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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1880
Page
2
Partial OCR mentions Ogden Junction and Saturday December 4 1850 with scattered phrases about a night or tract and paving work. The readable content is fragmentary and lacks clear event or outcome details.
Entry filed with Eden City Utah Pest Office indicates mailing and publication details for a second class matter. The fragment suggests an official notice or notice of correspondence recorded for public processing.
Appointees named as agents for the Semi Weekly Junction authorized to receive money and issue receipts in their respective districts. Listings include Morgan City Balmon Summit Co Fi Idaho Bowne Evanston Wellaville Paradise Plymouth and others with James England as General Collector for Box Elder County and Idaho Cache.
A new silkyrarn variety found in Nevada mountains is claimed to produce a very strong and valuable fibre.
William Wixpox is recommended to General Garfield for appointment as secretary of the interior, signaling a possible high level government post. The report notes the recommendation coming from unnamed authorities and references President Hayes era context.
Kiso Katarava of the Sandwich Islands aims to begin soon on a long voyage through Europe and the United States, seeking broader experiences and exposure. The trip signals a travel-focused chapter for the traveler.
Grex Ganriziy will celebrate his silver wedding on November 11 1583 likely at the White House with two former presidents Grant and Smayes having marked their own 25th anniversary there.
A Porano Carahog, shown at an exhibition in Janction City Kansas, attains antediluvian size with a seven foot length a neck girth of 63 inches chest girth 7 inches canter girth 8 inches hip width 30 inches and a weight of 1532 pounds.
The Navy will abandon calf skin boats and use leather as the standard boat material for sailors. Experiments over the past eighteen months have proved the leather solution satisfactory for future deployments.
The article notes preparations for GagriBLa's inauguration on the fourth of March drawing large crowds to Washington. It cites Philadelphia demand for hotel rooms, with 1550 residents seeking accommodations for the first week in March, and compares Gladstone and Disraeli in a brief political aside.
An English doctor, in Pernambuco, deliberately let a rattlesnake bite him to find a cure for the venom. He survived the bite and shared his experience to aid others in future cases.
Eva Somers, daughter of a famous actor and ward of the Court of Chancery, applies to the Master of the Rolls for permission to follow acting as a profession at the Gaity Theatre in London. Her guardians oppose none to her desire, though she is barely 18.
A room in the Winter Palace stored diamonds, pearls, and other gems. A tsarist impostor era guest could borrow from it after a receipt, while Grand Duchesses also access the room. An explosion once threatened this lavish hoard, illustrating a history of extravagance.
AvoxdomER notes the prosperity of New York citizens as the Phile Times correspondent visits sumptuously furnished restaurants and demi-mondaine retreats. Rumors speak of a mansion with satin rooms mirrors on ceilings and padded walls costing 22000 dollars. Three vice dens are said to be whitened.
Washington correspondent Mrs Grunpr of the Philadelphia Times reports praise from Gen Sherman and Secretary Sherman for Gen Hancock's character. Gen Sherman says Hancock is straightforward and honorable, and Gen David Sfunter also speaks highly of him with broad support from acquaintances.
The article extols phonography or stenography as a superior shorthand method writing by sound. It argues for its twofold aim to reduce writing and reproduce spoken words, promoting orthography reform and rapid, accurate records for statesmen scientists jurists and business. It urges education to adopt shorthand as a key to future scholarship and career success.
Ogden advances public school edifice growth with a new palatial building at Fifth and Young Streets, while Muscatine faces vocal music teacher pay of 600 dollars per encumbrance. The Utah Territory structure marks progress in local education amid regional competition.
The article urges educational expansion in Ogden aiming to outdo sister cities. It touts adding vocal music to public schools, notes past delays due to lack of a qualified teacher, and announces a Salt Lake City musician planning winter visits to conduct violin lessons and lead an orchestral society with local concerts.
