The following are from Marion Co., Indiana Biographies.

GABRIEL M. OVERSTREET (deceased), for many years a distinguished
attorney at law of Franklin, Johnson Co., Ind., was one of the
prominent old settlers of this section of the State, and a member of a
law firm which was not only known in legal circles for professional
strength but also as being without a parallel in the State for the
length of time its members continued in active partnership. We refer
to his association with A. B. Hunter, which began in the forties, and
endured until Mr. Hunter's death, in 1891. Mr. Overstreet reached the
advanced age of eighty-eight years, passing away Feb. 8, 1907. He was
born in Oldham county, Ky., on a farm three miles from LaGrange, the
county seat, May 21, 1819, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Hawkins)
Overstreet.

The Overstreet family became established in this country by the
settlement in Virginia of two brothers of the name, who came from
England. The Hawkins family records show that the grandfather was a
farmer and a native of Kentucky, had a large family, and was prominent
in his community. He died while bathing in the Kentucky river.

Samuel Overstreet, the father of Gabriel M. Overstreet, was a native
of Virginia, and came to Indiana in 1834. He settled three miles
northeast of the city of Franklin, in what was then Franklin township,
but now bears the name of Needham township, there purchasing two small
farms. He also entered different farms in Clark township, although he
resided in Franklin township until his death, which occurred in
August, 1862, when he had reached the age of eighty-two years. During
his early years he was a carpenter, but after his marriage he pursued
farming the remainder of his life, and met with success in that
calling. His wife, a native of Kentucky, died in 1836, aged
forty-eight years. Both were Methodists, originally belonging to the
Methodist Episcopal branch, but later joining the Methodist Protestant
communion, in which Mr. Overstreet was a class-leader and an exhorter,
often filling the pulpit in the absence of the regular minister. For
many years his house was the home of the preachers, and he was very
zealous in the work of the church. Seventeen children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Overstreet, the only survivor of this large family being
Robert M. Overstreet, of Emporia, Kansas.

Gabriel M. Overstreet was reared in Kentucky until he was fourteen
years of age, and there attended the old-fashioned subscription
schools, after the family's removal to Indiana continuing his
education in the common schools there. Still later he went to Manual
Training School (now Franklin College), and to the State University at
Bloomington, from which he was graduated in 1844. Following this, for
some time, he taught school and clerked in a store, filling in all his
spare moments studying law, to such good purpose that in February,
1847, he was admitted to the Bar. Mr. Overstreet was well educated as
a civil engineer, and did much work in that line in Johnson county. He
surveyed the first plank road through that section of the State, and
directed the placing of the abutments for many of the best bridges in
the county. For over fifty years he was actively engaged in the
practice of law. For forty-three years he was in partnership with
A. B. Hunter, this firm being the oldest law firm in continuous
practice in the State of Indiana, and as remarkable for the talents
and energy of both its members as for the unusual length of their
business relationship. Prior to the formation of this partnership
Mr. Overstreet had practiced alone for one year, and after
Mr. Hunter's death (which occurred in 1891), he continued with his son
Jesse until the latter's removal to Indianapolis, in 1896, when he
formed a partnership with John Oliver, a very promising young man, who
died, however, in 1902. Then Mr. Overstreet, having been engaged
continuously in active work until past his eighty-third year, retired
to enjoy his closing years in the community where the greater part of
his honorable life had been passed.

