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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1880
Page
2
American Horticulture selects a new champion of its progress in the American Garden, a quarterly illustrated journal for gardening interests. Published by B. K. Bliss & Sons in New York, it features instructive text and several cuts, priced at 25 cents per year.
An odd Chicago postcard note remarks that sulphur is a fashionable color in New York this year and hints New Yorkers should get used to it. The piece teases about notable figures like the Tildens and Kelly and suggests strong moves ahead for the scene.
Official and estimated returns from sixteen states and one territory have been announced, representing over half the country’s population. The following are the returns.
The Amenrosx Jbankers Association will hold its annual meeting in Saratoga New York on August 12 and 13. Topics include The History of the Progress and Development of Western Banking by Hon Alexander Mitchell of Milwaukee and The Silver Question by George S Coe of New York. Deseret Nation Bank president William Homper of Salt Lake City is named a vice president. The bankers’ conferences influence the nation’s purse strings and interest those in or connected with business.
The illustration depicts a poor Irish cabin interior disturbed by a portly English landlord entering with an eviction writ. A starving tenant family protests as the owner asserts harvest rights, claiming the crop was sown by charity and labored for the little ones, amid famine distress.
A Chicago Inter Ocean reader pleads for severe punishment of men who entice or harm young girls, urging public outrage and decisive action to halt the alleged crimes and protect innocent children. The letter calls for harsher penalties to deter such acts and restore modesty in writing.
Buffalo Pilts threshers are offered for sale at the Bain Wagon Depot in Ogden and Salt Lake, with Nesxer and Reroald Horr mentioned in the listing.
An essay tracing the origin and use of the term Jingo from Saint George to Gengolphus, explaining how its inflammatory wartime rhetoric arose in late Victorian Britain. It discusses Beaconsfield, the imperial obsession, and the shift from noble to obscene expressions in English culture and politics.
Data from telegraphic reports show 18,472 miles of new rails laid in 1879, with total U S network expansion driven by immigration exports and western mining links. While freight volumes rose 47.27 percent, receipts grew only 3.4 percent, suggesting rate cuts on long lines and rising charges on short distances. The report warns of speculative excess and monopoly risk, urging public control to protect labor and industry.
The Contributor monthly magazine from the Lat ter-day Saints youth mutual improvement groups offers a budget of articles. Notable pieces include The Sun by Quebec Relation of Education to Crime by Prof Riggs and Bits of Travel XI Lugano and Gomo by Ter% qlipus. This is its eleventh issue and the second volume is urged to follow September.
A publication named Dr. Foope's Ifegith H family provides extensive sanitary information at a minimal price of $1.00 per annum with valuable premiums, aiming to reach all interested in preserving health and well-being.
Justice Pyper heard an alleged assault on Lee by three or four members of Charles Burgess' family in the Sun Ward. The proceeding dragged on for a time before Pyper dismissed the case for insufficient evidence to convict any of the accused.
Notices call for a few tons of Lucerne hay. Delivery required to the office under subscription terms.
Local notice reports the death of Mr. Doyle who lost a leg in a C P caboose accident on July 28. He died at six this morning after a period of shock and decline. A Mason and Presbyterian elder, he will be buried in Ogden cemetery Sunday August 8 at 3 p.m. under Masonic rites, with Rev Knowles officiating. Relatives may later move the body to Washington Territory.
A Brigham City correspondent recalls Governor Murray and federal officials arriving incognito as circus folk. Hotel owner Mr Jensen mistook them for circus workers, arranging sleeping rooms with four men in one chamber and a floor bed for the big fellow, who proved to be the governor. The gag drew hearty laughter from the party and officials later apologized.
The statute sets open seasons and prohibitions on deer elk mountain sheep antelope and other game. It prohibits killing quail grouse ducks otter or beaver within specified months and imposes misdemeanors for violations. The article urges hunters to copy the act for their scrapbooks.
Aug. 4 report from Blackfoot notes Cronin shot himself in A. Allensberg & Co. store on Aug. 8 after no one being told of his plans. He is said to be dying at 6 p.m. Aug. 4. Also records a lost child near Mink Creek during a conference outing and a local printing office venture in Paris Bear Lake county Idaho. Bishop Davidson’s wife gifted him a fine present. mother and child well.
This forenoon Warren Elmer assisting to raise a building behind W H Wright & Son store Main street slipped through a weak cellar board. He sustained a nail wound to the side a severe left rib fracture and other bruises. Dr Powers dressed the injuries and he was rested at Mr Child’s residence.
In a correction the Salt Lake Tribune is accused of fabricating an alleged cruelty by Mr. L. W. Tullidge. The paper admits the report was false and that the earlier reprint misled readers. The publication promises to discredit Tribune statements unless substantiated.
At Salt Lake City Hall yesterday Judge Pyperon heard Lowa Ordner a saloon keeper in a case involving Joe Straight a foreigner. Straight under liquor disturbances threw a rock broke a window and Ordner knocked him down. Ordner was fined ten dollars with Straight to face a damage hearing tomorrow morning.
A letter critiques a prior usage in a legal correspondence. It argues that the term refute is inappropriate and should be denial or unparliamentary language. The writer asserts Webster supports the correction and urges acknowledgment of the error.
Last Tuesday at the Marriott a fire destroyed Peter Ratey s etas bles and stackyards with harness tools hay and other goods. Ratey saved his horses after they were freed. one horse had singed hair. Loss estimated at about 200 dollars. Cause traced to a young boy smoking. second fire in the same area within a week.
