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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1879
Page
2
Pluvial uncertainty leaves Utah farmers reliant on canals and ditches, with gopher damage and alluvium reducing flows. Despite harsh conditions, communities like Hooperville persevere, using muscle and faith to bring water to fields and grow thriving settlements.
A New York case questions a book that purports to reveal spirits from the other world. The issue centers on alleged messages from the air aristocracy to a notable man at a great mansion, with references to Robert Dale Owen and Victoria Woodhull works. The Lusineen spirit is also discussed as a provocative topic.
A polemic on the press as a master force in shaping knowledge and public opinion. It argues the Czar’s suppression of nihilist press shows how entrenched printing powers outlasts armies and could outpace despotism, urging intellectual development over military might. The piece praises newspapers as enduring, influential, and essential to civilization.
Debate over whether President Hayes will veto a bill restricting military interference at the polls is unsettled with today or Monday as possible decision dates. Democrats seek to place him on record, risking backlash in the South if he vetoes, or counting on support if he signs, with uncertainty and political theater dominating the question.
J C Mertary, a Lutheran minister, posits a vast heaven a 1500 miles cube with 89 quintillion rooms and many unoccupied mansions, while noting a large asylum in Italy district appears closed for repairs.
The passage notes the arrival of circuses with flashy posters on town walls and fences. It mocks the routine of show, tents, concerts, and lemonade stands, implying the town will soon host another circus in Ogden and that advertising relies on loud, glossy announcements.
Telegraph reports describe Dwyer and Ellicott in a fierce New York sports clash with Dwyer accused of harshly punishing a rival. Some call for law to meet Dwyer's conduct to restore public decency.
A newspaper note hints Miles faces sentencing on his 25th birthday as a carefully selected jury contemplates a scriptural line about death and birth. The remark underscores the gravity of the case and the weight of the upcoming proceedings.
The execution is set inside Provo county jail shortly after 10 o clock on Friday. Major newspapers including the Ogden Jewe trox New York Merald Chicago Times and San Francisco Chronicle will be represented among others.
A garbled article fragment references Conpax Esq and a defunct Hoox Ier in Utah. It hints at water and Skyler's creation by Utah, suggesting a narrative of identity formation or artistic self-making within a regional context.
The quote presents a common proverb urging patience in work with the addition that the phrase should specify payment. It reflects a cultural emphasis on diligence and time needed to earn wages, noting the missing words alter the meaning slightly.
The article portrays Mr. Harrihad vetoing a bill to shield elections from military interference, aligning with radical party factions. It criticizes Wayes for shifting toward Democracy and accuses him of betraying pledges on federal troop withdrawals from South Carolina and Louisiana, labeling him a fraudulent figure destined for despised tenure.
Hans laments that the Stevens jury, alive when last heard from, knew nothing about the case or evidence. He argues jurors rarely know much and may vote based on prejudice and party requirements. The piece laments juror competence and the honesty of the panel.
Telegrams recount a murder on Black Log Mountain near Mifflin involving Peter Evans a sixty eight year old huckster with the killer fleeing. Henry Johnson, robbed of earned wages, died from a skull fracture near Cochran. Dennis Murphy’s body was found in the Thames near Norwich amid suspicions of drowning. A love triangle tale from Portland ends with a broken engagement and a store discount offer. Joseph Kaiser converts to Catholicism under family pressure, sparking a tense family scene and a near funeral as disputes over faith flare.
A man was assaulted by three robs near the East River. Nolte chased one robber and led officers to the capture near the river. The arrestee, a 28 year old fireman of 334 East Thirty third Street, was ordered held in $1,000 bail at Essex Market Court for trial.
A discussion argues fat is not healthy and fat reduction improves strength and comfort. Allan's Anti-Fat is claimed to reduce a fat person by 2 to 5 pounds weekly, sold by druggists. ceod-slw.
Proposed in travel advice that warm climates and poor provisions raise illness risk for voyagers. Mostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised as a remedy for liver, stomach, fever and ague, rheumatism, and nervous ailments from exposure, aiding travellers, immigrants, and new settlers against such hazards.
A Detroit resident nicknamed a joker on Woodward Avenue repeats “Hey?” to every inquiry in a humorous tale. A stranger enters a store asking for items from sugar to turpentine, provoking more “Hey?” exchanges before the man’s patience wears thin.
An American in Mexico laments fellow Americans unable to return home, mocks their lack of enterprise, and describes climate effects from early morning chill to midday heat. He notes enervating conditions in the capital and table lands, and jokes about choosing any climate but paying with unwanted weather.
The Wird District Court Utah will commence on Monday May 12 1879 in its courtroom. The first twelve cases set for Monday with eight daily through Friday May 16. Judges Exenson and others list local interest cases including Skeen Waterman Lewis Rosborough Merritt Ellsworth Cannon Hoge Tanner Shaughnessey Barratt Huey and Slater Jonasson among defendants and participants.
Grasshoppers are damaging crops at Spanish Fork. A frost on Saturday night damaged tender vines. Oren Lewis of Payson, a brakeman on the Utah Southern, lost his third and little finger while coupling cars at Lehi on Monday. Last Saturday a wagon belonging to Efram Evans of Provo capsized in the wind and Evans was dragged beneath it, left unconscious with head and back bruised.
