Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-05-21

\. S. HAMILTON
tinually since by the great Champ
Clark Therefore. we find the man
who was first and second sheriff OF
Bryan county came from first-class
stock from first-class county in
first-elass state.
Mr.. Hamilton came TO what was
then Blue county overland in 1876,
and pitched his first camp with his
relatives who came with him, on the
banks of Little Blue river which
skirts the edge Of Twelve-Mile Prai-
rie. Clipper was a mere boy Of about
eight years at that time. but he be-
came passionately fond Of the Indian
country the first day he came and
has remained steadfast to his first
love TO this good day.
Mr.. Hamilton's ancestors were
people OF the soil-that good, old.
sturdy stock that has borne most OF
the burdens of America since the day
that the Mayflower sighted the land
near Plymouth Rock. His forebears
were tillers of the soil in Virginia:
thence through Kentucky to Missou-
ri. and the same work is continued
in Oklahoma by the former sheriff
himself. And Clipper Hamilton
knows how TO farm; he owns a mod
est number. OF acres in a good section
OF the county. and he applies to Il
all the knowledge OF agriculture that
he inherited from his kinsmen who
helped to hew Virginia out of the
wilderness. Mr.. Hamilton knows
what hard. rugged labor IS. and
there IS not a more industrious man
anywhere than he All his life was
spent on the farms. with the exec
tion of a few brief years he spent in
the mercantile business and in the
sheriff's office. He has been on his
farm every day since he has been out
of office and he turns his hands 70
anything that IS TO be done on the
place. dignifying honest labor with
the sweat Of his brow and his natur-
al love Of the farmers life.
] Mr. Hamilton. as is we'll known 70
everybody, was elected first sheriff.
Of Bryan county in 1907. just after
the stormy days of the great state
hood fight. and no sheriff anywhere
in the United States at any period
ever had q more complicated state Of
affairs to handle than he and his Of
ficial family. Situations. entirely
impossible in any other country m,
der the sun. sprang up almost every
day. but the wise sheriff's diplomacy
and splendid judgment piloted his
administration over all the pitfalls
that lay in his path. and a most re
markable fact was the report of tht
State Inspector who was pleased tC
say that Sheriff Hamilton's offic,
was the cleanest. best managed ant
in best condition in all things ot
rany in Oklahoma This was a com
pliment that the sheriff and his staff
were justly proud Of. and also yai
a tribute TO the worthiness Of tn,
whole OF Bryan county.
Mr.. Hamilton was elected 10 sue
eeed himself. and no man ever lef
a public office of like nature with
more we'll wishers nor more firm
friends than the able sheriff And
without having the least idea of his
future intentions in the matter, the
writer Of this brief sketch has posi-
tive information that there is q
strong move on foot 10 have Mr.
Hamilton become a candidate fol
shefiff next year. Pretty much the
same as a wireless telegraph station
works. this movement has beer
flashed to all parts OF the county by
some unseen and unaccountable
power until II seems that almost ev-
cry person in the county knows Of II
Mr.. Hamilton has had no part mol
parcel in any statements that may
have. been made in his behalf. 1t Il