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In the ranks of the Republican party, Mr. Ingle has been an active worker since casting his first vote for J. A. Garfield in 1880. In 1802 he was appointed by Judge Clark as a United States commissioner, in which capacity he
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served for a year and a half, when he resigned, on account of the pressure of his own business cares. While a citizen of Purcell he became a member of the Masonic order, and in Udell, Kans., he joined the Ancient Order of United Workmen. A Knight of Pythias, he is identified with Norman Lodge No. 5. In all of life's rela- tionships, he has been faithful and just, winning the genuine regard of his acquaintances.
T. L. NEAL. While conducting his large and successful drug business in Medford .. Mr. Neal has had occasion to realize to a large extent his expectations in regard to life in the promising territory. In a general way, also, he has displayed an interest in all that per- tains to the development of his locality, and is accounted one of the most reliable and enterpris- ing of the citizens of his adopted town.
In his youth Mr. Neal was trained to agricul- tural pursuits, his parents, J. M. and Angie Neal, being farmers by occupation, and natives, re- spectively, of Georgia and Kentucky. He was born in New Madrid county, Mo., April 6, 1862, and lived in his native county until his seventhi year, when he was taken by his parents to west Tennessee, and there grew to manhood. Added to a good common-school education and gradu- ation at the high school was the course in phar- macy at the St. Louis School of Pharmacy, from which he graduated with honors.
For seventeen years Mr. Neal engaged in the drug business in Tennessee. He came to Okla- homa in 1894, and for a time engaged in business in Lexington and Pawnee. The prospects in these towns did not appeal to him, and he sought further for a congenial and remunerative location in Medford. Here he has since commanded the patronage of the majority of the residents of the town, who appreciate his enterprise and devo- tion to sound business principles. He at first conducted business in partnership with J. P. Renshaw, who is at the present time district clerk and secretary of the Republican territorial com- mittee. This association was amicably continued until February 1, 1899, when Mr. Neal opened a new store under the firm name of Cherokee Pharmacy.
In 1890 occurred the marriage of Belle Wal- ters to Mr. Neal. Mrs. Neal was a daughter of James and Mahala Walters, of Gleeson, Tenn. She is the mother of one child. Otto, who was born in Tennessee, and is eight years of age. Mr. Neal is affiliated with the Democratic party. although he has extremely broad-minded views regarding the politics of the administration. He has never been an office-seeker. Fraternally, he is connected with the Knights of Pythias, and is
a charter member of the lodge in his town and past chancellor. The family are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and contrib- ute generously towards its maintenance.
A RTHUR M. MACKEY is one of the promi- nent and influential professionai men of Pond Creek. As a member of the Okla- homa bar, he has exerted an extended influence, and as a broad-minded politician has been closely identified with the undertakings of the Democratic party.
The ancestors of the Mackey family in Amer- ica are connected with the history of South Carolina. Arthur M. was born at Charleston, S. C., December 8, 1848, and is a son of Albert G. and Sarah (Hubbell) Mackey, also of that state. The paternal grandfather, John Mackey, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was taken prisoner by the Tories and confined at Charleston. While being educated at the pub- lic schools, Arthur M. Mackey lived in his native state, and graduated from the high school just as the war broke out. He early decided to adopt the profession of law as a means of livelihood and an outlet for ambition, and in due time was admitted to the bar. After practicing law for a time in Winnsboro, Fairfield county. S. C., he removed, after the expiration of ten years, to Washington, D. C., and continued in his former line of work, being connected with the firm of Crittenden & Mackey.
A year later Mr. Mackey sought the far west as a possibly less crowded field of endeavor, and associated his fortunes with the city of Topeka, Kans., and in the year 1885 formed a partnership with Col. S. N. Wood, who met an untimely and tragic fate during the county-seat war be- tween the different factions. Thus bereft of his former associate in business, Mr. Mackey con- tinued the practice of law until the opening of Oklahoma. To him belongs the distinction of having opened the first office in Pond Creek, and Grant county, his building being the first erected on the town sitc.
