Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-02
PARK CITY PICKINGS.
A Challenge TO CatcI-as-Catch-C""
Notwithstanding the Electric
light-Etc.

Correspondence OF the DEMOCRAT
Sporting matters have received consld-
cradle attention in the Park during the
past few months, sparring matches, COCK
fights and wrestling matches have follow
ed each other in rapid succession, and
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 that
kind ever given in this part OF the coun-
try. i. 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 "a
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 81 900.
Quite rivalry seems to exist between
the different electric light companies rs
to which one shall furnish light for Park
City. The United Electric Company a
short time ago put in u two-light dynamo
at the Marsac and made some very salts
factory tests. The Thompson 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 1t 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 reftting of Society Hall is now
finished, with the exception of u 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 well as the curtain are well
executed and reflect great credit upon
"Waddy's" artistic skill. Mr.. Frank L.
James is manager of the Hall, and says
that no company need keen away from
Park City hereafter on account Of its 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?"
Gone is, that the general demcanor of
the man is that OF one who knows some
thing, who has not the smartness of a
fool. The other is, that scholar is
cautious in his statements ~
bah! Cautious in his statements
Ii he knows anything he can be positive.
He can say 2 and 2 make four that il
never makes anything else. Any child
knows that. He is fool ii he is cautious
in making that statement says the
wind-bag.
The reply was, "True, 2 and make
4, under certain circumstances, but when
they are placed side by side (22) they
make twenty-two!" and the wind-bae
collapsed. g. A.. S.