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 . tudy 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
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 . tudy 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 believes Arthur H. Shay to be of the stuff ofwhich lawyers of national prominence aremade. As it is he must be set down as amongthe foremost practitioners of the city andcounty. On the iniblic side of his career thereis little to be chronicled. He has been too busypracticing law to make himself a place in thejniblic eye, but ho has built up a practice singlehanded and unaided in his few years of servicethat is equaled by no other office in Streatorhaving only one practitioner. His most mark-ed characteristic is self-reliance. In his fledge-. Were this sketch to be written twenty yearslater the writer believes he could refer to Ar- Arthur H. Shay. ling days, when most young lawyers are wontto call in the assistance of county seat lawyers,young Shay went it alone, and succeeded orfailed on his own merits. He .succeeded oftenertlian he failed; because of his indefatigablejiower for work, and his ability for seeing bothsides of his case. Wlien he won his clientscame again and brought others; and even thosewhom he defeated came to him when againneeding legal services. And so without adven-titious aids, by sheer force of brains and indus-try, he has made for himself a place at theforefront of the bar. Arthur H. Shay was bornFeb. 18, 1872, on a fai-m near Carthage,
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