In the fall of 1894 Mr. Mackey was elected chairman of the Democratic county central com- mittee, and retained the office until the starting of the present campaign. He was also a dele- gate to the national Democratic convention at Kansas City that nominated W. J. Bryan for the presidency. He was nominated for the leg- islature on the fusion ticket, but met with the defeat that overwhelmed the fusionists in the territory. At the present time he is conducting his affairs under the firm name of Mackey & Simons, and it is safe to say that the firm does the majority of the law business of the town, and that they have met with the appreciation due the
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S. MOORE, Logan County.
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ability and upright dealings of the respective partners.
In 1872 occurred the marriage of Mr. Mackey and Joanna L. Lloyd, a daughter of R. B. and Ellen E. Lloyd, of Washington, D. C. Of this union there are two children, Mary, who is at `home; and Paul, a student at the University of Oklahoma, at Norman, who graduates in 1901.
S I MOORE owns and occupies one of the best farms in Oklahoma. His possessions embrace four hundred acres of valuable land in Logan county, a goodly portion of which is in a state of fine cultivation, improved with substantial buildings and stocked with good grades of horses, cattle and other animals inci- dental to the farm: Mr. Moore came to the ter- ritory in April, 1891, and purchased the south- east quarter of section 28, township 18, range 4 west, to which he subsequently added the north- cast quarter of section 33, and the north half of the southwest quarter of section 27, besides eighty acres in Crescent township, making four hundred acres of prairie and eighty acres of woodland. The home place is noticeable through- out that locality for its superiority of cultivation and the general air of thrift and comfort which surrounds it.
The family history of Mr. Moore contains much of interest. He was born in Platte county, Mo., March 13, 1862, being the son of Lynch Moore and his estimable wife, Rebecca (Bailey) Moore, who were natives of Kentucky. The family migrated to Missouri in 1852 and settled on a new farm in Platte county, remaining there until about 1872. Thence they removed to Jack- son county, near Kansas City, still following farming, and there the parents still maintain their residence. Grandfather Moore was a native of Virginia and a soldier in the war of 1812.
The mother of our subject lived in the vicinity of the sensational Glendale robbery, and many a time has recounted the story of that exciting time. Lynch Moore belonged to the home mil- itia, and upon the breaking out of the Civil war enlisted in the Union army, but an affection of the eyes prevented him from serving as he
1 wished. He, however, witnessed many of the thrilling scenes of that period, notably the opera- tions of the bushwhackers, who made life miser- able for the ordinary patriot in the southwest.
Remaining in Missouri until 1884. Mr. Moore then went to Colorado and carried on farming until he decided to make the experiment of life in Oklahoma. Meantime, December 24. 1888. he assumed marital and family ties, taking for his wife Miss Mary E. Tonroy, daughter of Mar- tin and Emily Tonroy, the former of whom died in Oklahoma in 1895. The mother still sur-
vives and makes her home with Mr. Moore. Of this union there is but one child, Nola G., who was born in Colorado.
Mr. Moore has four brothers and three sisters: Jolin, a resident of Denver, Colo .; Samuel, who remains with his father in Jackson county, Mo .; Richard and James, who are farming in Johnson county, Kans .; Anna, now Mrs. Lindsey, in Kan- sas City ; Sarah, Mrs. Talley, in California; and Dollie, Mrs. Gillchan in Johnson county, Kans. Mrs. Moore has one sister, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, of Colorado. The wife of our subject is a mem- ber of the Baptist Church.
The first presidential vote cast by Mr. Moore was for Grover Cleveland. Afterward he fol- lowed the fortunes of the Democracy until the inception of the Populist party, when he identi- fied himself with the latter and hopes for its ulti- mate triumph. He belongs to the A. H. T. A., of Oklahoma.
J AMES C. DORLAND, a progressive and enterprising farmer of Canadian county, owns and occupies a well-equipped place on the southwest quarter of section 13, township 14, range 8 west, and is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was born in Hunting- don county, Pa., March 20, 1855, a son of Thomas and Julia (Potter) Dorland, who moved to Warren county, Ill., when James was cleven years old. There the father purchased land and successfully engaged in farming until 1885, when he removed to Antelope county, Neb.
