The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-06-11
AsKErCM OF HIS CALIFORNIA
CAREER AND MARRIAGE.
A Hxan oR EAueat4oaal AoeoaplAsA.
nsats AAa AbaIity--Drivoaby
Revenge 60 0utlAwry.
Special to the Ardmsrsite.

the Killing OF Bill Dalton l am conn.,
dent that the dead man is he. lie
married . daughter of Mr.. Cyrus
BlIvens at Llvlngston, Merced county,
California, In the early eighties, per-
haps In IS or 81 or may be q year
ear ier.
HIS fatheP>in.law wAs q wealthy
wheat grower, having moved from.
SianislUua county, California, to Mer
ccd county. Dalton worked in the
harvest field for Mr.. Blivens and be-
coming acquainted with his eldest
daughter, they were married, though
at the tim. much opposition to the
union was entered into by the Bliv.
ems. After his marriage, Dalton run
ranch ON his own account, Iivirg on
. place owned by John Mitchell of
Tur;ock Aa q wheat grower, Bill
was never u signal success, but hc
had an education and knew . thing
or two Of politics.
Dalton's entrance Into politics was
under t6e direct tUtorago OF Hon. 7.
W. Breckenridge (uOw deceased) and
nj the time district attorney OF Mer-
ced county.
have NO exact knowledge Of the
time he went to the legislature Of
California, but it must have been af-
1888, or when Dalton was living in
San Luis, Obispo county, in the south
ern portion of that state. This
writer remembers when Clark Bliv-
cns, his br0tht r>in-law, aud Dalton
with their families moved 10 San
Luis, ObispO, to commence growing
wheat, aud can safely state that bal.
toms exchequer was scant indeed, rs
know the eight mule team Bill drove
away from Merced o0anty was given
him by his faiher-in-law.
Personally acquainted with Dalton,
i Am glad TO state that he was .
whsle sOuled genial boy.
Friends he had by The score, and
brilliant, he would NO doubt have
made bis mark ia an honorable call
ing had mot the Demon Revenge en-
tered into and converted him from
an accomplished gentleman to the
bOldcst Of bandits.
As 10 his one time wealth, it may
be we'll to remark, that when William
Dalton and Jennie Blivens swOre to
love each ether as husband aud wife
60 the end, his stock in store consist
ed perhaps Of . small amount Of wage
money due from the elder Blivens
for harvest work aud his natural
push, und"ubted ability and educa.
tionaI accomplishments.
Mr.. Blivens' family consisted OF
two girls, Jennie (DaltOn's wife) and
SUSIE, three boys living in 1898, OF
whom Clark was the eldest. The
names Of the other two have for.
gotten. Mr.. Rlivens had ut one time
received q severe stroke of paralysis
and thOugh know not, is more thar
likely now dead.
Per6aps after the death of hi.
father-in.law, William Dalton fel
heir t. thousands or rather did his
wife and may be he returned to anC
represented Merced county in the
legislature. His brother Cole Dal
ton l frequently saw, but didn't know
him intimately as 4 did the ont
whose life blood ebbed away in th,
AFbuckIe mountains. Years have
passed since have stood in hote
kept by ono Frank Huron, at Living
ston, California, and enjoyed q socia
game ut cards, o chat or friendly
glass with Dalton. / considered hin
head and shoulders, 9 man fitted fOl
grand Political achievements and
deolpy deplOre his later day career
and its tragic ending. J.G.W.