The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-09-13
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CITY AND NETGHBoRHooD.

CITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
Senator Kearns has requested Presi-
dent Kingsbury of the state university,
State Superintendent of instruction
Nelson and Superintendent of City
Schools d. H. Christensen to act as a
board of examiners in the matter of
the candidacy of worthy young men Of
this state for cadetship in the United
States naval academy at Annapolis.
The board held a meeting Thursday
evening.
The striking telephone linemen re-
port having sent away seven union
men who had come to town and were
looking for work General Manager
Murray was asked Monday if he would
consider arbitration by three business
men, but replied that he could not
state until the proposition was made.
City Editor Edward Clark of the
Butte Miner was serenaded Monday
night over the telephone wire from this
city. He said he could hear the horn
in Salt Lake 435 miles distant, as plain
ly as though the instrument wos out
on the street opposite the Miner Of
fee. Eddie" is very well satisfied
with his job.
Colonel Park expressed himself as
delighted with the experiences of Camp
Funston, as it convinced him that
with only a little more experience,
the members of the national guard
could easily be made into soldiers as
good as regulars. 1t is the colonePs
intention to recruit another company
of the First infantry in this city,
where there is now but one company
command; also company in Ogden,
with possibly yet another company at
one of the southern centers. So the
regiment will be brought up to high
standard in both numbers and prof.
cheney. Colonel Park is very proul of
his command.
The people of Richfield have invited
Secretary Beatty of the state board of
health and State Engineer Doremus to
attend a local mass meeting Sept 80
next, and address the citizens on the
advantages Of a new local water sup
ply. An attempt viii be made to bond
the town the next day for the inaug-
uration Of a water system.
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The famous Davis triplets, the beau
tiful girl babies of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Davis, formerly of this city, who at
western states, are dead Word has
reached friends of the parents in this
city that the babies died in Anaheim,
Cal. last month. The children, all
three of whom were girls, were con-
sidered among the most beautiful ba-
bies in the west, and the news of their
death, which occurred within the space
of two days from the dread disease,
whooping cough, will be received with
sorrow by the many friends of the
parents, who were popular young peo-
pie in this city.
Senator Kearns and family returned
from their European trip. The senator
has been absent about three months,
during which time he visited England,
Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France,
Switzerland. Austria, Germany and
Belgium. He is glad to be home and
hopes to remain here until such time
as his senatorial duties call him to
Washington.
Charles Crizier. chief of the Homo
lulu fire department and brother-in-
law of J. G. Anderson of S9S Brigham
street, is visiting in the city. He came
TO this country a few days ago to pur-
chase an aerial extension ladder for
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cisco the chief there exhibited that
department for the edifcation of the
visitor, and Chief Devine did the same.
Mr. Crozier said yesterday that the
insurance rates on the island range
from $50 to $50 per $1,000, as compared
with s. in this city. That is due to the
inf1ammable material of which all
buildings there are constructed, and
the constant use of fireworks by the
natives and Chinese in frequent cele-
brations Just before he left Honolulu
he was called upon to fight a fire
which burned over several acres of
ground, destroying hundreds of build
ings.
When Mrs. Estelle E. McChrystaI Of
Eureka registered at the Cullen motel
last May, it was not known In the
hotel. or elsewhere for that matter.
that she was a prospective bride. Only
one other person was posted-the
groom. Fred T. McGurrin, the well
known attorney of this city. The couHle
then hied quietly to Colorado Springs
where Rev. Godfrey Raber made the
twain one. AS the groom gave his |
as Michigan, and the bride |
her residence at New Orleans, notice |
of the marriage failed to reach this |
city "in due time Mrs. McGurrin |
shortly left for Europe where she |
spent the summer. while the groom re- |
turned to Salt Lake to his profession. |
He is now in Arizona. Mrs. McGur- |
rim will rejoin her worse half in Salt |
Lake a little later.