. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . his part of the state the first pure bred Here-ford cattle. Soon after this he admitted H. , a native of Herefordshire, England, andan expert in raising Hereford cattle, to a partner-ship in the business and the connection was con-tinued until the death of Mr. Baker, since whichtime Mr. Fluck has remained in charge of thebusiness. On the 24th of November, 1886, Mr. Baker wasunited in marriage to Miss Minnie E. Hewes, anative of Crete, Illinois, and a daughter of DanielHewes. Theirs was a most happy married life andtheir union was blessed wit
. Past and present of Will County, Illinois . his part of the state the first pure bred Here-ford cattle. Soon after this he admitted H. , a native of Herefordshire, England, andan expert in raising Hereford cattle, to a partner-ship in the business and the connection was con-tinued until the death of Mr. Baker, since whichtime Mr. Fluck has remained in charge of thebusiness. On the 24th of November, 1886, Mr. Baker wasunited in marriage to Miss Minnie E. Hewes, anative of Crete, Illinois, and a daughter of DanielHewes. Theirs was a most happy married life andtheir union was blessed with two children: GeorgeW., a young man of nineteen years, who has spent(wo years in the high school at Chicago Heightsand a short term at Valparaiso, Indiana, and isnow contemplating entering college: and Alice,who will graduate from the Chicago Heights highschool in June, 1907. Mrs. Baker and her chil-dren reside upon the farm, which is also the homeof Mr. Fluck, who manages the business place is known as the Oakland Stock farm. GEORGE F. S. BAKER. PAST AND PBESEXT F WILL COUNTY. 837 and shows yet many evidences of the care andsupervision of Mr. Baker, who died April 10, men in this part of the state have done asmuch to improve the stock-raising interests andhis herd of Herefords became famous. Aside frombusiness, he was widely and favorably known inthe county of his nativity as a man of genuinepersonal worth, highly esteemed by many friends,while in his family he was a most devoted husbandand father. Mrs. Baker still resides upon the home farmand has valuable real-estate and stock-raising in-terests. She has spent her entire life in thiscounty and the hospitality of her beautiful homeis greatly enjoyed by her many friends. HENKY JOHN FUCK. Henry John Pluck, bearing an internationalreputation as a fine stock producer and exhibitor,is a native of Hereford, England, born May 31,1862, his parents being John and Emily (Gardi-ner) Fluck. The father was, with o
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