Mp Apennn Staxporn has become chief clerk in the grocery department at ZC M. J, with congratulations due to both the employer and the employee.
The Junction notes with joy the birth of a fine son to Mr Jos A West business manager and Mrs Josephine West. Both mother and child are reported doing well and the community extends hearty congratulations and best wishes for a long, happy life ahead.
Abstract of Morgan County August 2 1880 election results lists votes for multiple offices. Commissioners to locate University lands show John Rowberry 254, Hills 284, Lewis 5, John Van Cott 254. Auditor Nephi 5 Clayton 285. Treasurer Jamppa Jack 285. Probate Judge Willard G. Smith 199, Jesse Haren 83. County Clerk S Francis. Senator Barratt 76, Porter 214, Ole Gonoder 65. Prosecuting Attorney Porter 211, J C Little 70. Assessor Mason 182, Fred Kingston 101. Surveyor Munter 24,8. Francis County Clerk.
Judge Emerson overruled a demurrer in a libel per se case and sustained striking out the second and fourth counts. The libel was deemed published to private persons and through the Daily Dispatch. Trial is expected at the November term.
The Herald reports Major Talbot, an elderly mining man about 60, was found dead in his bed at a lodging house opposite the Continental Hotel. He had not risen since Thursday night, with no sign of struggle. A coroner's inquest returned death from unknown causes. He once possessed substantial wealth and was well connected, though no relatives are present.
A statement by F.H. Meeper Capen dated August 9 1880 disclaims association with W S Lewis case. Meeper Capen denounces rumors wash days in innocence and rejects any involvement in proceedings. He asserts honesty and avoids defamatory remarks toward others while seeking to do right by all parties.
Peter Wilson of Brig han City suffered a severe mower accident when a wheel trapped in a hole and he was thrown forward. A large piece of his left elbow was cut, he was treated at home by Mr. W. J. Caggie and expected to recover soon.
A Washington Morning News critique hails W W Cole's management of New Era shows as a radical improvement. The writer praises Higmonster displays as the finest and most novel ever seen, claiming Cole's collection outshines even the grandest firms and will secure his fame.
The building on Fourth Street between Young and Franklin, formerly occupied by the Juxerign, is sold by owner R Ballantyne to Jas. Ts Dee and Thos H Dee for a handsome sum. Rumor says the Dees may open a restaurant in the busy city area, others suggest a new paper venture.
The Herald reports a Chinaman was arrested for abusing a boy, Nelse Boukofaky was arrested for beating the Chinaman, and Willie Greenig was arrested for insulting the Chinaman. The altercation began after the boy provoked the man, Boukofsky intervened and struck the Chinaman. The case was presented before Judge Pyper today.
J Shea, the Comstock manipulator, left for the east. A full report on Pioneers Day will appear later. Grey Eagle and Lizard race postponed to the 27th with a $100 purse. I Marks of Marks Goldsmith Co. is ill in Salt Lake City. Ten Ward band plans an excursion to Logan and Franklin around the 25th. Beaver City Watchman to Milford due to advertising downturn. Rotarer narrowly escaped at Utah Vinegar Works. Nees, Straight fined $10 for window breaking. James Johnson fined $10 for drunkenness. Josephine Wright fined $3 for creating a disturbance.
Funeral services for Doyle, killed in an depot accident, were held yesterday under Masonic auspices. Rev Knowles led prayers and duties at the Presbyterian Church with prayers by Rev Hyde and a choir rendition of Safe in the arms of Jesus. The procession to the cemetery included the Ogden Brass Band and thirteen carriages.
James Finney Frank Ash and James Rice the fifteen year old were arraigned before Commissioner Felshaw on a charge of robbery with violence against John Davis. They were held to answer before the Grand Jury in Ogden with $300 bail each. The boy Stice was discharged for lack of evidence.
This morning James Greenwell was fined nothing and costs by Justice Middleton for drunkenness and a quarrel with Leek. His opponent’s case is pending. His Honor also assessed a suit of 10 dollars and costs against Fred Wadman for drunkenness and disturbing the peace on Saturday.
Elder Shurtliff recounts a July Fourth gathering at Haralson County where over 100 attended an outdoor meeting. A new convert spoke with inspiration about gospel first principles as the group shared sacrament and ordinations. The event, seen as timely for LDS work, ended with strong religious fervor.
A man identified as St Aubry C Angslo, a Louisville Courier-Journal correspondent, traveled across the continent on railroad passes until stranded near Wyoming station. He fell while boarding a westbound emigrant train, dying with his leg severed and a gunshot wound to the head, blowing out his eyes, and later buried in Laramie.
The paper reports that Mr T H Reeder signed a communication casting reflections on parties in Ogden. He denies being connected with the case before Justice Middleton and states he was not the friend of the unnamed party. The publisher notes they will reveal the document to substantiate their remarks.
This morning Mr Jos Stanford left town to attend business in New York and plans to return in about a month. Judge P. Hermerson and Lady Jeff accompany him on the same train bound for Rochester New York. They will extend their tour to Vermont and return home happy and well.
Card of Thanks from We ber Lodge No. 6 expresses gratitude to officers and members for favors rendered in connection with the funeral service of their late Brother Doyle. Signed by order of the W 4 N, Menert.
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