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He did not leave the store without that shirt, but it was 

 a great disappointment to him, as it took an artist to 

 do it up, and South Chicago did not possess one. John 

 appealed to his mother, but in vain, as her education 

 along the line of frills had been sadly neglected; the 

 result was that the frill was removed, and the shirt done 

 duty the same as any other shirt. I am of the opinion 

 that if the shirt was on exhibition today at the Field 

 Museum it would attract much attention, and I think I 

 am safe in saying that he was the best-dressed man in 

 the Calumet district ; in fact, about the only man with a 

 white shirt. 



As a pigeon shot, John was second to none, consider- 

 ing the great number of contests that he took part in. 

 He shot a gTeat many private matches with Bogardus, 

 and outshot him in a majority of cases. 



In 1876, at Dexter Park, Chicago, Samuel H. Terrill 

 gave a tournament in which wild pigeons were used; 

 plunge traps, 21 yards rise, 30 yards boundary, gun be- 

 low the elbow until the bird was on the mng, one barrel 

 only. Ties were decided at 26 and 31 yards. Many 

 beautiful prizes were offered, among them a watch 

 valued at $250, donated to be contested for by Charles 

 D. Peacock. The watch was won by John and is still 

 carried by him. At this same tournament the firm of 

 Parker Brothers, through their very popular agent, the 

 late lamented S. A. Tucker, donated one of their finest 



