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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1880
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Post Office related entry for Cedes City Utah Territory. The readable bits indicate a renlered or rennered action at the postal site with limited surrounding context. No additional names, dates, or definitive actions are present in the legible text.
Fragmented text lists subscription agents and authorized receivers for payments and letters. Mentions names such as Moreen, Jas Sthnon, Williams, and others with scattered place-like identifiers. The passage appears to catalog agents and stations across various towns.
The New York post office has expanded its staff by forty clerks over the past month due to increased demand. In a single week stamps totaling 67 dollars were sold and on one day 60,000 newspapers were stamped.
Ove Bott asked his wife to play Mozart's Requiem on the large organ in the music hall of his estate on Lysoen island. Under the sublime strains he expired peacefully and without pain.
The superintendent of free delivery at the Post Office Department shows Chicago had 187 carriers in the last fiscal year delivering 23 281 258 letters 4 593 710 postal cards 4 412 301 local letters PHO 551 local postal cards 236 888 registered letters and 7 786 932 newspapers. They collected 25 778 032 letters 7 025 062 postals and 6 439 newspapers.
From ancient times Chinese writing used thousands of symbols making literary education tedious. A newly invented alphabet of 33 characters promises to express all sounds, potentially triggering a mental revolution if universally adopted.
The Tusvier festival of the Cincinnati Musical Festival Association to be held in Cincinnati in May offers a $1000 prize for the best musical composition including chorus and orchestra. Judges are Theodore Thomas of Cincinnati Kapellmeister Carl Heinecka of Leipzig and Monsieur Camille Saint Saëns of Paris. Entries must be submitted to the committee by September 1.
The text surveys languages spoken by large numbers, noting English as dominant and listing German French Spanish Russian populations. It then discusses morality and employment, linking healthy living to longer tenure and life expectancy, with clergy as longest living group and idle people as shorter lived than industrious.
The record traces Ohio election majorities from 1868 to the governor race last year. Grants’ statewide lead declined from 41 428 to 34 268 then to a 2 747 margin, and Foster won the governorship by 3 912. The trend suggests an 88 percent drop in Republican dominance over eleven years.
Report describes the Great Shoshone Falls ten miles north of Nock Creek Station along the Central Pacific route to Boise City Ilahe. The falls drop about 207 feet with a famed vertical descent and scenic beauty, drawing rare visitor attention and causing local wonder.
A local column weighs electric light for Ogden, arguing it is not yet a necessity and outlining gas advantages, cost, and city revenue impact. The piece notes a council committee will report and cites figures around annual costs and public needs such as waterworks.
A local paper condemns Utah Governor Murray for sending a harsh report to the Interior Department in Washington. The piece accuses him of partisan hostility toward Mormon interests and questions his understanding of law enforcement and executive duty in the territory.
A fragmented notice discusses Ogden City jail concerns and public order. It urges careful consideration by the City Council and a special committee and appeals to informed citizens to weigh the issue and deliberate slowly against imprudent experiments.
Five men named Frank Brown Thos Allen W Dailey Frank Kelly and Sam Davis were brought before His Honor Commissioner Felshaw on a charge of breaking into a car on the Ogden line. Officers found them inside the car with the revenue seal displaced. they claimed entering a different side. Judge Brewster defended them and the commissioner concluded the statute did not cover their case, discharging them.
The Idaho Avalanche notes the Salt Lake Tribune is praised for its letters on Idaho mineral resources and immigration prospects. It highlights the Tribune's wide eastern circulation and strong mining news from Idaho, Washington, Montana, and northern territories, comparing favorably to Ogden Junction.
Joe Been of Ogden writes an emotional note dated October 2 1880 requesting forgiveness and announcing renewed effort to live after a period of suffering. He reflects on hardship and gratitude toward those who aided him and asks for consideration from his friends. He signs the message in Osben with strong emotion about fate and perseverance.
Riobat St. Clair, linked to the July 28 shooting in Wimnemusee Nevada, was sentenced in District Court to twenty five years in the state prison. News accounts note his calm demeanor as witnesses testified, while his wife reacted with deep distress at the sentence.
Elders Winfield, Moroni Brown, and More Brown led a missionary group leaving for distant fields from Salt Lake City this month. Additional companions will join later as they press onward with hopes for fruitful labors and safe return to their families.
A note acknowledges receipt from C W Carver photographer of fine photographic views. It includes a fine picture of the Standing mont merit and other images showing stages of a grand procession dated the Twenty fourth of July. The writer commends Carter for fairness and justice.
A farewell benefit was held last night in Upton for Elder Joreni Brown who was honored this morning by Grew Cuitain. A large crowd attended with many good wishes and the Wackins Land providing music.
A rock sample from the Hawkeye Mine shows definite gold content. Hawkeye Mining Co organized in New York with Dr. Adams as president and Afr. Cred Shiells as local superintendent, signaling a property of vast promise for the neighborhood’s mining interests.
A fragmented, playful pastiche imagines figures like George Washington and Ben Butler in humorous, anachronistic scenarios. The passage riffs on historical names and signals a satirical newspaper voice.
