The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-05-28
TnterlncAntaln News.
BUTTE MONT.
Substantial Gift to St. Patrick
School Library.

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School Library.
The Sisters of st. Patricks school
have been presented with a fine collec-
| ton of reference books. The gift is
| from Mrs. George lockwood and was
| presented as a memorial library in
honor of her father, the late John
Caplice 1t is the intention of Mrs.
lockwood to add many volumes a lit
tie later and make the gift substanT
tial one.
The school will close about June D.
The graduating class consists of four
teen members-eleven girls and three
boys. 1t has been planned by the SIS
tiers to give an especially good enter
tainment this year. An operetta will
be put on by the pupils of the school
and about 300 will take part.
This operetta was written by Rev.
Father Marsile, president of st. Via
tours college. Bourbonnaise, Ill. Fa-
Their Marsile was a guest of Father Cal
lahan in this city during the winter
and made many friends. The subject
treated in the play has to do with the
conversion of Ireland by St Patrick.
This is the first time it has been pre-
scented outside the college, and the Sis
tiers anticipate a great success.
The Sewing society of st. Patrick's
church gave a pleasant card party and
dance recently at the Miners union
hall, which was attended by over 300
people. While the card games were in
progress eighty tables were in use.
The society is engaged in the merit
orious project of decreasing the debt
fund of the church, and its efforts
were attended with success, $50 tickets
having been sold. After the card party
came to an end those who cared TO.
danced to the music of the piano and
violin until after midnight.
The prize winners and prizes were
as follows: Ladies first, Miss Purcell,
silver paper knife; second, Miss Mamie
Hipp, Haviland china berry dish: third,
Miss Mary c. Macdonald, bric-a-brac3
fourth, Mrs. Agnes Meade, cake plate.
Gentlemen's first, Mr. King, shaving
mirror; second. Morris Macdonald, box
Of cigars; Mrs. Mccain, stein; Mrs.
John Early, ink well. The last two
named took the places OF gentlemen.
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The concert and lecture at Sacred
Heart church Monday night was
brilliant success. Rev. Father Sullivan
of Helena delivered an able, interesting
and instructive lecture on Rome. He /
told in graphic manner that Rome
had once been the imperial city" of
the world, but today Rome is known
the Holy CITY"
Father Sullivan dwelt OH the beauties
of Roman architecture as seen in st. |
Peters cathedral and described the
rare statuary and paintings which have
been gathered from all corners of the
earth. He did not forget to tell of the
great educational institutions within
the jurisdiction of the Catholic church
in that city. and the results of such in
the spiritual teachings of the world. A
delightful concert programme was rem
dered and the immense audience appre-
ciated the sacred songs and music.
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President Dan Mcdonald of the A. L.
I. received telegram from J. T. Car
roll manager of the Largey company,
stating that on account of low prices
for lumber, high freight rates and the
excessive cost of production the en-
ire plant in Occur d'Alene City would
be closed down, for the season. Both
the local and the foreign business, he
added. would be stopped. The en-
ployes have been paid off and will not
be asked to report for duty for some
time. n
A 2-year-old mountain lion was re-
ceived last week-over the Oregon Short
Line for the zoo at the Columbia gar
dens. The animal was met at the de-
pot by special car and taken to his ,
new home, where a reception was held [
n his honor by the other animals. The
ion was purchased from the r. Stem
eel Fur company. of Salt Lake. for $3.50
It was captured some time ago in the \
of Idaho. and is now. ac-
ording to the shippers. compare lively
anne. The owners sold it to Mr.. Whar- D
ION IN preference to circus. in the \
'elief that it would secure better treat {
nent
The funeral of P. A Nadeau was
leld from the residence of his mother.
Mrs. Charlotte Nadeau, at 21S South \
" Nonlng street A large crowd paid
heir last respects to the popular Butte =
nan.
The Eagles. of which order the de-
eased had been member. attended h
he funeral in body. The services
we're held at the Sacred Heart church y
ma the interment was at the Catholic
emetery
Mr.. Nadeau was resilient of this :
lty for twenty years. He leaves his
lother and three sisters, Mrs. ]. Stree \
,ei OF Butte. Mrs. j. ]. Miller of Sc
al.
A tidy little sum of money was re- :
lied from the sale of tickets for the z
purchase ball. given at CO. y
lmola gardens. Up to the present b
me Silver Bow county alone has I
alsed over $4,000 as contribution for !,
ne maintenance of the Montanaf state n
uildmg at st. Louis. The COMMITTEES \
/ charge OF the ball, composed of Mrs n
Y. W. Chiefly. Mrs ]. NJ. White and
ISIS Mary O'Neill. prepared financial :
port of the affair. e
United States Senator W. "a. Clark x