One of the earliest newspapers that elderly town people remember was one started about 1890 by a man named Rose. He and his wife and son lived here for perhaps three years when he suddenly decided to move on. His paper was taken over by three well known men in the community: Charles Sanders, a preacher and school teacher, Charles Gambold, a hustling young man, and Nathan Fisher. Their paper was in circulation prior to 1895. It ran its course however in a few years.
The next man interested in a paper for Coatesville and community was a fellow named Jacob Wolf. After a start of a few months a Mr. Hathaway and his family came to town and took over the printing business. Mr. Hathaway had reason to succeed for he had years of practical experience in the trade elsewhere. "The Coatesville Herald" was started and moved into a new office erected by the Masten Lumber Company on an alley where part of the Farm Supply building is today. After the senior Hathaway retired his son Harmon took over and published one of the outstanding newspapers of Hendricks County.
The publications ceased around two years ago, about 1963. There was almost "Weeping and wailing" when the Herald ceased. It had become a Coatesville institution.
Mr. Hathaway has his office at the corner of Main and Milton and each week publishes the "Advertiser" and does much job printing.
(As noted previously, the "Advertiser" is still published once a week by Mrs. Avis Zoder whose husband Charles Zoder bought the shop from Harmon Hathaway in the mid 1980's. Mr. Zoder passed away last year and Mrs. Zoder still operates the print shop. The paper is no longer printed in the print shop, but Mrs. Zoder still does some printing for hire.)
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