The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-08-16
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;. SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIGHBoRHooD.

The great reunion of the Elks over
Swallowed all other local events. and
few were chronicled. Montana won the
first prize for the best display, and
Park City first prize for the most
unique display. All the burros in the
camp were in the procession.
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A fire at Silver City, Utah. Friday,
Aug. 8, destroyed eight buildings in
the heart of the town, involving loss
OF about $4,000. The insurance is less
than half. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion of a gaso-
line stove. The town is without fire
protection. and but for a fortunate
change in the wind would probably
have been totally destroyed.
Dun's Review for the week says of
business conditions in Salt Lake: Job
bing trade is fairly good for the season
and the situation is generally satisfac-
tory, though shortage in the water
supply in some localities is an unfa-
Vorable feature. Buyers are conserva-
tive and orders rule small, but fire.
quent and July business compares
very vel with last year. A Satisfac-
tory trade is had in groceries, drugs,
hardware and all staples, and dealers
in dry goods, clothing, shoes and no
tions are busy with fall orders. Retail
trade improves and the large influx for
the Elks' reunion next week should
lines, when the accommodation of the
city will be taxed to the utmost Col
lections light, with money plenty and
easy"
A sudden and severe attack of indi-
gestion, superinduced doubtless by a
change of climate proved to be too
much for Koko, the baby gorilla, and
the little animal expired at 4:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Koko was the prop
erty of J. X. Wilson, who has been ex-
hibiting him in this city.
There is large number of one-dolIar
bills floating around in this city,
brought hither by the eastern tourists.
as much more convenient than silver
coin. SO the hotels and restaurants
are fairly flooded with one-dollar bills,
10 the establishment of the proprietors
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Senator w. A. Clark is now in Cali
fornia. In an interview Saturday in
the Chronicle, he said:
Work is favorably progressing on
the Salt Lake & San Pedro railroad.
and, from present Indications the rail-
way will be in operation in two years.
Il am not associated with any one in
the new road. There have been reports
that Gould was with me in the enter
prise. but the statements are not true
] have not definitely decided whether L
viii extend the road to San Francisco
or not. II
Eastern papers are very anxious to
know il / have bought the Independent,
a daily newspaper at Helena. Mont
have not bought the paper, but l have
an option on it. l own the Miner OF
Butte, the Tribune of Great Falls and
the Herald of Salt Lake. ] cannot say
that these papers pay, but like to
own the papers and / like to associate
with newspaper men, as l am some
what of a Bohemian myself"
.
John E. Kearns, brother of Senator
Kearns. arrived in Salt Lake from the 1
Big Horn Basin. Wyo., where he is
now located in the lumber, contract
ing and coal mining business. Mr.. !
Kearns left Salt Lake a year ago last
February and went to Cuba, where he /
spent four months prospecting He
went from there to Mexico and spent |
two months in that country From
there he went to the Big Horn Basin,
where he is permanently located in the |
town Of Cody, that has already popu-
lation of between 400 and 500 people. I
He has great faith in the Big Horn
Basin; there is an abundance of water, !
he says. but it has not yet been utilized |
for irrigating purposes. When this is
done the country will develop very
rapidly. G. w Beck, the Democratic |
nominee for governor of Wyoming.
lives in Cody. He is Kentuckian and
claims to be the nearest living male |
relative Of George Washington. Mr.. |
kearns viii be in the city for a week |
or ten days.