Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-02
PARK CITY PICKINGs.
A Challenge to Observation-Disclosures
Notwithstanding the Electric
Light-Etc.

, Correspondence of the DEMocRAT.l
Sporting matters have received consid
cradle attention in the Park during th'
past few months, sparring matches, .cocl
fights and wrestling matches have follow
ed each other in rapid succession, ant
sparring matches are still on the board
The wrestling match last Saturday night
between D. A. Mcmillan and Frank Smith
was one OF the finest exhibitions OF tha
kind ever given in this part of the coun
try. The match was for 800 a side,
catch-as-catch-can rules to govern, Nc
MILAN to throw Smith six times in one
hours wrestling. Smith did some good
work, but was no match for Mcmillan,
which is shown by McMillan's throwing
him the six times in 26 minutes and 81
seconds. The match was witnessed by
over 300 people. Mcmillan challenges
any man on the Pacific Coast to wrestle
him, catch-as-catch-can for $500 or 81 ,000.
Quite rivalry seems to exist between
the different electric light companies as
to which one shall furnish light for Park
City. The United Electric Company a
short time ago put in two-light dynamo
at the Marsac and made some very salts
factory tests. The Thompson-H Houston
Company, during the past week, put in
dynamo at the same place and have
been making tests. This light does not
seem to be in as much favor as that of
the United Electric Company, as it is not
as steady and not more brilliant. 1t is
probable the former will be selected.
The weather has become rampant
again. Sunday night it showed over six
inches, and heavy wind is piling it up
into drifts. The two feet of snow beneath
has frozen crust, and if much falls more
slides may be the result.
MAY Blossoms" and "Hazel Kirke"
are booked for Monday and Tuesday
nights at Society Hall, by the Lewis Nor
rison Company.
The refitting of Society Hall is now
finished, with the exception of a few de-
tails. Mr.. Levi Axtell, the stage carpen-
ter of the Walker Opera House, has done
the work upon the stage and settings, and
has given entire satisfaction. Mr.. A. w.
Street has painted the scenes and the
curtain. The curtain represents an Italian
castle scene, and is artistically finished.
The scenes as we'll as the curtain are well
executed and reflect great credit upon
NWaddy's" artistic skill Mr.. Frank E.
James is manager of the Hall, and says
that no company need keep away from
Park City hereafter on account of it's lack
of theatrical facilities.
Park City is afflicted with wind-bag.
TO small crowd he was airing his ignor-
ance and asserting his scholarship:
"See here" says one of the group,
there are at least two quite reasonable
Indications of scholar.'
"Well, what are they, sir?"
Zone is, that the general demuanor of
he man is that of one who knows some
hing, who has not the smartness of a
DOL. The other is, that scholar is
autious in his statements!''
bah! Cautious in his statements
+ he knows anything he can be positive.
lie can say 2 and 2 make four; that it
ever makes anything else. ANY child
nows that. He is fool if he is cautious
making that statement" says the
ind-bag. +,
The reply was, "True, 2 and make {
, under certain circumstances, but when ]
1ey are placed side by side (22) thew /
lake twenty-twon' and the wind-bae /
'ilapsed. G. A. S.