The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-01
TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD.
The Fraternal Societies of Castle Gate
Decorate Graves

Castle Gate, June 29.-Phe three frater-
nal society organizations of this town,
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias and the Italian So
ciete de Napoif. combined to make this
their day of decorating the graves of
their departed brothers. The united as
this morning and formed in marching
order, double file, from the point named
at a. m, T. I. Lamph, 2. G. G. of the
h. of p, being marshal of the day, as
sisted by the present chief officers OF
the different lodges. Mr.. James Young
headed the procession with wagon con-
tanning the boxes of flowers. then came
the marshal, the Castle Gate band, the
l. o. o. F., the Societe de Napoh and the
Knights of Pythias, all in their regalia
and banners. 1t was a very imposing
sight. There were exactly $50 in line:
quite a number being absent through cir
cumstances, else the total would have
been considerably more. The irrepressible
and genial John 2. Meakin was in town
and among the Inarchers. and with
his beaming smile cast halo of good
fellowship among the boys. Impressive
rites were gone through at the cemetery,
which had tendency TO cement the feel
ing of universal brotherhood among men.
Mr.. Lutte Larsen and wife returned from
Cleveland Emery county. last evening.
They went there to attend the funeral
of their nephew, Luther Axelson. aged
10 years, who was drowned on the 18th
while bathing in the town reservoir,
through taking cramp.
Louis diversion and Andrew Nelson of
Cleveland were here today and preached
in the Latter-day Saints meeting house
in the capacity of home missionaries.
The preparations for the celebration of
the Fourth are going on apace- This
town is going TO excel any other year at
this time in appropriate ceremonies.
Prizes Will be given in addition to the
regular patriotic programme. for children,
youth and adult racing. jumping, quot
pla wing baseball. horse racing tug of
war. and a baby show is talked OF and
other sports. These will take place up at
the Brotherhood grove. while at the lower
end of town the foreign element will
have three days of Qualification and cele-
bration. They may extend it further than
the 5th, which in previous years has
been done.
Since the old schoolhouse got burned
down there has been a great deal of talk
as to the most central place to build the
new one, and much bitterness has been
engendered between the upper and
bids are out for the erection of new
schoOlhouse, il is to be hoped that the
building site chosen will be agreeable 70
all. Choice spots are hard to find in
this place unless they build them in the
air
Fifty new coke ovens are going to be
started on the LIST of July at Sunnyside,
and a number of men are leaving here TO
go there at the commencement. though
quite few are deferred from going on
account of so much reported sickness
there.
Father Bulfermenti is in town looking
after his flock and held services in the
Catholic church today.
G.. w. Snow, civil engineer, with
corps. is surveying Spring canyon for
the P. V. Coal company, presumably for
a railroad track. There is some talk Of
opening up the coal mines in that part
Mrs n. c. Christensen vacates the
Wade hotel on the 30th.