Ogden Junction News Snapshot
Brief dated Wednesday September 22 1880 notes local items and notices, with scattered readable fragments about community happenings in Ogden Junction and surrounding area.
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1880
Page
2
Brief dated Wednesday September 22 1880 notes local items and notices, with scattered readable fragments about community happenings in Ogden Junction and surrounding area.
Entry appears as a postal notice indicating second class matter processing in Ocden City Utah. No clear event details or dates are present beyond the mailing designation.
Officials appoint accents to collect funds and issue receipts for the Biweekly Jurisdiction. Listed agents include Edwin Rich James Salmon E A Wildlama W M Webster Edwin Smith James Sharp Pant Cardoo G C Stan Jon Owell W N Thomas W Horeley and others across multiple towns and regions.
Chaz H Spurgeon publishes John Ploughman Pictures building on the success of John Ploughman Tales It offers thirty nine short chapters each illustrated with a quaint picture and aims at home wisdom with moral sentiment The Standard Series release from S J Funk Co in New York distributes through John G Chambers reader outreach is noted
Jevera Pellizer of the St Louis Post Dispatch predicts Indiana will support Landers in October elections. He argues Republicans cannot rally like four years ago and Democrats should hold their margin, noting emigration patterns and Greenback dynamics favoring Landers. English is praised as the top organizer with strong judgment.
Bex Butter and Col. Foiney arrived in Pittsburg where crowds of colored men urged a benefactor of their race to aid emancipation. The AP quotes Hancock saying his duty in the Civil War was not emancipation, recounting his sixteen years with the Republican Party and his plan to push protections for colored men in four years. He criticizes Hayes administration and argues for Reconstruction protections, asserting Hancock would enforce constitutional amendments if elected.
The article analyzes General Roberts's Afghan campaign and Ayoob Khan's defeat near Candahar, arguing for continued pursuit and questioning Gladstone's policy. It links Anglo Russian moves, Abdur Rahman Khan's regime, and potential future of northern Afghanistan under British withdrawal. It also reports German Berlin police actions against Mormon missionaries, framing it as a clash of modern civilization and religious dissent.
A critique notes that Germany once led in religious toleration in the era of enlightenment but laments its current state. It argues liberty of conscience and free speech have faded as schools face militarization and teachers struggle while generals parade.
Maud S. lowers the U S trotting record with a 2 10 mile at the Chicago fall trotting meet. The mare with driver Bain leads through the first quarter in 34 seconds and the second quarter in 2 03, finishing the mile in 2 10 amid cheering crowds despite a strong south wind.
Tag Spanish Infants was baptized with water sent from Valestine for this special purpose. Workers in Rome spent weeks framing a basin that passed under the hands of Pope Leo XII before the child could be christened.
An ongoing financial exchange in New York heads toward a pivotal closing phase with J H dlagerly cited as the leading figure behind the effort. The move centers on strategic shifts and potential market impacts.
J H Vinson, stage manager for the Piercy troupe, meets his long lost sister Mrs E Farnum in Denver after thirty two years apart. The piece notes domestic joy and mentions Vinson Farnum, real estate firm J M Berkey & Co, and regionwide curiosities from Copper mining to Salt Lake electric light.
Reports of Winnemucca, the Piute chief, dead were circulated from Fort McDermit to Virginia City but confirmed accounts show the old leader alive as of last week. Native communities reacted with mixed relief and celebration over northern state political outcomes.
On September 14 at 8 in the morning at the bride’s parents home, Jno HH Klinker of Omaha and Miss Cora B Stephens of Ogden joined in matrimony. A thoughtful assembly celebrated the union with gifts as the couple traveled to Wasatch. Mrs. Klinker will be missed by the AM, E Church choir after three years of service.
The Air Star prints several inquiries seeking missing people and contacts. David Edwarda, who left Fishbach Pottsville PA for Utah about three years ago, is sought. Mrs Rowe in Bradsford Yorkshire wishes to hear from R Wells of Salt Lake City or family. Jane Fant and George Buckler last heard in October 1879 in Arizona. contact William Fant in Swineshead Lincolnshire.
The Gloucester ships Boro Castle and Victor were boarded by many natives while fishing off the Newfoundland coast. In last August, bread stuffs exports totaled 31,499,915 dollars, with a parish noting 29 millions in the same month last year. The German government signals a plan for a subsidy of several million marks for a Australia and the South Sea steamship line. France’s imports for the first eight months rise by 200,000,000 dollars versus 1879, while exports climb 108,000,000.
