The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-23
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIeHBoRHooD.

cyrus T. Dallm. one of America
noted sculptOrs, and whom Titan PROUD
~ claims as a native son, who has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
Thomas Dallin Of Springville, came up
to Salt Lake this week to greet old
lime friends This is Mr.. Dallin's first
visit to his native state in five years,
and he comes. as he expresses II, TO get
a glimpse of his beloved mountains
and have little visit with parents and
friends before taking up the new year
work i'm Boston. Mrs. Dallin and the
baby did not accompany him, but re-
manned at the Boston home.
AT present Mr.. Dallin holds the chair
of sculpture in the Massachusetts
Normal Art school. He has made his
home im Boston for a number of years.
All Utahns are familiar with the
work of Mr. Dalln. The figure of the
Angel Moroni on the highest pinnacle
of the temple the figures on the pioneer
monument at the head of Main street,
including the statute of Brigham
Young. and the Signal of Peace in
the city and county building, attract
;hn attention of all visitors to the city.
HIS most noted production, The Medi-
cine Man" executed in 1900, is now in
Philadelphia. and the original of the
Signal of Peace" in Chicago. a statue
of Sir Isaac Newton, done by Mr.. Dali
lin. adorns a niche in the congressional
library at Washington, while a beau
tiful soldiers Monument is found in
the soldiers burial plot at Woburn,
Mass. The statue Of a cavalryman,
ordered by Governor Pennypacker of
Pennsylvania, is soon to be unveiled at
Hanover, Pa.
The special catalogue and premium
list for the bench show to be given at
the state fair was received by the man
agement Monday. 1t contains sur
prisingly long list. which shows the
different breeds of dogs that may enter
into the competition. There are
eighty-three varieties in all. including
fourteen kinds of spaniels, thirteen of
terriers and twelve of hounds. In addi-
ton dozens of Great Danes, bulldogs,
Irish and Gordon settlers and other
specimens of the genus canine will be
on view.
Numerous special prizes have already
been offered and the list is growing
daily. Among the specials are a low
ing cup by Boyd Park, a shotgun by
the Western Arms and Sporting Goods
company, a silver goblet by NJ. & N.
Lichtenstein, a silver tobacco jar by
J. +. Boes, a silver cup by McConahay,
dog collar by Grove Bros, and a
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tional Tea Importing company.
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Senator George Sutherland has an
nounced his appointments for cadets
and alternates to West Point and the
naval academy at Annapolis. The boys
recently took examinations here, but
Will be obliged to pass other examina-
ton at Fort Logan, Colo, to be held in
May next, and the final examinations at
the respective academies in June.
Charles Hines, the 16-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hines was the |
successful West Point competitor He
is a student at the High school was
president of his class last year and is
one of the most popular boys in the |
school.
Corvin Lee, who received the appoint |
ment TO Annapolis, is the son of Mr. |
and Mrs. w. a. Lee. He also is a stu
dent at the High school, has just en- |
tered upon his senior year and is |
second lieutenant of the High school |
cadets. The boy is II years old and |
passed a brilliant mental examination, |
averaging 80 per cent in the studies |
given.
Colonel Lockwood's son, Ben, received |
the appointment of alternate to West |
Point. He is is years old and is a |
High school sdIdent. Maxwell Adams. !
stepson Of Postmaster Arthur L. Thorn |
as, was named as alternate to Annapo- |
lis. He was a student at Georgetown |
last year and expects to leave in a lit |
tie while to continue his studies in the |
cast.