Excerpt from A Standard History of Champaign County Illinois, Vol. 1: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, With Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civil and Social Development, a Chronicle of the People, With Family Lineage and Memoirs All that is best in American life, as we find it illustrated in Cham paign County, has been set forth in' this work, as far as the strength, the industry and the ability of the editor, with the invaluable assistance of his associates, could realize the high and broad aim of the history. In this connection we cannot but refer in sorrow to the death of Judge J. O. Cunningham, who, though feeble in health as the work progressed, freely gave of his time and advice. Had he not been called away, he. Would have made several special contributions to this history. It has been thought both wise and expedient, therefore, to make generous extracts from the history which he had already published. In taking farewell of Judge Cunningham and this history of Cham paign County, it is appropriate to call special attention to the prospectus which was issued by the company of publication, a paper which was a promise to those interested in the progress of the county, to cover a multitude of topics relating to its past and present activities; and, as the history goes forth, to assert that all the promises therein contained have been fulfilled, as far as is humanly possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.