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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1918
Page
3
Local column itemizes a jumble of notices from Ogden including moves of doors to 2630 Washington avenue and 2490 Washington avenue, a deputy commissioner appointment, club meeting details, and various personals. It references Armistice era era names, shipping, and a roundup of local trades, sales, and social events as scattered OCR fragments resembled a community ledger.
The clipping mentions travel by W Bateman and meetings involving Union Pacific, with references to people such as VIE ladies Mission and Charlie Oise. It notes dentist cases, a misstrentonement claim, and a court action. Found Fit-Twn Ogden regis trams examined by physicians. Watkinn, Nell Walltorres and Mrs Moris Phayes are referenced along with travel from Nanchang, China to Ogden and Hatrot via Chile to visit family.
A young woman wearing a soldier’s uniform was found with a deep forehead wound after entering a hotel near Mile 6 last night. She claimed to be Mrs. T. C. Kullet and said she is married to a soldier hospitalized in San Francisco. Officers investigated as German spy fears arose, noting she wore mixed male and female attire and a corded sash. She later told reporters she boarded a train yesterday afternoon and hung onto the outside of a car, attempting to avoid inquiry about her true identity.
A three day sale of fine livestock attracts buyers from across the country and as far east as Grand Island Nebraska. At the Ogden Stock Yard and Commission company yards the event drew about 800 horses and 1500 cattle plus 200 bulls. Active bidding and strong interest mark the opening day with notable out of town buyers such as Tom Lindstreet Grand Island Neb Colonel Addy Kansas City May Cal McCurtiam St Joseph Mo Samuel Walker Grand Island Neb Monty Montgomery Mahaska Ia among visitors.
Plans for a major boxing event in Ogden aim to stage a championship fight on the Fourth of July. Promoters report strong local support and a guaranteed purse of at least 75,000 with 25,000 already deposited, while negotiations and venue decisions continue.
A young woman, stranded and penniless near Ogden, seeks to reach San Francisco to reunite with her husband. She recalls a man guiding her toward Portland, then Salt Lake City, while she endures injury from a brutal assault. Officers capture the assailants. she plans to follow her husband to France or elsewhere while awaiting legal actions and support from authorities.
Denver and Biogrande shopmen display patriotism by buying Liberty Bonds, contributing a notable early total for the campaign. The effort sparks local enthusiasm as workers meet quotas set by the treasury department and celebrate the community effort to support the loan drive.
Fragmentary obituary note recording a funeral service, a burial location at Rock Springs, and a council or civic notice with a Sunday service reference. Names and places are partially legible but unclear. it mentions Emily and Veritas alley context and a Sunday event.
Forty one men will be drafted from Ogden and seven from Weber county in a call for the second National Army. They will train April 28 at Camp Lewis. Utah quota totals include 41 from Ogden and 41 from Utah, with county by county figures listed for the draft. The move follows proposed changes in draft apportionment debated in Congress.
Rita Joli veteran leads a 50 piece brass band in the Lest We Forget program at the Alhambra. The reels of wonders run Wednesday to Friday with matinees and evening shows priced at 5, 10, 15 and 25 cents.
George Burkitt II was sentenced by Judge Arthur J. Pratt to one to ten years in the state penitentiary after conviction in his court for horse stealing. Peterson was convicted of stealing a horse owned by Larry Arimer Roy of Ogden, with the animal said to have been taken to Cache County and disposed of.
The Forest Service Ladion auxiliary in the local chapter of Mie Tad Grass reports purchase of a knitting machine to make socks by machine rather than by hand. The device knits a fine weave with a simple mechanism, and the auxiliary plans to shift all sock production to the machine.
Mrs. K. F. Racipp leads a group planning to knit socks for the Red Cross. Each worker aims for ten minutes per sock, targeting a large quota with a machine aided by a local ser vice vendor. The project frees more volunteers for bandage work while a Salt Lake demonstration influences local activity. film listings follow at the Cozy with Pauline Starke in Innocent's Progress and William Duncan in Vengeance and the Woman.
A city draft board reports its progress indexing registrants under the occupational card system. Of 640 registrants, 2265 occupational cards have been completed and forwarded to the provost marshal general. 640 registrants remain to be indexed, with a similar number of cards still needed to finish the work.
The 17th Engineers of the United States Army seek men in Laurel Maryland area to join the engineering division. Eligible trades include master ship carpenters blacksmiths riggers and teamsters among others with mobilization at Fort Douglas. George McLead coordinates at the local station and recruitment mission continues with several named soldiers departing Tremonton for duty.
Real estate transfers include Herman Van Draak and will to Henry Batemin for lots 18 and 4 in block 10 Lakeview addition with a 5 warranty deed. George H. Tribe Investment Company Jougenic Hale parts of for 19 in block 7 Ogden Five Acre DPhil A with $5,009 warranty deed. Jessie S. Whipple to Capital Electric Company for lot 12 in block 3 Myers addition with $2 consideration.
A Southern Pacific accident report from Nevada describes Miss Hagel of Lovelock sitting on a knitting needle left on a seat. The needle pierced her flesh as she sat, causing injury before she continued to her destination in another town.
In Salt Lake City the eighty first conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concluded with unusual applause sparked when Apostle Stephen Richards urged removing hats in the galleries. Richard Lyman took his seat in the rostrum and gave his first address as a member of the Council of the Twelve. President Joseph F. Smith led closing services and warned against war as a consequence of mankind's wickedness.
A decree from Westhei court city names Joseph Storey administrator of Filzamula deceased. The estate affairs are closed and 27000 gained from sold property is distributed to heirs. All real estate owned by the decedent except cemetery parcels is included in the administrator’s charge. Amsterdam April.
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