The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-30
PARKER MEMORIAL
SERVICES HELD

To the Honorable Preston S. Davis,
Judge of the District Court for the
Twenty-third Judicial District of the
State of Oklahoma.
Your committee heretofore appoint
ed for the purpose of taking suitable
action in regard to recent death of
Honorable Luman F. Parker, Jr., do
most respectfully report the follow
ing
IN MEMORIAM.
Honorable Luman F, Parker, Jr.,
was born August 23rd, 1872 at Rolla,
Missouri, and died August 14th, 1912,
at st. Loris, Missouri. He was a son
of the late l.. f. Parker of st. Louis,
who had been for a number of years,
and was at the time of his death, Gen.
eral Solicitor of the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railway company His
mothers maiden name was Sarah
Maupin.
Although brief in number his years
and lie were full Of activity, useful
ness, and honor Educated in the
common schools of Missouri, the
School of Mines at Rolla, and the law
department of the Washington Uni
versity at st. Louis, he early went into
the west and spent number of years
in New Mexico and Oklahoma terri
tories, forming close ties of friendship
with many of the more noted men of
the early days in those territories,
which friendship was retained and
manifested in many ways throughout
his life He was for several years
stenographer to the Court of Private
Land Claims established by Congress
to settle conflicting claims growing
out of Spanish grants of land in New
Mexico and was private secretary to
Governor Seay of Oklahoma Territory
In 1897, after graduating with honor
from the law department of Washing
ton University, he was admitted as a
member of the bar.
In that year he located at Vinita,
and on November End, 1898, married
Miss Lndie Scott Hall, daughter of
]. o. Hall and Mary Hall, of Vinita,
Indian Territory. Here he made his
home for the remainder of his life, en-
joying the esteem of his fellow citi-
zens and business prosperity and
honors at the hands of the public
He was successfully Assistant Unit
ed States Attorney for the Northern
District Of Indian Territory, Master in
Chancery, Mayor of Vinita, Attorney
for the Cherokee Nation, successfully
establishing the status of the Inter-
married White Citizens. Then came
his appointment as United States
Judge for the Northern District of the
Indian Territory made in 1906 by Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt, which posi-
ton he held until the coming of state
hood. In all of these stations he ae-
quilted himself with credit and honor.
In 1908 he renewed the practice OF
the law at Vinita as senior member OF
the firm of Parker & Rider, and later,
Parker, Rider & Brown, and at his
death was actively engaged in con-
dueting large and lucrative real es-
tate loan business built up largely by
his personal efforts, and was also con-
nected with number of other COM
mercial and financial enterprises.
He was member of st. Johns Epis-
copaI church of vinita, an Ancient
Free and Accepted Mason and mem
Der of Vinita Lodge No. ;, and was a
knight Templar and Noble Of the
Mystic Shrine and member of the
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks, Lodge No 1852, at Vinita
Judge Parker was always interested
in any enterprise that stood for big
ger and better yinita. His influence
brought about the acquiring bf the
Auditorium and the beautiful park,
called after his father Parker Plaza
and many drink daily of the whole
some artesian water from the bubble
fountain, at the corner of Illinois
avenue and Wilson street. donated by
the deceased.
He was great student and fond OF