The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-23
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SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.

CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.
The appraisers of the estate of the
late Pat Phelan have fixed the valua-
ton at $76,935.O7, entirely free of debt
All HaIlows defeated Agricultural
college in Sa turdays game of football
at Logan. Score, u to IL.
Contractors say that while the brick
situation is a little easier, rock is still
scarce.
Special effort is being made to push
construction on the old Short Line
building, so that the new interior seems
to grow like Jonah's gourd.
Salt Lake business men report a
continuance of the quiet. uneventful
prosperity which has marked trade
conditions for the fall and summer
months. While the moderate weather
has hindered to some extent the sale
OF winter goods, retail men in every
line say business is better than for
the corresponding week last year.
Wholesale houses report moderate ac-
tivity in holiday goods.
Three sugar companies are now run
ming, and the season will continue 4or
a month longer The Utah Sugar com
pany has already manufactured about
eleven and quarter million pounds
of sugar, and has on hand several thou
sand tons of beets. The Logan and
Ogden factories are working on large
tonuages of beets.
While nothing like boom conditions
I'll Of
Salt Lake, there is a steady, quiet de-
1nand for building lots for homes, and
prices are gradually stiffening. Many
small homes in the suburbs are being
purchased on the installment plan by
working people.
Flour men, in commenting on the
Mckenzie syndicate proposition for
mill consolidation, held that the cree
ton of a 500 barrel mill in southern
Idaho, and one Of the same capacity
in northern Utah, would break up any
such consolidation. inasmuch as such
a mill could not be run at the same
expense as $50 barrel mill, and there
fore, sell at figures With which the
smaller producers, comprising the COM
bination, could not compete.
Architect c NJ. Neuhausen has prac-
tically completed the preliminary plans
that he has been working on for
month past for the new business block
TO be erected for David Keith on the
present site ofthe Walker House and
the ground adjoining on the south. The
front elevation prepared by Mr.. Neu-
hansen represents a beautiful nine
story building of classical design COW
ering the entire Main street frontage
or 49, feet. The building is to be of
steel construction. thoroughly fire
proof, and having vaults on each floor
for each suit of offices. Light for the
inside suites will be secured by means
of courts in the rear of the building.
The Elks have about completed ar
rangements for their memorial serv-
ice, or Lodge of Sorrow" which takes
place in all lodges in the United States,
Sunday. Dec. l. The service will be
held in the New Grand theatre The
eulogy will be delivered by Judge Pow
ers and Held's band will be a feature of
the programme. There vii be vocal
solos and a ladies' octette. The serv-
ice viii be attended by the officers at
Fort Douglas and their wives.
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A woman who was married in turn
TO Vernon Wright. presiding bishop of
the Mormon church; to Joseph Smith
its first president. and to Heber g.
Kimball, died yesterday of old age at
the home of Bishop Belnap in Hooper,
She was Mrs. Martha Kimball She
was in her 9th year. She was born
March Il. 1905. at Chester, Washing
ton county. y. \. She was married to
Vinton Knight, July 26, 1926. Her hus-
band died July 81, 1912, at Nauvoo. He
was the presiding bishop of the Nor
mon church at that time.
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. who is
to visit Salt Lake at the end of the
week. viii be entertained by the Fer
nandez family, now visiting Utah, and
the local Hawaiian colony. A commit
tee has been appointed with Mr. Fer
nandez at its head and John T. Game
as the representative OF the Mormon
church, to receive the queen and look
after her entertainment. Mr. Fernan-
DEE stands high in official circles in
Honolulu and is one of the wealthy cit
liens Of the island, his income being
about S35.999 a year. He is personally
acquainted with Queen Liluokalani.
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Brigham VI. Ellerbeck. a popular cit
zen, who died at st. Marks hospital
asst week. was born in Salt Lake City
5rty-eight years ago, although he was
Dot in appearance more than s. He
MAS the eldest son of Thomas and
Martha Ellerbeck. who were early set
tiers in Utah. and a full brother of T.
r. Ellerbeck, former superintendent OF
the Utah Pacific railroad. He was A
student of the old University Of Deseret
under DR.. Park. and one Of the bright
est scholars in that institution. While
still a young man. after his gradual ton
Mr. Ellerbeck entered the employ of
the Salt Lake City Gas company, and
was with that concern for ten years.
Prior to 1915 he went into the plumbing
business. He established the firm of
Heesch x Ellerbeck. with houses in
Salt Lake and Butte, and some years
ago. after the dissolution of that part
nership. he founded the Utah Plumb
ing & Supply company, as president
and manager. positions which he held
until The time of his death.