| Show Former Record Newsboy Writes Reminiscently Where they howl and bust buM Somewhere on the tho Front October 1918 Mr S. S L L. L Haddon- Haddon Dear Friend Altho Altho It has been beena a number of or years yeah since Park lark City was my home and altho I have have been In most every part of the United States and have haTe had an opportunity to see the beautiful ae as well as as as' the barren the wonderful grain fields fields of ot the Dakotas Dakota's to their exact the adobe mud hills of ot Mexico and Arizona Arbona that boast no vegetation but buta a few cactus these extreme extremes I have seen since I left Park City and yet somehow I always look back backon on Utah and especially Park City as all the best place that I have seen In my travels navels travels Of course other places have features fea fea- tures that you cannot boast of such lIuch as California's climate Seattle's Smith building Spokane's falls these are all big Items it Is true and while Park Park City cannot lay claim on on any thing remarkable that would se serve ve as ai an Incentive to Induce tourists tour tour- r. r fats lata to travel hundreds of miles and spend considerable money to io be able t to tell their lr friends that I have haTe seen such and nd such or I spent spent the winter in California It is also true that Park City Is III the best little pl place ce In Inthe Inthe inthe the United d Stat States at atlea least lt such is ismy my opinion of it It see seems s to tometha the he people there were more democratic and lived more like one family than thanas as a of ot the present I Fran can can well remember when I was wasa a lad selling Park Records every Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- night This was waa the event of the week and as the first one Into the theline theline theline line Was the first to receive his papers papers pa pa- pers there used to be great competition tion for tor th first In line After a time this system was changed and we were given our papers In turn as our names came in alphabetical order I remember this this' change ch ge quite well as my name being In the Cs C's I 1 was able to be out and have bave a number of ot papers papers pa po of fortunate fortunate for for- pers disposed of before the less were on the job Well that Is enough to serve as a sufficient reason why I I Iam am and have always be been n Interested in The Park Record Another reason is all probability probability ability is because It was in a little white house In Deer Deer eer Valley where I first saw the light of ot day my early school days were put In at the the Washington Washington Wash Wash- Ington ington and and latter I attended school In the Jefferson It was In this building building build build- ing with F P. P L. L Peterson as my teacher teach teach- er that I completed the eighth grade Since then I have been more or orless orless orless less of a wanderer After leaving Park cl City y I took up the study of ot electricity ty and after attending night school and working during the day after after a time I 1 became a full fledged electrician and as such have worked since winning the title I happened to be In Wallace Idal Idaho when the call came for tor volunteers and I accordingly signed up with the Second Idaho Infantry to lick ck the greasers After what seemed an endless length of ot time we finally left presumably fo for Mexico to get Villa after putting In seven months In the most God forsaken part of ot the United States namely Nogales Arizona we returned again to the Ul United States all of ot us swearing that nothing short of ot a threat to shoot us would ever ever In Induce induce In in- duce us UI to re Well to shorten short short- en the matter we were held in Boise Doise until the last of ot February before we I were mustered out and had bad Just I commenced to get adjusted to civilian I life lite again when the call caU to get the Kaiser was sent out by President Wilson At this time I was working for tor a aman aman aman man that no doubt you OU know personally personally person person- ally or have at least heard of ot Mr 1 Stanley Easton of ot the Dunker Bunker Hill Hilland Hilland and Sullivan Mining and Smelting Company at Kellogg At this time the Sm Smelter lter built by this company was as just being completed complete and ard it was wason wason on the on on of t the tho o elc part Jart of ot this that I 1 vat var working winking when wo WI were ere called out for this trouble After Atter acting as guart guar In and aud around Spokane all aU summer we left for Camp Mills L. L I I. I where by br the the way I 1 see tee Harry has been awaiting embarkation or lera 1 Here the old Second Idaho was split the first battalion being belus changed into a machine gun lun battalion battalion batta lion the second artillery and the third engineers My lot fell feU with the Artillery and we were incorporated with the tha I Plaid Field Artillery We were supposed to be light artillery and as such luch drilled drilled drill drill- ed all the time we were In rn the tho United States On the twenty four day of December we left for France Franc And never will I forget that day We went on board at 3 p.m. p.m. p. p m m. and wel weighed hed anchor about five the same evening our orders cyders were to keep below deck until we were were one day out of New York Our curiosity curiosity