first pony express marker unveiled nv e in in salt lake city 4 X y f 4 4 Z J Z the first of sixty bronze plaques to mark the stations of the historic pony express was unveiled in salt lake city friday june 12 by miss carmen streeper of centerville Cent erville granddaughter of william villiam henry bill streeper most midst noted of all the pony express riders the ceremony was witnessed by acting governor M H welling mayor john F bowman president heber J grant and other city state and church officials the principal speaker was dr howard driggs president of the oregon memorial trails association the markers will be placed at lathe X aie sixty stations on the route of r the old pony express from st joseph Miso misouri itri to sacramento california the salt lake ceremony marked the start of the work twelve plaques will be placed in utah by the utah pioneer trails and landmarks association ithe athe salt lake station once occupied the site of the tribune telegram building for the placing of the monument the salt lake tribune and salt lake telegram gave a seven foot shaft of faced utah granite six historic plaques were placed upon it the illustration shows the shaft the plaques and sanford holman former station tender of the express when thomas mott osborne was warden at sing sing he considered that a term of imprisonment there was a period of schooling in character and citizenship but some of us would rather get our training outside you might say that mr gandhi carries the vote of india in his vest pocket except that he wear any vest health experts say that hearty laughter is one of the best pre estives of flu maybe the reason we had bad an epidemic this winter was that there were so few things to laugh at I 1