The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-08
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIeHBoRHooD.

The laying of stone on the new st
Marys cathedral viii be resumed WITH
I in the next ten days.
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An epidemic of cholera infantum and
a kindred disease that attacks older
persons rages in San Lake City. The
disease is not as fa-a THIS season as
Ct was last year am the year before,
but the doctors state hat it is q very
stubborn complaint 70 handle.
The sisters of the Holy Cross have
received a beautiful present for their
hew chapel. 1t is a gold-plated sanct-
nary lamp of beautiful workmanship,
and one of the finest ever seen in the
city. 1t is the gift of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore d. Boal. Mr.. Boal is the
Denver architect who was injured
lew weeks ago and taken to the hos
pital, where he received such excel
lent care and attention that he thought
this was a way in which to show his
appreciation Of it. The good women of
the sisterhood were much pleased with
the present and thank the donors
Bhrough the press.
For the first time in four years the
pest house in ParIey's canyon is with
but patient in it. The health officials
think it begins TO look now as if the
disease would be completely stamped
But of the city within short time.
Dr. c. c. Allison of Omaha, one OF
lhe greatest surgeons west of Chicago,
and professor of surgery in the Creigh- |
ton Medical college of Omaha, and in |
charge of the surgical department of |
the Creighton st. Joseph's hospital and |
with large private practice, is Wis |
ltor here.
Parley's canyon reservoir is to be |
built on the installment plan. By |
vote of 10 to the city council passed |
Councilman F. S. FernstrOm's resolu-
lion over the mayors second veto. 1t
calls for an expenditure of $4,000 this
year on preliminary work.
The free public library has been in
creased during the past month by 1S2
volumes and now has upon its shelves
q, 624 books, according to a report made |
yesterday by the librarian. The total
membership Of the library is now 10,55S.
The Oregon Short Line is not con-
templating the removal of its car shops
from this city to Ogden. A high official
Of the company made positive state
nent to that effect in denial of rumor
which became current in railroad cir
cles and was rapidly spreading about
The city. causing considerable alarm
among property owners.
c. X. Smith. chief clerk to General
Manager Bancroft of the Short Line. I
made a trip over the Union Pacific from
Ogden to RaWlins. Wyo. He says the
work on that line. which !
has been going on for the past two
Years, is nearly completed, and thaz
he road is now in excellent condition. =
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Frederick S. Fish, president Of the
New York, Portland, San Francisco I
md Salt Lake Studebaker Wagon COM
1any, arrived here from the coast. He
'ays business conditions throughout
he west are better than he has ever
;een them before.
An immediate new stock of house fur d
iishings is expected by the Freed Fur
llture and Carpet company to arrive
n this city within the next ten days. n
among the new furniture will be I
BEDROOM set after the style of Charles q
WI, which is made entirely of crotch
mahogany and is valued at $1,000.
Five passenger coaches carrying 300 a
ersons pulled out of the Rio Grande b
lation in special train Friday after h
oon Of last week. It was the Keith a
'Brien excursion.
The big store closed at 1 o'clock Ia
i've the employees an opportunity to Al
ttend. Practically all availed them f.
lives Of the chance. as did nearly all
le stockholders, with their families,
no had special car. :;
The Keith-O'Brien company gave the m
nployes full pay during the ha1f-hol- -
ay. sold the tickets to the employees
20 per cent less than the actual cost !
nd took pains to see that those who vi vi
ere drawing small salaries. such as IN
essenger boys, We're not deprived for ST
lancial reasons Of a chance to go.