Large turnout for the Relief Society quarterly conference opening in the Tabernacle yesterday. Forenoon and afternoon sessions featured readings of reports and addresses by President D. I. Peery and Sisters Snow Wells Woodruff and Kimball. The meetings will continue today.
A well attended meeting last evening in the City fall featured Dr. Romaina B. Pratt speaking on building a hospital in the Territory and on expanding women’s medical study. Elders Middleton Suall and sisters Snow Kimball Odell offered brief, pleasant remarks.
The robbery trial in the District Court at Salt Lake grows longer and more tangled. While public opinion seems split on the evidence of Williama, the case is nearing its end as observers expect a final resolution soon.
The News reports the sentence of John Miles has been postponed while arguments on a new trial are heard. It notes the postponement falls on Miles's 25th birthday, a detail the piece calls singular and questions by remark.
President D J Wells began a visit with local friends in Bear Lake yesterday morning and plans to return around the middle of next week.
Condolences are offered for the Calder family after two children die of diphtheria within three days. The notice expresses sympathy to Brother William Calder and the bereaved household.
The Widlenn nial Star reports elders released to return home with the second emigration company sailing Liverpool May 2. McDonald Cowley Kull Aaron J McDonald WJ3B Carter Scharrer Miller Weilie J Rider presiding roles and new conferences named Glasgow Manchester Dundee. Andrew Watson to preside over Dundee conference.
In the championship series opener at Salt Lake the Deserts won. Yesterday the second game ended with the Red Stockings victorious by 11 to 9.
Public anticipation rose as the Philhar monic Society of Salt Lake presented Pinafore. The Odgen Theatre drew a large crowd with fine choruses and strong solo work. Performers including J D White as Sir Joseph, B B Young as Captain Corcoran, and Miss Emma White received high praise. The reviewer noted solid acting by amateurs and urged a repeat performance.
A Beach resident youth left home to swim in Ogden River despite cold water. Friends searched anxious for hours as night fell. he reappeared healthy with a string of fish after an angling trip up Ogden canyon to Wheeler's rails.
A. J. Dimham, an aged carpenter living in the city, fell from a platform about 23 feet high at the Dooley Stevens brick block. He suffered a broken left arm, dislocated shoulder, serious spinal injury, and internal damage. Doctors Candon and Carnalen treated him before he was moved to William N. Fife's residence for boarding.
The Telegraph mines led by Prof L I Motlen and the Jordan River reduction works were sold and on the Tth transferred to the Societe des Mines d Argent et Fonderies de Bingham in Paris. The price paid was 33,000,000.
An exchange notes that young men send spring poetry to the office with names and addresses not for publication but as evidence of alleged insanity should they be arrested for murder. The remark hints at a curious mental health culture in the era.
The new Nevada ban on joint WEA took effect this month with penalties of 14 dollars or up to two years in prison. An elderly man, about 50, died in hospital from paralysis after a recent trip from Weaho. He had been indulging in conversational faith and was hospitalized after being moved to Elke for burial by his brother.
A young boy, only child of Leonidas and grandson of Apos tle Lorenzo Snow, died after falling into a tub of water in Drighai City. Firemedics found no signs of life despite efforts to revive him.
Base Balk A match game of baseball played on Liberty Square Festentag pitted Plain Gos aden boys against a rival nine. The first-named club won 32 to 8. A second game on Tabernacle Square paired the Falem Cub and the Ogden junior boss, ending 33 to 8 in favor of the Orden juniors.
A fragment from The Psalm of Life appears in Tuesday's Daily May 13. The verse lampoons domestic chaos as carpets are dragged outside and a drunken scene unfolds with wife and attendants amid dust and suds, ending in harsh self-reflection and a call for long insomnia.
Ogden residents will see John Crane and auctioneer N A Reed arrive next Saturday to liquidate a broad assortment of second hand items. The sale on the vacant lot south of Walker Brothers Store promises books clothing furniture and more at “people’s own prices.”
Ed mund Allard a 24 year old fireman with the C2 was nearly killed when a coupling pin broke causing two engine parts to separate and throw him to the ground. He died shortly after in a tragic accident that shocked his colleagues who remembered him as a fine young man.
Chief Mead Clerk James C. Coolidge of the Railway Mail Service visits this city as guest of W. C. Trohm. He arrived from San Francisco yesterday and will return soon to pursue Utah Northern mail routes between Utah and Idaho.
Two intoxicated men on Fifth Street vainly try to mount a horse to ride home. The animal resists, and a bystander helps, with the pair finally straddling the horse and moving south on Main Street.
The Salt Lake Theatre hosted three perforances by a visiting avast entertainer who drew limited attendance. The performer, trained in Salt Lake, showed notable ability though reception was tepid. The Trass Band, though diligent, is seen on a rising path to success with regular practice.
A fragmentary 1870 notice notes Horald, son of Sime Higginbotham, died near Weiler Mills. Burial and basic details are unreadable in the OCR.
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