Marlee and Mrs. Owens Make Their Last Stop

While Marlee and Mrs. Owens made their way down the sidewalk. Marlee wanted to know where they were going. She told Mrs. Owens she was getting really tired and wanted to go to her Grandma B's Mini Farm.
Mrs. Owens said, "I'm sure you are tired. I have been talking your ear off, haven't I? Well, I tell you what, if we don't see anyone from your family while we are at the newspaper office, I will have them call your Grandma B. Does that sound okay with you?" Marlee nodded her head but she didn't know how much longer she could stay awake. The fresh air and exercise was really making her tired and sleepy.
Soon they were there. The newspaper's name was the Humansville Star-Leader.
She told Marlee a little bit about the newspaper and how old it was. This building is older than me if you can believe that, little one. But it wasn't always in this building. Long ago there was a D.S. McNeil that owned it. She also wrote a summary of stories about Humansville in 1934 that was in the library that we just left. You probably didn't see the lady showing it to us. It is full of information about Humansville. This newspaper used to be called The Headlight. Isn't that a funny name? I don't know what the original name was but it was built in 1887. Like a lot of businesses in this little town it was moved I think to where it is now.

I kind of think that McNeil sold it to J.W. Graves at one time. There have been several owners/publishers/editors throughout the years.
One couple that I knew well was Helen and Gary Sosniecki. They were wonderful folks and were very well liked while they were here. They moved and still stop in town once in awhile to say hello.

1953
Fall festival

The folks in the newspaper had been taking pictures of the Fall Festival for years and years. They also printed articles in their paper when Mary Owens had some landmark birthdays such as when she turned one hundred years old, and when she was in her nineties also.)

Marlee kind of shook her head. She thought she heard her Grandma B calling her. She was so tired she wasn't sure if it was her or not. She sure hoped she would come to take her back to the Mini Farm pretty soon.
Additional information from the book written by  D.S. McNeil 1934:
" Our first newspaper here in Humansville was brought here in 1867 and was called the Vedette. We have had several editors and the paper has had several names. It has had the name Star-Leader since the late 1800's. Our paper is about 93 or 94 years old. Our present owners are Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Piper."
                                         *************************
Tomorrow's story Mary will give her something of hers just like she did for other folks for years and years.