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E. G. Palmer, D. U. S. Marshal

E. G. PALMER, EARLY BANKER, LAWMAN, DIES

February 3, 1957—The Daily Oklahoman—Edmond George Palmer, 87 year-old former deputy United States marshal, died Saturday at Mercy hospital.

            Services will be announced by Guardian funeral home.

            Born December 11, 1869, at Monmouth, Illinois, Palmer moved to Kansas with his family when he was two years old and was reared there. At the opening of the Cherokee Strip he homesteaded south of Pond Creek, and later moved into Pond Creek.

            He was married there in 1901.  For many years he was active in northern Oklahoma bank circles, have been connected with banks at Pond Creek, Lamont, Billings and Medford.

            A 32^nd degree Mason, he was the first worshipful master of the Pond Creek lodge.  With his wife, he was a member of the past worthy matrons and patrons club of Order of the Eastern Star, and at his death was a member of Hiram lodge 494, A. F. and A. M.

            He was elected to two terms as Grant County treasurer, in 1914 and 1916, and later served several years as a deputy U. S. marshal.  He never retired from work, church or social activities.  Palmer belonged to Pilgrim Congregational church.

            Surviving are his wife, Mabel, of the home at 79 NW 24; three daughters, Mrs. Aileen Shire, Jefferson; Mrs. Jennie Nielsen, Gardena, Calif., and Mrs. Betty Meigs, 729 NW 25; three sons, Chester H., Dallas; Wilbur L, 220-9 Westchester drive, and Keith, of Los Angeles; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Harmon F., of Portland, Oregon.

Judge Isaac Parker

November 18, 1896--Stevens Point Daily Journal--Fort Smith Arkansas--Judge I.  C.  Parker died two o'clock Tuesday morning.  Death was not unexpected, as the Judge has been sick three months and for several weeks his friends have been convinced that recovery was impossible.

            Judge Parker was born in Belmont County, Ohio, October 15, 1838.  He moved to St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1859 and resided there until appointed to the position he held at the time of his death.  He was city attorney at St. Joseph, Provost Marshal during the war and later was elected state's attorney, Judge and to Congress from that district.  He was married there.  Judge Parker was the best-known and probably the most honored citizen of Fort Smith.  For more than 21 years he had presided over the United States court here, his jurisdiction extending to Colorado.  Indian Territory was then overrun with outlaws and fugitives from Justice from other states.  His enforcement of laws made his name a terror to them.  He passed the death sentence on 159 and sent more than 3, 000 criminals to the penitentiary.  Among the noted outlaws tried before him were Bob Dalton, Bill Cook, Eugene Standley, Cherokee Bill, Jim French, Henry Starr and Waucootah Hampton.  Judge Parker did more than anyone else to make the Indian Territory habitable for peaceful citizens.