Secretary of the interior investigators report land will be granted to the Northern Pacific as the railroad advances. 600 miles are operating with mortgages and liens. total company debts reach 16 500 100 dollars. First mortgage bonds may total 50 million, limited to 25 000 per mile. Remaining 1 600 miles to be built span eastern 323 miles, Pacific 457 miles, and a central 120 mile gap connecting divisions. Syndicate names two directors John W Ellis and J C Pallitt. Subscriptions from prominent investors including John Jacob Astor are said to exist though bonds may not be publicly offered until January.
Noutaaurrox Masq reports a discovered system of robbery among clerks of several stores. Ten or a dozen young men have been caught, with many more expected. The thieves, from well connected families, managed to take goods from each other without paying as they led fast lives. The scale and totals remain undetermined.
A quilt sewn with a quill and silk print marks a Newark fair display featuring signatures of President Hayes Vice President Wheeler cabinet members thirty one state governors Generals Slaris dan Sherman Hancocke Garfield Admirals Porter Farragut Ammen and four British Admirals among over 600 others.
Local report says McCarty fired two bullets into his side at the Philadelphia Brewery in Parleys Canyon after a girl at the scene flirted with two companions. He may have struck his lung. doctors say his condition is precarious but recovery is possible. Johnson and Young departed toward Park City. McCarty claimed poverty and despair led to the act.
Last spring Zeigler bankrupt, Wright claimed seized goods from creditors. J Wright sued Brown to recover goods pled as Zeigler debt security, jury awarded 520 with 495 deemed inaccurate yet 530 valid, motion for new trial expected.
A cold snowy day at the Driving Park hosted a trotting match between Robert Miller’s Gray Bob and Henry Garner’s mare. The one mile race began at 1 30 with Garner’s mare leading briefly before Gray Bob overtook and finished four minutes after starting, the mare finishing a few feet behind. Judges were M. H. Beardsley Wm. Carroll and J. Minter.
On Thursday the Salt Lake and Ogden Shooting clubs will meet at the Ogden Driving Park grounds for a match. Carroll & Death omnibus will transport participants from the business district to the depot in the morning and bring Salt Lake shots. Additional details to follow tomorrow.
Capri Cire reported four November deaths, signaling favorable unitary conditions and a comparison to Balt Lake Sty Imortality.
George Q Cannon travels from Salt Lake to bid farewell at Echo before heading to Washington for the opening of the new Congress on December 6. Governor Murray Angus M Cannon and Elders Smoot Taylor accompany Cannon to Chicago for departure, with best wishes for their mission work and safe return.
A communication from W G Collins describes the West Weber Sunday School jubilee held on Sunday November 2, 1880. The program included forenoon and afternoon sessions with singing, recitations of the Articles of Faith and the Word of Wisdom, and was directed by Bishop Mart, Superintendent Peterson, and Elder James F Hunter.
Elder Thos Wallace will deliver a lecture on Our Place in History Friday evening in the Second Ward Assembly Room. The address, part of a Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association course, is expected to draw a large audience due to Wallace's reputation as an engaging speaker. The talk promises value for both old and young attendees.
A Thanksgiving hydrant test showed water throwing distance of 143 feet. Geo. M. Scott & Co. supplied 500 feet of hose. Current hydrant supply is inadequate and will be expanded to twice the present number. Park City water works uses New Light Weight Water Pipe from Horton & West.
A woman from Eighth Street arrived at our office with a bleeding mouth reporting assault by her father in law. She was battered about the body and claims one arm was disabled and several teeth knocked out. A complaint is expected and the offender to be brought before the Justice of the Peace.
The Anglo American Times from London notes the Emma mine deal may not enhance Britain's reputation as joint stock managers if the mine proves to be a true fissure vein.
A jumble of fragmented items mentions Lakaute’s coal oil famine in Gonz Arizona a circulating library planned for Omaha Smelting Works a fish hatchery in Minnesota or Iowa a pewter dollar claim near Osawa and a new night school with nine-dollar attendance. Reports touch on taxes public schools pay vocal instructors and local incidents including pistol fire at night and police pursuits.
