The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-06-11

The master plumbers nave DECIDED
to close at noon Saturdays in the sum-
mer months. The men Will be paid for
five hours work, although they will
work but four hours.
The Woodmen Of the World remem-
bered their dead last Sunday. 1t was
their Memorial day, and il was fitting
ly observed. IN the morning there was
The ritualistic street parade, and fol-
lowing it monuments in the City and
Mt. OliNet cemeteries were unveiled.
The ceremonies at the graveside of de-
parted lodgemen were impressive, and
We're attended by many friends and
relatives of the deceased.
Salt Lake City has been selected as
the place for the next convention Of
The Western Federation Of Miners. The
day chosen for the convention 10 begin
is the fourth Monday in May. 1905. The
decision was made at the closing seS-
sion of the convention at Denver.
This means a gathering of delegates
from nearly every state in the Union.
The choosing Of Salt Lake City was
unanimous.
New potatoes were higher than or
anges during the week. Fine oranges
We're selling at approximately 212 cents
q pound Utah potatoes brought ~
cents a pound. The first lot of home
grown potatoes was placed on sale by
the local grocers during the week They
are rather small. but OF good quality
The price. however. will make them
luxury instead Of a necessity. Pota-
toes have not been so high in long
time as they are right NOW. The Cali
fornia variety has been selling of late
al the rate of four pounds for % cents,
although a few dealers are asking only
3 cents a pound for them That is the
price at which apples are sold.
Public lectures and recitals under the
auspices of the state normal summer
institute at the University of Utah
commenced June and will continue TO
June Is. The programme includes
many well known educators and per
sons noted for certain lines of work.
Mr.. George f. Vincent of Northwestern
university, Evanston, H., well known
as a lecturer will give a series Of lee
lures. Other we'll known educators who
will take part in the programme ar
ranged for are Miss Jessie Lee NeWlm
and Professor Alice p. Norton OF the
University of Chicago. The daily pro-
gramme of the state summer institute
will open at $50 o'clock in the morn
ing Of each day. Opering exercises will |
be held until O'Clock. They will con- |
sist of music and addresses by local |
educators
Montana girls who have been voted |
the most popular in their various coun- |
ties arrived in Salt Lake City Friday |
on a SPECIAL car over the oregon snort /
Line. The young women are on their /
way to the Worlds fair. The eXcur-
sion is sent by the Butte Intermoun- !
tain and is the result of a voting con- /
test that was held in Montana from /
Oct. 10 to a few days ago. The party |
consisted of thirty-one young women, |
with Mrs J. NJ White of Butte, Mont, |
as chaperon. The only other members /
of the party are Mr. and Mrs. I. Z. |
Butler. j. NJ. White and G. w. Fitz- |
gerald From the Short Line the party |
were taken by a special car over the
Denver & Rio Grande road.
Two more protests have been filed !
with the city recorder against the pro-
posed Improvement of Brigham street.
They were from Mrs. r. McMaster. !
who owns fifty-five feet frontage along
the thOroughfare, and Charles Crane. /
who has ninety seven and half feet.
mains . totah of 1880 feet. Prior 10
Monday four protests had been filed,
representing 3097s front feet. The six
represent a total of 1925 feet.
The advertisement Of intention calls
for the Improvement of 11,150 feet
little over two miles. To defeat the
pavement 1882 feet. or twO-thirds of
the frontage. must be filed with the city
recorder
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