Show i i Frank Fran Collins Dead ou to U loJ m lt f 4 Frank Collins one of the early settlers of Park City and one of its best known characters died alone in his cabin in Chinatown last Tuesday morning after being confined to hIs bed for several weeks weeks' suffering with dropsy When first taken with his fatal fl illness ill ill- ness flees he teas was as urged and coaxed by friends friend a as well as ai his doctor to be betaken betaken betaken taken to the hospital but he positively post post- refused and continually y fought against this friendly act His Ills sons were with him as s much muchas as u possible during nights but in the day he was necessarily left alone considerable of the time The sufferer sufferer suf suf- ferer was surely in tv a bad condition when Death came to his relief Frank Collins was born in old Camp Floyd Utah on September 1866 He came to tb Park City when a little fellow and lived here continuously continuously continuously since that In the early days he worked around the theatres of the city and as he Tie developed In Into Into into In- In to manhood l be e proved quite a genius In various lines Unes of work He could turn his hie hand to almost anything but carpentering was his favorite work He became engaged in the undertaking ng business twenty five years ago aga but failed in that line Une Inthe Inthe In the first days of The Park Record and often after as the years rolled on Frank was was sort of handy mars man manin marsIn in the establishment He lIe could set type run the machinery and was al always always ala al- ways wars equal o to 0 any emergency emergency- but theatre work was his hobby For years rears after the big fire he was In charge harge of the Dewey Theatre under Manager F. F J. J McLaughlin While at this work he went to LaGrande La La- Grande Orande Oregon to supervise the construction construct of a play bouse blUse in that city Then when GEI e Quian engaged engaged engaged en en- In the moving picture business Frank was his chief electrician and later erected the AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican Iran Theatre for Mr t Q con cone strutting samo same without plans and almost al ale ala most without help He lIe was In charge of this place of amusement until it passed into Inta the hands of the present management Since then deceased worked as as as- machinist at the Judge smelter ter tar until the close down downer and pottered pot pottered around with odd jobs since that thai time lIe He had considerable ability In Indifferent indifferent different lines of work but the curse curs of so man many men men liquor liquor prevented him from flom making a success of anything anything any any- thing and gradually dragged droned him down to ta a alife lIfo of ness rable-ness and anel loneliness He no had many good trait and could be companionable ablo and kind and Interesting and he lie will be remembered re se by his friends and loved ones as he was when In this mood the Imperfections which more or 01 orless orless less are an Inheritance with all hu hue hueman human man kind should be forgotten when all aU that Is mortal ot of g good od old Frank Frankis is placed beneath beneat the sod 04 o l Deceased Is survived by his wid wide widow ow and nine children three children three sons Frank Fr Fred and Edward all of this city and six alx daughters Mrs Merle Merll Terry of ot Mrs Marie Ma Mae Maerie rie Brennan Drennan of ot Salt Melda Melds Paly Oaly and Misses Ruth Huth Lottie and Clara Collins of this city Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Undertaking Parlors Par Var lore lora of Wildermuth Archer and at ate tended by a large lanee number of lOt relatives relatives relatives rela rela- tives and friends Rev L L. 0 O. O Dawson Dawson Daw- Daw son officiated CARD OARD OF THANKS We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the fr trends friends who in any anyway anyway anyway way assisted during the Illness Ulness and after the passing away of our husband husband husband hus hus- band and father Every kindness rendered is appreciated ted and will al always always always al- al ways be he remembered Very sincerely THE FAMILY |