A private yet public-spirited celebration in Firemen's Hall marked the Weber bridge's completion. City Council and County Court officials attended as Bishop Taylor offered blessings, and Thos. D. Dee oversaw dancing with Fowler's band. A comic interlude by Mr. Hauser followed before guests moved to City Hall for further festivities.
A communal event at Firemen in Hall celebrates hospitality and unity between Ogden city and county officials. Speakers urge reconciliation and public duty after recalling Ogden's growth and the new bridge, while a police swindle case from New York is reported.
The gathering featured remarks from Alderman Jos Stanford and Judge R K Williams alongside Councilor W W Burton who led a prayer as attendees hoped for continued community growth and prosperity amid friendly relations.
Owing to sickness and a death in the family of Mr. A. Greenwell of the Ogden Shooting Club, Mel Nutt requested a postponement of the match with the Salt Lake Shooting Club. The Salt Lake Club telegrammed approval, so the event is moved to next Tuesday the 7th, with Greenwell expected to participate.
Samuel McCarty shot himself at the brewery on a Sunday night. He remains alive but in a dangerous state, claiming poverty and shame drove the act. He now says no girl influenced him and regrets the deed, with Dr. Young noting a slim chance of recovery unless pneumonia sets in. He is at the brewery awaiting transfer to the city.
Citizens urge aliens who have lived in the United States long enough to file final papers. With only a day or two left before the November term closes on Friday, applicants are urged to take advantage of the privileges of a free country and pursue naturalization without delay.
Local advertises W R Reynolds & Co rectifiers of pure whisky on the coast side of Main Street near Fidd. They announce arrangements to sell wholesale and retail and have a neat sample room in the rear, the only place where their whisky can hold. If you drink whisky, get it rare and un adulterated.
The fragmentary text presents a quatrain beginning with Ewlah I was a coase and All forlorn. It suggests a farewell or blessing as a youthful figure faces an awaited boon. The column tone mirrors a chin column style faded into partial verse.
A Tuesday accident northwest of the city left Fred Watford and his hauling team badly injured. His wagon and team tumbled down a mountain slope about 50 feet, with the quarry wagon severely damaged and all animals hurt.
News notes Frank Rother now has full charge of the Utah Vinegar Works. He will operate the firm starting December 1 under his name. He has moved his residence to the works grounds to better manage the plant and its temperamental processes.
Guardians urged to attend as examinations begin across departments. Officials aim for steady progress of pupils with hopes for high achievement in Weber County. Superintendent L. F. Mouch directs the event as staff express confidence in favorable outcomes.
Jack Shaw, a passenger in Nelse McCarty's car, drew a pistol from his pocket and it discharged. The bullet entered the right palm, threaded the wrist joint, and exited two inches beyond, with Dr. Carnahan and Dr. Condon treating the wound. Doctors expect a long recovery before he can use his right arm again.
The Salt Lake club requested another delay for the shooting match. initially set for next Tuesday, it is now postponed to Thursday, December 9. Weather conditions are cited as a factor, but both clubs remain ready for a final contest if conditions improve.
Tomorrow evening in the Second Ward Assembly Hall Elder Thomas Wallace will deliver Our Place in History under the auspices of the Y M M I A. Members are urged to attend in full force for a dix course that should prove instructive. The lecture starts at 7 pm.
The electric light tower will not be placed on the Court house dome but on the beach center opposite Mock between Wain and Birth and Fourth and Spring streets. The 130 foot tower will have a stone base and should be in working order in about a month.
Report shows a total of 73 deaths in Salt Lake during November with 49 female and 24 male fatalities recorded.
A birth is reported this morning in Wisox Beech 1880. The infant, a daughter, was born to the wife of Robert son, of this city. Both mother and child are doing well.
Obituary notes Mrs Louisa Hill and Mrs Salina Greenwell who died Nov 1880. Salina born 1830 in Leicestershire England emigrated to Utah 1879, a member of the LDS Church, died after illness shown faith. The notice extends condolences to Ambrose Greenwell and family.
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