During the Civil war Mr. Overstreet enlisted in the one hundred days'
service, in Company G, 132d Ind. Vol. Inf., and made many speeches to
secure recruits for the service throughout the period of the war. From
the formation of the party he was a stanch Republican, and from 1882
to 1886 he was a member of the State Senate of Indiana. During his
younger days he served one term as prosecuting attorney for Johnson
county, and though never seeking public honors for himself always took
an active past in all measures calculated to advance the interests of
the community. His activity and public spirit, combined with his great
legal ability, naturally brought him into prominence, but it was only
a recognition of his worth, and not because he himself craved
notice. Mr. Overstreet was one of the strongest jury advocates of his
time and enjoyed remarkable success in obtaining verdicts for his
clients. The chief characteristic of his life and work was his
sincerity. He was exceedingly plain, simple and straightforward in all
of his methods and manners. He possessed in a marked degree a homely
honesty and candor that at once won for himself confidence and
respect. Men believed in him, and were quick to accept as true his
statements. With these natural gifts of character he possessed a keen
intelligence, a peculiarly acute analytical mind and a masterly
forensic ability, which combined to make him a really powerful
debater. At the period of his early manhood debating schools were
common, and he was a prominent figure in the debates at Franklin. His
law partner and most intimate friend, Mr. A. B. Hunter, was a man of
extraordinary ability and literary attainments, and the office of this
firm was for many years the forum for discussion upon political,
religious and social problems, in which part was frequently taken by
ministers from the city, professors rom the college located there, and
associates in the law. As many men of real ability were numbered among
them --particularly from 1865 to 1890-- the story of that forum and its
characters would be most interesting. Mr. Overstreet was one of the
most skillful attorneys in the cross-examination of witnesses Indiana
ever produced. He excelled as a trial lawyer, and conducted a case
with great ability, carefully marshalling his evidence, and presenting
his case to court and jury with simplicity and force, while at the
same time dissecting the evidence of his opponent with the skill of a
surgeon. In exacting fees for his services he was exceedingly modest,
and never marred a victory by disappointing a client in the amount of
his charges. After a long, active and successful practice, he had but
little means for the "rainy day" of his life. He was a pure man, and
left a good name as a monument to his memory. The members of his
profession held him in great esteem, and we quote the opinions of two
members of the legal fraternity whose judgment may not be
questioned. Judge Daniel Wait Howe says (July 3, 1908):

"Gabriel Overstreet was the strongest jury lawyer of Central
Indiana. In the way he presented his case he exhibited a great many of
the characteristics of Lincoln, especially in his homely but forcible
illustrations to a jury."

L. Slack, attorney and counselor-at-law of Franklin, Mr. Overstreet's
home town, says:

"Hon. 0. M. Overstreet was one of the great and good men of Johnson
county. He commanded and received the highest regard of all
citizens. His standing at the Bar was the highest and his great
ability was well known. His life stands as a model in all respects."

Dr. William H. Wishard, of Indianapolis, writes of the Overstreets:

"The whole family, the three generations that I have known, have been
honest, trustworthy citizens. Gabriel, or 'Gabe,' as he was called,
was a lawyer of ability and of the strictest integrity, and had the
confidence and respect of all. He was eloquent as a jury lawyer, and
at the same time plain and unassuming. He was elected State Senator on
the Republican ticket, from Johnson and Morgan counties, and although
Johnson county was strongly Democratic ran ahead of his ticket because
of his personal popularity. His father was a pioneer of Johnson
county, whither he came from Kentucky in 1832, settling on Hurricane
creek, two miles above Franklin. He was regarded as a good citizen."

The pleasant home where Mr. Overstreet resided until his death was
built by him in 1890, and prior to that he resided for twenty-five
years in the southeast portion of the city of Franklin, where his
family was reared.

On Nov. 20, 1849, Mr. Overstreet was married to Miss Sarah L. Morgan,
daughter of Rev. Lewis and Nancy (Evans) Morgan, granddaughter of
Andrew Evans, who fought in the Revolutionary war, grandniece of
Gen. Daniel Morgan, and great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Taylor, who
came of the same family as President Zachary Taylor. Seven children
were born to Mr. and Mrs. Overstreet, four sons and three daughters,
six of this family now living: Irene married Daniel W. Herriott, of
Washington, D. C., and has four children, Ivy Lou (wife of Dr. Clyde
Shade, of Washington), Ruth Elizabeth, Hallie Irene and Jesse Star;
Samuel Livingston, who died Nov. 13, 1899, married Miss Julia Kern, of
Louisville, Ky., who died nineteen years before (he was registrar in
the land office at Guthrie, Oklahoma, and United States attorney for
that territory); Hubert Lewis, of Washington, D. C., assistant chief
clerk in the House of Representatives, married Miss Hannah Stillenger,
of Columbus, Ind.; Jesse is the Congressman from the Seventh Indiana
District, and resides in Indianapolis (he married Miss Katharyne
Crump, of Columbus, Ind.); Arthur married Miss Hattie Frances Crump, a
sister of his brother's wife, and resides at Columbus, Ind. (he has
one son, Francis Monroe); Miss Nina May lives at home; Carrie
Hasseltine married Alfred N. Goff, resides on a farm in Needham
township, Johnson county, and has one daughter, Bessie Jeane.

