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Show MILDRED Elected Mildred Wyoming. Tanner. Indians FORGEON 1933 to RICH 1935 born on August 18, 1883, in a log cabin in Cokeville, She was the oldest child of Victor Louis and Sara Frances She grew up on a ranch, riding calves with her brothers. used to knock on their door for food. was remembered that election day was an outstanding day in Mildred was an election judge on numerous occasions, and she was there to greet the sheepherders who would ride into town to vote with their "X" under the Rooster, as their employers who were in favor of a high tariff on wool, instructed them. Mildred Cokeville. Mildred attended the Agriculture College in Logan where she worked in the Library for 10 cents an hour. It was there that she fell in love wi th handsome six foot tall Grover Rich, captain of the in She was acti ve R. O. T. C. and manager of the football team. Sorosis Sorority. They were married December 24, 1908 in the Salt Lake Temple. While at college she enjoyed sports, swimming, tennis and golf. She rode in horse shows and was the first girl on the intercollegiate One debate was "Should women receive the same pay debating team. for the same work as men?". The debate still goes on. Mildred loved to travel. In 1906 she went to Europe where she heard Madam Melba and Caruso in London and Maurice Chevalier sing in the "Merry Widow" at the Paris Opera House. Returning from Europe, Mildred taught at Richfield High School, and after her marriage she wi th his in lived Grover and parents Blackfoot where Grover had a job with the sugar company. From there they moved to Ogden where he worked at the Eccles Bank and she was secretary in a hardware store. Later they moved to Burley, Idaho and both worked for the Burley state Bank. with a in a beautiful horne business, they built music room, sewing room, breakfast room, double garage, tennis court, rose garden orchard and vegetable garden. Later they acquired interests in a furniture store, jewelry store, ice cream parlor, drug store, men's clothing store and the National Hotel. Successful ballroom, While in Burley, they went bankrupt twice. Losing their big house, they moved into the National Hotel with their three children. Eleven of the 12 banks went under during the depression days there. 92 |
