The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . de anexhaustive study of the law on this question, soas to be in a position to jjroperly advise thecouncil. It is in such painstaking labor as thisthat the quality of a faithful city attorney willcount, eveu though it may never be blazoned to 162 THE STORY OF STREATOR. the public like some more spectacular ormeretricious feats. It
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . de anexhaustive study of the law on this question, soas to be in a position to jjroperly advise thecouncil. It is in such painstaking labor as thisthat the quality of a faithful city attorney willcount, eveu though it may never be blazoned to 162 THE STORY OF STREATOR. the public like some more spectacular ormeretricious feats. It is the solid, euduringquality of Mr. Painters work that has jjavedthe way to his present success, and that pointsthe way unfailingly to a successful future. Lloyd Painter was born of pioneer stock andbears the name of some of the oldest settlers ofthis vicinity. He is the son of Jackson Painter,who lived on a farm north-east of Streator, un-til Lincolns call to arms summoned him to bat-tle at the age of twenty. Lloyd was born in1877, spent his boyhood here and received hiseducation in Streators jmblic and high teaching was his steiii)ing stone te thelaw. He taught country scliools, and later wasprincipal of the Grant street school. Before set-. IJoyd Painter. tling down to his lifes work he sated the wan-der-lust of youth by a year of travel. This heacquiied by a tour of the country as ca])tain ofthe Streator Zouaves, a military companywhich won much fame for its exhibition to Streator he resumed the study oflaw and was admitted to the bar in 1907. Of warm soiial disjjosition, it was naturalhe should ally himself with the social organiza-tions of the town, accordingly we find him amember of the Streator Clul), the Hlks, theWoodmen, the ]\[utual Protective League andthe Athletic Club. He is also a member of thePark Presbyterian church. ARTHUR H. SHAY tliur H. Shay as one of the leading legal lumi-naries of the state, ])erhaps of the nation. Forhe
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