Reports from Willard note a rici strike at a Willard mine while Salt Lake sees runaways during conference. Provo consolidates two dramatic companies as the Women Dramatic Company. UTP missionaries depart Utah aboard a train. A Nephi case sentences Walker for child rape to five years. A Salt Lake roof peaches fall injures a woman. Fire damages a Salt Lake residence with little harm. Weather headship considered in vacation. The public reads a blunt critique of Gov Murray’s Utah report in a Puck-style piece. Welcome Mito Axorus Cog of St George returning north to Franklin.
The Frisco Times reports W N Burnison of Treuss District five miles NW of Frisco was blasting giant powder when a misfire exploded. He tore off his left hand and injured his face and eyes while cleaning the hole. He is reportedly recovering with eyesight not seriously harmed.
A local inquiry from Ogden City in 1850 asks whether electric light is a necessity, a proven utility, or merely experimental. The letter questions affordability, real-world success elsewhere, and whether urgent public needs justify investment at that time.
Mr. Tribe opens on Fourth Street with a wide stock of dry goods and groceries. The west Main street liquor shop offers top liquor brands and cigars under supervision by Uncle Dan Gamble. Read advertisement and inspect goods for yourselves.
A local notice invites patrons to visit I. J. Stayner's millinery next to Driver and Son's rug gallery to view a large expressed stock of goods. Call at the reputable establishment for selections.
The Workings men Co op Boot and Shoe Manus factory notes a one-man shortage today as Coleman is absent due to the birth of a son to his partner and wife. The couple is congratulated, and the newborn is wished long life and good traits from both parents.
On Monday at 4 40 p m flames swept Wim H K Payne premises. Fire burned about 20 tons of hay 15 tons of straw corn and fodder from seven acres. A boy William Lewis admitted smoking cigarettes started the blaze. Neighbors collected to recover about 10 tons of hay.
An advertisement notes the dead man found in a Reno tunnel likely bought his clothing at the White House store. The column implies the purchases may be linked to his death, though evidence stops short of stating a direct cause.
An incident at Mr. L. E. Salden's office reports a thief entering after Mr. Pembroke left, then reappearing and donning Prof. Holden's coat. The intruder was challenged, removed the coat, and fled, with warning to keep an eye on overcoats.
The electric light proposal in Salt Lake provokes strong interest with over 200 local business leaders signing a petition in the Herald proceedings. The petition urges adoption of electric lighting and aims to influence a council decision in the capital city.
John Melvin, a painter, fell about twenty five feet from a roof on South Main Street while working at S. L. Nigginbotham’s new house. He landed on his feet, then was carried to Mrs. E. R. Hooper’s home and later to his own residence. He suffered severe shock and both limbs turned black. medical treatment advised.
Surveyors General met in Salt Lake City for the first week of sessions called by General Williamson, U S land commissioner. They reviewed ground covered and corrected records, began active work around the 5th, and worked late into the night. The convention aims to improve land surveying and prompt Congress to pass universal laws.
The Widow Bedots troupe returned to Union Opera House to cheering crowds. Critics praised Messrs. Neil Burgess and George Swodart for strong performances as the show drew liberal patronage and lively screams from the audience.
In Ogden a builder Brown discovers partner’s fraud after a Clinton trip. The betrayed man chases repayment, ejects the con man from town, and resumes work solo, leaving the rival to beg elsewhere. The piece notes the rise of Brown’s solo business while the other fades.
William H. O Brien, longtime resident, burned to death in his cabin near Grass Valley after an apparent intoxicated accident. Gav Crandall found the burning structure, entered and pulled O Brien out, who then collapsed and died minutes later as his remains were described as burned beyond recognition with flesh roasted and leg bones visible.
Incoherent OCR text suggests Democratic frustration with Republican majorities and mentions a court appearance. References a person named Sant Lack and an event where someone was hauled to court and then to jail by cart, but details are unclear due to damaged text.
In a morning session the court heard three parties over disturbances. The judge, Lis Honor, adjourned proceedings and ordered costs while declaring an interim measure for thirteen days. The cases involved accusations of drunkenness and public disorder.
A fragmented note highlights improvements by local residents including Mr Sohn Broo and Mr Newman on Main Street between Fin and Street. References to a brick building, a plank ride, and neighbors Moses Browning Whang are noted as part of a developing neighborhood scene.
An incoherent report describes a man from the Vitay Marsh Basin who attempted a raid and drew a pistol from a prominent local, claiming to chase thieves. The narrative ends with the party proceeding along a path toward a distant settlement as the situation unfolds.
A crowded Central School shows growing enthusiasm for education as ten individuals take an interest in learning and plan to pursue useful knowledge. organizers note this marks a promising start for future growth.
The Deseret News reports that a group linked to Elder Geo, traveling from Ogden on Tuesday, faces lawsuits. Authorities identify 28 individuals as involved in a rape case, with four suspects assigned to northern and southern states.
Fragmentary items mention a new University building on Union Square in Salt Lake City, a play by Tutlidge titled Ena Queen of England, possible wedding rumors around Hancock, and various local notices. Readability is limited. entities include Salt Lake City references and named individuals.
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