The Daily reports a full house audience hearing Elder Cowley discuss faith repentance baptism and laying on of hands for the Holy Ghost. The lecture lasted about an hour and a half with strong audience attention and a vote of thanks. An upcoming Second Ward lecture is planned for every other Friday at 7 30 pm free for all, funded by small contributions. Last night 3 60 was collected to buy tracts for Southern State missionaries. In two weeks James Taylor will lecture.
The Utah Eastern Company reports grading completed between Cossyilie and Park City with culverts and bridges ready for rails. Rails shipped from San Francisco. engines contracted at five, with Baldwin Philadelphia builds. Work to continue toward Park City as line advances. unions peaceful and no remaining disputes with Union Pacific.
The Female Relief Society quarterly conference opened at the Tabernacle with a large turnout. County Y L M I A members and county primary association events filled the Tabernacle with earnest young participants. A Sunday School concert and review is planned for tomorrow at 10 am with extensive rehearsals and notable preparations promised for attendees.
Last evening Judge P. H. H Emer son returned to the city after a six week visit to the coast. He reports a pleasant absence and says Miss Honor will go to Prevay where she will appear in court on Tuesday.
F T Sanworp of Oonen files a public notice accusing a well known coal merchant of under delivering coal. He bought 1325 pounds but weighed 1100 pounds on Tithing Office scales, claiming a shortage of 225 pounds and seeking redress. He does not accuse the scales or weighman of fraud, but insists the delivered amount was short. The notice is dated September 18 1880.
A city reader proposes a spring brass band contest across the territory and a country gentleman offers five dollars to start a public prize fund. The paper still backs the idea as a boost to regional music culture and anticipates more donors.
On Wednesday evening last in Logan two young men rode a horse when it became restive. One rider was sober and dismounted while the intoxicated youth was pitched to the ground. He lay on his back with his face to the ground and appeared dead or dying at first but soon drew a deep breath and swore loudly, indicating he was not seriously hurt.
The article reports that Salt Lake City’s oldest inhabitants felt a slight quake Thursday night just after 10 pm. It shook houses and furniture, caused some to feel unwell, and was described as similar to an electric shock.
Fine Bartlett pears displayed from the orchard of Mr Ed Stone at Bingham Fort. Mr Stone owns a fine assortment of fruit trees and knows how to bring out their full strength in this line.
Tus Utah & Northern Railroad to relocate its shops from Logan to Eagle Rock as part of an immense freight business. News via telegram reports the Saints company arriving in New York from Liverpool aboard the steamship Nevada and heading west. Local youths who disturbed Fourth and Young streets narrowly escaped arrest, with threats of future arrests if such acts recur.
The Merald reports Alonzo Hyde of Hyda & Taylor found in sunflower stalks near Black Rock a cluster of tiny parasitic-like blooms. The pale creamy flowers emerge from joints with a yellowish white tendril, described as an abortion-like growth likely caused by insect seed deposition on the stalks. Further investigation is planned.
Elder Geo. Q. Cannon and Bishop Sheets traveled from the north this morning to Salt Lake. Mr. Rollo Taysum, topographical artist from Salt Lake, returned from Austin, Nevada, where he has worked for some time. Taysum took the 40 train to Salt Lake and prefers Utah to Nevada by several odds.
An Ogden Liberal rally held at the Court House on September 18 1880 drew only about eighteen attendees. J L Gillogly chaired the session as delegates were chosen for a Salt Lake convention, while debates over party and church relations surfaced amid partisan tensions.
The Jubilee musics concert and school review at the Tabernacle drew a large audience and high praise for the juvenile choirs teachers and leaders. Elders Geo Goddard Evans of Salt Lake and other officials commended the careful training and dedication of pupils to religious studies and the mission of Sunday School.
The excerpt notes Bh. Rev. Bishop D. S. Tuttle of Salt Lot will depart east within a day or two. Ms. Thomas wife of Judge E. A. Thomas plans a brief eastern trip. The piece hints at Judge Thomas’s upcoming move to quarters near Junction City and public life duties, signaling his continued commitment to Ogden’s prosperity.
The Herald-It reports tension as Pleasant Valley Railroad protests continue. Union Pacific involvement remains unclear amid morning concerns and local rail activity.
Readable fragments show a sales note for plows and wagons from Bain Wagon Depot. Items include a chilled and Moline model priced or sold. the text indicates availability and transfer of rails or plow equipment. Entity density high for locations and product names.
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