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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1880
Page
2
A brief Ogden Junction item notes a tutor at the Ogden City Utah Post Office listed as a Second Class Master. It acknowledges a tax and behavior claim described as a tepals lican, and comments on his voracious display after a long fast.
Yace Corting faces reputational risk after receiving a new inmate from China known by the euphonious nickname Gin Sling. The arrival stirs concerns over temperance and local standards.
La France Medicale cites a case where a pregnant woman in a vineyard experienced severe colicky pains and then delivered eight perfectly formed children. Dr Watering of Marcquac attended, noting the infants appeared to have perished from mutual pressure during growth. The mother recovered.
Ivastan Pactort ranks number 15,000 producing goods valued at 325 million dollars annually. In Moscow the wholesale trade is largely controlled by Germans, while Russian manufacturers dominate production. Imports shift from France to Germany as American firms push out French sellers.
Ivan Zmer iyeh left London on June 7 or 8 and rode to Dover. From Ostend he started on June 10, covering about 1 500 miles to Pesth by June 30. He averaged roughly eighty miles daily with good and bad roads, never harmed. Bicycles could greatly aid long mail rounds and delivery efficiency.
The Virginia Chronicle defends the South from repudiation claims, noting Mississippi’s prewar debt repudiation, Tennessee and Virginia moves, and Minnesota’s recent stance. It argues the GOP uses repudiation talk as a political boost amid sectional tensions.
Bristow Bowman argues falling off in Methodist conversations stems from pulpit doctrine not preached boldly and the old loud sermon style waning. He cites the New York Sun and recalls historic zeal where preachers condemned sin with fiery conviction and lay members lived by faith.
A San Francisco Chronicle abstract of Rev Talmage’s Salt Lake City lecture critiques his missteps in choosing Metropolitan Temple and in portraying Mormonism. The piece mocks his overland travel vividness and weaponizes polygamy jokes while questioning calls for government force, labeling the sermon a big blunder.
A summary list of fall election items across states including Arkansas Florida Illinois Iowa Alabama New York North Carolina West Virginia and Michigan with constitutional amendments on taxes representation minority rights court reforms and jury trials. The piece notes elections precede the presidential contest and urges voters to consider the Republican ticket in Cincinnati.
A noted letter complains about irregular newspaper delivery from Weber County and Utah. The writer asks why the weekly or triweekly Journal reaches subscribers less regularly and urges delivery to all intended destinations while defending postal staff fairness. The author promises to address delinquent parties if necessary.
The Educational Commission, led by Prof. K. G. Maeser and James E. Talmage, with Edward Tanner and L. F. Monch, toured northern states including Utah and Idaho. They held over forty meetings and visited nearly thirty schools, coordinating with stake presidencies and county superintendents as they planned further visits to Davis and Toole Counties. The group continues a demanding tour during vacation, aiming to encourage educational work across settlements.
Mr Cole and Mrs Bates headline a well appointed show with rare animals and a stunning bicycle act. Odale Gardiner Conklin lions and Kept stallions wowed the crowd while the aerial lady and seesaw ponies delighted schoolboys. The electric lights outshone kerosene in a dazzling farewell performance prior to Logan visit.
Last evening two Pullman cars Advance and Argo built for Utah Mountain line arrived as the first of six. Large interiors with mahogany finish, ten sections and twenty beds, marble wash stands, silver fittings, and a Baker steam heater. Cars feature removable thirty inch wheels for gauge changes and automatic heat regulator for comfortable travel. Expected to run between Here and Blackfoot by next Wednesday with experienced porters.
Personal report states Secretary Thompson of the United States Navy was met at the depot by a Salt Lake delegation and then proceeds to the city with Attorney YU. C. lrpin. He plans to spend a few days in Salt Lake before traveling to Washington, D. C. with sister-in-law Mrs. Wai, DP. Toole, formerly of Silver Reef.
Dr Peter A Boyle senior partner of Boyle and Co and a respected Ogden citizen died yesterday afternoon after years of ill health. He leaves a loving husband and father and his funeral will be at the Second District meeting house at 10 o clock Sunday morning with many friends expected to attend.
A traveler claims several Ui Utah agency Indians camped in Spanish Fork Canyon with a white girl eight or ten years old living among them as if at home. The man sought details of the girl’s origin but the Indians kept silent. They departed Monday toward the agency.
A city resident bought flour on trust then sold it for cash to take his family to the circus. Another young man, short on cash for his wedding, borrows a dollar from his future mother-in-law to take his fiancée to see the elephant.
A looper visiting Ogden went to the circus yesterday. After drinking boisterous bug juice he wandered outside the big tent and woke at 3 am hatless and barefoot. His elreys and gear vanished with the tent’s shadows as he returned to Wooper in scandalous condition.
Justice Middleton handles two intoxication cases while officials from Utah meet with Secretary Thompson. A. J. Thomas and Terald among Salt Lake visitors travel to Mount Pleasant for the Sanpete Stake Conference. In Princeton Alabama James Ludley wagers $500 and begins a twenty day fast with beer allowed but no food or water.
Thieves took several saddles and bridles from horses while owners attended an event described as seeing the elephant. The August issue of the Utah farmer has arrived and is praised as essential for those in agriculture. A portion of Cule's menagerie, unable to be moved by rail to Logan, was left at Carroll & Dye's stables and departed for Elka this afternoon.
Secretary KR W Thompson travels with General Kimball and Judge Brewster to Salt Lake City. He tours the Tabernacle and Fort Douglas, attends a dress parade, and is serenaded by the 14th Infantry Band. He leaves for Terre Haute then Washington, praising local railroad staff and planning a farm stop near TerreLaute.
Piercy's Deception combination arrives in Ogden for late month performances. The California troupe features Miss Kate Denin Miss Emily Denin and Mr Jas H Vinson among a strong cast with prior Salt Lake and California appearances. Manager Jas H Vinson directs the stage and business as the tour runs via San Jose Stockton Sacramento Nevada Grass Valley Virginia City Eureka Ogden Salt Lake Denver Leadville and Chicago.
Mr Mark Herman of Herman Bros & Co London travels through Asia and Australia on return to England. He touts a vermin destroyer claimed effective against all vermin on animals or plants and promotes its preventive use against sheep scour.
Yesterday Leyi W Wheeler appeared before Commissioner Fels shaw on a charge of being an accessory to a cow theft. Nathan Tanner prosecuted Kimball defended. A demurrer was overruled and the case set for next Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
Report of ongoing trial before Commissioner Feluhaw involving Gilbert Belnap’s son from Hooper accused of improper conduct at a party. Follow up expected after examination. Quiet early morning gathering at Main Street restaurant referenced with lease and social club chatter.
A tragic incident in the new Co op building at Main and Fourth streets left Julian Flygare, 11 or 12, dead after an unguarded elevator was used by him and peers after hours. The victim was the son of N C Flygare, the contractor, whose role drew immediate scrutiny. Witnesses described the elevator movement from upper to lower floors fueling the fatal mishap.
A homemade amusement ride elevator in an Ogden City building collapsed killing 12 year old Julian Flygare and injuring others. Coroner’s inquest links death to a snapped hook and out-of-control cage descent as boys crowded the apparatus. Community mourns. family receives funeral and religious condolences.
Auctions note Tascotepratsa Buffalo Pits Threshers offered for sale at the ke Wazon Depot in Ogden and Salt Le atin with Feasts Hoh.
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