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Show IFuwrn TTSnrm TTcm TTnimn The Park Record D Section C Taken from the Park Record archives Thursday, September 7, 1995 D Page C6 Robberies head the list of major crimes in the Compiled by KAT JAMES 1 00 Years Ago Territorial News W.P. Smith of Beaver went to Salt Lake Wednesday last as a delegate to the state convention. He had $1,435 on his person, and after his work in the convention jvas completed he went on a spree with several strangers. When he jCame to his senses again he was 'lying behind the Knutsford Hotel '.and $1,225 of his money was ;gone, and he had not even an idea ;of the appearance of the men with vhom he was drinking. ; Morgan Jones of Pullman, 111. was found in Salt Lake Friday of last week sick and starving. He came to Zion to look for work; was robbed of his money, couldn't !get work, and was too proud to !beg. The result was he was almost Starved to death when found by the police. ; Stella King, one of Zion's frail dears, is in jail with a charge of grand larceny marked opposite her name. Riley Barnett says Stella robbed him of $100 while helping him to see the sights and paint the town. Barnett is from Green River, Wyo. C.E. Lindop of Salt Lake was held up and robbed by footpads last week. They scared the life out of him. The tough element seems to be on top in Zion. Samuel and Ammon Stringham of Salt Lake were arrested Saturday of last week and placed under bonds in the sum of $1,000 each to await the action of the grand jury on the charge of assaulting their father with the intent to do great bodily harm. Joe Turpin of Grantsville went to Salt Lake Monday, got drunk, attempted to commit rape upon Mrs. Margaret Harrison, a widow 60 years of age, and was arrested and jailed. Joe's jag will probably cost him a term in the penitentiary. George Kelsey, an employee of the Salt Lake & Mercur railroad recently became violently insane and had to be sent to the asylum. Mr. G.B. Hobbs, who has just Soar with Lacie)s Nest r . i i Jean Miller Green Rebecca Page CRS, CRl Eagle's Nest Realty offers a full range of real-estate services, including an information network with tax tips, home-loan options, and market assessments. Call us today at (801) 645-7353. EAGbS NEsT REALTY P.O. Box 28016 Park City, Utah 84060 (801)645-7353 returned from Mt. Nebo Irrigation Company's work, reports that during the storm of last week the lightning ripped fully 15 telegraph poles from top to bottom on the line between Mona and Nortonville. From a two-inch to a four-inch groove was cut out of each pole. Labor Day was generally observed throughout the Territory Monday last. Reunions, excursions, picnics and dances were the order of the day and evening. Ogden had a death from diphtheria on the 2nd, the victim being the little child of a family recently arrived from the east. Two other children are down with the disease. The music of the saw and hammer is now the chief entertainment in Bingham. Rebuilding, after the big fire, is going forward rapidly. 50 Years Ago Spotlighting Utah Utah 's newest industry: Utah lead makes the best white lead paint in the world as everyone should know, but practically no one knows that Utah coal dust makes the best varnish in the world. A new industry for Utah, the production of resin (a varnish base) from waste coal dust is now underway at the mouth of Deer Creek in Huntington Canyon, within a few miles of Price. From this resin (a solid inflammable gum, exuded from pine trees), varnish is refined. Coal, as any school child knows, is a combustible mineral formed from vegetable matter under great pressure. Some of Utah's 196 billion tons of workable coal was formed from pine trees and is rich in resin, an amber material easily recognized by coal users. A lot of the resin is separated from the coal at the mine during the screening process, and the dust-bearing resin has long been cast aside as waste. In fact, Utah Sandy Eslinger Alexandra Lesmes miners avoid the resin impregnated coals as much as possible because of the excess soot it produces. Only this year however, was a means found to utilize the resin wastes, which now bids fair to become one of Utah's important industries. Suggestion forMoab: The Moab Chamber of Commerce could render a great service to the coming tourists by sponsoring the erection of an adequate sign at the Arches National Monument road junction. At the present time, travelers not on the alert, pass the entrance to the area never knowing they missed one of the outstanding scenic attractions of the state. Word to the wise: Travelers over Utah mainstem highways are already complaining that road signs fail to give the distance from town to the other. Tourists expecting a town every three miles, as in the east, experience a severe "lost feeling" when they drive for 10 to 15 miles without seeing a sign or any indication that it is "so many miles to such and such a town." Either the cities themselves or organized groups should lose no time in sponsoring the erection of adequate signs at the entrances of their towns informing the tourists of the town's importance, its attractions, its historical background, and above all, a friendly welcome. , Super highways for Utah: The Mountain States Association promises that the sum of $5 million per year dtiring the next three years will bd spent by the government in Utah turning ordinary highways into "trunk line" super highways. Highways 40, 30 and 91 will get the expenditures and it is hoped that the improvements will be adequate to accommodate the millions of tourist automobiles expected through Utah starting next year. A super highway from Provo to Brigham City is the first project scheduled. Would see Utah: The Washington, D.C. Navy Yard has asked the Department of Publicity I II ' r -- 9 1 ' Whether you're working out at . the gym or grabbing your sand wedge, if you have a phone you can apply for a loan. In less than 30 minutes youH know if your loan is approved. So the next time you're thinking of that . Hours: Call FOR PERSONAL and Industrial Development for pamphlets and tourist information relative to Utah's scenic sights. The navy yard employees, it was said, want to know what to see in Utah when they tour the west in the near future. This letter is only a sample of the many inquiries received daily by the State Publicity Department. 