Show twenty five years ago I 1 T t the park record files march the park city debaters ira diem ira sherman and roger mcdonough lett left tor for salt Bait lake city thursday afternoon the high school in a body was at the train and best wishes with rousing cheers nada nad 0 the air ring hag as the train pulled out the debaters were accompanied by otto weeter fraser buck and superintendent griffin the arrival in salt lake lahe aas as not so eo teeming with enthusiasm no one ene met them fit at the train of course some one was down there but could not find if 0 our ur boys who are not giants physically still with mr griffin at their head bead and the high school colors as a badge we cannot but wonder if the reception committee of one was nearsighted elgh ted our local boys however won the debate and park city Is justly proud or of its debating team their faithful tade inde pendent wort work and the fact f re t they have ha ve satisfactorily kept up their regular school work are arc causes for pride the judges were IV I 1 L snyder judal lewis and prof ray of the state university twenty lire anre years ago J ed paxton arrived in the park last sunday and will remain for a week or two before returning to his new field of labor in washington Waa hington nie me years ago miss agnes kelly inelly has been confined to nor hor home all week on account of illness twenty five years ago the many friends of mrs rod macdonald who was so seriously ill the first of the week will be pleased to learn the lady Is steadily improving sunday her brother mr frank was tele graphed for arriving here monday from montella nevada twenty five years ago the miners union held its semian semi an nual eez clori saturday with the following result johl jo as ryan eyan president david kenny vice president jas s 0 watson I 1 recording learst lec J P financial secretary david baxter barter treasurer J C harrington warden W T quinn bartly mcdonough and J F flanagan trustees W S horan ted prudence and harry finance committee fuenty fave years tears ago william donoven donovan of this city has received word from friends of mike miller and wm savage who are in trouble in nevada to the effect that their trial Is set tor for next monday twenty five years ago ore shipments for or the week were pounds twenty five years ago when well into the tunnel at the summit monday the denver rio orande grande train with two coaches well filled with park city passengers in black darkness lb the e aral train 11 came to a sudden stop cau caused ed from soaping water from the root roof of the tunnel freezing on the 1 track engineer bywater realizing that help was necessary blew the distress signal in the tha excitement conductor jim langford Lang tord and brakeman ernest snyder snyders forgot that a freight aral train n was not tar 1 behind the passenger st steadily e adaily c climbing L im ng ithe the hill towards the tunnel and failed to flag the approaching freight later on some of the passengers thought of the approaching train and an effort was made to warn to stop it but it was too late and the dreaded crash came As a result passengers were thrown in all directions seats were torn loose find and windows smashed fortunately engineer chatterton of the freight train had his hand on the air valve and immediately turned on ninety pounds ot of air stopping his train instantly although some passengers were badly shaken up no serious injuries were received but it was a narrow escape and a bad fright both tor for the train crew and passengers brakeman snyder was waa blamed tor for the accident and he was discharged and conductor Langford Lang tord had tad six deairl ts placed against him twenty five years vears ago afo this aate afternoon rn a fine baby gir girl was wa born to mr all and d mrs rod macdonald I 1 it is 19 the first f for or ton ten years and the village blacksmith Is as happy as it if it was the first born twenty five years aado the shields building Is being painted papered and renovated throughout and will be occupied by W a jefford lie having leased the building for three years with an option to purchase fuenty five years ago A beautiful square and compass emblem the work of pete anderson well known contractor and builder buil deir ot of this city now of twin palls falls idaho was re rea celver by john delm yesterday to be placed on the front of masonic hall twenty live five years ago M J mcgill of the new york was waa a business visitor in the city tuesday twenty five years ago geo W lambourne of the judge ca came me up from salt lake tuesday re r over until thursday affer afternoon noon file fhe years ago M J dailey returned to the park yesterday after a four day stay in the be metropolis metra five years ago the salt lake herald of 0 wednesday had jim byrne in beaver county inspecting a mining property in star district jim Is interested in that section all right but he was no nearer to the fhe district than salt lake where he be went on private business five years ago ore shipments for fhe he week were pounds tuenis five years ago sunday I 1 last as t the post postponed poll e d class initiation ot of the knights of columbus took place several state officers and other outside visitors were present P resent and the second and third legreen agre conferred 1 in an impressive rn drw t yie fie ea ia ot of the work a banquet was ser served v ed at it ws park city hotel A class of thirty eight was initiated twenty alve years ago john pugh a well known prospect pros ork and miner who had been in park city for many years died at his home sunday ram front liver trouble he was a prominent member of the knights ot of pythias arid add was burled buried under the auspices of that order he Is survived by his widow and tour four children so 80 deep was jhc thc alg arab eihl w 9 at t glenwood enwood Ol cemetery it was bre e to break a road to the grave and the remains were pulled over the snow on a toboggan members of the knights of pythias taking turns in pulling same to 0 the grave side often some of the knights would break through the snow and go up to their waist stopping the possession until they were helped on their reet feet again to harder snow the mourners could not get to the grave |