| Show Park and nd Wanship Soldier Boys Killed Ium Ira IT HOV I KILL I IN iv n. Word came Wednesday of this week that James JanIEs II H. Murphy l a well known Turk Park City boy who left leH with the second contingent from our city for lor Camp Lewis was killed In battle baUle In France on the of last month The Tho news came as a distinct shock to his sister Mrs Julia M. M Davis Davie of this city and to her sympathy Is s extended extend extend- ed by her friends Deceased was born In ht Nevada and was twenty twenty tour four years of age He lie came to Park City with his parents when whon a II small boy and lived here continuously until called to servo serve his hla flag flap and country Ills parents died In this city several several sev sev- eral years ago Besides his sister deceased Is survived survived sur sur- by two brothers Ambrose and William both now serving In the tho U. U U.S. 3 S. army Wm Murphy who was WIllS assigned to limited service in the last draft from froll Park City is now at Fort lort Logan Logan Lo Lo- Logan Lo- Lo gan Colorado and at present is in a II avery avery very critical condition with pneumonia ia la following an attack of influenza The hope Is he will soon recover SUMMIT CU 7 ttY JIm Mt MAKIM r AU lm lJ H. ICI Another gold star has been added to the service flag of Summit coun coun- ty On the evening before the glad newe news was flashed across the country Mr I and Mrs Johua Dates Bates of Wanship Wan Wan- ship received d a II stating that their son Ii H. H Bates Dates was killed kill killed ed cd October while operating his machine gun in the big drive made mad o by the tho division Joshua H. H Bates Dates was 23 years old lIe He was born at Wanship April 2nd 1805 1896 and that place has always been his home He lie was graduated fro from m the district schools of Summit county coun coup ty ly and then entered the High School at While there he took k part in all school activities being in interested in athletics as well as liter literary ary and debating work He lIe was considered con con- a young man with bright rt r prospects and graduated as the best ben t student in his class Upon one occasion the North Nort h Summit school board when considering considerIng consider consider- ha ing fog applications for teachers asked a the principal of the high school wh who his his best student was and the answer answer r came Bates Dates by far Josh spent one summer at theUn of Utah and was then employed employed employed em em- as principal of the Wanship p school which position he filled satisfactory satis satis- factory for two years The next year yea he signed up for the Echo school but bu Uncle Sam needed his services and a he left With the first contingent September 1917 for Cam Camp n Lewis Ha HE was placed In the Machine The work of a a. soldier appealed to him hint and h he was given the rank of First Class Clas private but his previous life had fitted him for clerical work and h he a was called Into the office There h he worked the greater part of the time while at the Washington camp H He was delighted when the call cameto camet go to France He left with the t division after nine months training for a New Jersey camp and left lei t Hoboken for overseas He lie landed i in n France July 23 1918 Josh Is a cousin of Klyde Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son who was In the battle with himlie him He lie Is a nephew of Mr and Mrs Andrew Peterson and Mr and Mrs N N. J J. J Williams of city Besides leaving his hia father and andino ino ther titer Joshua and Eliza lIza Bates Dates h he leaves three brothers Parley Bates who Is a school teacher in Idaho an and d in Class A of ot the next draft Ray an and d Ren Rea He lie also leaves two sisters Effie Effle Eftie Ef Ef- tie fie and Ruth Johua H H. Bates Dates was admired by al all who knew him and made man many friend whose heartfelt sympathy y goes out to the grief stricken family |