Rev. Lewis and Nancy (Evans) Morgan were pioneers in Indiana. When
they first came here they lived among the Indians, their nearest white
neighbors being twelve miles away, and they had to haul their grain
fifty miles to have it ground. The six children born to Lewis and
Nancy Morgan were: Madison, Alexander, William, Nancy, Elizabeth and
Sarah Lucinda, of whom Mrs. Overstreet is the only
survivor. Mrs. Nancy Morgan died in 1837, and Mr. Morgan married a
Miss Matthews, by whom he had two children. The third wife of
Mr. Morgan was a Miss Cossey, and they had one son, Thomas J. Thomas
J. Morgan served in the Civil war, first entering in the three months'
service as a member of the 70th Ind. Vol. Inf. (General Harrison's
regiment); he began his service as first lieutenant, but was promoted
to the rank of colonel of a colored regiment, which he recruited in
the South. Later he was brevetted brigadier-general of a brigade of
colored troops. Rev. Lewis Morgan married Miss Ann Fane for his fourth
wife, and they bad two children, one of whom is now living,
Hasseltine, widow of Charles Burton, late a lawyer of Denver,
Colorado.

Rev. Lewis Morgan was the first agent to solicit funds for the
building of Franklin College, an institution conducted under the
auspices of the Baptist Church. This good man was very energetic in
church work and will long be remembered as one of those who laid the
foundations of Christian work and education in the wilderness, amid
suffering, privation and discouragements which seemed almost
overpowering.

HON. JESSE OVERSTREET, present member in Congress from the Seventh
Indiana Congressional district, has the peculiar distinction of having
represented three districts of this State in the national legislative
body. He was first elected to Congress in 1894, and has served
continuously since. During this long period he has performed many
valuable services for his constituents, chief among which will rank
his labors in behalf of what is generally known as the Gold Standard
Act. For a number of years he was one of the most trusted counsellors
of the national organization of the Republican party, relinquishing
this work in 1906 because of the pressure of other duties.

Mr. Overstreet is a member of the third generation of his family in
Indiana, being a grandson of Samuel Overstreet, a native of Virginia,
who early settled in Kentucky. From Oldham county, Ky., he moved to
Johnson county, Ind., in 1834, among the early pioneers of that
section, where he settled down to farming. He died at the advanced age
of eighty-two years. Samuel Overstreet was twice married, first to
Elizabeth Hawkins, and second to Whitesides. He had a large family,
all born to the first marriage, and we have record of the following:
Rev. Robert M., a Presbyterian minister, is now living retired
at. Emporia, Kans.; Richard T. was a banker at Franklin, Johnson Co.,
Ind.; James and William were merchants at Franklin; John was a farmer;
Elizabeth became the wife of John Herriott, merchant, pork packer,
farmer and land owner; Matilda married L. W. Fletcher, of Johnson
county, later of Indianapolis, farmer, pork packer and banker; Gabriel
M. was the father of Hon. Jesse Overstreet; and there. were several
others, some of whom died in infancy. The Overstreet family is of
English extraction.

