Show f PARK CITY t I 1 T STORI ETTES lahe stones and lad identa which rill appear in column will for the most part be true to life and founded on act rambler mil en deavor to make them interesting ao 1 we hope they will prove a pleasant lea tare ot the paper the nearest I 1 ever came to shooting a man while en the force said the ex policeman as he blew clouds of smoke from lila hall consumed havana was alien I 1 arrested 0 S in back 0 the aschheim company s store 1 I had been him run in there and as I 1 approached I 1 could hear a slight rustling and heavy breathing although it was BO dark that I 1 could only guess where the man was hiding it was before the hand flash lights biad been pro aided vided for atie department although I 1 could t aie used one to better advantage than ever before hile peering about and trying to locate my man be to walk towards me and it nas then that I 1 drew my re bolier prepared to meet the worst slowly and without speaking a word I 1 e approached and ap I 1 e had taken oaf his beforehand he made but little noise tho suspense was something great and when ail imagined I 1 ronld leel his hot breath upon my face I 1 called to him to halt that command seemed to brine the man to lus senses and he spoke assuring me that lie meant me no harm and that I 1 knew him well sure enough I 1 did and a great load from my mind for it is no laugh ing matter for an honest man to kill a fellow being even if has a right and I 1 woold sorely nave done eo had he moved another step after 11 ad cautioned him to stop wy finger was on the and with but a slight pressure his earthly career would have been ended for I 1 could distinguish his form in the dark and knew lust where to shoot however I 1 m glad I 1 dian didn t 1 ave to kill the fellow though it was a close call and the ex copper was left to dream of other incidents of bia days while on the boat the night hawks on alain street were treated with a bit of innocent fun wednesday night which while it lasted caused the street to resound with the laughter of all who witnessed it A man of genial turn of mind bad wrapped a gunnysack gunny sack around the fire hydrant at the corner of main and fourth fou streets and he blood beside it and asked the unwary to ghe 1 mi a i lilt with bis sack everybody bit and several including an aluad eyed mongolian almost pulled their bacar bones out in an endeavor to dis place the firmly set fire hydrant A crowd blood on the other side of the street and watched the sport and as one after ano another easy one failed in his attempt empt i to bulge the sack they gave h d guying as to make him wish it lie were somewhere anere he could and bump his head without being seen it was great aport for these who were wise and did no harm to those who bit |