The newspaper article gives background information for Joyce Dayton who after retiring from the post office, focused on historical art

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1 STAR VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORICAL BOOKS INVENTORY DETAILS 1. Overview Title: Cokeville Retiree Becomes Historical Artist Author: Judy Probart Subject: Cokeville Publisher: Kemmerer Gazette Publishing Date: June 14,1990 Number of Pages: 12 ID#: 376 Location: Website 2. Evaluation Evaluator's Name(s): Kent and Polly Erickson Date ofevaluation: December 2014 Key Words: Included Names: 3. Svnopsis The newspaper article gives background information for Joyce Dayton who after retiring from the post office, focused on historical art 4. Other '^Samples ofher work with descriptions ^Donated by Sally Robinson

2 8- THF NEWS EXAMINER -Jl'NE Cokeville retiree becomes historical artist By JUDY PROBART Joyce Dayton, Cokeville, retired from her job as Cokeville's Postmaster in January of In her case, however, retirement didn't mean an end to endeavor. She immediately launched a self imposed position as Cokeville's historical artist. Her love of local history mixed perfectly with her love of doing art work. In the past 18 months. Mrs. Dayton has completed 16 pen and ink sketches of historic buildings in Cokeville, including Cozzen's Store which was founded by her father, Don Cozzens in til it is just right. Cokeville and Montpelier have shared a great dealofhistoryand fami ly ties, providing thatarbitrary lines on a map can pale in significance beside human needs, and this display reflects a shared past. The sketches will remain on display in the Montpelier Branch of the First Security Bank until June 22. The Kemmerer Gazette. Kemmerer, \N yo.. Thursday, June 14, 1990 Page 12 itniiiiiniiatiiimiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiihihiiaiiiiiiinuidiiiimiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiianiiiiiiiiiiaii cokeville news It has been a tremendous undertak ing for a self-taught artist, but Joyce is very modest about her ability. The greatest challenge she believes she has faced has been tracking down old photos of the buildings that depict them in their original configuration. Many of the structures either no longer stand or have been remodeled for other purposes. One lead she follow ed led to the daughter of an old cashier in the Old Stale Bank of Cokeville, which incidentally had been robbed by the Whitney Brothers, two of Cokeville's more notorious, sons. The daughter, who now lives in Salt Lake City didn't have a photo of the old bank which Joyce needed, but she didsend a photo of the Union Pacific Railroad depot whenit was the OregonShortline, Joyce needed. Sheis still searching for old photos of the State Bank of Cokeville, and would appreciate help from any source. She said people's reactions to re quests for the loan of old pictures have ranged from enthusiastic to down-right reluctant. Mrs. Dayton is as careful about returning photos as she is about the authentic detail in her sketches. She claims not to be a perfectionist, but she wants people to see accurate portrayals of the past, so she will redo a sketch un CokevHIe's Heritage for the Centennial, a col lection of pen and ink drawings by CokeN ille ar tist Joyce Dayton were on di.splay at Fossil Coun II II 111 ii:"!!!!5, try Frontier Museum in Kemmerer throughout the month of May. Joyce is shown above at the museum whh some of her paintings.

3 The Wyman Hotel was built In 18Q7 by Williani H. Wyitian. Native stone from the east side of the Bl0 Hill area was cut and hauled by teams of horses to the construction site. The additional 2nd and 3rd stories were constructed of hand-made cement blocks. George Hewitt was the stone mason. The OregJon Short Line Railroad had pushed its way throug'h the Bear River Valley in , and in for $1.00, purchased nine acres of land in the township of CoKeville. Shortly after buyine^ the e>round. the 05L be^an construction of loading platforms and a stockyard comple.x. The State Bartk of Ookevllle apsnvci itr doors for businaas ir i90b. At» held Feb.12.1^32. the directors and 5tDClk.^1olders of the State Bank of tokevllle de cided! that an offer of t,he 1st Nat. B«nk of' KBim^rer to Lsk:? over th» business of the CGkeville Bank be aodepted. The tdkeville Bank remained open uni,!! Teb. i3. all rew^ainin^ deposits jind books sfgrred to the Kemnerer The Stoner-HagJ^erty Hotel, orig In at the cost of $8,000. a two-story brick grade-school building was built under the direc tion of S, W. Condron. Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Much op position was expressed by people who contended that Cokevjlle would never have enous'h pupils to warrant a school of this size. The building was demolished In The Cokeville Presbyterian Church o.ias constructed in fq02. The Rev'. Charles Mud >e of Hontpelier, Idaho was the «ieekly minis I.er. The buildtn ( was used untis early uihen it oias condemned and later torn down. i inally The 5toner, mas one of the two hotels in Cokeville. No exact date Is available on the opening?. In!9f5. Earl HagJ^erty announced the remodeling of twenty-five roo»tis to '.y.odernize the building. This remodeling, houiever. elimin ated the second story veranda and the addition was built flush oiith the side walk. The hotel burned on Oct. -3. <9-41., <g»awmwbarg»gww»wwcqw»i The first Morgan Church services in Cokeville were held in the origi In a very modern and up-todate Hiefh School, with a siwimminef pool. lar^e assembly room and many frills, was nearing completion. Including equipment, construction costs were approximately $ 5,000. This same building remains in use today.! 'I! The Cos»riff Store was purchased by J. C. Penny in 1916 and was known as The Golden Rule. This J.C. Penny Store was store **3. This J. C. Penny Store closed its doors in <922. nal school house or the Stoner Amusement Hall. Peter Nielsen from Ovid. Idaho, was the first mission ary sent to Cokeville to conduct services. A church was erected on Sae»e St. in 1908, and dedicated Feb. i This building served the UaLter Day.Saints until Oct. of 1961, uihen a new brick edifice was built on the east side of Cokeville. BrwanagMBaMMi imibmimaaawaaammjuuaaamii

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