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Show oo ELI H. PEIRCE OF SALT LIKE DEAD Salt Lake. Feb. 10 Eli Harvey Peirce, actor of note dunng the early days of Utah, collector of rare volumes vol-umes and singer of ability . who had been associated with the Salt Lake Tabernacle choir for years as business busi-ness manager and successful insurance insur-ance man died at L. D. S. hospital at 2:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Peritonitis was the cause of death, which cafe after but four days of ill ness. He was 64 years of age. A library of 2600 volumes of literature litera-ture on the Mormon church, collected by Mr Peirce. attracted the attention of directors of the Harvard university univer-sity library nearly eighteen months ago. and they bought the library from Mr. Peirce, paying $6000. In arranging the eastern tour of the Salt Lake Tabernacle choir about four years, ago, Mr. Peirce had charge of its Itinerary and the concert program. pro-gram. In a similar manner he distinguished dis-tinguished himself in arranging details de-tails of previous tours of the Taber nacle choir, Including a trip to the Pacific coast. Native of Salt Lake Mr. Peirce was born in Salt Lake September 27, 18."0, the son of Eii Harvey Peirce and Susannah Xeff Peirce, who came to Salt Lake valley with tbe pioneers of 1S47. He re- celved his early education in school of the city and was graduated with honors from the old Deseret university. univer-sity. Mr Peirce together with Anthon H. Lund of the first presidency, was a member of one of the most Important classes to graduate as telegraph operators op-erators from a school organized by President Brigham Young in 1S70 for the benefit of the Utah Northern rail-road. rail-road. Mr Peirce was assigned to Utah Northern station at Brigham City as telegrapher lie remained there eighteen years, During this period he organized the Brigham Dramatic Dra-matic association He played leading lead-ing roles in "The Two Orphans," "The Bankers Daughter" and many other early plays and supported the late i Phil Margetts at the Salt Lake theatre the-atre Id "The Willow Copse" |