The boyhood and youth of our subject were passed in Illinois, and he was provided with fair educational advantages, attending the common schools near his home. On attaining his major- ity he left the parental roof and went to Ring- gold county, Iowa, where he rented land and fol- lowed farming for some years. While there he was married, September 17, 1878, to Miss Laura Stahl, who was born in Perry county, Ohio, and removed to Ringgold county, Iowa, with her parents. To Mr. and Mrs. Dorland have been born seven children, namely: Edith, Maud. Roy, Bertha, Stella, Nellie and Pearl. Edith has.suc- cessfully engaged in teaching, but is now attend- ing school.
In 1883 Mr. Dorland returned to Illinois, and operated his father's farm for two years, when he removed with the family to Antelope county. Neb., and purchased a tract of wild land, which he improved and cultivated for several years. In the fall of 1892 he came to Canadian county. Okla., and settled on his present farm. He brought with him two teams and enough money to erect a house 16x24 feet, to which he has since added. He has made many other improvements upon his place, has set out a small orchard, and
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placed the land under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Dorland voted for Grover Cleveland in 1884, but with that exception has always affiliated with the Republican party. He is an active and prom- inent member of the Presbyterian Church of Okarche, and is now serving as elder of the same and superintendent of the Sunday-school.
T. J. PALMER. In his combined capacity of postmaster and editor, Mr. Palmer has had much to do with the shaping of the in- tellectual and material growth of his adopted town of Medford. And it may truthfully be said that one who attains such pronounced men- tal endowments, by virtue of his own unaided efforts, and through persistent and determined study and application, is well qualified to lead the thought of his readers along the lines of his own conscientious research.
A native of Canada, Mr. Palmer was born February 6, 1847, and is a son of Thomas and Catherine (McVay) Palmer, who were born in Canada. After a youth spent in his far-away home, Mr. Palmer went to New York at the age of eighteen. For twelve years he taught in the district and high schools of Iowa and Illinois, his remuneration gradually changing from $25 to $80 a month. While in Iowa, he embarked upon his first journalistic experience, and for one year managed the Greenfield Patriot, at Green- field, Iowa, then went to Muscatine of the same state, and later to What Cheer, where he re- mained for six years. At the end of that time he made a satisfactory disposition of his paper, and proceeded to buy the Mason City Repub- lican, which was consolidated with the Express of the same place, and eventually sold. A later venture was conducted in Meade county, Kans., where for seven years the Meade County Repub- lican had a gratifying career, and was turned over to other hands only at the opening of the Cherokee strip in September of 1893.
The possibilities of the new country appealed to the natural energy and enthusiasm of Mr. Palmer, and with his well-equipped experience as a journalist, he determined to try his fortunes in Medford. The town is indebted to him for establishing the Patriot, the first number of which was issued October 26, 1893. It is at the present time the only paper which has survived the various changes and vicissitudes incident to the first few years of a promising town. As an aid to the work, a son of Mr. Palmer assumed the business management of the paper about one year ago, the father devoting his entire time to the editorial "den." The plant is located on Main street, the building and ground being the property of Mr. Palmer. He also owns the postoffice building and a fine and commodious
residence. In partnership with his son, C. N., his business associate, he owns a large residence block in the town.
The marriage of Mr. Palmer and Sarah Lazier occurred April 4, 1871. Mrs. Palmer was asso- ciated with the youth of her husband, having been born and reared in the same neighborhood in Canada. She is a daughter of J. B. and Han- nah Lazier, of Port Perry, Canada. To this couple have been born three children: Mae is the wife of G. E. Woodruff, of Akron, Ohio, a manufacturer of automobiles; they have two children. - C. N., who is associated with his father as managing editor of the Patriot, is mar- ried and has two children. Cora is attending Bethany College, at Lindsburg, Kans., devoting her entire time to the study of vocal and instru- mental music.
In politics Mr. Palmer is identified with the Republican party, which belief was arrived at through various transitions. He was first a Granger, then a Greenbacker, and a Republican at the organization of that party. Formerly a free-trader, he is now in favor of high tariff, and is a Prohibitionist. With the cause of edu- cation in Medford he has had much to do, and was the first president of the school board of Medford. February 15, 1898, Mr. Palmer re- ceived the appointment of fourth-class postmas- ter, and December 13, 1899, was made presi- dential postmaster, a position which he now holds. In January of 1899 he was appointed United States court commissioner by Judge Bur- ford, of Guthrie. Fraternally he is associated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
C HARLES C. NAIL, M. D., formerly presi- dent of the village council of Moore, Cleve- land county, is one of the substantial citi- zens of this place. For about a decade he has been actively associated with the business inter- ests of Moore, and, manifesting the faith which he has had in the future of this town, he has in- vested in real estate in this locality from time to time, and in other material ways is promoting its welfare.
