three children.
LOUIS FREDERICK BRAYTON, fourth generation, was the son of Arthur W. and Harriet Brayton, and was born April 19, 1877, in Mount Morris. He graduated from the University of Illinois, and became a structural engineer. He married Grace Benjamin and they have two sons, Bruce and Louis Frederick, Jr.
LOUIS FREDERICK BRAYTON, Jr., fifth generation, is the son of Louis F. and Grace Brayton, and was born Nov. 20, 1909. He married Flora Heft and they have two sons, Robert Fred- erick and Donald Bruce. They are residents of Detroit.
ROBERT FREDERICK BRAYTON, sixth generation, is the son of Louis F., Jr., and Flora Brayton, and was born June 3, 1936. He lives with his parents at Detroit, Mich.
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SIX GENERATIONS OF THE THOMAS FAMILY
The name Thomas has been prominent in Mount Morris and vicinity from the earliest pioneer days and a record of six generations of this family is given here.
HENRY THOMAS brought his large family to Mount Morris about the year 1840 and took up a large claim about three miles northeast of Mount Morris. He was born in 1783 and was mar- ried in 1808 to Catherine Schechter. They had nine children: Susan (Mrs. John Huffman), Joshua, Elias, Ezra, Abraham, Ruana (Mrs. David Newcomer), Julia Ann (Mrs. Simon Geet- ing), Samuel, Elizabeth (Mrs. Henry Middlekauff). Mr. Thomas died in 1863 and Mrs. Thomas in 1864.
JOSHUA THOMAS, son of Henry and Catherine Thomas, was married twice, first to Salina Landes, and their children were Permelia (who married Robert S. Hitt), Mary Catherine Funk, Henry L., Louis and John. In 1850 Mr. Thomas joined the gold rush to California where he remained two years. In 1862, he married Susan Felker and they had two children, Lee and Frank. The family home is three miles east of Mount Morris.
HENRY L. THOMAS, of the third generation, came to Mount Morris with his father, Joshua Thomas, when he was but two years of age and lived his entire remaining years of 86 years in or near Mount Morris. He married Mary Ellen Felker and they had nine children: Lillie, Ada, Nellie, Edgar, Florence, Chas. H., Fred H., Kathryn and Noble F. Mr. Thomas died in 1927 and Mrs. Thomas in 1928.
NOBLE F. THOMAS, of the fourth generation, is the son of Henry L. and Mary Ellen Thomas and was born Dec. 12, 1872, near Mount Morris. He married Susan Young and they have three children: Worthington, Alice (Mrs. Hennebach) and Marion (Mrs. Chester Helland). The family retired from farm- ing and are now living in Mount Morris.
WORTHINGTON THOMAS, fifth generation, is the son of Noble F. and Susan (Young) Thomas and was born near Mount Morris, Aug. 16, 1898. He married Miss Lorraine Brown and they have two children. Alan Keith and Nancy Adeline. A more extended biography will be found in the chapter on "Village Newspapers."
ALAN KEITH THOMAS represents the sixth generation and is the son of Worthington and Lorraine (Brown) Thomas. He was born Aug. 25, 1933, in Mount Morris, and thus he becomes the youngest standard bearer of the Thomas klan in this vicinity.
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COUNTRY HOME of Henry J. Farwell, who died in 1890, now owned by his son, George V. Far- well. It is located about a half mile south of the corporate limits of Mount Morris.
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The Beautiful Brayton Home and Lawn in the Southeast End of Town.
THE ABOVE was the home for many years of Congressman Robert R. Hitt. After the death of Mr. Hitt, this property was purchased by Harvey J. and Harry G. Kable in the year 1916, who tore the old house down and used much of the old lumber in the erection of their two new homes now standing on this
location, which is the northwest corner of Hitt St. and Seminary Ave. The Hitt residence was originally built in 1876. It was great- ly increased in size in 1883 and still another addition was built in 1894. The house was built by N. E. Buser.
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HOME of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Kable which was erected in 1916 and rebuilt in 1933. It is located partly on the site of the Robert R. Hitt home which was torn down in 1916, and a con- siderable quantity of lumber from the old house was used in the construction of the Kable home shown above.
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THIS HISTORIC GATHERING of old people was held at the home of Peter Funk, August 24, 1897, in honor of the one hun- dredth birthday of Aunt Kitty Rice. Those in the picture are, from left to right, front row: George Griswold, Eliza Hammer, Mrs. George Griswold, Anna Funk, Susan Bovey, Barbara Rice, Daniel Zellers, Mrs. Anna Zellers, Aunt Kittye Rice, Mrs. Mary
Etnyre, Peter Funk, Mrs. Peter Funk, Mrs. Michael Funk, Mrs. David Forney, Michael Funk; standing, Mrs. Quinby Allen, Mrs. Barbara Emmert, Mrs. Andrew Newcomer, Mrs. Samuel Billig, Ella Griswold, George Griswold, Mrs. Anna (Rice) Mumma, Harry Griswold, Clinton Forney, David Forney.
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FAMILY OF REUBEN S. MARSHALL. This picture was taken about the year 1900. From left to right, standing: Ida (Mrs. George Wilson), William, Emma (Mrs. Henry Clements), Grace (Mrs. Melvin Rinehart), Alburtus, Viola (Mrs. David Bock); in front, Frank, Oliver, Ira and John. The mother died before this picture was taken. The father (in chair) died in 1907.
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THIS PICTURE of the Kable family was taken about the year 1918. The children sitting in front are, left to right: Justin Kable, Harold Longman, Roger Niman, Joyce Longman and Ruth Niman. Mr. and Mrs. Kable are sitting in the center with Forrest Kable on the left and Don Niman on the right. Those in the rear are from left to right: Pearl Hershey Kable, Harvey J. Kable
(with Virginia Kable in arms), Chas. Niman, Dorothy Niman, Minnie Kable Niman, Ruth Kable, Hale Niman, Faith Longman, Harry Longman, Lulu Kable Longman, Milo Zimmerman, Ward Zimmerman (in arms), Hazel Kable Zimmerman, Edith Walkup Kable, Harry G. Kable, Robert Kable.
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MEMBERS of the Mount Morris Gun Club: Standing, left to right, Charlie Bishop, Mrs. C. J. Price, Grant Unger, Price Stouffer, Jim Aikens, August Dunne, Fred Middlekauff, John Rice, A. W.
Neff, Charles Pettegrew, Harry Cushing; sitting, Gregor Thomp- son, Dr. C. J. Price, Samuel Sprecher, Mrs. A. T. Olson. This picture was taken at Castle Rock in 1910.
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A TYPICAL VIEW of beautiful scenery along Pine Creek near Mount Morris
Chapter 20
MOUNT MORRIS OF TODAY
A S this last chapter of the revised edition of "Mount Morris: Past and Present" is being written, the village which we proudly call our home is entering into the second cen- tury of its existence. Nearly a year has been spent in delving into old rec- ords, histories and newspaper files in order to put together a correct picture of the progress and growth of this com- munity which started from scratch a hundred years ago.
During the greater part of this period the principal interest in the community centered around its institution of learning. This brought to the village men of learning and those who wanted to learn. The thousands of students who received inspiration here scattered all over the United States and Mount Morris wielded an influence far greater than the average town of its size.
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