Deputy Floyd L. Rose was shot and killed on October 2, 1922.  He had been deputized to assist the Millard County Sheriff in the apprehension of an escaped jail inmate.  The murder occurred when the two officers discovered the fugitive hiding at a home.  A gun battle erupted between the men and Deputy Rose was fatally wounded.  The suspect fled the scene but was shot to death by a posse two hours later.  Deputy Rose was 26 years old at the time of his death.