Gabriel M. Overstreet was but fourteen years old when his father moved
to Johnson Co., Ind., in 1834, and he grew to manhood on the pioneer
farm. But he had other ambitions for himself, and in order to aid him
in securing the education he desired his father advanced him a share
of his estate, which he sold for $6oo--a large sum in those days. This
sum, together with what he had saved from his earnings, enabled him to
enter the State University of Indiana, at Bloomington, from which
institution he graduated in 1844. He had decided to take up the legal
profession, and accordingly began the study of law with Gilroy Hicks,
of Franklin. He was admitted to the Bar in 1847, and one year later
formed a partnership with A. B. Hunter which continued unbroken until
the latter's death in 1891, through the remarkable period of over
forty-three years. Mr. Overstreet died at his home in Franklin Feb. 8,
1907, in his eighty-eighth year. For years he ranked as one of the
foremost lawyers in Indiana, and through an active professional life
held the respect and admiration of the legal fraternity throughout the
State. Mr. Overstreet devoted himself principally to his private
business affairs, but he served as a member of the State Senate from
1882 to 1886. He had positive convictions regarding the great
questions of the day, however, and though over age when the Civil war
broke out he enlisted in the Union service, becoming a member of
Company G, 132d Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which he served as a
private to the end of his term of three months. Returning to civil
life, he engaged in the practice of his profession until 1902, when he
retired.

On Nov. 20, 1849, Mr. Overstreet was married to Sarah Lucinda Morgan,
native of Indiana, whose father, Lewis Morgan, was a pioneer Baptist
preached of Indiana. Mr. Morgan was a native of Tennessee, and settled
in Shelby county, Ind., in the early twenties. Later he moved to
Illinois, where he lived for some years, but returning to Indiana he
passed the remainder of his life here, becoming prominent in the work
of his denomination in this section. He was one of the founders of the
Baptist College at Franklin, Ind., and was its first financial
agent. He died at the age of about eighty, after a long and useful
life, leaving an excellent name to his numerous descendants. We have
the following record of his numerous family: Madison Morgan was a
farmer of Johnson county, Ind. Rev. Thomas J. Morgan, a prominent
minister and educator, held numerous important positions and was for
years a power in the Baptist denomination; he was professor of church
history at the University, Morgan Park, Ill.; president of the Normal
College at Potsdam, N. Y.; president of the Normal College of Rhode
Island; commissioner of Indian affairs under President Harrison and
for a number of years preceding his. death was secretary of the
Baptist Home Missionary Society of the United States. At the outbreak
of the Civil war he left college to enlist, and remained in the Union
service throughout that struggle, which he entered as a private
soldier, but was mustered out as a brigadier-general. William Morgan
was a merchant in Indiana. Alexander Morgan was a merchant and farmer
of Kansas, residing near Topeka. Elizabeth Morgan married Col. Samuel
Lambertson, a merchant of Franklin, Ind. Iby Morgan became the wife of
Phillips, a prominent educator, who at the time of his death was
superintendent of public schools in Kansas City, Mo. Nancy married
George Fain, a Californian. Hasseltine married Charles Burton, now
deceased,. an attorney at Denver, Colo. Sarah Lucinda was the wife of
Gabriel M. Overstreet. Mrs Overstreet was a granddaughter of Andrew
Evans, who fought in the Revolutionary war, and was engaged in the
famous battle of King's Mountain. She was also a grandniece of
Gen. Daniel Morgan, and great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Taylor, who
came of the same family as President Zachary Taylor.

Gabriel M. Overstreet was a member of the Presbyterian Church and long
served as elder. His wife was a Baptist prior to her marriage, after
which she joined her husband's church, and all their children have
united with that denomination. Seven children were born to them,
namely: (1) Irene is the wife of Daniel W. Herriott, of Washington,
D. C., an expert in the Treasury department, where he has been
employed for over thirty years. (2) Samuel L. was located at Guthrie,
Okla., and at the time of his death was considered the best lawyer in
that Territory. He married Miss Julia Kern, of Louisville, Ky., who is
also deceased. They left no children. (3) Hubert L., at present
engaged as assistant chief clerk in the House of Representatives at
Washington, D. C., married Miss Hannah Stillenger, of Columbus,
Ind. (4) Jesse is mentioned farther on. (5) Arthur, a manufacturer of
Columbus, Ind., married Miss Hattie F. Crump, of that place. (6) Miss
Nina M. lives at the family home in Franklin. (7) Carrie Hasseltine is
the wife of A. N. Goff, a farmer of Franklin, Johnson Co., Indiana.