The birth of Dr. Nail occurred February 12, 1860, in Benton county, Ark., his parents, F. T. and Nancy (Revis) Nail, being agriculturists of that section. His boyhood passed uneventfully upon the old homestead in Benton and Madison counties, and in the common schools of his neighborhood he laid the foundations of future knowledge. An apt student, he had so far suc- ceeded in his school work that at the age of eighteen he commenced teaching, and had charge of two different schools. In the mean time he began the study of medicine, and in 1880 was graduated in the medical department of the
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Industrial University at Little Rock, Ark. Prior to this, however, he had been engaged in med- ical practice in Logan county, Ark., for some time, and after he had received the degree of Doctor of Medicine he continued to carry on his professional labors in that region for two or more years.
On Valentine's Day, 1890, Dr. Nail was united in marriage with Miss Sarah F. Duncan, at Drake's Creek, Madison county. The lady of his choice is a native of Washington county, Ark., and a daughter of A. J. and L. S. (Johnson) Duncan. To Mr. and Mrs. Nail was born one child, Beu- lah, who died at the age of eight months.
In 1891 Dr. Nail and his wife came to Moore, and ever since have been valued members of the best local society. In partnership with G. W. Leverich, a prominent merchant, he engaged in the drug business here, and is still carrying on the enterprise, though now alone. This was the second store opened in the town, and thus it is one of the landmarks. The doctor has built up a large practice as a physician and surgeon, and is a registered pharmacist. He owns a fine farm of one hundred and sixty acres, situated near the town, and in addition to this owns another place of three hundred and twenty acres in this township, and within the boundaries of Moore he has considerable property.
Though not a politician or aspirant to public office, Dr. Nail is greatly interested in the pros- perity of the Democratic party, to which he be- longs, and has attended conventions as a dele- gate. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Woodmen of the World, being a charter member of both of the local lodges and an ex-officer of both. His straightforward course in life commands the respect of all who know him, and his word is considered as good as his bond.
M B. PARKER. The family of which the subject of this article is a sterling representative has been actively asso- ciated with the development of Oklahoma, and its several members deserve special mention in the annals of this future great western state. The father of our subject is Walter Boutwell Parker, whose home is on section 23, township 9, range 3 west, Cleveland county. His birth took place in Carolina county, Va., February 24, 1834, and at nine years of age he went to the central part of Tennessee, where he grew to maturity. His parents were John S. and Nancy J. (Robinson) Parker, of Irish and Scotch-Irish descent. The former was a native of Carolina county, in which locality his father. Robert Parker, had settled upon arriving in this coun- try. He was of Trish birth and for a wife chose
an English lady. His last years were spent in West Virginia.
May 24, 1857, W. B. Parker married Mary J., daughter of Andrew C. and Nancy (Weeks) Wood, the former of Irish parentage, and himself a native of North Carolina, and the latter born in Georgia, of English ancestry. Her father, who lived to the age of four-score, was a hero of the war of 1812, and fought under the leader- ship of Jackson at New Orleans, January 8, 1814. Seven of the children born to W. B. Parker and wife survive, namely: Charles H., who-resides upon a Noble county farm; Helen. wife of W. H. Carter, living near Perry; M. B., of this article; Wallace O., who is a citizen of Perry; Walter A., the owner of a farm in the vicinity of Perry; Thomas C. and James E., who are at home.
