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 . ready market. In five cent lines Mr. Grossman is cmpluisiz-ina- the --lU-n Seal ami Tiie .Moo>e, intowhich he is jiuttinj; in tillers and wrai)pprs tlicbest material possible consistent with a hiulif»rade five cent article. In the three for aarentscame to America when he was a child. Wiiiiestill a youth he became an appreiitii-
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 . ready market. In five cent lines Mr. Grossman is cmpluisiz-ina- the --lU-n Seal ami Tiie .Moo>e, intowhich he is jiuttinj; in tillers and wrai)pprs tlicbest material possible consistent with a hiulif»rade five cent article. In the three for aarentscame to America when he was a child. Wiiiiestill a youth he became an appreiitii-e in theciii;ar-making trade and when mertring intoiianhood was looked upon as a skilled artisan. At the aye of twent\. willi seveial otherStreator younij;- men, IM. became a uuinberof tlie Streator Zouaves, a theatrical ori:aniza- tioii formed in tiiis city, and for nearly nineyears he linked his fortunes with this conii)any,duriufj which time he saw much of Americaand Kurn)» Ed. Grossman. When world wanderiiifj had lost its attrac-tions anil the footli,a:lits no longer possessed acharm, he returned to America and Streatorand ajiiilied himself at once to liis trade. His]iresent position gives [iromise of an active andsuccessful business career. F. PLUMBS CENTRAL PARK ADDITION A new adtlition by i-awcett Ilumb is anevent in Streator. Real estate operators sit u])and take notice Ijecause of the margins theycan make in liandliiig the new lots. Homemakei-s take a lively interest because in buyingof F. Plumb they get in on the gound floor, andcan buy a lot at bottom prices on easy pay-ments. The last addition laid otT liy Jiim,South Park, went ofT like hot cakes and lotsthat he sold for $200 cannot now be bought at$1,000. Central Park addition is Mr. Plumbs latestoffering and is the last piece of acre property left in the interior of tiie city. It was withheldfrom settlement for years after the town hadgrown up around it on all four sides, and is theonly cJianc
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