The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-14
JUDGE BROOKS HERE.
THE NEW ASSISTANT DISTRICT
ATTORNEY FOR OKLAHOMA.
HIS IMPRESSIONS OF THIS TERRITORY,
And a Brief sketch of the Life of a self
made Mantle Is Not Carpet-Bag-
ger. and Predicts Great Things
for Guthrie.

loI tutHfits
Judge and Mrs Caleb r. Brooks. ac-
companied by their three sons and one
daughter, and Miss Linda Allen, sister
of Mrs Brooks, arrived in the city
yesterday from Mount Sterling, Ky,
and are quartered at the Hotel Royal
Judge Brooks is the newly appointed
assistant district attorney for Okla
homa Territory, and comes from his
Kentucky home TO enter upon his
duties. He is now casting around for
a suitable residence in which to install
his family, and also making the ac-
quaintance of Guthrie residents. lie
casts his fortunes with Guthrie and
intends to stay by her and the grand
Territory of which she is the capital
through thick and thin.
Judge Brooks is giant. both phys
ically and mentally. He pos sesses a
rotund figure with broad shoulders
upon which sits a splendid head He
is of dark complexion and wears a
short, dark moustache and from be-
meath an ample forehead are two deep.
searching eyes. His disr osition is
jovial, and he experiences no difficulty
in making and holding friends and
acquaintances. The LEADER reporter
called at the Royal Hotel last evening
and met the distinguished Krntuckian
who is loud in his praises of the West,
and Oklahoma particular v The
judge recently returned from Wash
ington and possesses fund of inform
alton regarding the silver question
and the recent elections. in viii by
the way. his native State rolled up the
usual handsome Democratic major
tiles
Judge Caleb c. Brooks was born in
Logan county, Ky. At the a9 e of
years he went with his mother to
Bath county, that State. Like many
of our distinguished public me n, he
received not the benefits of Il ollie.
giate course of instruction, his ed uca-
tion being gained from the comulon
schools of Owensville, the county cap
ital of Bath county. In 1876 he began
the practice of law and was elcc .ed to
the legislature from Bath county in
1877. In 1850 he was elected by "A great
ma jority commonwealth's attorney
from the Thirteenth Judicial district
of Kentucky, comprising ten counties.
and served SIX years. These, aside from
the present, are the only polit zeal
Offices Judge Brooks has held. although
he was twice candidate for congress
in lS00-02, being defeated in each in
stance by a fraction of vote. His
successful opponents We're the present
Lyle, and his successor,
J udge Brooks moved to Mount Ster-
ling in the year 1os5, before the eX-
piratiou of his term as commonwealth
attorney, and formed copartnership
in the law business with Hon. a. B
White, which partnership was dis
solved only a few days ago upon the
judge starting for this city.
The subject of this sketch comes
from good Democratic stock His
mother came from Virginia and his
immigrated to kentucky when
a mere child. A singular incident in
the life of his mothers father was the
fact that while residing in one house
on the same site, he at different peri
DDS lived in three different counties
and two different states Judge
Brooks late appointment was an
nounced six weeks ago, but it was
directed to be made by President
Cleveland last June. The charge that
the new assistant district attorney is II
carpet bagger will not hold water, a.
he has brought his family and means
to make his home in Oklamoma
Judge Brooks will be 80 years OF
age in August next, and he rejoices II
a happy family consisting of a charm
ing and intere sting wife and four chit
dren.
IL am greatly impressed with Ollla-
homa. 1t is Il great commonwealth
People happy, industrious and pros
porous, it far exceeds many of the
eastern states You have here a great
agricultural country. Agriculture is
naturally the basis of trade. and okla
homa is bound to prosper. Although
a man cannot help bus hold fond re-
membranes for his native state. moth
ing can prevent his loving and cling
ing to his adop ed home.
Judge Brooks is hrainy and brilliant.
He will give universal satisfaction in
discharging the duties Of the Office to
which he has been called
RACE MATINEES.