The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-01
PARK CITY PICKINGS.
'0ur Usual Weekly Budget From
the Famous Camp.
SNEAK THIEVES BUSILY ENGAGED.
A Promising Rifle Shot-The Mines Do Them.
selves lrJua-Ihe Union Concentrator
The Crescent Meeting.

peCtCQ 10 come up at lulS SeSSlOH.
We have had pleasant weather once
more. week OF sunshine has been rolling
away the snow.
Rev. J. Tilfer, OF the Methodist church,
has been enrolling the old and younger
members of the church in an organizatt n
called the Epworth league. Both a senior
and a junior league have been formed. The
object is to give instructions in and excite
an interest in church work.
Judge D. p Whedon has been lying very
low during the past few days, suffering
from pneumonia. 1t has doubtful at times
whether TIE judge would pull through or
not, but at present writing he is somewhat
better.
BENJAMIN F. Plummer arrived in the
Park Tuesday from Lombrerete, Mexico,
HShHre he has been at work in a teacher
which has been testing the Russell process.
Mr.. Russell and Con Hunt are expected
home from the same place in another week.
J. McGregor registered at the Park City
hotel Tuesday last
deputy Marshal Cleveland was in the
Park last Sunday on official business.
Turkey shooting was q source of much
amusement to many of the Parkites on
Thanksgiving day, and to some of the eX-
pert rihemen, the cause of much chargrin.
The honors of the day and the turkey too,
were carried off by tfteen-y ear old boy,
Eugene Hughes. At a range OF seventy
five yards, he shot the heads off three
turkeys and wounded the fourth out OF
pOsslule nve. THIS was done oH-hand and
with q pound rife. Considering the
age and the size Of the boy, he does not
weigh eighty pounds, this shooting is some
what remarkable. Edward Berry secured
two turkeys out Of three shots and some
others secured few out of many shots.
On Tuesday last, in lis second weeks
work, the public school had enrolled go
scholars, its full capacity; and during the
week it was found necessary to put in ad-
ditional seats TO accommodate the increas-
ing attendance.
The Union concentrator was closed for a
few days during the week for repairs.
Previous TO closing the concentration had
been running on May1oW err second class
ore. WORK was resumed Saturday.
Joseph NJ. Cohen went down to the city
Friday.
county Attorney W. L Snyder has been
inISalt Lake during the week on legal
business. Mrs. Snyder accompanied Mr..
Snyder on a short visit to many friends.
View Johnson's MINISTRIES hold forth at
the Park opera house next Monday night.
Milton Mobiles, in Love and Law" is
IT, ~ attractiou. He is booked Tor De
sember IS.
4An-4s X. Gibson, late superintendent of
Mackintosh's sampler, will leave the Park
during the coming week TO take up his re-
sidence in Salt Lake. Mr.. Gibson will en-
ter Mr.. Mackintosh's employ in the Salt
Lake Office.
The adjourned meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the Crescent Mining company will
be held Monday next in salt Lake. The
experts appointed to examine the niue at
the meeting held some time ago will make
their report.
Many of the mines are taking advantage
of the pleasant weather TO finish putting in
their winter supplies. George Norman
purchased of Rasband Bros. this week
$500 pounds of dressed beef for the Apex
and Crescent mines. This will all be de-
livered at once. and is quite large amount
to put in for winter.
John A. Lenzi, an old Parkite, but now
resident of Salt Lake, has been up during
the week, and has had on exhibition at
Osbourne'S furniture store number Of
fine oil and water paintings, of his own and
his faTher's execution. The entire collcc-
ton was purchased by Mr.. I. L. Osborne,
and will continue 10 grace the walls of his
establishment.
Through the efforts of Mrs. T. V. Whitley
ana Mrs T. w. Whitley, past noble grand,
of Naomi lodge Of Rebekah, in Salt Lake,
aided by Mrs. F. ). Fox, tie foundation of
a Rgbekah degree lodge, has been laid IN
thefksrk. A petition has been circulated
bD these ladies for some time past to
SECURE a charter, and over sixty five
names were secured. Tuesday last u pre-
liminary meeting was held and the charter
applied for About thirty ladies aud
gentlemen were present and all were
pleased with the start the new lodge has
made. The Silver Leaf lodge was decided
upon for a name. Next Wednesday another
meeting will be held at which officers will
be elected and a permanent organization
e1 ected. The outlook for this lodge is
b. light one and with able officers it cannot
b, anything but a success.
The Ontario shipped Saturday, twenty
bars Of bullion.
On Thursday and Friday, the 18th and
18Th Of December. the ladies of St. Lukes
guild contemplate holding a grand Christ
mis- market in Society hall. Besides the
candy, fruit, flowers and the usual stalls
for the sale of fancy and useful articles,
there will be u stall in which eatables, such
as pork anG beans, mince pies, fruit, cake,
etc, appropriate for the Christmas season,
will be sold. The ladies in charge of the
different departments will be dressed in
costume Iii safe TO predict success for
the market, for the ladies of the guild are
both energetic and enterprisirg.
No Thanksgiving services were held in
the churches Thursday. The COngrega-
tional church has no pastor, and at the
Methodist church appropriate services were
postponed until Sunday.
No little excitement was created in the
Park Tuesday by the news that the safe in
Dudler's saloon had been robbed and four
of the burglars captured. 1t seems that
Charles Wilkison, Ed James, Frank Col
Inns, NFilliam Upton and William Burdette
PLANNED TO rob the safe, but before the
time came around James weakened and no
tilted Deputy Sheriff Cambaw. who in
structed him TO go on as he had planned
with the burglars, so that they could be
able to capture the whole gang. He did
So and at o'clock Tuesday morning they
commenced operations. James engaged the |
barKeeper in conversation, attracting his !
attention from the safe. Burdette stood in |
the door by the safe rding it, the others
took up different posia ms in the room so
as 10 guard il veil while Wilke-
son manipulated the safe. Only
the safety catch was on and it
was only minute or two until he had t
opened and was helping himself to its con
tents. Before he could get far from the
safe, he with all the gaEg were in the
hands Of Deputy Sheriff Combaw and
Policeman Martin. They were lodged in
iail, and at p m. Tuesday were arTaigned |
before Justice Hoyt on the charge of bur |
rlary. Wilkeson waived examination and
BEkie te, Collins and Upton plead mot |
criifdv.D An examination was proceeded |
with which resulted in their being held to |
appear before the grand jury. They were |
taken to Coalville Wednesday by Sheriff |
Webber and confined in the county Jail |
Ed. James was placed under 500 bonds to |
appear as a witness, and being unable to
secure bondsmen is making his headquar
ters at the city jail.
Besides the burglary business this week
a.