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Jesse Overstreet was born Dec. 14, 1859, in Franklin, Johnson Co.,
Ind., and was reared there. He attended the public schools, the high
school and Franklin College, graduating from the latter institution in
1882 with the degree of A. B.; and he later received the degree of
A. M. from his alma mater. His classical course completed, he began
reading law with his father, though for some time after leaving school
he had very poor health, and was in danger of losing his eyesight. In
1886 he was admitted to the Bar, and subsequently became a member of
the firm to which his father belonged, and which then became
Overstreet, Hunter & Overstreet. After Mr. Hunter's death father and
son continued to practice together until 1896, in which year Mr. Jesse
Overstreet, in order to give proper attention to his legislative
duties, removed to Indianapolis. He was first elected to Congress in
1894, from the district including Johnson and seven other counties,
and served until 1896. In that year he was re-elected, from the new
district made up of Johnson and Marion counties, and accordingly moved
to Indianapolis. Marion county was afterward made a district by
itself, and Mr. Overstreet has since represented it. He has been
active in legislation favored by his constituents from his very first
term, when he called the attention of Congress to the injustice done
the old soldiers in the method of paying them their pensions at the
agencies, where they were frequently the prey of designing men and
women who relieved and in many instances robbed them of their
money. The law Mr. Overstreet succeeded in obtaining required all
persons to be paid in checks, which they received at their homes, thus
affording the recipients the protection of their families and
friends. The system has greatly benefited the soldiers and has been
warmly commended in many quarters. President Cleveland pronounced the
bill as he signed it the best piece of work enacted by the LIVth
Congress. After the national contest of 1896 over the gold or silver
standard, a movement originated at Indianapolis of which
Mr. H. H. Hanna, of that city, was the leading spirit, in behalf of
the gold standard. It resulted in the appointment of a commission
directed to prepare and urge upon Congress comprehensive financial
legislation, and this body consisted of the following members: George
F. Edmunds, of Vermont, chairman; George E. Leighton, of Missouri;
T. G. Bush, Alabama; W. B. Dean, Minnesota; Charles S. Fairchild, New
York; Stuyvesant Fish, New York; J. W. Fries, North Carolina; Lewis
A. Garnett, California; J. Lawrence Laughlin, Illinois; C. Stuart
Patterson, Pennsylvania; and Robert S. Taylor, Indiana. The
comprehensive measure prepared by this commission was introduced into
the LVth Congress by Hon. Jesse Overstreet, but although it was
considered by a committee no action was taken upon it by that
body. During the last session of the LVIth Congress, at a caucus of
the Republican members of the House, a committee of eleven was
appointed and directed to prepare and report to a caucus of the
Republican members at its next session a bill relative to financial
matters. This caucus committee consisted of Gen. J. B. Henderson, of
Iowa; John Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Sereno Payne, New York;
J. W. Babcock, Wisconsin; W. C. Lovering, Massachusetts; W. S. Kerr,
Ohio; R. B. Hawley, Texas; Charles Curtis, Kansas; Page Morris,
Minnesota; E.F. Loud, California; Jesse Overstreet. Indiana. The
committee met at Atlantic City, N. J., whereupon it became known as
"the Atlantic City Commission." It agreed upon and prepared a bill,
and selected Mr. Overstreet to prepare a report upon the bill and
present the report and bill to the Republican caucus at
Washington. The report which he pre pared was approved by the
committee without any changes, and was presented to the caucus and
approved by it. This matter of presentation to the caucus was left
entirely to Mr. Overstreet, no other member of the committee taking
part. Some features of the bill not clearly understood met with
opposition in the caucus, and this difficulty was not fully overcome
until explained by Mr. Overstreet at the second session, at which the
bill was approved in its entirety. Mr. Overstreet opened the debate,
and had the management of the bill in the House, which it passed
successfully. The Senate passed a substitute therefor, and when the
confreres of both Houses to which the bill was then sent --this
committee consisting of Senators Aldrich and Allison and
Representatives Overstreet and Brosius-- met they settled the
differences between the two Houses, the bill was passed, and on March
14, 1900, received the signature of President McKinley. It is best
known as the Gold Standard Act of 1900, and its effects have been
far-reaching, having had great influence in establishing confidence in
the United States and strengthening our credit abroad.

