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Show SAW 87TH BIRTHDAY. Mary jr. Slack Called After Attaining A Ripe Old Age. Mrs. Mary J. Slack, who celebrated her eighty-seventh birthday laat "Wednesday, died from old uge this morning llfteen minutes after midnight. Tho old lady had seen tho growth of Salt Lako City from Its earliest days, as sho camo here with a handcart company in 3S61. Up to her last hour sho retained her mental faculties, fac-ulties, and her eyesight remained so good that sho was able to road and write without with-out spectacles. Mrs. Slack was born at Manslleld. England, In ISIS, was converted to Mormonlsm at the ago of seventeen, and passed the llrst threo years of her llfo in America at Boston. Sho was Urn mother of nine children, nil of whom sho followed to tho grave. Her nearest surviving sur-viving relatives ?.re two sisters who llvo In Salt Lake and a grandson who lives In Canada. Announcement of the funeral will be mado later. |