The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-09
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: SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.

CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.
In 1874 Salt Lake was nearly six feet
higher than it is at present The watS<
washed the banks within few feet of
the "Y'' where the trains run. The
water has now gone fully three-fourths
of mile further out.
Following the precedent set during
the Pioneer jubilee in 1877, the city
council appropriated $4,000 to pay for.
the street lighting decorations during
the Elks' convention. The money wiz
be well spent in this service, and as an
investment its value is unquestioned
The latest is that the New York dele
cation of Elks will bring with them to
Salt Lake the Seventy first band, I'M
der Franchiulli. the Italian who was
for several years in command of the
United States Marine band at Wash
ington after the resignation of Sousa.
il is also reported hat the fine band
of the Fourteenth Ohio infantry will
be brought out by the Columbus dele.
cation.
Among the bands which promise to
participate in the Elks band contest
are the Tweny- second infanry band
of Fort Omaha, the Second Kansas, tl/
Midland of Colorado Springs, the Ouray
band, an artillery band from the Pre-
sidio, the City Band of Milwaukee and
others.
William M. Roylance. chairman of
The Democratic state committee, has
appointed William Z. Rydalch secre-
nary. The office will be maintained in
Provo, at least till after the state cong
vention, which will be held here on
Sept. 10.
There was d little knot of Rio Grande
Western officials and employees, not ex-
Guiding "Nikado Hashimoto," the jap
labor agent, at the Oregon Short line
depot recently, who had gathered to
shake hands with Mr.. A. e. Welby and
wish him Godspeed on his way to Peru.
where he goes to manage the railroad
that is to be built by A. w. McCune
and James B. Haggin from the sea
coast through to the copper mines ana
on to the deep waters of the Amazon
river.
The Butte Inter Mountain says:
salt Lake drummers. who are Elks-
and they mostly are-are bringing the
attention of the travelling world to the
meeting Of the grand lodge by writing
salt Lake August the Tenth after
their names on the registers"
.
Charles p. Madsen & Co, who for
the past three months have entertained
thousands nightly with their fine stere-
opticon views at the corner of Main
and Second South, have transfeESed
their pictures to 81 and 50 West Second
South. The stereopticon apparatus is
Sr, ~ hah he
which makes the pictures much larger.
The rivalry of the different business
streets to win the Saturday night
crowds is getting interesting.
General Manager Jacob f. Bamber-
ger of the DAILY West made the an
nouncement that the magnitude of the
company's operations had made it inn
perative that Superintendent John a.
Kirby should be given an assistant,
and he was glad to say that the COM;
pany had been fortunate enough to Sc
cure for that important position the
services of Newton Dunyon. Few men
in the state have better reputation
or are more widely known among min
ers and mining men than is Mr. Dun
Non and his host of friends will con-
graduate not only him. but the COM
pany as well, when they learn of his
prefelment
Good news has been received from
DR. McElroy, who has been dangerous
ly i'll in Portland for some time past.
Sister Ludwina, the superior of the
Holy Cross hospital, returned recently
from the northwest. says that he has
rallied, and that hopes are entertained
for his recovery.
A dispatch to a local paper from
Paris says: United States Senatoa
Thomas Kearns ~ Utah has secured
Brittany and Ireland for objects of
ancient Celtic art with which TO adorn
his new mansion at Salt Lake City.
Eearns, it is said, declares that he will
spend s., 000, 900 in procuring the most
antique furniture. Irish bog oak is his
particular fancy. He has bought $780,
600 worth of mahogany tables. chairs
and sideboards in the vicinity Of Tara,
the home of his ancestors.
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John e Dooley has resigned from
his position as cashier of Wells argo's
bank and Tuesday announced his sue
cessor +. S. Lipman, assistant cashier
of the San Francisco bank. Mr.. Dooley
has been awaiting the arrival of his
successor before making a public an
nouncement of his resignation. Mr.
Lipman came in from San Francisco
several days sooner than Mr. Dooley
expected. Mr.. Dooley said that his
resignation as chairman of the board
of public works was rendered Mayor
Thompson at the beginning of the
mayors present administration. as
were those of the other members OF
The board. No action has been tar
by Mr.. Thompson. Mr.. Dooley declares
it 10 be his ambition to remain on the
board until the paving of the streets to
the depots is completed.
Salt Lake will entertain the crown
prince of Siam late in October. This
royal parsonage has decided to make a
tour of the United States and accord
ing TO official information received at
the state department at Washington ~
will reach New York about Oct. l. on
Oct is the prince and his party will
start on the main tour of the United
States in special train, going to Buff
falo, Niagara Falls, Pittsburg, Indian
apolis. st. Louis, Chicago, ST. Paul
Yellowstone park, Butte, Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs. Colorado
Springs Pixies Peak, Cripple Greek
gold mines, Santa Fe, the Indian pueb-
los of Mexico, the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado. Los Angeles. Pasadena. san
Dlego. Coronado Beach, Santa Bar