As chairman of the committee on Post Offices and Post Roads of the
House, to which place he was appointed by Speaker Cannon,
Mr. Overstreet has proved himself capable and won a reputation for
remarkable judgment concerning wise regulations in that
department. This committee is unquestionably one of the most important
in the House, and, summing up its duties from year to year, possibly
the most important affecting as it does every citizen of the
country. Mr. Overstreet entered upon his duties at its head much
against his will, realizing the enormous reponsibility and vast amount
of labor involved in the conscientious transaction of the business
intrusted to it. The problems connected with the handling of
second-class mail, railway mail pay, readjustment of pay of postal
employes, reorganization of the postal service, codification of the
postal laws, and the reduction of letter postage have received his
especial consideration. In 1906 he served upon the commission
authorized by Congress to investigate the subject of second-class mail
matter; and in 1908 he was a member of the commission authorized by
Congress to investigate the business methods of the Postoffice
Department, and make a report concerning a re-organization of the
postal service, and the codification of the postal
laws. Mr. Over-street's direct services to his home city are manifest
in the beautiful postoffice of Indianapolis, and he deserves great
credit for his work in that line, both for securing the appropriation
and determining the classical character of the architecture, without
in any way sacrificing the utility of the structure. To him also is
due the credit for securing the location of the Benjamin Harrison army
post near Indianapolis, which has over fifty buildings 2,500 acres of
land; when the full garrison has been established it is estimated that
the annual revenue to the city from the post and its men and officers
will average $250,000. Mr. Overstreet has labored faithfully in the
promotion of these and other large interests which he deems of most
importance to the great body of the people he represents. In June,
1908, he was appointed by Speaker Cannon a member of the Monetary
Commission authorized by Congress to investigate and report upon the
subject of Banking and Currency.

Mr. Overstreet's work in the Republican party organization is worthy
of especial note. In 1892 he was a member of the State central
committee. In 1895 he was made a member of the National Congressional
committee, which deals with the election of members of Congress, and
in 1896 he was made a member of the executive committee of the
National Congressional committee. In 1898 he was made secretary of the
committee, continuing as such until his voluntary retirement from that
body. His labors in this association naturally brought him into close
contact with the beading men of the nation, and for a period of ten
years he was one of the three men who practically managed all the
Congressional fights. Representative Babcock, of Wisconsin, who was
chairman of the national committee throughout those years, said of
Mr. Overstreet that he had the keenest perception and the most
accurate judgment of a political situation of any man he ever knew. He
refused twice to be chairman of the committee unless Mr. Overstreet
remained to assist him. In 1900 both Mr. Overstreet and Mr. Babcock
remained on the committee at the special request of Mr. McKinley, and
in 1902 and 1904 at the special request of Mr. Roosevelt. In 1906 they
both retired from the committee, Mr. Babcock's health making it
necessary for him to be released from its duties, and Mr. Overstreet
withdrew because of the multitudinous affairs which demand his
constant attention. They cooperated as few men find it possible to do,
and were successful in every campaign they undertook to manage.

