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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1880
Page
2
A local dealer, Anderson G., of Ogden City Utah, markets charms he warrants will enable the owner to send a snake into any desired part of an enemy’s body, claiming them as a close matter sale handled at the post office.
Kansas contains thirty nine railway companies with 3104 miles of main line and 247 miles of sidetrack totaling 3351 miles within state bounds. The railroad property is assessed at 20547802.05 dollars, averaging 6619.33 dollars per mile.
An opinion notes Britain with 400000 troops has 626 generals while Germany with 600000 is led by 150 officers. Only 63 English generals are on effective duty, the rest paid as sinecures. The ornamental chiefs cost 3922500 dollars annually, a costly burden compared with royalty.
The 1880 census shows Cincinnati up 25 percent from 206 000 to 256 000, while Cleveland gains 73 percent from 92 800 in 1870 to 159 560. Columbus rises to 51 200, up 61 percent from 31 274, suggesting Cleveland could overtake Cincinnati in fifteen years.
Near Kansas City Mrs. Wilson and her mother faced two intruders demanding food. The old woman retrieved a shotgun from upstairs and shot one trespasser, Andy Johnson, as they fled toward the river. A guard dog mauled the wounded man before he escaped. the other robber remained at large.
The August 4 Tug Puck presents a masterfully lit double page cartoon by J Keppler, Nast's rival, titled Midsummer Night's Dream. Columbia lies asleep as Beecher in a kiss with Bob Ingersoll. Conkling Cameron Logan ride by on brooms. Til den, John Kelly, Brother Jonathan, and Puck appear in a fantastical cabinet satire scene.
A compilation of odd town names drawn from an Atlantic Monthly contributor's list includes Accident Recklesstown Trouble some Difficult Discord Antiquity Agenda Alert Alembic Arcana Harmonious Jollytown Jolly Industry Glad Tidings Good Intent Gravity Mirabile Energy Liberty Effort Equality Eminence Justice Enterprise Blodest Town Clear Grit Sublimity Repete Tolerance Bird in Mand Blow Out Bargain town Cashtown Businessburg Pay Down Convenience Congruity Day Book Buyeretown Competition Somponestisa Confidence Graball Muck Drain Cut Hand Cut Shin Catarrh Dirt Town Dismal Bogus Sawdust Frost Hurricane Cyclone Fuseville Poverty Bill Trielium Civil U Let Funny Louis Happy Jack Board Free Calf Miller Old Brother Keep Tryst Loyalsock Mattawoman and others that appear quaint but have no clear meaning. Some names look like partial or corrupted forms such as Busti Harthegig Hike Jadien Slazlo Speont Squak Zif Ziz Cols 00 Sa Comjock O K 0 Z Jay Eu Bi Wot Ty Ty Nola Chucky Shoo Fly.
The advertisement touts Doschee’s German Syrup as the leading cough and lung disease medicine worldwide. It claims rapid relief for coughs colds and pneumonia risk with a safe formula suitable for children and no reported failures since introduction. It urges readers to ask their druggist to confirm the claims and notes a price of 74 cents.
The piece assesses Prime Minister Gladstone’s illness at age seventy and the Liberal government's fragile standing. It argues the illness compounds domestic legislative delays, party dissension, and disarray in foreign policy, weakening Liberal hopes and boosting Conservative prospects.
The article recounts the notorious Bender family from Kansas, detailing their capture in Fremont Nebraska and the controversial move of a suspected couple to Kansas. It notes public interest in the family’s murder saga, its violent history, and the evasive actions taken by the fugitives.
An 1873 Kansas crime tale details the Bender family bribing travelers at a Labette county house used as a grocery front. Victims were lured, struck, and buried in the yard after the trap door to a cellar murder scene. Dr. York and nine others were found buried after the alarm.
Describes the Arquaxs as Sunni Mohammiedana loyal to the first four Khalifs, split into tribes led by Sirdars, prone to feuds and conspiracies. Characterized as tall with olive skin and dark features, they are portrayed as bloodthirsty, deceitful and depraved, obsessed with fighting and plunder, yet capable of calmness and rude jocularity. Once dominant in Hindustan and Persia, their power waned amid ongoing internal strife and feuds.
In San Francisco 833 factories employ 25 464 workers. Cigar plants total 200, clothing shops employ 4 300 with value 9 150 000 dollars. A lone gas factory uses 100 mechanics and gas works valued at 10 000 000 dollars. Annual output includes 14 507 000 bags and about 22 000 000 cigars.
Ogden and Salt Lake areas list Buffalo Pitts Threeders for sale through Bain Wagon Depot. Seeger, Frente and Hort are named suppliers or sellers in local notices.
Ephors Jonerson cites a letter from F U Reeper admitting he signed a controversial communication under pressure from Mr Lewis. Reeper laments the trap and asserts Lewis manipulated him to make false accusations against his paper and its policy. He asks for publication to set the record straight.
Pealt Wilk urges vigilance as tools vanish and Star records, monuments, and notices are damaged on mining claims. He quotes the Compiled Laws of Utah penalizing tearing down notices, defacing stakes, or destroying records with fines up to 100 dollars and up to six months imprisonment.
The coroner of Salt Lake City states no evidence supports self inflicted death for Major Talbert found in bed last Friday. Dr White reports a copper sulfate liquid while prussic acid rumor is dismissed as unfounded and the coroner confirms no suicide indications after examining premises and witnesses.
