Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-06-27
PROMINENT Citizen
OF CITY and COUNTY
FOR over q YEARS
Funeral Services Held Here
Saturday, Congregational
Church

Sheridan county this week mourn
ed the loss of one of its most highly
respected citizens, Dr.. Edw. E..
York, state representative, commun-
ity builder and resident of the coun-
ty for over % years, who died at his
home here Thursday at lis p. m.
Death was caused from compiled
tons OF influenza.
DIR. York had been confined to his
home here since his return from the
legislative session at Helena In
March. He had contracted ~influen-
"a while serving Sheridan county at
the session.
Faithful to his constituents, he
continued to serve at the assembly
in spite of his Illness and returned
to PlentywOod with his health great
ly undermined.
The Sunday before his death he
motored several miles into the coun-
try and was up and about his home
on Monday. On Tuesday he took a
sudden turn for the worse and lin
gered In a serious condition until his
death.
Funeral services were held from
the Congregational church at II a.
I'M. Saturday with Rev. Earl A. Cliff
ford officiating. Floral offerings
banked the casket and the church
was filled to capacity with friends
and associates of the deceased.
Following the services here the
body was shipped to Amery, Wis.
where funeral services were held
Monday at moon. Burial was made
at the Amery cemetery beside his
parents and M brother who pre-
ceeded HIM In death.
Obituary
Or. Edward Eugene York was
born at saltwater. Mimi, Nov. %
1880, and where me lived with par
ents, brothers and sisters until {
years old. They moved to Deron
da, Wisconsin, where he completed
his grade school work, returning t.
saltwater at the age Of IA, where hi
completed his high school education
Before completion Of his grade
school work he had interested him
self in telegraphy and during tn
time he attended high school NJ
worked as part time operator a
saltwater. After graduation III
followed the profession OF telegraph
er and station agent until 1916. HI
was the first 500 Line station agen
AND telegrapher at Outlook, where
his family arrived in January 1913.
He was united in marriage t.
Rhoda Jane Burris at Forest River
N. D., on October %, 1907, and t.
this union was born on son, Lynn
who continues to live with his mo
Their in Plentywood.
After proving up a homestead neal
Outlook in 1918 he became a SUDDEN
at the Palmer School Of ChirOpractic
Davenport, Iowa, where he and hi
family resided four years until III
graduated with high honors in 1922
receiving the degrees of Bachelor o
Chiropractic and Philosopher 0
Chiropractic.
He located in PlentywoOd shortl!
after his graduation, arriving SCI
tember IS, 1922, and built up
large practice in the profession o
Doctor of Chiropractic. He Away
strived to give his very best to nj!
patients.
He was elected a member of The
Board of Aldermen of Plentywoot
and served with such distinction a!
a public servant that he was urget
to become a candidate for the Stat
Legislature and last November h
was elected as q member OF I'M
House OF Representatives OF thi
state. and served his first and onl.
term at the Capitol this past winter
He sponsored several importan
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