As an attorney Mr. Overstreet is able and scholarly, eloquent in
speech, and noted for the integrity and fairness of his professional
transactions. His home office is in the Traction and Terminal
building, Indianapolis. The local opinion of himself and his work is
well summed up in the words of the venerable Dr. William H. Wishard,
who recently said: "I know Hon. Jesse Overstreet I have known three
generations of Overstreets in Johnson county, Ind., and they were the
cleanest men I have ever known. All were honorable men. In the early
thirties Jesse Overstreet's grandfather came from Virginia or Kentucky
and settled in Johnson county, Ind., on Hurricane creek, north of
Franklin. He was a farmer, and his reputation was No. 1. He had sons:
William, a merchant, who died at Auburn, Kans.; John, who was a
farmer; Gabriel (the father of our present Congressman), an attorney
who was raised in Johnson county and practiced there all his life, and
I have heard it repeated that if there was an honest attorney ever
practiced at the Bar in Franklin, Johnson county, it was Gabriel
Overstreet; and Richard, another brother, who was cashier in the Bank
of Franklin many years and stood as a man of unimpeachable
integrity. They were all men that stood in the community as
first-class citizens and men of honor and integrity. Jesse is a worthy
representative of his ancestors, a modest, unassuming man, but of
great ability and integrity. He has been a faithful representative of
his constituents, and of his country. He has an enviable record as a
public man and a citizen.

"Mr. Ovenstreet is a man of the strictest integrity, looking after the
financial and real estate interests of his father in the interest of
the family. He has the characteristics of his father in his business
transactions as a just and generous man."

During his extensive travels, covering both this country and Europe,
Mr. Overstreet has gained by close observation much valuable
information concerning governmental affairs. He has a host of friends
and admirers in his home city, where his career is usually regarded as
reflecting great credit upon those whose good judgment has kept him in
office, as well as upon himself. In his Congressional work
Mr. Ovenstreet does not rank as an orator, and rarely takes part in
the debates except upon subjects with which he is directly
associated. He excels particularly in committee work, and in what,
after all, is the most important work of Congress, the preparation and
construction of laws. The constructive statesman is equal in influence
to the oratorical statesman. Mr. Overstreet is a master in detail
work, and a good executive officer. He is patient, painstaking nd
complete in his work, and clear and logical in debate. As a close
student he makes preparation with great care, and, having a thorough
understanding of his subject, he is usually able to argue a question
with great force. He is sincere in all of his dealings and enjoys the
confidence of all who know him. He bears an excellent reputation among
public men and exerts considerable influence in Congress. His peculiar
talents, and endurance in continued hard work, have been recognized,
and brought demand in Congress for extra work. He has probably been
appointed upon more different commissions and special committees
charged with especially important work than any other member during
his service in the House.

Mr. Overstreet has resided in Indianapolis since November, 1896, he
and his wife living at their home, No. 2015 North Meridian street. He
was married June 7, 1898, to a sister of his brother Arthur's wife,
Miss Katharyne Crump. Mrs. Overstreet is a daughter of Francis T. and
Elvira (Kyle) Crump, of Columbus, Ind., where Mr. Crump is a prominent
farmer and manufacturer and also the largest banker of the
place. Mr. and Mrs. Overstreet are members of the Presbyterian Church,
and fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and is a
thirtysecond-degree Scottish Rite Mason.

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Medicine Lodge Cresset: Jul-Dec 1899

The Medicine Lodge Cresset (meaning "bright light") was a weekly
newspaper, published in Medicine Lodge beginning early in 1879.

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Died: "Sam Overstreet Dead - Dies While En Route to Indiana to Attend
Family Reunion" - [Although essential details are provided here,
please consult this microfilm for the very long obituary for
"Hon. S.L. Overstreet, United States attorney for Oklahoma."] He was
born in Franklin, Johnson county, Indiana, on July 24th, 1853. He was
the son of Gabriel Monroe and Sarah Lucinda Overstreet, both of whom
are still living, the former being 82 years of age and the latter 73
years. The deceased spent the early years of his life and young
manhood in the Indiana home, where he practiced law with his father
after graduating from the Indiana Baptist college. In the early 80s he
came west, locating in this city... ...in March, 1898, he was
appointed by the president as United States attorney for
Oklahoma. Mr. Overstreet enjoyed the friendship of everyone in Barber
county who knew him. He was a man of splendid legal attainments,
strictly honest, and one of the noblest hearted men that ever lived.