Having mastered the mason's trade in all its branches, and also having made a thorough study of architecture, that he might draw his own specifications and plans, W. B. Parker worked at his chosen calling for many years. For a period he resided in Louisville, Ky., and for some time was employed in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La. In 1876 he removed to Parker county, Tex., and while his sons carried on his farm he worked at his trade. In the winter of 1887-88 they went to the Chickasaw Nation, and when Oklahoma was opened made the race into the territory. Securing his present claim, he proceeded to institute the many improvements which have made the property valuable. Con- tinuing to follow his profitable trade in different localities, he is prospering financially. In pol- itics he is a Democrat, and in religion adheres to the Christian Church. In the trying days of the Civil war, when households were divided, his father enlisted and served throughout the strife in the Federal army, and he was with the Confederate forces. Under the leadership of General Forrest, he took part in numerous bat- tles and campaigns of importance. Once he was shot in the right side, and at Little Philadelphia he was captured, and sent over the Cumberland Mountains. Managing to make his escape, he returned to his command, and remained in the service until the close of the war.
Turning to the history of his son, M. B. Parker, a well-known farmer of the same town- ship, it may be first chronicled that he was born soon after peace had been restored in the United States. His birth occurred in Louisville. Ky .. August 24, 1865, and when he was about a year old he was taken to a farm in Gibson county. Tenn., and in the Centennial year he accompa- nied the family to Parker county, Tex., where he lived until 1886, after which the family dwelt on Johnson's ranch, in the Chickasaw Nation When this territory was opened to white settlers
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he made the race for a claim, and was fortunate in obtaining his present farm, the northwest quarter of section 29, township 9, range 3 west. While cultivating the land and attending to its improvement the family was sheltered in a hum- ble dugout. In 1897 a substantial house, 32x16 feet, was built by our subject, and later a wing, 16x24, a story and a half high, was added. Four years ago he built a good barn, 32x48 feet, and year by year important improvements are being made on the place by the enterprising owner. A thrifty orchard of about four acres affords an abundance of fruit, and a large share of the needs of the family are supplied by the products of the farm. In 1900 another quarter-section of land was added to the possessions of Mr. Parker, as , he purchased the northwest part of section 23, a place adjoining his father's farm. When it is known that he had not more than $250 when he came to this locality, his success is truly re- markable, and much credit is due him.
In all of his joys and sorrows, Mr. Parker finds a true helpmate in his estimable wife, for- merly Miss Emma Foster. They were married in this county, January 28, 1893, and two sons bless their union, namely: Ira, whose birth oc- curred October 28, 1894; and Earl, born April 9, 1898. Mrs. Parker is a native of Leavenworth county, Kans., her parents being John W. and Mary J. (Young) Foster. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are members of the Christian Church of Nor- man. In politics he is a Democrat.
N EWTON SEWELL, M. D., who is prose- cuting a large and successful practice in the growing town of Tecumseh, was born in Forsyth county, Ga., May 24, 1853. His par- ents were Aaron J. and Kittie E. (Moore) Sew- ell, who, during the years of their activity, were enterprising and industrious farmers.
In the midst of influences calculated to stim- ulate latent ambition and ability, Newton Sew- ell developed many excellent traits of mind and character, and, in addition to becoming a skilled tiller of the soil, received a good education at the district schools. His carly aspirations in regard to the work that should occupy his ma- ture years were directed along the line of med- ical and surgical science, which seemed to him a broad and continually unfolding opportunity. Under the able instruction of Dr. M. L. Pool, of Forsyth county, he began to delve into the intricacies of the profession, and after two years entered the Atlanta Medical College, where he studied for a year. After a year of practice with his preceptor, he returned to the college. from which he was graduated in 1881. As a prepara- tory field of effort, he removed to Canton, the county-seat of Cherokee county, Ga., where his
ability received ready recognition, and where he continued to live for five years. A later loca- tion was at Springtown, Benton county, Ark .. where for nine years he ministered to the phys- ical woes of the community, subsequently re moving to Gentry, of the same state, in both of which places he met with gratifying success. Following the dictates of an ever-advancing in- clination, he removed to Tecumseh in 1899, and has since been ranked among the able exponents of his profession in this town of expanding pos- sibilities.
In 1872 the doctor was united in marriage with Matilda Pool, daughter of Marcus L. and Caroline (Chatlet) Pool, and of this union there are seven living children: Alice, the wife of John Brown, of Tecumseh, and the mother of three children; Norah, who married Robert Penny, has three children, and lives near Galla- tin, Ark .; Laura, Mrs. Robert Mckinney, who lives at Springtown, Ark .; Oscar V., Pearl, Mag- gie and Ava Matilda.
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