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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
7
A garbled OCR fragment references a tavern road in a place with unclear names and labels. Readable items identify no concrete events, dates, or persons to document further.
Industrial telephones listed with multiple ring codes in the emissions office. The text catalogs room and line identifiers including belts and rings, noting varied ringing sequences for each station. Officials indicate different call patterns for administrative and editorial areas, reflecting early telephony practice.
Ogden items report Oak County residents visiting friends in Ogden including Gillette and Johnson of Springville. Misc notices include food inspector presence, shipping and market references, a court filing for Britt Larson estate, and a Willson G. Jot funeral. Also mentions marriage license, infant death, and ballooning city announcements.
Salt Lake City reports an alarming surge in cemetery desecration as graves are stripped of flowers ribbons and floral designs. Officials warn that robberies target costly ornaments and wreaths not bodies, with women among culprits. authorities promise concerted action to halt the unholy practice.
In Salt Lake on April 16 a man and a young girl were committed to the insane asylum in the Third district following a botched shooting at officers Golling and Burl. The girl had fled her home weeks ago after a violent disturbance and is said to have a history of mental trouble, with prior involvements in asylums.
In East Laka on April 18, the Ute National Bank enacted personnel changes. Charles H. Walls became paying teller replacing Thuimer who retired, and George H. Butive took over the receiving teller position from Bivona who retired.
Chelsea reports three more bodies recovered from the Sunday's fire ruins, bringing total fatalities this week to nine. Recovered victims include Mrs. Minnty L. Fenwick, wife of Dr. J. B. Fenwick, allied physician. Mrs. Walter Burns of Glenwood, Fenwick niece. and Miss Vinlo Boylea of Chelsea, a Fenwick household maid.
In Helena, representatives of the Montana Coal Operators Association and the United Miner Workers sign a three-year agreement, effective November, ending three days of conference. The pact covers operations at every cent mine in the state and sets terms for the dispute over strikes and local wages.
Local ad lists rug bargains including Monarel Vapestry Rugs at 21.00 value and various Hodges fibre rugs with prices from 2.00 to 17.00, plus silk and velvet pieces. A new shipment of China matting arrives in red and green colors, advertised on Friday and Saturday with wide yard sale pricing.
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