25 Years Ago Annual Beehive-Wasatch hunt contest here brings 350 archers. Archers from every part of the state competed for high scores last Saturday and Sunday in the annual event at the Park City Resort, which is becoming the most outstanding "shoot" in the state. The annual Treasure Mountain Shoot is attracting more and more archers each year. It is the meet for most bowhunters as it precedes the archery dear season by one week. It gives the bowhunter an opportunity to practice his warm-up warm-up of equipment, correct faults, have fun meeting and talking with archers from other state regions and clubs. The handicapped scores enable the novice to compete with the more experienced bowmen and donated prizes are awarded in many categories. With a "20" top score for each of the 40 targets the highest possible score without handicap is 800. For the third consecutive year Harold L. Boyack tallied a scratch score of 762 to win the top man trophy. Saranell Walk hit 600 without handicap to win the top woman archer's trophy. Scores are made according to how the individual archer hits or misses each stationary target with three arrows. If the bowhunter hits the target in the "vital" area (related to the "kill" area of a moving, live animal) with the first arrow he scores 20; if outside the vital area, but still in the animal the score is 16; if he misses, the archer can try again with a second arrow but scores 14 for vital and 10 outside; if he still misses he can 'dour I ve movea our loan omce fi (ft -.' i V j needed vacation, those overdue home improvements, or that shiny new boat you've been eyeing, give us acallat 1 -800-LEND FSB. You'll find that First Security Bank's Lend Line is conveniently located near you. Mon - Fri - 8AM - l - 800- LOANS, HOME EQUITY LOANS, LINES try again with the third arrow scoring eight points for the vital and four outside. If he misses the target all three times, the score is zero. For the novice with no handicap, while he is on the course and without his knowledge, three or four targets are selected prior to the shoot to establish the new archer's handicap. Past performance scores are used to handicap the experienced archer. The annual shoot is held to encourage bowhunters to practice before they go to hunt live targets such as deer and elk. 1 0 Years Ago First day enrollment declines by Nan Chalat After the school doors opened and students began to arrive Tuesday, an initial head count showed enrollment at Park City schools declined The first-day count showed two percent fewer students than the official count on Oct. 1 of last year and it was significantly less than the district's three percent budget growth projection, which officials had considered to be conservative. At Parley's Park Elementary School, 461 children enrolled, seven fewer than last year. At Treasure Mountain Middle School, 369 students answered roll call, four fewer than last year. And at Park City High School, attendance also was down, with 368 students lining up for locker assignments, compared 373 last year. If these figures do not change by Oct. 1, when the State Board of Education takes its official enrollment tally, it will be the first time in 10 years the Park City School District has not seen an increase. Last year, enrollment was up 7.4 percent over the previous year. Park City School District Superintendent Tony Mitchell said he believes the first-day count is low and more students will enroll by Oct. 1. "We have records for several students who didn't show for the i GdfeEton Member to 6PM Sat 9AM ftIB0 (? OF CREDIT, CREDIT CARDS PH. 1 - Territory first day, yet we have no indication; they have transferred out of the ; district, he said. ! Last fall, enrollment in the Park; City schools increased by 48 : students between the first day of ; school and Oct. 1. At first count, ; enrollment had increased four percent over the previous year, but by Oct. 1, that figure had grown to 7.4 percent. "I think we can expect a small increase in enrollment by the end ', of the month," he said. "I think ; this reflects an overall trend, which shows Park City's growth is on a plateau." Last January, the Park City Board of Education contemplated building a new school, based on an enrollment growth projection of six to 9 percent for the 1985-86 school year. After two months of discussion, the board decided to postpone those plans, pending a study of this year's actual enrollment figures. In June, the district administration based its 1985-86 budget on a projected three percent enrollment increase, which was thought to be a conservative ; estimate. A decline in enrollment would affect the Park City School District's maintenance and operation budget, which receives a ! $l,606-per-student allotment from ; the state under the minimum ; school funding program. Interested in learning more about Park City's history? Visit the Park City Library. Early copies of the Park Record are available on microfilm (please ask for assistance). There are also many books and photo collections that tell about life in this quaint mining camp. fcaififtaiB F.D.I.C. L. j - 2PM 0 0 800 - 536 - 3372 |