The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-02

The regular annual fair given by the
Catholic church at the opera house
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights was largely attended,
says the Republican of the Goth ut
The success of it, both from a social
and financial point of view, was as
sured from the very beginning. The
ladies of the church who worked so
faithfully and so aTduOusly were re-
Warded for their efforts They should
congratulate themselves that the peO-
pie responded so literally.
The music was an interesting feature
throughout. Every night Mr.. Falk-
enstein violinist, and Miss Sypes,
pianist, entertained the dancers and the
spectators. Thursday night the Mod
ern Woodmen band was present and
rendered numerous selections of high
order, much to the delight of every
body, and most especially the dancers.
The Waiting contest on Wednesday
night and the tWO-step contest on
Thursday night attracted much atten-
ton. Those who participated proved
themselves skilled in the terpsiChOrean
art and convinced any dOubters that
Rawlins has about as handsome men
and about as fair and graceful women
as the sun shines on. All were good,
but of course some were better than
others The victor and the vanquiShed
have always been and always will be.
Wednesday nights waltzing contest
was won by Mrs. Dan Quinlan and Mr..
Ole Larsen. The prizes were a gold
heart for the lady and a fountain pen
for the gentleman. The two-step con-
test Thursday night was won by Miss
Alice Smith and Mr. Charles MuTChi-
son. The prizes were. fan for the
lady and toilet set for the gentleman.
There was one contest which many
men in RaWlins would have been de
lighted to win 1t was the contest for
the most popular bachelor There are
20, 600 more males in Wyoming than
females. Many of them. and male
bachelors at that, reside right here in
RawIins IT is not their fault that
they are bachelors. 1t may be their
fault. too. but what is meant is that
they are not to blame. This was
spirited contest with hot finish.
There were many entries. Some were
left at the post one or two fell down
before the first quarter was covered.
Only two made a showing. Mr.. James
Cosgriff won first money and Ed Wal
lace also ran.
The following named ladies had
charge of the supper: Mesdames
Kandlish. Morgan, ConRyan, f. NJ.
Kennedy. H. T. Smith, NJ. Wallace,
Holden, Dan Quinlan, X. L. Cusick,
William Hall.
The ladies of the church are under
many obligations to L. F. Linden, cigar
manufacturer, for 400 high-grade, hand
made cigars, all of which were sold
during the fair.
The Cullen Commercial company is
the name of new firm that will begin
business in Rawlins the first of the
month. succeeding to the business of j.
]. Cullen. The firm will be composed
of j. j. Cullen and e. M. Tierney-
Both these gentlemen are well ana ia
vorably known in Rawlins, and it is
useless to sing their praises at any
length.
Mr.. Cullen has been conducting the
]. ]. Cullen store on Front street since
last February a year ago and he has
been very successful. E. M. Tierney
is a pioneer and for years has been In
the railroad business. For fifteen
years he was foreman of the Union Pa
cific shops here.