The State Journal. (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 15, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
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Friday.
The Slate Journal.
Mulhall Oklahoma.
McCORMICK.
e are agents for the celebrated McCormick Ma-
chinery, the best in the world. We have Repairs
for these machines, also. See as for anything in the
McCormick line.
J. G. WILSON,Mulhall, Okla.
SKETCH OF JUDGE PARKER.
Alton Brooks Parker was born
at Cortland, N. Y., May 14,1851.
His father was a farmer and
young Parker spent twelve years
of his life on the farm. For
three years he attended the little
district school during the winter
and worked in the summer.
When 12 years of age he went
to the Cortland academy, and
earned enough money out of
class hours to pay his tuition and
expenses for three years. At
the age of 15 he heard that the
village school at Virgil, near
Cortland, needed a husky teach-
er. Parker needed the money
and he got the job. He subdued
the fractious pupils, continued
his studies between times at the
Cortland Normal school, and
saved enough money to start
him at the Albany Law school,
from which he graduated in 1872
The future judge then became
a clerk in the the law firm of
Schoomaker & Hardenburg at
Kingston. On the advice of
J udge Schoomaker young Parker
took an interest in politics. As
a result, he was elected surrogate
of Ulster county twice, on the
Democratic ticket, although Ul-
ster county is a Republican
stronghold. He was appointed
by Govenor Hill to the supreme
bench to fill a vacancy in 1885,
and was elected a year later for
twelve years. So highly was he
esteemed that the Republicans
put no candidate against him.
In the meantime, Parker man-
aged Hill's second campaign for
governor, united all the warring
factions and won. In January,
1889, a second divisions of the
court of appeals was created
and he was chosen in it. The
court dissolved in 1892 and at
the request of the bar and bench,
he was named by Gov. Flower
on the newly-created appellate
division of the supreme court.
Judge Parker was a delegate to
the national convention in 1884,
and was chosen chairman of the
Democratic state executive com-
mittee in 1885. President Cleve-
land tendered him the post-
master generalship in 1885, but
he declined it. He was chosen
chief justice of the court of
appeals for a fourteen-year term
in 1897, and he is serving now.
He was urged to become a candi-
date for govenor in 1891 but
declined, and likewise he declin-
ed the United States senatorship
nomination a year later. He
urged Hill's selection and Hill
was chosen. Parker was urged
to run for governor in 1903, but
refused, saying he perferred the
high honor of the bench. Demo-
crats believe he could have de-
feated Odell.
Bargains in harrows at Spang-
ler's.
It is estimated that the average
man consumes 160 barrels of
flour in a lifetime.If this be true,
and using Pride of Perry, he
ought to be a well made man.
The July Woman's Home Com-
panion is a souvenir number of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
tion. It contains nine large
pages dealing with the Fair in
picture and text, and will serve
as a beautiful memento for Fair
visitors.
St. Louis Without Chance.
Commencing June 1, train 116
leaving Mulhall 9:45 a.m., will
have a through St. Louis Pull-
man Sleeper, via Kansas City
and the Missouri Pacific. This
will afford passengers the trip to
the World's Fair City without
change. Returning, passengers
will leave St. Louis on train 3,
each evening, reaching Mulhall
on train 405 following evening.
If you are going to get a disc
plow, get one that will do good
work. The best is cheapest.
See Spangler about one.
Dead Letter List.
List of Advertised Matter in
the postoffice at Mulhall, Okla.,
for the week ending Julv
4, 1904:
Isaacs, Miss Marv
Jewell, T. C.
When calling for any of the
above say "Advertised" and
pay one cent due. If the above
advertised matter is not called
for in two weeks, it will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office, Wash-
ington, D. C.
Tom B. Woosley, P. M.
All the local news for 50c.
Round Trip rates to Sulphur
Springs I. T., the Manitou of
the indian territory. Tickets
good ninety days. Rate $6.25.
Sulphur Springs is one of the
health resorts in the Indian
Territory, and is situated nine
miles west of David I. T.. Fine
lakes, groves, hunting, bathing
and fishing and among the diver-
sions. The water from these
springs is bottled and shipped all
over the country. The best of
hotels and boarding houses;
reasonable rates, also camping
outfits cheap.
A. P. Kidwell.
A long loaf is a wise loaf.
Pride of Perry makes all loaves
long (in economy.)
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Woosley, Tom B. The State Journal. (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, July 15, 1904, newspaper, July 15, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc403876/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.