The Carlisle independent., 1910-03-31
JUDGE F. M. FuLK DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Little Rock An
 swers Final Summons. -

SwerS Final Summons. Little Rock.-Judge Francis A
 Fulk, one of the wealthiest and - known citizens of Little Rock, died at CHS 'clock Thursday night at his home, 220 Spring street. Judge Fulk was taken i'll about two months ago with heart trouble, but was able to be at his office in the Fulk building until March 15. Since then his condition has been critical Several days ago It was feared that he would live only few hours.
 Judge Fulk was one of the largest real estate holders in Little Rock. He-> was self made man, coming to Arkah sas in 1870 without an ez1na cSH. He taught school at 6rst as Jen he came to Little Rock in 1873 worked at the carpenter and masonry trades. From that work he earned enough to buy small stand at the old market on Fifth | street, between Main and Louisiana | streets-the market at that time be- | ing in the middle of the street. He I later bought a store near the market 1 and when he prospered he bought an- other larger store out in the city La | ter he took up the practice of law and engaged in real estate speculations Tn 1 Little Rock until he amassed fortune l that today is estimated at $l,000, ,0oU. Judge Fulk was one of the best | known men in Arkansas. His large l and imposing figure and his genial and | likable nature made him striking | character at all times. He took an in tense interest in politics, although new 1 CT a candidate for office himself He 1 had been chairman of the Pulaski l County Democratic Central Committee | at various times for thirty years. He | was also many times chairman of the
 board of election commissioners in thls'
 county. Although his principal inter est was in local politics, he also took active interest in state politics and in 1 that way became known throughout l Arkansas.
 | He was a man of charming person. ality and one who numbered his friends l by the hundreds.
 Was a Native of Ohio. l Judge Fulk was born January g, l 1852, at Lock, Licking county, Ohio. | His parents had lately moved to that 1 place from Rockingham county, V1r- l ginia, where the ancestors of Judge. | Fulk had resided for many generations. | in fact, for long time prior to the l time of the American Revolution, in l which several of his ancestors partici- l pated. When he was four years oidy 1 MT. Fulk's parents moved to West 1 Grove. Ia., where he received a com
 mon school education. Afterwards he | attended Howe s Academy at Moulton, 1 Ia., and completed his education at
 Iowa Wesleyan University, where he l took theological course.
 He tscsxht school in Davis county, Iowa, and Marshall, Mo- inn1 70
 came to Monroe county,
 where he again taught school. Hl to
 taught school at Wheatley, in St. Fran
 cis county, where he remained until
 after his marriage to Miss Florence M- 1 Parsons on August 3, 1873.
 Came to Little Rock in 1873.
 In that year Judge F'ulk> and his
 wife moved to Union township inN fu-
 laski county, where they resided few
 months and then moved to Little Rock, where he had lived continuously ever
 since He was admitted to the bar
 of Little Rock in 1874. At first, how
 ever, he worked at trades here, start
 ing his small stand at the market and ! afterward starting mercantile hnsl-
 ness at Ninth and Victory streets. In
 1881 he entered the active practice of law, which he continued until his l death.