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Show 75 CLASSIFIEDS FEATURES PAUL HARVEY WEEKS TV GUIDE -- THURSDAY, NOV. -- 1975 20, -- -- SUPPLEMENT TO THE NEWS EXAMINER. PRESTON CITIZEN -CACHE CITIZEN. GRACE CITIZEN AND THE TIMES RONALD REAGAN Butch Cassidy, Ltta Place and The Sundance Kid as depicted on a program from the Fink Garter theatre where the musical "Butch and the Kid" was presented. Cassidy Rides Again mitch Butch Cassidy was not out of the Wyoming State penitentiary when he made his plans to rob anoth- erbank: StrangeVf eravg,Yi, the noted outlaw was released from the prison on good behavior. One of the agreements between Cassidy and the Wyoming warden was, if released, he would promise never to rob another bank or hold-uanother train in the state of Wyoming. Cassidy kept his word. He moved his operation into Idaho and selected as his first target the only bank within a 100 mile radius Montpelier. f If I' (i. n 15 AFTER COLLECTING gold and coin, the outlaw trio rode out of town to the east where they had hidden fresh horses and then made their escape back into the Robber's Roost area of Brown's Hole in Wyoming. Local legend has it that Sheriff Fred Cruikshank, unable to get a horse at the moment, followed the escaping thieves on a bicycle to determine their route of IT WAS August 13, 1896. Cassidy and his gang had gained employment weeks earlier on a nearby ranch and had thoroughly scouted out the bank. It was decided that only three men would be needed Cassidy, Elza Lay and a youngster known as Bob Meek. As the day drew near, the men scouted the layout of the bank and then moved in, collecting as they came two of the city's prominent citizens from the steps of the building. They were G. C. Grey, the banker, and Dr. C. A. Moover. Ushering the men into the bank ahead of them, they quickly closed the doors. As Elza Lay held the people at withdrawal. They say that history repeats itself, and as part of the centennial celebration of Bear Lake County, the Chief Washakie - . $6,137 in p i THOUGH THE original bank which was held up by the Cassidy gang has long since been torn down, the .First Security consented to the new Dank being used as "the" robbery victim. The same characters, the same plan and the same escape route was followed by the modern "outlaws." The musical, which is part of the Bear Lake centennial, was written by two BYU professors, Buddy Youngren and James Prigmore. It begins as the robbery of the Montpelier Bank is taking place and continues through much of the next few months of Cassidy's life. It is beset with humorous and serious activities of the outlaw, the Sundance Kid and Etta Place, the young school teacher who turned to the life of banditry for her love and excitement. bay facing the wall with their hands up Cassidy gathered the money from the cashier's drawers and the outer vaut. Meet,"' meanwhile, held the horses outside in readiness for the get away. long Little Theatre EVEN THE episode of Sheriff Fred Cruikshank following the thieves on a bicycle is well depicted in the musical by lanky John Cook, who performs the part of the sheriff. It sets the plot of the production and begins the program in a lively fashion. Following a request from the Bear Lake Committee, the theater group obtained special permission from the producer of the musical to present it in Montpelier. group is recreating the bank robbery first in a mock form and then as a musical production. The group staged Monday a "holdup" of the First Security Bank in Montpelier by "Butch and the Kid" as a publicity stunt to promote the musical, "Butch and The Kid," which will be staged by the Chief Washakie Little Theater Group November 21, 22, 28 in the Montpelier High County-Centenni- School. al Hal Shelley and Guy Perkins, Montpelier, who take the of the Pinkerton giu.i;! . .r, the musical that will be presented in Montpelier this week. parts I - J "- -- -- ' p M' m Iters of iii' oh ( finii ilio (hid ushakic i.iuio : Thonlcr ,!r:'. ..aii. ;.; !.. i.. uJmvIiuii which Mill he sliiHoil in the Hour Lake high school I I i I jo4 J .w -- i r ! i If I I1V u - i I |