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Show PARK CITY, UTAH. (Special Correspondence.) Word was received last week by Fiank J. McLaughlin that his father, Francis McLaughlin, had died at the I Soldiers' Home at SaSnta Monica, Cal. Mr. McLaughlin had many friends in Park City, he having resided here for a number of years. ' Deceased was about 68 years of age. D3U Coughlin .left Wednesday for Butte, Mont., where he expects to remain re-main for some time. f Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gallivan returned to the city Wednesday after a pleasant pleas-ant two weeks' visit in the Park. Mrs. John Foley left Saturday for an extended visit in California. Miss Jean Woods returned to the Park Tuesday after a pleasant visit in Sa't Iake. Mrs. Dan R. Shields returned Monday Mon-day from a visit with friends in Salt Lake. . ' v Mr. and Mis. Dan Mannix of Bingham Bing-ham came up to the Park Tuesday and expect to make their home here. Mr. and Mrs. John Malvey of Eureka came to Park City Thursday to attend at-tend the funeral of the late Jerry Driscoll. ; " ' " Death' of Francis McLaughlin. Word has been received by Frank J. McLaughlin that his father, Francis McLaughlin, h.d died at the Soldiers' Home, Santa Monica, Cal. The old gentleman had been very feeble for years past, and. for months prior to his demise he was in a. comatose condition con-dition nearly all the time, and rarely rccognized his friends who assembled at his bedside. He was buried in Santa San-ta Monica under the rkes of the Catholic Cath-olic church. Mr. McLaughlin, "Sunnyboy." as he was familiarly called, was well known in Park City, having resided here for a number of years. He was a w hole-souled, hole-souled, genial gentleman, and nude friends with all whom he came in contact con-tact by his sunny disposition and affable af-fable manner. He was honest and straightforward in all his dealings, i and thoe who knew him. will have I naught but gcod to say of him. He j leaves two children Frank J. of this citv. and Mrs. P. H. Smith of New .Ie:s?y. Den'a PtV. was about 8 years of age. He sirved in the civil war. both in the infantry and cavalry, btin'g a member of the Twenty-sixth New Jersey infantry. in-fantry. Company C. In 1 Sfi6 he came west "and lorated in Helena. Mont., where for a long time he was forem m of the famous Uni?n-Whithatch mine, where at that time John J. Daly. Colonel Colo-nel A. Wall. James McTierney and other well known Utah men were working. He left Helena to go with hundreds or others to Cedar Creek, during the mining excitement at that place. In 1870 be went to Ophir. Utah, and worked there and in Alta until , 1874, when he came to Park City. He ! was one of the contractors who sunk the first 500 feet of the Ontario No. 1 shaft. He then took a contract on the o'.d McCune tunnel, which was driven .several Chousiiid feet. For years after he devoted. his time to prospecting, prospect-ing, and at one time owned some very 'valuable ground in the camp. but. like so many prospectors who have sp-nt the best portion of their lives in toiling toil-ing in the hills., realized but little rroni : his holdings. Owing to bad health he went to the , Soldiers' Home in lSfll. where he spent his time pleasantly and happily, and ! where m-iny of his Park City friends! visited him from time to time. 'Ihe j last time he was in Park City was in j 180S. when he came from th? home and enjoyed a few weeks" visit with ! his relatives and friends. Park City j Record. j |