The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-08-13

without an endless amount of worl
and the expenditure of much time.
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To ordinary people the hot days o
August and July are simply the dol
days, partly because of the dog-star il
in the ascendant, partly because SOM
say 1t is almost too hot for a dog Il
stand But TO the undertakers Angus
is known as the baby month, so
called because the greater number o.
corpses buried are those of infants. II
tie hot days, the cholera infantum
| dreaded by mothers, holds its stronges
| sway and carries off many little vic
! Tins. During the month of August
! last year there was a total of - deaths
and of this number % were under the
| age of years. For the first nine days
| of August this year there have been
q deaths reported and of these 10 were
below the 2-year limit.
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Mrs. Jane r. Hooking, a pioneer OF
1852. died at the advanced age of 81.
Until recently she has been III tie best
of health, but some three weeks ago
her nervous system received severe
shock from fall into the cellar. I'M
mediately afterwards her health be-
gan to wane and each day left her
worse than it found her before, both
as regards health Of body and strength
of mind.
At the age of 81 years John Rhoades
died at the county infrmary Monday
afternoon. Known throughout Salt
Lake and its suburbs for the kind
nersses he had shown to others, he
closed his long life public charge
Years ago lie had money and property
of his own. He could not refuse
friend in distress. And so, when he
grew feeble he had to seek charity.
Death found him blind and destitute
The lack of facilities possessed by the
county for maintaining the aged and
INDECENT were emphasized by the fact
that. before his body was cold. new
inmate was admitted to take the place
made vacant by death.
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The indications for fall trade con-
tinue good. Harvesting is well under
way on TIE dry farms and wheat is
Showing up well The harvest prom
Uses to be a good one both as to acre /
age and yield per acre The good re-
ports coming from the ranches and the
heavy crop of fruit add to this factor. !
But the most potent factor contln- |
les 10 be the heavy output of the |
mines. The assurance of new rail |
'oads and the energetic work on the |
SAN Pedro are also playing important |
parts in adding buoyancy to the local |
rade. Tie work of the Real Estate |
association and the movement in favor /
If the packing house are having an |
influence.
Senator W. A. Clark sends informa-
ion from Butte to the effect that while
II Salt Lake he formed a realty COM
lany, with Hon. r. c. Kearns of St
1ouiS. Senator Thomas Kearns and |
David Keith of Salt Lake as associate
'artners. The company proposes to
axe over Immediately a large strip of
lain street property south of the Pro-
ress building and erect thereon a
1odern four-story building. This is its
lain object at present, but it is as
erted that they intend TO invest Eeav-
Y in Salt Lake real estate. The ground
cor and the second floor of the new
uilding Will be the home of the Herald
nd the remaining two floors will be
sed for office purposes. About $780,
20 will be invested i'll the building.
Fifty years ago Monday at Zanes-
lille, o., Miss Bessie Van Buren,.
ellie of southern Ohio, became the
ow living, among the old and promi-
ent residents of this city, and friends
the hundreds in all parts of the
1untry are showering upon them con-
and good wishes. The
1lden wedding was celebrated at Lo-
an on Sunday, Logan being the home
Major and Mrs. Wilkes daughter,
RS. H. D. Styer. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
likes of this city, Captain Styer of
ogan and the four grandchildren of
ajor and Mrs. Wilkes helped to cele-
OFT hn 10 n Of 41r-n Of
lie sons Of Major and Mrs. Wilkes.
dmund Wilkes, Jr., and Gilbert
likes, witk their children, were I'M
lie to attend the anniversary, much {
the regret of the family. ;
Michael Killeen. whose childhood
US were spent with his parents in
Iffalo. N. Y, twenty years ago. took !
e notion to see the world. finally
fitting to this western country. No !
ord was heard from the wandering
n and brother all these long years. {
few months ago James Killeen,
other, bookkeeper for George G.
lyle. the State street plumber. adj c
rtised in the Intermountain Catholic, i
the hope of discovering the lost c
e. In some way the paper fell into t
2 hands of persons who located
chael at Mackay. Ida, in the hos +
al there. suffering with Bright's' dis
Sc in an advanced stage. James
lleen, upon receiving the informa-
n, left Immediately for Idaho and !
ought the afflicted brother to Salt
Ike, reaching here. Tuesday night.
chael was placed in Holy Cross
spital, but no hope OF recovery is en- \
tanned r
,. S.-Michael Killeen died Thurs f
y afternoon.