Show Dad Perry Sells Newspaper N Interests I Mary B. B Fitzgerald wrote for the Salt Lake Tribune the following concerning Dad Perry former publisher of the Summit County Bee two Sixty years in the newspaper game is long enough the enough the years become weighty remarked S. S D. D Perry veteran newspaperman nearly 80 years old who recently retired after selling his two newspapers the Morgan County News to Albert W. W Epperson and the Summit County Bee to his son Walter D. D D Perry Coalville In 1885 Mr Perry started his career as asa asa a a. printers devil on the McDonough County Democrat in Bushnell Ill his birthplace He married Grace Sutherland j in 1890 and bought his first newspaper I f the tho Redbud Ill Democrat in 1892 Since then ho bo owned several newspapers in I East St. St Louis Hl DI Libertyville Pleasant Plain Batavia Ollie and Packwood Ia la laGo IaGo Go West est Young Youn Man Ian I Deciding to go west in 1904 Mr Perry arrived in Gillette Wyo on Oct Oct 13 inan In Inan inI an emigrant car carrying household goods a a. dinky printing press and a n. pig I that at was sick and had bad to be killed He established Gillette's first newspaper Since that day 42 years ago he has bas I published and owned newspapers In Wyoming Utah Idaho Idabo and Nevada Some of or these were the tho Crook County Monitor Moorcroft Times Newcastle News Campbell Camp Camp- Campbell Campbell bell County Record and News Record I Rock Springs Adviser News PInedale Roundup and Thermopolis Reminder For the tho past 20 years he be has bas owned and edited tho the Morgan County News and the Summit County Bee Besides his Career eer as a newspaperman ho marched with Coxey's army on its Crusade before coming west we 1 and in Wyoming served as state representative in 1913 1014 He was Instrumental in i creation of or Campbell county Wyo I Wife Died In 1937 Mr Perrys Perry's wife wIre died In 1937 He has three sons and daughters Walter D. D Perry Coalville Mrs William WIlllam Quick Pioche Nev and Mrs Gladys Miller Hollydale Cal Walter D. D Perry new publisher of or the tho Summit County Bee has edited the newspaper for the past three and a half halt years He studied for three thre years at the University of Wyoming served in the armed forces in World War I and was editor of the Jackson Hole Wyo Courier from 1924 Albert W. W Epperson new publisher of or orthe the Morgan County News also Is la pub pub- publisher Usher lisher of or the Davis County Reflex Kays- Kays Maysville ville and is a past president of or the Utah State Press Asia AM His wife Mrs Virginia U. U Epperson will Wll become business man man- manager manager manager ager of or the Morgan organ County Coun y News |