The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-14
PARK CITY PICKlNGS.
The Past Week Has Been a Very
Exciting One.
THE TEACHERS EXAMINATION,
The Russell Process-The Anchor Boring Ma
chine-The Public Schools Improvements
Being Made-Generat Notes

The past week has beena lively one in
the Park, the most exciting Tor years.
The pay days of the different mines and
mills will come off during the coming week.
The new paper, the Park, City Miner,
will make its first appearance ON Friday
next. ~
David Keith has been absent from town
during the week, on visit to southern
Utah.
DR.. d. M Lindsay and wife, of Heber,
spent the latter part Of the week in the
Park.
Mrs c. B. Traxell, of Ogden, is visiting
IN the Park with her cousin, Miss Lille
; Kearnes.
Mrs F. E. Harding, MRS. &C. Reese
and Mrs. ]. M, Cohen were visitors to Salt
Lake Saturday.
The hay crop at Snyderville is now har-
vested and has been very large, more than
! double that of last year.
| Mr. W. S. Willis and wife, and Miss
| Lucy Hatch, of Heber, were in the Park
Thursday on their way to Salt Lake.
| Heber Young, of the firm of Fuller &
! Young, was up Friday adju sting the losses
of their companies in Thursdays fire.
w. A. Wilson, foreman Of the MRrsac
mill, was in Salt Lake Thursday and Fri
! day, on business connected with the
/ Nothland- May flower contest
The ladies of the Congregational church
gave church social Thursday evening.
Though the attendance was not large, the
social was an enjoyable success.
! The burial of Alex Langton, the victim
of the shooting, will be Sunday, the funeral
being at O'Clock from Society hall, under
the auspices of Park lodge, No. 4, Knights
of Pythias.
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by special train, n a tour of investigation
of the little road. This was Mr.. Young's
! first trip over the road since its completion
to Park city.
The county court met at Coalville Fri
day. the principal business was the reor
ganization of the court, w. H. Smith, Sc
lectman, and County Clerk James r. Sal
mon. taking the places to which they were
recently elected.
A. P Hargrove, who was elected teacher
of the Ontario school, secured position in
so decided to remain there. The trustees
have received other applications and will
select teacher this week.
A second examination of teachers of
Summit county will be held Friday and
Saturday of the coming week in Cohlville.
The board of examiners desire all who eX-
pect to teach in the county to be present
as it will be the last public examination.
Frank P. Beslin, 1.-THE blind editor,'' is in
the Park, making arrangements for deliy-
ering a lecture, for the purpose of raising
money to regain his sight. Mr.. Besln will
be assisted by the Patriotic Or Ter Sons OF
America and the Daughters of Rebekah.
The public school opened Monday last
and for the first week enrolled 247 scholars
Only three teachers are employed aud this
gives an average of 50 to each teacher
Before another year steps will have to be
taken to provide more room and more
teachers.
The thermometer has gotten below
freezing point every night this week
Monday night ice was formed half an in CT
in thickness. The hills and mountains are
putting on their gorgeous autumn dresses
making the country one beautiful scene OF
variegated coloring.
The Anchor boringsmachine is doing
good work now and at the present rate the
work will be completed in ten or tifteer
days. The time is not far off now wher
the Anchor will have overcome ell Difficult
ties, and will be in condition for active
work. 1t has taken a longtime, but ger
sistency will finally conquer.
: Colonel William M. Ferry is buildiur
him fine residence on his ranch below
town. A number of improvements have
been made on the ranch this summer which
make it very valuable property. 1t we.
from a spring on this property that tht
colonel intended to supply the city with
water if he had been granted a franchise
by the council
The Home Dramatic club of Salt Lake
has been talking about coming to the Parl
and playing 1.-The Private Secretary Tn,
Park would be glad if they would do some
thing more than talk. Come, the Park is;
good show town, and for two months pas
the opera house has not had,:a performance
so that if the club came up with 1.-THE Pri
vate Secretary at this time, they woult
no doubt meet with grand reception.
'sIn three years from now Park City will
have 10000 Inhabitants was a. remarh
made by city official this week, and W.
believe it, Properties will be develope,
in the next year that will bring the parl
to the FROM as the leading mining CAM
on the coast The old mines are gettin,
, better all the time and are preparing TO
work on larger scale. The camp is bounl
to grow and the next three years will Sc
lively times.
The fire and the shooting scrape hav
Ibeen the excitements of the week The mar