The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-22
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEleHRoRHoop.

CITY AND NEIeHBoRHooD.
The city council Monday passed sew
eral important public Improvement
ordinances, which means that it is in
tended to do a large amount of grad
ing, paving and constructing of side
walks in the near future.
Secretary of State c. S. Tingey re-
ceived diploma from the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition held at st. Louis,
awarding to Utah the grand prize for
irrigated lands.
The prices on tomatoes are steadily
advancing. The blight that commenced
its raVages on the Utah crop has practi-
cally ruined it. The canning factories
will not open this year and the dealers
have made contracts for their canned
goods with California merchants.
After agreeing to a report favoring
granting y gas franchise to George A.
Snow and William Darst, four city
councilmen suddenly changed their
minds ana refused to sign the report.
These four are Z. 5. Fernstrom, w. j.
Tuddenham +. II. Davis and j. H.
Preece. All belong to the solid
A9ONNlls NDilllOSCI Ol TIE hOIIlOll llleiil-
bers, who have stood together for all
demands of the Utah Light & Railway
company and allied interests.
William Redmond, the Irish Nation
alist member of the British parliament,
is 10 speak in Salt Lake on his way
east from Australia. Word to this eff
feet reached Salt Lake but it is not
known just when he will reach here
Mr. Redmond has been i'm Australia for
some time, but mas left for the British
Isles. He viii speak in all the princi-
pal cities on his way across the con-
tinent.
Mrs. Susa Young Gates. prominent
throughout Utah. few days ago re-
celved a most complimentary letter
from the editor of one of the largest
eastern magazines, in which was en-
closed check for a story which will
appear in the pages of that magazine.
The story is said to be based on a most
interesting incident in the life of her !
daughter, the singer, Miss Emma Lucy |
Gates.
Petitions from the veterans of the |
Civil and Spanish-American wars and
appeals from the local Grand Army /
posts viii probably be forwarded to ,
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
Interior Hitchcock within the present !
week urging the establishment of q
branch registration office in Salt Lake |
City. Such step would not only be /
great convenience for old soldiers |
Dul at the same time would act as a /
time and money saver for Salt Lakers |
and residents of the northern part of !
The state who intend trying their for
tune III the Uintah land lottery.
The Retail Merchants association Of
Utah is now an accomplished fact. and
TINS organization viii soon be affiliated
with the National Retail Grocers' asso-
clatlon. The state organization is the
outgrowth Of the Salt Lake association /
Wnlch started with a small member |
snip over two years ago Actual ex-
pelence has shown cooperation to he
so profitable and satisfactory in every !
way that grocers and butchers in vari- |
Gus parts of the state have resolved TO
avail themselves of its benefits
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In a recent analysis of ParIev's creek
and City creek water. State Chemist /
harms found the taste normal. the
clearness bright, and sediment slight
reaction neutral. and no nitrates
suiphuretted hydrogen. alkaline sui
phides Of metallic impurities.
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Jesse NJ. Smith, ex-president of tho
Utah Wool Growers association. re-
ports about 100000 sheep in this state
at present and says as far as has been
ascertained, all are doing well. The
scab is reduced to its lowest terms. and F!
prices of wool and mutton are gratifv-
nlg TO growers. The industry is in good
condition.
he j. Pierpont Morgan scholarship
IN the Columbia School of Mines. New
York, has been awarded by the faculty
70 Douglas Webster Jessup of this civ
MI. Jessup is a member Of the present
sophomore class. and during his fresh
man year held one of the two faculty
scholarships in his class He is work /
mg this summer for Senator Bamber-
ger IN railroad and mine surveying.
Hon. w II. Griffith of Denver. a VET
eran newspaper man and former men,
Der of the legislature. is in the CITY
MI Griffith is glad to state that the
Centennial state has not only fully re-
covered from the Tate unpleasantness' .
ont is now enjoying a season of un-
precedented prosperity Cripple Creek
is producing now more ore than ever
before, and all the other camps are
looking up.