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Cyrus King Wyman was born in Whitefield,
Maine, and was 53 years of age on the 29th
day of last March. His father Alphonso Wyman is still
living and was visiting at the home of his son when the
sheriff met his tragic death. The aged father was 79 years
of age last Saturday, the same day as the funeral of his son
was held. Mr. Wyman grew to manhood in the state of Maine
and at the age of nineteen came west locating in Philipsburg
where he followed mining for several years. In the year of
1898 he returned to his home town in Maine, and on March 1
of that year married the sweetheart of his boyhood days,
Miss Alice Hall. Following the wedding the young couple
came out to Philipsburg where they made their home, the
husband being engaged in mining for years. Later he was
appointed Deputy Sheriff of Granite County and served under
the late Finley McDonald. In 1904 he entered the United
Sates National Forest Service, and the following year came
to Dillon to take up his duties as supervisor of the
Beaverhead National Forest. He served in this capacity
until the fall of 1916 when he was elected sheriff of
Beaverhead county by a large majority, and severed his
connection with the forestry department to take up his new
duties. He was serving his second term as sheriff when he
was killed while performing his duty.
He is survived by his wife and one child, a daughter, Miss
Thelma, who was eighteen years of age the first day of last
March. Besides his aged father, he leaves to mourn his loss
two brothers, Henry, a rancher, and Forest, a mining man,
both of Philipsburg, and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Moody of
Providence, R. I. and Mrs. William Hunt of Kingman, Ariz.
During his fifteen years residence in this city and county,
Sheriff Wyman had made hosts of warm friends. He was always
fearless in the performance of his duty and yet the type of
man who extended the greatest of consideration to his
prisoners. As supervisor of the Beaverhead National Forest
he made hundreds of staunch friends throughout the county,
for his judgment could always be relied upon and his
decisions were fair. When the shocking news of his tragic
death was received here last Wednesday the citizens of this
community were overwhelmed with grief. The remains were
brought from Monida to Lima on a special train and there
transferred to another special train and brought to Dillon
Wednesday evening, being accompanied by Undersheriff Gosman,
Undertaker Hiram Brundage and Edward S. Duff. Dr. L. C.
Ford of Lima accompanied the special to Monida and gave the
injured man every attention. A …..shocked and escorted to
the Brundage undertaking parlors where they were held in
state until Saturday when the funeral was held. Messrs.
Henry and Forest Wyman were here to attend the funeral.
To the stricken wife and daughter, the aged father and
bereaved brothers, the sincerest sympathy of this entire
community is extended.
The
Dillon Tribune
Dillon, Montana
Wednesday, April 28, 1920 |
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