Legal Fraternity Attends Funeral

All of the courts at the district courthouse adjourned from 2:30 to 3:30 Monday afternoon and the offices of the clerks of the courts closed while the judges, clerks and a great number of local attorneys attended the funeral of Charles R. Engelke, the young lawyer who died of typhoid fever Saturday night. The bar association also had a special meeting at which resolutions were drawn up by a committee consisting of J. S. Estes, R. A. Kleinsmidt, A. M. Munden and W. P. Knapp, commending Engelke highly, which were passed unanimously.

Charles R. Engelke was born in Iowa in 1878 and came to Oklahoma City in 1904. His parents still reside at Sidney, Iowa. He was of good character, learning and integrity and stood high among his fellow attorneys and in the community.

Contributed by Marti Graham, October 2003. Information posted as courtesy to researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.