The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-08
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CITY AND NlEIGEBoRHooD.
p. H. Lannan. a. H. Baker, vice
president, aud L. J. Reilly. general su
perintendent. Of the. Postal Telegraph
company, sent the first message Owe
the new wire to Chic ago TO Clarence ID
Macbay last Friday. The message was
one of congra tulation.
Ten thousand PERSONS attended The
opening of the Utah State fair a Agrl-
cultural park Tuesday, one of the lars-
est crovds-in the history Of the annual
cxposiLions OF all the exhibits on the
ground the most conspicuous was
"Utah's best crop" Children were
everywhere. You trampled upon them
st the gate, they blocbaded your prog
ress as you Vas17ly endeavored to make
your way through the main exposition
building. on the Midway you stumbled
over them again. and just when you
had planted yourself in q quiet corner
to secure a moments rest some leather
lunged youngster, with a megaphone
or blariug tin horn, would rouse you
from your rcveries with a de2fening
blare. The fair Itself beSsars descrip-
ton. There Was the usual array OF
choice fruits and vegetables, agricul-
Iural and dairy products, horses. cattle
swine and sheep. n addition there
were booths containing almost every
kind of factory products, from pianos
10 knitting needles, UtaJls industries
were all represented and there were
thousand and one freak exhibits. To
describe them all or half Of them would
take a week. Visit the fair and see for
yourself
What becomes of all the colored ba-
bes? In the monthly report of The
Salt Lake City board of health there
was only one colored birth reported for
the month of September. On having
his attention called to this, Chief Clerk
Brothers added the information that
that vas the only birth of a colored
child that had been reported since he
had been in charge of the Office, and
upon looking up the register il was
found that it was the only one for the
year. AS it can hardly be possible that
there was only one cOlored child born
TO all the colored people of Salt Lake
IN one year, it becomes a matter of in
terest to find out what becomes of them
and where they are registered.
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Archbishop Montgomery of san Fran
cisco was in the city Tuesday. He Wis
tied Bishop Scanlan and was enter
tanned at the Alta club by W. p.
O'Meara.
Samuel Levy, pioneer citizen of
salt Lake, and one of the most widely
known men in the cigar trade in the
intermountain country, died at his
home in this city Monday ngkt of dia
betes, after an illness of nearly two
I +o "a / oil n
1872 and engaged in the manufacture
of cigars. At one time as high as 100
men were employed by him in making |
cigars. From 1850 to 1890 he accu1nu- |
lated fortune of between $500 900 and /
10000 from the business. This was |
lost through unfortunate mining in |
Nestments. He retained control of his |
cigar business and though it was on |
a smaller scale it enabled him to be |
come independent before his death. |
Mr.. Levy was known as an active, |
energetic citizen. one who worked for |
the interest and advancement of the |
city in which he lived His death will |
be a distinct loss not alone to lis |
family. but TO his friends, who are |
numbered by thousands.
Regarding the disposition of miners
hospital fees and the hospital to
which sick or injured shall be sent /
when occasion demands, Senator
Kearns said last evening that as far
as TIE Silver King was concerned II
was optional with. the men. They them
selves designate over their signature 10
which of the four institutions the fee
shall be paid and if they require the
services Of a Hospital they will be
taken 10 the institution of their pre-
ference.
At meeting held at the home of
Mrs. W. 4. Nelden Monday night it
was decided by former members to dis
continue the Philharmonic Guarantee !
society on account Of lack of interest
shown by TIE public. Last winter the
society brought such artists as Lillian
Blauvelt and Harold Baur, and went
behind in its expenses.
Owing 10 the fact that there has been
no dispute regarding the payment Of |
the poll tax this year. the collections
for the month Of September were ten
times as large as those for the same
month last year. Street Supervisor
Seldom reports the amount for tie
month jusr finished at $2025 as against
1892 Tor last September. The total col
lections up 10 date amount to S9.S51.
and there are still many notices Ia he
served After that comes the SUNG.
and it is ANTICIPATED that the total
for The year viii he over s14. 900.
Last year between $4,000 and $l1oVO
was collected.
Mass is celebrated every second Sun
day In rbe month at a. m in Harker's
nall Murray
Daniel Hickey was awarded $500
damages froRa the Rio Grande Western
Railway company. The case. which
has been pending for long time. was
settled by the jury Tuesday in Judge
Lewis court. Hickey was suing the
railroad for $4,000 for personal injuries
received by him while unloading freight
from box car into a wagon i'm the
defendants yards. A switch engine in
he yards scared the horses attached to
he wagon and caused them 10 back it {
cainst the box car. Hickey was
rushed between the wagon and the
ar and received permanent injuries. I
Conference time, with the crowds of
strangers that flock TO Salt Lake. al
ways brings a harvest 10 the county I
Jerks office. IN al parts of Utah. and {
he other stakes of the church. there
are fond couples who make UP their
minds TO be married at conference. so ;
hat they can come TO Zion itself TO I
axe up the bonds. Many of them come
or the special privilege of being mar
led in the temple. q
j. p. Langford of Park City. who may
De regarded as one of the most able
and influential representatives of or a
9snized labor in Utah. with his family. |
anne to the city Monday night and will
emain TO participate in the state min h
RS convention. Mr.. Langford is sec
etary and treasurer of state union No
Of the Western Federation of Miners II