A large audience gathered at Jones’ grave yesterday evening for Prof. Due’s fireworks show from Salt Lake. The display pleased most attendees with one or two minor faults and Ogden Brass Band provided music. After, dancing followed, and Mr. Due plans to visit Trove soon for another demonstration.
The publication notes Mr Reeder’s honorable return and regret over a prior step. It claims undoubted proof shows Mr Lewis wrote the libelous card and the accompanying article. The paper states it published the insults to allow public judgment and vows to let odium rest where deserved.
Personal report states President John Taylor spent a few days in Bear Lake county and traveled to Salt Lake this morning. O F Due, the Salt Lake pyro technic artist, returned home this afternoon. Hon Carl Schurz Secretary of the Interior and his party visited Ogden and Salt Lake yesterday and will travel to Ogden this afternoon to begin a northern tour visiting Yellowstone county and inspecting Indian reservations along the way.
Improvement at Mr Sterns on Fourth Street follows a full store cleaning and papering. He has moved goods to the rear and will reopen in a day or two in a store made clean as a new pin ready for business.
Weber mining district reports 128 mine and claim holders as a strong showing. Third Ward residents led by Bishop Winslow Farr take U C train to Lake Shore for a pleasant excursion. Berlin Cologne Insurance Co settles losses for Open & Wright after a Fourth Street fire. Knight Templars travel in thirteen sleeping coaches to Chicago for the convention. Ed Barlow’s team ships gear for Silver Chief mine as crews plan a cabin and immediate work.
The Wednesday outing under Third Ward ecclesiastical authorities drew about 200 participants from all ages. Activities included bathing, food, beverages, and speeches by Father Richardson Aaron Farr Bishop Winslow Parr and Ed Horrocks with local singers entertaining the crowd. A future similar event is planned to brighten daily life.
A district taxpayers meeting at the Court House approved selling the old Second District school house to fund repairs and a new Central School. Trustees authorized arrangements to purchase a low pressure steam heating apparatus, after favorable reports from visitors and local figures. The session adjourned sine die.
Samuel Horrocks senior partner of Horrocks and Baxter on Main Street receives word his wife has given birth to a fine son. Both mother and child are doing well and the father is in good health. The couple is blessed by the arrival and looks forward to a long, useful family line.
The Merald notes Mr Free, 60, badly hurt by a reaper at Mill Creek on Friday. He is paralyzed except for his head and dying prospects are given. His elderly mother fainted at the door and isunkeried by the fright. Another laborer in the eastern city embankment collapse worsened but improves slightly with no confirmed fractures.
Mr EB Brown of Maguire's on Fifth Street was arrested on a complaint by Mrs Priscilla Murphy charging him with assault and battery on her infant child on August 2. He pleaded not guilty, counsel Afr P J Barratt asked for time, and the case was set for next Tuesday at 9 a.m. with a jury to be empaneled and neighborly issues to be considered.
The article reports forthcoming evidence tying Jack Emerson to Welcome or Hopt in the Turner murder case. It claims Emerson may have signed the bill of sale as a part owner rather than a 3 percent witness. It notes witnesses saw Emerson Welcoma and Turner camping the evening of the second.
Mr Win Mott, who long suffered a broken leg, can now move about on crutches under Dr J Driver. Dr O B Apans, a familiar figure in the city from his previous ties, has travelled from Wargaw Ng Yi to visit many friends and is welcomed by all.
Water Lodge No 6 led by the Ogden brass band greeted over 300 visiting Knights Templars from Utah and California at the depot. Speeches by Utah Eminent Commander James Lowe and California's commander welcomed travelers bound for Chicago Conclave. The group shared a banquet at Beardslep’s dining hall then returned to Ogden.
Crowds from the settlements around Ogden gather for Cole's circus and a glorious pageant this morning. The mammoth tent hosts horsemanship feats, trained animals, and dazzling riders as spectators praise the show. An immense audience is expected tonight for the final performance.
A reader from Ogden Valley asks about the Ogden Canyon Road Company’s duties and liabilities under the 1865 incorporation act. The letter questions tax obligations, liability for bridge accidents, and whether the company can be sued for damages, noting no explicit responsibility in the act and surveying similar laws for other roads. It asks if the county court could compel repair at a reasonable price and time. This appears in a 1880 August letter from Tax Pater Hestsuite.
Yesterday the Ogden Shooting Club held its monthly match at the Driving Park grounds with a good turnout. John Tyler won the gold medal, while Greenwell and his son C H Greenwell each had eight birds and earned another shot for the ammunition belt. C H Greenwell missed allowing A Greenwell to claim the belt a second time. The write up notes growing interest with increasing crowds at future matches.
A satirical sketch depicts Dr Tanner’s fasting feat in New York as a blow to the tramp trade. An emaciated figure begs a housewife for sympathy, but she scoffs, saying she will believe the act when Tanner proves four days of hunger.
On Tuesday at 2 45 p m the stable and hay stack of W W Bronson Juv peace caught fire destroying the stable about fourteen tons of hay and two cents tools and machinery valued around 250 dollars. The writer notes children playing with matches and predicts future trouble.
Attention ladies store advertises a variety of needles and attachments for sewing machines including genuine Singer parts. It notes an office in Dooley's Block on Fourth Street and lists H H Goppaep of the Bronx as an agent for Singer products.
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