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 . was cliangid to Boys, Os-lioi-iie aiKJ (ii-iiii;>. An Ordinary liy tin writer for >-niiie significantfacts ahout liis life, .Mr. lioys replied laconi-cally, Its heen hianieil ordi?iary. and thatspeaks not only for hisahseiice of pretense,hut for the alisencc ofthe ronuintic or the extraordinary in his career. Horn
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 . was cliangid to Boys, Os-lioi-iie aiKJ (ii-iiii;>. An Ordinary liy tin writer for >-niiie significantfacts ahout liis life, .Mr. lioys replied laconi-cally, Its heen hianieil ordi?iary. and thatspeaks not only for hisahseiice of pretense,hut for the alisencc ofthe ronuintic or the extraordinary in his career. Horn on a faiiiiin Marshall (ouiity inISfill, he moved withhis folks to Streator in1S71. attended highschool here, and alsnstudied at IlcddiiiL; as, canichack to Strejitor andhas heen here ever>ince. lie has shirkedno duty as a citizen, hashome the hrunt ofmany a hard politicalhattle as a leader of therepuhlican workers ofthe county, was foi- ncn. i many years president of the high school hoaid and whether in law,p(ditics or citizenship, has always heen foundwhere the hardest working or lighting was tohe HON. P. J. LUCEY. ^fost popular among the democrats wholiave heen elected niayor of Streator is Mr. J*.J. Lucey. Not only is this indicated hy the factthat he is the only member of his party who has been elected to the othce of mayor threetimes; but it is further attested by the factthat he has recently heen elected at the pri-mary election to he his jjartys candidate forattorney general of the state of Illinois. Popularity is nowliere to so se-vere a test as at a pi-inuiry election. In a gen-eral election the momentum of party maycarry an indifferent candidate through, but ina i)rimary election wheie a man is one amongmany to submit himself to the judgment of hisparty, he must stand on the strength of hisown bare and naked personality. That a young man, still on thesunny side of forty,should have so deeplyimpressed his fellowilemocrats all over thestate of Ill
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