curios curios- ity overcame our better judgment with the result that some Borne of us were able to see soo a little of or the Interesting things that we could not have havo done otherwise As we passed thru lIeU Hell Gate channel channel chan chan- nel the grim fortress stood out very distinctly as they were silhouetted against one of the most beautiful sun sunsets sunsets sunsets sets I have ever seen As we drew nearer the outlines of ot the tho guns could be seen pointing out from the turret It was was was- not v very ry difficult to form torm an Idea of the kind of ot a resistance an enemy war ship would have have to offer otter before it succeeded in gaining an anen en entrance trance into the harbor Then a little lit lit- littie tle tie further on the Statue of ot Liberty appeared in all her wonderful simplicity simplicity sim sim- and beauty and as we proceeded proceeded pro pro- c eded further Into the Atlantic the skyline of New York became simply a grey blotch of unshapely objects and faded our view We began to think our last glimpse of the United States had bad been seen when suddenly the old faithful torch Inthe in inthe inthe the hand of the statue became Illuminated illuminated Illum illum- and as our ship rocked on the waves the light seemed to be wishing us god speed and a aa sate safe Our trip on board the ship was in interesting interesting In in- in some ways and in others well we well we didn't manit manifest st any great interest in our food tood and in many cases casell the smaller the portion allotted to him the more delighted said person person per per- son was Our ship was operated by an English English Eng Eng- lish con concern concern ern and as aa the American and English do not have the same customs customs customs cus cus- toms and are not overly anxious to fo change habits that it has taken generations generations gen gen- to form torm our consequently o our r trip could have bave been more more enjoyable I shall never forget the first dinner dinner dinner din din- ner we were served It was the 25 Christmas day and there must have been some rather doleful I looking fellows fellows fel tel lows that morning because our captain captain captain cap cap- tain called us up up and told us to cheer up as the steward told him that we were to have chicken for dinner It took every everyone's ones one's breath but amore a amore amore more happy spirit prevailed and when the dinner was announced a scramble ensued for places nearest the entrance which h would naturally be served first When I entered the room I 1 noticed a rather offensive odor but blamed blamed it to the ships system system tem of ventilation when When a plate of supposedly chicken was placed placed placed ed in front of me great was my ex ex- A very peculiar odor again filled the air even stronger than before and by nasal sensing I traced the source of ot it to the plate la In lafront front of me I tried to dismiss the matter and proceeded to cut a portion por por- portion tl tion n of it As soon as I tasted it I lost all desire for tor chicken or any other kind of dinner and so sought only a place where I could be alone it seemed the more alone I 1 could be the tho better I would like It I finally found such a place and after a long deliberated deliberated thinking spell I decided I didn't care for any dinner and upon gazing around that the whole bunch must have made the same slime decision as they all aU seemed to have bave a look like they had lost a very dear friend or had a an immediate appointment appointment ap ap- with their dentist The next day all manner of guesses were given as to the nature of our Christmas dinner everything from rats to sea gull guIl were given as IIa proba proba- We Ve closed our conference with sea gull guIl holding its Ite own and ship rats a strong second Another rather amusing incident on our trip was when we were just about in sight of ot the British Isles teles and andIn andin andin in the mast dangerous section We were compelled to wear life lite preservers ers at all times and the necessity for tor absolute quietness as well as our grave danger bad had been impressed upon us very strongly Despite the fact tact that we might be struck any minute we refused to put on a funeral funer funer- al face as all of or the crew which were English had bad done This seemed to Irritate an old steward who when he saw the fellows joking a and d laugh lag ing could stand It no longer lie He came carne up to us UI and in that manner I that only a native of England can use I he addre addressed ed us somewhat as follows Hi sill sla and you know hits bit blooming dangerous hereabouts hand its no no time to be laughing hit Dont Don't chu know Really you know he continued the hold boat would sink In a minute If she were It One of the boys standing there said Let her sink she needs a good bath anyhow Th This s got the steward and he turned turned turn turn- ed to another Englishman and said These damned Yanks dont don't they beat ell eIl I cant can't understand them dont don't chu know Must close for tor to-night to but It this dont don't prove too worthless will write again and tell a little about my life lite since arriving here almost a year ago If H you will enter my subscription to The Record and send bill I will be greatly pleased An old Park City boy SPENCER C. C CLARK 2 bat Co F. F A A. |
