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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1880
Page
2
Fragmentary entry notes a pacing matter and local Ogden City Utah item dated October 13, 1880. The readable text mentions names and a setting at Ogden but provides no clear outcome or actions.
A damaged OCR record lists scattered names and places such as Paradise, Shaw, and Holmes, with incomplete sentences and unclear actions. The piece reads like a partial public or legal notice, lacking coherent details or dates, making precise interpretation difficult.
Prof T F Monch reports to Territorial Superintendent John Taylor on a northern Utah and southern Idaho tour. They met teachers and trustees privately, then held public lectures to explain needs. Brigham City lacks enough schoolhouses while Willard City shows good furnishing. Cache County leads in facilities with Brigham Young College in Logan aiding progress.
A regional survey critiques school management in Cache County Idaho and Bear Lake area Utah. It praises Apostle C G Rich and notes Laketown Garden City Meadowville and Laketown teachers like Rol S Spence. The report envisions broader access to learning while lamenting neglected schoolhouses and limited auxiliaries.
A period piece notes rising harm from sensational publications in New York. It cites post office data showing three and a half tons of such works moved daily to retail bookshops. The piece urges parents and educators to curb this influx with wholesome reading, highlighting Juvenile Instructor and Contributor and Standard Series by Funk & Co as countermeasures.
The article reviews a slate of biographies and history titles led by Porry a biographies of Christ and Perkins. It cites England’s eight volume saga A Story of England and lighter works by Macaulay Arnold and Light of Asia. It argues reading matter should replace bad books with good substance to curb low thinking.
A Willard group led by Omer Call forms a company with Anson Call Bishop Ferin and others to take contracts on the Denver and Grande road. They will hire teams by day or month and offer tickets from Osden for ten dollars to workers. The first crew starts in two weeks, with a second to follow by early November.
The text foresees Io Garrieth as a target for beating in a presidential contest or as an imminent outcome. It warns a renewal of sectional strife through the Philadelphia Times and predicts the republic will attain peace only if the opposing party faces overwhelming public condemnation.
A brief note predicts Democratic wins in Indiana and Ohio on the upcoming ballot. Analyses point to early results boosting party momentum amid statewide races and local contests.
The text reports a chilly Ogden night after a theater performance of The Lost Ship. Mr Margatis portrayed Ben Trenant with strong emotion while Miss Cognwell and others delivered notable turns. A snowstorm followed the show, yet audiences praised the troupe and the city's hospitality.
Mr Howe announces two night engagement by the Wyman comedy troupe for Union Opera Touxe at the pierce theater on the 1st and 9th inst. Yakfo will be performed with Mrs AIL Wyman starring in a new prologue by B Law ix. Press reviews praise Mr Wyman as a top German dialect performer and Mrs Wyman as a petite leading lady.
Assistant Superintendent Goddard and counselors Willis and Evans planned a meeting with four Sunday schools in Ogden, but Conference runs through Sunday and the gathering is postponed to a future date designated by Superintendent Richard Ballantyne. The postponement arises from Goddard's duties as Conference clerk making the original date impossible.
A Galena ore sample found above Eden by J B Gordfelllow and Dick McCarty excites optimism among partners Si Minter William Carroll and Jos Clayton. The vein is described as well developed and seven feet wide with rich sampling. They wish the finders success.
A Salt Lake City note reports prominent businessman Frank Rether, manager of the Utah Vinegar Works, will wed his fiancée tomorrow in a quiet marriage ceremony. The notice wishes the couple an unrippled voyage on life’s sea.
The piece notes a somber, sepulchral mood in Thaws All QG2adén and other country towns. It warns against reckless experiments on a corpse and suggests evacuation to restore normalcy by week’s end.
W J Child on Main Street received two carloads of stoves and specializes in the best models with latest improvements. The dealer claims immense business in this line and invites inspection of the stock.
A wagon was drawn for at the Studebaker establishment in Salt Lake City. A man named Thos Hidson offers 300 dollars for the prize after being offered 203 dollars. An erroneous medical reference corrected to De Condon joins Dr Powers in the case involving Hill. Clem shows interest in science with a telescope, while observers remark on the scene with exclamations.
Dr Culbertoon of the Central Surgical Infirmary Indianapolis will remain at Junction City Hotel for the balance of the week. He offers treatment for diseases of the eye ear and related deformities including club foot and strabismus and inserts an artificial eye.
From Saturday's Daily Oct 9 report a runaway horse ran along the track near Centervilla causing a near collision with a train. Engineer Adam Brown noticed the danger and halted the engine just beyond a ditch to avoid a likely crash and injury.
Voters in Salt Lake City cast ballots for presidential choices with Fotr Yancock leading Garfield 181 to 123, suggesting a clear majority for the favored candidate. The author predicts a similar ratio nationwide on November 2 and urges Oglen to back the hero of Crettysbury with moral support.
The Junction paper shows readers prefer drama coverage with five plays listed on Oct Sth, three lengthy paragraphs, over half page premiums and short items. Logan Leader notes locals favor such matter and criticizes overly brief poetry and ads as less desirable.
Last evening 12 year old UWorvey Randall son of Mr Frank Randall Harrisville broke his left thigh by falling while climbing into a barn upper part. Dr P L Anderson attended and set the bone. He is reported doing well.
Milford Sentinel recalls an article titled A Vote by a Jury and asks who was the Garfield man. The fragment mentions Jo a 329 pound traveler who claimed 329 fee and hoped two other jurors would join a three to nine vote.
The new incline on the Leeds Mine reaches thirty five feet, with ore coming in larger quantities and improving in quality. Prospects indicate profitable milling and extraction ahead.
Mr William N Fife returns to Ogden after a mysterious disappearance. He learned horses he owned were near Deer Lodge and boarded a northbound train to recover them. He found three of his animals and calls the journey profitable, greeting readers at Ogden.
A boy named Whitehead, age between three and ten, was attacked while driving a ball from a field in Hooperville. He sustained a severe facial cut and serious back injuries with a broken hat, after the animal charged him. Authorities warn residents to beware of dairy cattle.
Elder John Morgin president of the southern mission will deliver a lecture in the Second Ward Assembly Room next Friday evening under the Y M M A auspices. The address promises to be interesting and those interested in church progress are urged to attend.
Residents plead to remove stored gunpowder on Fifth Street citing danger to locals and a determined effort to relieve the area from potential jeopardy.
An old notice advertises a new shop offering 10 gat Groceries of all Kiutis cheap at 14 Jobud. Sacphy’s on Filth Street opposite James Foule’s, with prices claimed as low as possible.
A large gathering led by President John Taylor opens in Tucaapary with the choir singing hymns. Apostle Alb ert Carrington and others urge obedience to gospel law, temple work for the dead, and reform in personal conduct while praising the church’s mission and enduring trials.
The speaker praised temple work and the Saints faith in action at St. George and Orderville noting 181 835 baptisms for the dead and other ordinances since 1877. Apostle Moves Thatcher gave the benediction as services drew the most attendees yet.
An October Friday gathering led by Apostle Wilford Woodruff featured prayers and hymns as speakers urged rapid missionary work. The talk emphasized dispersing gospel truth to enslaved nations, strengthening young elders, and sustaining priesthood while facing hostile attitudes and global need.
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