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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, June 26-28, 2019 The Park Record W AY WE WERE A wild Western tale ends in no conviction Reed’s day in court wouldn’t be his last Improper recycling can cause harm, too It’s a common mistake to toss all types of plastic into the recycle bin. The truth is that bags, or ‘soft plastics.’ clog the recycling machines and could potentially result in the contaminated recycling truck making U-turn to the landfill instead. Recycling is changing. We need to be more aware than ever how to keep the commodities clean and pure. Beyond soft plastics, the most common contaminants in our curbside bins are food, glass and Styrofoam. Park City Museum This story is continued from June 19, 2019. Reeling from the death of his five-year-old daughter, Rockport resident John Alvus Reed caused a disturbance in Park City in March 1916 by distributing handbills attacking undertaker and Park City Marshal W.D. Richardson. The Sheriff’s Office issued an arrest warrant, charging Reed with threatening a police officer with a deadly weapon. Summit County Sheriff Pat Ryan notified Mr. Reed that he was wanted in Park City. Reed cheerfully consented to appear in court on Tuesday, March 28. Upon his arrival, Reed engaged Henry Shields to defend him and appeared before City Justice W. R. Jefford. After the complaint was read, Reed entered a plea of “not guilty,” and the trial was set for Wednesday afternoon. A crowd of interested spectators filled Judge Jefford’s large court room to capacity. Witnesses for the prosecution were policeman E. F. Robertson, James Frasier and Lester Farnau. Robertson testified that Reed had told him to get back on the sidewalk and stay there; that Reed had a gun, and that if Robertson came any closer Reed would shoot. No attempt was made by the prosecution to prove that the gun was loaded or had been pointed at the complainant. At the close of the testimony of Mr. Robertson, Shields called attention to this fact, and a sharp and spirited tilt took place between the two attorneys. Shields only briefly cross-examined Robertson. At the close of the testimony, Shields promptly moved that the case against his client be dis- Green Tips RECYCLE UTAH STEVE LEATHAM 1. Plastic Bags: Bring all to Recycle Utah including toilet paper bags, food bags and more, as long as they’re pure plastic. 2. Food: All recyclable items need to be at least 80% clean of food residue or other contamination. 3. Glass: Recycle Utah accepts most glass at the center and satellite sites throughout town. Addi- PARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, HIMES-BUCK DIGITAL COLLECTION Summit County Sheriff Pat Ryan, left, notified John Reed of his arrest warrant and brought him to court on March 29, 1916. missed, emphatically stating that not a single allegation had been proved by the prosecution. City Attorney Robert Dalgleish robustly maintained that a case had been made against the defendant; that the allegations made had been sustained and urged the overruling of the motion. Judge Jefford read the ordinance relating to the case and declared that in his opinion the evidence submitted was insufficient for conviction, sustaining the motion of Shields and discharging the defendant. The verdict seemed to meet with hearty approval by nearly all present and a mad rush was made to congratulate the defendant in the case, his attorney, and the judge. It was not clear if the townsfolk were in sympathy with John Reed over the shattering loss of his little girl the week before or if they really did agree with his assertions, published on the handbills, that Marshal/Undertaker W. D. Richardson was charging excessively for his services. The judge’s decision was a rebuke for Richardson in either case. This was not to be Reed’s only clash with the law. In January 1929, during Prohibition, the Park Record reported that the Rockport resident was in a “mix-up” with federal officers. In a raid on the Reed ranch, whiskey was found and apparatus for manufacturing the same uncovered. Allegedly, the feisty 63 year old Reed tried to take a shot at Officer Fred M. Taylor and followed up by engaging him in fisticuffs. Mr. Reed was arrested and remanded to the Salt Lake County Jail until a bail of $3,000.00 could be raised. A-7 tionally, Momentum now offers a residential pick-up service: https://utah.momentumrecycling. com/ 4. Styrofoam: Any food-related Styrofoam is food for the landfill but the dense packaging sort can be brought to Recycle Utah. If a restaurant still supplies Styrofoam To-Go boxes, speak up! The more resistance they hear, they may change. Recycling markets and rules are changing. In the same way a child is asked to clean up their room, it’s time for us to clean up our domestic mess, but better yet, supply the children with less to clean up in the first place. How can we find focus on the first R: Reduce, before the final R: Recycle. We at Recycle Utah are excited to be a part of the change! Recycle Utah, your community non-profit drop-off recycling center, provides these weekly tips. Visit their website for more information – www.recycleutah.org. State readies plan to make up taxes Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Utah would charge electric and hybrid vehicle owners for miles driven under a voluntary program intended to compensate for diminishing gas tax returns. The state will be one of the first to collect the road usage charge for such a purpose, The Deseret News reported Wednesday. The Utah Department of Transportation hopes to enroll 500 hybrid and electric vehicle owners in the program scheduled to begin in January. The state would waive an an- nual flat fee for those vehicles and charge them 1.5 cents for each mile driven, capping the charge to prevent the cost from exceeding the annual fee, officials said. The Utah Legislature appropriated $755,000 to establish the program and $115,000 annually for its operation. The state also received a $1.25 million federal grant for analysis over the next five years. Only 2% percent of Utah’s 2.6 million registered vehicles are electric, plug-in electric or hybrids, while 89.5% run on gasoline and 8.5% use diesel fuel, officials said. There are 200+ Restaurants in the Park City area... Narrow down your choices by cuisine, location or craving! check out the guide in today’s paper or Visit ParkRecord.com and click on the "Restaurants" tab |